• U Arizona: Students Must Test for COVID or Lose WiFi Access

    The University of Arizona has announced that starting in the spring it will require weekly testing for COVID-19 among students living in dorms or attending in-person classes. If they refuse or forget, they'll lose access to the campus WiFi network. 12/10/2020

  • Alabama A&M to Implement New Managed Campus WiFi

    An Historically Black University has chosen to upgrade its wireless networking capacity through a managed service. Founded in 1875, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University recently announced that it had selected Apogee to implement a new high-speed WiFi network in its four colleges and at a 972-acre off-campus agricultural research station. 12/10/2020

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    Vocational School Turns to Interactive Displays for Remote Instruction

    Georgia Career Institute, a vocational school with three campuses, has adopted 16 Google Jamboard interactive displays from BenQ to add interaction, engagement and better student comprehension to its remote instruction. 12/10/2020

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    How U Arizona Uses Data to Stay on Top of COVID-19

    This institution has found new uses for data analysis to guide campus leaders, improve user experiences and work with researchers. 12/10/2020

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    Preparing for the Liabilities of Reopening During COVID-19

    The pandemic has put higher ed institutions at an increased risk of liability and lawsuits. Here's how to navigate the legal considerations of reopening. 12/09/2020

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  • Rice Using Google Cloud for COVID-19 Data Analytics

    Rice University is using Google Cloud's data analytics tools to track COVID-19 cases among its campus community and make real-time decisions to keep students, faculty and staff safe. 12/08/2020

  • Learning Technologies Group Acquires eThink Education

    Learning Technologies Group, the parent company of Open LMS (formerly Moodlerooms), has acquired eThink Education. With the acquisition, eThink will be integrated into Open LMS. 12/08/2020

  • Kahoot Acquires Language Game Company Drops

    Online learning quiz tool Kahoot has acquired Drops, a company that produces language learning apps. Drops uses game-like activities to help people pick up a new language in daily five-minute sessions. 12/07/2020

  • Open Source, Python and Visual Studio Code Top Themes in GitHub Student Survey

    Open Source, Python and Visual Studio Code Dominate in GitHub Student Survey

    Fledgling developers were more likely to contribute to open source coding projects this year than last and adopt Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ and PyCharm as their preferred integrated development environment, according to the latest GitHub "Classroom Report." 12/07/2020

  • There's More to Come for AI in Ed

    The biggest uses for artificial intelligence in education haven't been invented yet. But whatever they end up being, people working on AI applications need to keep educators and education policy makers well informed "early and deeply." That's the conclusion of a new report recently issued by the Center for Integrative Research in Computing and Learning Sciences. 12/03/2020

  • New Department of Ed Portal Gives Snapshot of CARES Act Ed Funding

    On the six-month anniversary of the signing of the CARES Act, the U.S. Department of Education has launched on online portal intended to show how much states have spent of their education allocations for K-12 districts and colleges and universities. 12/03/2020

  • 2U Issues First Transparency Report

    Online program manager 2U has issued its first transparency report, which shares details of its agreements with 70 universities, all public or private nonprofit institutions that are supported to some extent by state and federal funding. 12/03/2020

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    Free Rensselaer App Helps Project COVID-19 Re-opening Impact

    An online tool developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helps project back-to-school COVID-19 outcomes based on data such as testing frequency, number of in-person classes per day per student, mask-wearing compliance and more. 12/02/2020

  • Ottawa's Algonquin College Modernizes SIS

    A public college in Ottawa has chosen a new student information system, after an evaluation process that began in October 2019. Algonquin College recently announced that it would be using Unit4 Student Management cloud applications. 12/02/2020

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    Campus Technology 2020 New Product Award Winners

    Campus Technology is pleased to honor the winner's of our first New Product Award program. Judges chose winners in 19 categories spanning all aspects of technology innovations in higher education. We are proud to honor these winners for their outstanding contributions to higher education, especially at a time when everything about the way education is being delivered is in flux. 12/02/2020

  • Campus Technology 2020 New Product Award Winners Announced

    DALLAS, December 2, 2020 – Leading industry media brand Campus Technology announced the winners of its 2020 New Product Awards today. Campus Technology is one of higher education’s top information sources, serving as a complete resource for academic and administrative IT leaders and establishing a collaborative environment that promotes professional networking and global pedagogy. 12/02/2020

  • Manor College Taps Video Platform for Hybrid Learning

    Pennsylvania's Manor College is rolling out the Echo360 video platform to support the student learning experience both in the classroom and online. 12/01/2020

  • HBCU Bethune-Cookman Turns to Upswing for Student Engagement

    A small Florida Historically Black University has gone public with its longtime use of a program intended to help the school stay connected with its students. Bethune-Cookman University said it has been using student engagement software from Upswing for virtual tutoring and virtual assistance. 12/01/2020