Campus Technology: Learning Environments

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Bring-Your-Own-Device Transforms Physics Lab
North Carolina State University created a free app that turns students' smartphones into lab instruments, saving money in lab setup and maintenance and giving learners the tools to explore physics anywhere.
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Research

6 Broad Trends Emerge for Future of Ed Tech
A new research effort focused on the future of "cyberlearning" examined hundreds of education technology programs and found several major themes that point to the future of technology in education.
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News

Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
- NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund
  Sponsor: NCWIT with support from Microsoft Research
  Award: Up to $10,000 per project funded plus travel expenses to annual summit
  Number of Awards: TBD
  Application Deadline: Oct. 30, 2017
  Note: Applicant's institution must be an NCWIT member. (Membership is free.) The award focus is on programs "to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting or retaining women in computing and IT."
- VentureWell Faculty Grants (developing curriculum for promoting STEM entrepreneurship)
  Sponsor: VentureWell
  Award: Up to $30,000
  Number of Awards: TBD
  Application Deadline: Nov. 8, 2017
  Note: Applicant's institution must be a VentureWell member. See list of member institutions here.
- ACM Athena Lecturer Award
  Sponsor: ACM and Google
  Award: Up to $25,000 plus travel expenses to ACM conference
  Number of Awards: 1
  Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2017
  Note: "This award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to Computer Science."
Upcoming Events
- Educause Annual Conference 2017
  Oct. 31–Nov. 3
  Philadelphia, PA
- Council of Independent Colleges 2017 Institute for Chief Academic and Chief Student Affairs Officers
  Nov. 4–7
  San Antonio, TX
- Live 360
  Nov. 12–17
  Orlando, FL
- OLC Accelerate
  Nov. 15–17
  Orlando, FL
- TDWI Orlando Conference
  Dec. 3–8
  Orlando, FL
- Education Business Forum
  Dec. 5–6
  Washington, DC
- Education Research Symposium at Oxford
  Dec. 6–8
  Oxford, UK
- SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2017
  Dec. 12–19
  Washington, DC
- 2018 Clute International Conference on Education Orlando/Disney (ICE)
  Jan. 2–6, 2018
  Orlando, FL
- AAC&U 2018 Annual Meeting
  Jan. 24–27
  Washington, DC
- ELI Annual Meeting 2018
  Jan. 29–31
  New Orleans, LA
- LearnLaunch Across Boundaries Conference
  Feb. 1–2
  Boston, MA
- eLearning 2018
  Feb. 11–14
  Tucson, AZ
- TDWI Las Vegas Conference
  Feb. 11–16
  Las Vegas, NV
- Innovations Conference
  March 18–21
  National Harbor, MD
- Digital Signage Expo 2018
  March 27–30
  Las Vegas, NV
- SANS 2018
  April 3–10, 2018
  Orlando, FL
- OLC Innovate
  April 18–20, 2018
  Nashville, TN
Upcoming Webinars
- The Evolving Role of the Higher Ed CISO
  Date: Oct. 26
  Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
  Sponsor: Lenovo
Webinars on Demand
- Intentional Outsourcing: How to Approach, Launch and Manage a Partnership with a Support Provider that will Delight Your User Community
  Sponsor: Blackboard
- Reinventing the Traditional Classroom — Hear from Fellow Educators
  Sponsor: Cisco Systems
- The Composites Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC) at Purdue University delivers Next-Gen Learning Environment for Student Success
  Sponsor: Citrix
- Exiting the IAM Treadmill: New Budget-Friendly IAM Solutions for Automation, Scale and Security
  Sponsor: Okta
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Professional Resources

From tech-infused classrooms to online courses and new, disruptive education models, higher education learning environments come in an infinite array of shapes and sizes. Campus Technology Learning Environments covers the intersection of technology and learning in today's colleges and universities and the tools, trends and pedagogies shaping student success. Each issue offers case studies, tips and best practices for instructional technologists, AV professionals, technology-using faculty and IT leaders focused on higher education's core mission of teaching and learning. Published weekly.

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