• Updated Guide Tackles Equity and Racial Justice in Use of Adaptive Courseware

    A group of organizations focused on student success in college have released a new version of a guide to help instructors and course designers implement adaptive curriculum to better support minority students. Intended for use in gateway courses, the "Adaptive Courseware Implementation Guide" was developed by Every Learner Everywhere. 11/10/2020

  • Active Engagement Improves Online Instruction During COVID-19

    Getting students actively engaged in their remote learning has a difference on the outcomes during a pandemic, according to a report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 11/10/2020

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    FLEXspace.org: A Hub for Sharing and a Platform for Research

    During the past few months, higher education institutions have had an urgent need to respond to the challenges of a pandemic and reconfigure learning spaces quickly with very little room for trial and error. FLEXspace.org has proven to be both a hub for sharing what works and a platform for longer-term research on important questions that impact the future. 11/09/2020

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    Grand Valley State Intros AI-Powered Campus Assistant

    A new app at Grand Valley State University will serve as a campus assistant for students. MyBlueLaker Assistant uses voice and artificial intelligence to help students answer questions about such topics as buildings, transportation and dining; registration and class details; and grade alerts. 11/09/2020

  • Startup EdLyft Raises $1.4M for College STEM Mentoring

    A startup launched by two women who met in high school and embarked on careers in engineering and business has received an infusion of $1.4 million to expand its program intended to help close the STEM gap. 11/09/2020

  • U Illinois to Lead Planning Efforts on Network of Cybersecurity Tech Institutes

    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has received a $2 million grant to develop a plan for creating a national network of technical institutes focused on cybersecurity. 11/06/2020

  • U Utah Launches Studio for Accelerating Go-to-Market for Campus-Created Software

    The University of Utah has launched a new division for commercializing software created at the campus. Summit Venture Studio is a creation of UU's Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology Center. 11/06/2020

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    Podcast Bonus: How the Pandemic Gave IT a Seat at the Table

    For information technology leaders in higher education, one silver lining of the pandemic has been the opportunity it has given IT to shine at a strategic level. In this bonus episode of the podcast, university CIOs Jill Albin-Hill and Paige Francis share how they have been able to get involved in pandemic response planning, fast-track IT projects, provide critical solutions to campus challenges, elevate the position of IT within institutional leadership, and more. 11/06/2020

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  • Bonus: How the Pandemic Gave IT a Seat at the Table

    For information technology leaders in higher education, one silver lining of the pandemic has been the opportunity it has given IT to shine at a strategic level. In this bonus episode of the podcast, university CIOs Jill Albin-Hill and Paige Francis share how they have been able to get involved in pandemic response planning, fast-track IT projects, provide critical solutions to campus challenges, elevate the position of IT within institutional leadership, and more. The conversation comes from Campus Technology’s recent Distance Learning Summit. 11/06/2020

  • Ohio Colleges Push Union Members to Finish 4-Year Degrees

    Two schools in Ohio have teamed up to help union members obtain bachelor’s degrees. In a new program called "CSU Career Plus+," Central State University is working with Eastern Gateway Community College to help graduates of the two-year college who are also members of the AFL-CIO finish their four-year degrees in online classes. 11/05/2020

  • Arizona Schools Begin Promoting AWS Cloud Studies to Students

    A state economic development agency in Arizona hopes to train up to 5,000 students for entry-level cloud computing work by June 2022. The Arizona Commerce Authority will be promoting the use of Amazon Web Services instruction throughout the state's high schools, community colleges and universities. 11/05/2020

  • Kentucky State Adopts InScribe for Learning Support

    Kentucky State University is adopting a new learning support platform to help people stay connected while they're learning and working remotely. The university, with 2,100 students, will be using InScribe. 11/04/2020

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    7 Ways to Show Students You Care

    This Pennsylvania community college uses a combination of fun, funding and informing to keep their learners in the fold. 11/04/2020

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    California State U Signs 23-Campus Site License for Virtual Science Labs

    California State University has signed a site license with Labster, giving each of its 23 campuses the option of using the company's 159 virtual laboratory simulations. 11/04/2020

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    Purdue Project Tackles AR/VR for Workforce Ed

    Purdue University has received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue development of a prototype that will facilitate workforce education being done through augmented reality and virtual reality. 11/04/2020

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    Teaching Innovation by Tackling Wicked Problems

    James Madison University's X-Labs projects draw undergraduates and faculty into a tight circle to confront really big challenges. 11/03/2020

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  • Kahoot Zapp Adds Zoom Integration

    Kahoot to Add Zoom Integration

    Learning quiz program company Kahoot! has announced an integration with Zoom, allowing users to access, host and play Kahoot games directly in Zoom meetings. 11/02/2020

  • Clemson Taps Tech for Contactless Package Retrieval

    Students at Clemson University can avoid trips to the mail center and pick up their packages in a secure, contactless environment, thanks to technology from Ricoh. The institution has installed more than 500 Ricoh Intelligent Lockers on campus, expanding on an overall revamp of its campus mail and print centers. 11/02/2020