• Malware on Removable Devices Nearly Doubles

    According to a new report, malware being delivered via removable media, such as USB drives, nearly doubled last year. 06/22/2021

  • Lightspeed Upgrades Classroom Audio Solutions

    Lightspeed has updated its entire line of audio solutions for education and rebranded it as Instructional Audio Solutions. 06/22/2021

  • Class Announces Widespread Availability

    Class, an application built on Zoom that adds teaching and learning tools to the popular meeting platform, is now widely available across Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iPad and Android tablet devices. 06/21/2021

  • Campus Technology Insider Podcast June 2021

    In 2015, California State University launched Graduation Initiative 2025, an ambitious plan to increase graduation rates and eliminate equity gaps in degree completion across the system's 23 campuses. Then halfway through that work, COVID hit — and all those student supports and services had to shift online. For this episode of the podcast, we speak with Dr. James Minor, assistant vice chancellor at CSU and leader of the Graduation Initiative, to find out how CSU kept students on track despite the challenges of the pandemic, the technologies and infrastructure that were needed to support students remotely, and what will remain in place going forward. 06/21/2021

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    How Tech Is Keeping California State University's Student Success Goals in Sight

    In 2015, California State University launched Graduation Initiative 2025, an ambitious plan to increase graduation rates and eliminate equity gaps in degree completion across the system’s 23 campuses. Then halfway through that work, COVID hit — and all those student supports and services had to shift online. We find out how CSU kept students on track despite the challenges of the pandemic, the technologies and infrastructure that were needed to support students remotely, and what will remain in place going forward. 06/21/2021

  • How Tech Is Keeping California State University’s Student Success Goals in Sight

    In 2015, California State University launched Graduation Initiative 2025, an ambitious plan to increase graduation rates and eliminate equity gaps in degree completion across the system’s 23 campuses. Then halfway through that work, COVID hit — and all those student supports and services had to shift online. For this episode of the podcast, we speak with Dr. James Minor, assistant vice chancellor at CSU and leader of the Graduation Initiative, to find out how CSU kept students on track despite the challenges of the pandemic, the technologies and infrastructure that were needed to support students remotely, and what will remain in place going forward. 06/21/2021

  • Epson Rolls Out 8 Laser Projectors for Education

    Epson has introduced eight new models in its PowerLite lineup of laser projectors. The new models are designed for classrooms, larger meeting spaces and signage applications. 06/18/2021

  • Wacom Adds Chromebook-Compatible Tablet to Lineup

    Wacom has introduced a new Intuos tablet to its lineup of graphics drawing tablets that are compatible with Chrome OS devices. 06/17/2021

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    How Institutions Met Student Needs During the Pandemic

    Online student support became a key issue for higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their top priority: providing academic support services such as tutoring or academic advising, according to the 2021 Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) report. 06/16/2021

  • Wearables Market Jumps as New Form Factors Emerge

    The wearables market is seeing a surge in growth. The total number of smart wearable devices shipped in the first quarter of 2021 grew by more than 34 percent over the same quarter in 2020. 06/15/2021

  • Procurement Moves Online as a Result of Pandemic

    Across all sectors, including K–12 and higher education, procurement is making a big shift toward online, propelled in large part by the pandemic. Some 85 percent of organizations report they pushed more of their procurement to digital as a direct result of the pandemic, and 96 percent of those expect to continue doing so beyond the pandemic, according to a report released this week. 06/15/2021

  • Digital Promise Project to Promote Equity in Learning and Employment Records

    Digital Promise, a nonprofit focused on closing the digital skills gap, is embarking on an effort to design and communicate the value of more equitable Learning and Employment Records (LERs). 06/14/2021

  • Cisco to Provide Technology, Training and Financial Support to HBCUs

    In partnership with the Student Freedom Initiative and Computex Technology Solutions, Cisco is making a $150 commitment to support student and institutional success in historically Black colleges and universities. 06/14/2021

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    Social Media Now Has a Past — Can We Learn from Our Mistakes?

    Despite all the enthusiasm and hopefulness surrounding the social media applications of the first decade of the 21st century, we now find ourselves looking back on dreams that, for the most part, didn't deliver. Gardner Campbell asks whether we can make better choices moving forward. 06/14/2021

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  • Indiana U Researchers Create New Model for Studying Student Learning at Scale

    Researchers at Indiana University have developed a new model for studying the effectiveness of teaching practices — not just in a single classroom or context, but in a variety of classrooms at multiple universities. 06/10/2021

  • White House Challenge Urges Institutions to Help Vaccinate Their Communities

    In a new COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge, the White House and U.S. Department of Education are asking higher ed institutions to make a commitment to help get their students and communities vaccinated. 06/10/2021

  • Diversity in Engineering Severely Lagging

    While the racial and ethnic makeup of engineering students and professionals has shifted over the last 10 years, progress toward equity has been slow for black and Latinx engineers. In fact, at the current pace of progress, it will take 256 more years to achieve equity for black professionals in engineering if the rate of completion remains the same. That’s one of the findings of a study released this week focused on diversity in engineering, both in education and in the workplace. 06/10/2021

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    Bridging the Digital Gap Through Technology Innovation

    Investments in tech infrastructure as well as faculty training are essential to navigate the equity implications of higher education's new normal. 06/10/2021

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