Jan Tucker of the Higher Learning Institute, and Colleen Miron, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and General Education at Argosy University, discuss how to blend the traditional model of education with disruptive technologies that have the potential to change the way learning takes place. (2:08)
UBTech 2012 Up Close Interviews
UBTech speakers take a short break to answer our questions on topics that matter to you. Watch these short video clips.
Melissa Ezarik, managing editor of University Business magazine, interviews educator, inventor, and author Temple Grandin for her perspective on how higher education professors and administrators can help smart students who think differently to succeed. (Hint: It’s not about coddling.)
Watch tech columnist Farhad Manjoo discuss the battle for Internet supremacy being waged by Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google—and what it could mean for higher ed. (4:10)
UB Internet Technology columnist Karine Joly explains why schools should spend more time analyzing the impact of their social media efforts to improve marketing. (2:28)
Brian Klaas, senior web systems designer at Johns Hopkins University, reveals a strategy to help faculty create better video presentations for the classroom. (1:10)
Seton Hill University is at the forefront of exploring the use of mobile devices in teaching and learning. Provost Mary Ann Gawelek and Mary Spataro, director of the Center for Innovative Teaching, discuss how they encourage and enhance faculty participation in the program. (2:56)
Scott Walker, president of Waveguide Consulting, outlines the key elements of a successful consultant-client relationship. (2:23)
Tom Dalton, executive VP of Enrollment Management at Excelsior College, discusses strategies that can help prevent financial aid fraud. (2:18)
How disrupted will higher education become? Who will build “the innovative university?” What will the college campus look like in the very near future? Henry Eyring, co-author of The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education From the Inside Out, discusses the opportunities and realities that higher education leaders must face now if they hope to thrive in the years ahead.
John Dysart, president of The Dysart Group, offers a simple technology change to help the admissions office better communicate with students. (1:01)
