For higher ed leaders considering esports, research, buy-in, budget and tech are among the top priorities, says UB Tech Perspective columnist Kelly Walsh. And any institution can tackle a program by starting small.
Student course evaluations—we all do them, but how do we use the data? What percent of students complete the surveys? What value do faculty and administrators derive from them? Are they inherently biased? How can we get more out of this often onerous process?
If you work in higher education, you have likely heard the term “digital literacy.” But are basic literacy skills enough to equip students to thrive in today’s world?Jennifer Sparrow, associate vice president of Teaching and Learning with Technology at The Pennsylvania State University, believes we need to help students move beyond digital literacy to achieve digital fluency.
The non-degree granting, for-profit sector of higher education has been experiencing success with coding and other technology boot camps since 2012. Encouraged by that success, both public and private degree-granting institutions have jumped on the bandwagon in recent years.
Breakout sessions, networking, keynotes, the expo hall and the hotel experience top my list of must-do’s, says Kelly Walsh, CIO of The College of Westchester in New York.
For several years, the Department of Education has published “Dear Colleague” letters (UBmag.me/1612) that make it clear that institutions of higher education accepting Title...
The evolving state of credentialing will make room for the emergence of new players, who can hold badges or service blockchains between students, campuses...
Most students attend college to earn a degree—a respected credential that informs the world and the workplace that they have specific knowledge and skills,...
The Lumina Foundation has been pursuing the goal of recognizing and accepting for-credit microcredentials and learning experiences for several years, through their Connecting Credentials effort...
Aaron Sams, Jon Bergmann and a handful of other educators first began sharing their experiences creating educational videos about a decade ago. Some other...
