Campus Technology -Innovators Award

This year’s 11 Campus Technology Innovators were honored in an award ceremony kicking off the Wednesday morning keynote.

The Innovators were also featured prominently throughout the conference. In a popular breakout session, “Innovations in Teaching and Learning With Technology” (pictured, top left), three Innovators in the Teaching and Learning category presented on their award-winning projects, shared insights and lessons learned, and explored the nature of innovation in education technology. For more on all of the Innovators, see campustechnology.com/innovators.)

Many of the Innovators also presented in the Wednesday poster session (pictured, bottom left), where attendees got an up-close look at the winning projects, met with Innovator team members, and took home new ideas and inspiration.

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