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Online instruction that uses audio, video and other tools to present content in multiple ways can help faculty ensure inclusivity.
Speakers from Rutgers University will lead a UB Tech 2020 session on a project that uses videoconference technology to link two lecture halls on different campuses.
Research space and equipment need not be owned by specific departments or researchers. Here’s how Texas Tech University manages its shared spaces.
UB Tech 2020 speaker Ian Wilkinson on how to create high-quality sound in educational videos—including the single best thing to do to improve the audio quality of their content
Learn about the student-run computer repair center at Valencia College in Orlando, the topic of a UB Tech 2020 session. Students fix devices for any member of the college community for free and have worked with peers at a university in Paris on artificial intelligence and other IT projects.
Disability services offices are forming closer partnerships with campus technology administrators and increasing their own tech expertise. Here are three models they use to get the job done.
Evidence-based acquisition helps campus libraries in Pennsylvania save on digital learning materials.
Two emerging models for obtaining e-books for academic libraries: Demand-driven acquisition and evidence-based acquisition
Higher ed institutions are raising the bar on instructional videos as professors learn best practices in content development and production from their expert colleagues on campus
Ideas for using impressive video display wall technology across college campuses
Tech providers weigh in on the challenges colleges and universities tend to have with creating video display walls and how overcome them.
Here are some examples of content ideas for interactive video content as well as best practices that are already employed by various universities and colleges across the U.S. Create ways for […]
Teenagers spend more of their time watching YouTube video clips than television, according to research from DEFY Media. Yet when they arrive at college, they’re suddenly expected to sit in […]
As textbook sales have declined, campus stores are relying on promotions to attract students who might not otherwise have a reason to visit. The wave of special events continues year-round in an attempt to drive business beyond the pre-semester rush.
College classrooms of yore were often fortresses reinforced with concrete floors and walls. Listening to a lecture in such hard-surfaced rooms was like trying to decipher sound in an echo […]
How are higher ed institutions doing in recognizing the importance of acoustics and noise control in new and existing learning spaces? What’s one thing you wish campus administrators understood better […]
Take this quiz to find out if your campus has acoustic problems in its classrooms. If so, the facilities department should assess the acoustics to determine if there are problems with reverberation […]
Students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can struggle even in rooms with the best acoustics. Institutions receiving federal funding, including all public colleges and universities, are required by law to […]
For higher ed institutions considering restructuring their general education curriculum, administrators suggest they involve the faculty in the process from the start. “People need to communicate in a completely transparent […]
While a college’s general education curriculum touches every student, officials may go many years without touching those requirements in any significant way. In fact, some institutions are still using general ed […]
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