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IT and AV

Online course sharing spurs student success

Sharing online courses can save money, and boost retention and graduation rates.

Industry News: Terra Dotta, Monarch, SunVest Solar Inc., RetiSpec, Ex Libria Alma and Sheetz Inc.

Higher ed institutions in Michigan, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Hawaii and Pennsylvania will deploy new systems to help manage study abroad programs, stream live events, save energy, handle electronic resources and more.

IT security and service among priorities

IT security and customer services are among priorities for campus technology department leaders in 2019, according to UB’s Outlook 2019 survey of campus technology administrators.

Higher education Outlook 2019: Special section

Tech’s big impact: How administrators keep their departments current as technology impacts offices across campus Reader input: How will evolving technology impact your role at your institution, or your department’s […]

Tech’s big impact

How college and university administrators will keep their departments current in throughout 2019 as technology impacts offices across campus
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Thu Jan 31st, 2019

How will evolving technology impact your role at your institution, or your department’s work, this year?

UB readers were asked: How will evolving technology impact your role at your institution, or your department’s work, in 2019?
Wed Jan 30th, 2019

Industry News: InsideTrack, Echo360, Banner 9, Daktronics and Acopia Harvest International

Higher ed institutions in California, Illinois, Rhode Island and South Carolina will deploy new enrollment, AV, ERP and video screen systems as well as student training programs.
Tue Jan 29th, 2019

Voices in Tech: Collaboration in technology for higher ed

A Q&A with Penn State University’s Kyle Bowen on how technologies are invented and evolve, and how to use them in teaching
Tue Jan 29th, 2019

Look back at 2018: Top higher ed stories

For higher ed, 2018 proved to be a good primer for flexibility and keeping postsecondary missions in focus. More changes to come in 2019.

Mon Jan 28th, 2019

Elite learning, anywhere

An online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree made its debut in UPenn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies. While many of the Ivies have digital advanced learning programs, […]
Thu Nov 29th, 2018

CSU-Global will pay rent in scholarships

Leaders at Colorado State University-Global Campus, in searching for a new headquarters, found a way to leverage their lease payments to make college possible for more Denver-area students. Aurora Public […]
Fri Sep 28th, 2018

Higher ed tech developers give K12 teachers new insights

One of the most fertile areas for collaborative problem-solving between colleges and their K12 counterparts may be the mission they share: education. When edtech developers at Carnegie Mellon University in […]
Thu Sep 27th, 2018

Creating One Stop Student Services

With complexity in higher ed only increasing—due to trends including online learning and the demographic shift to nontraditional students—implementing more student-centered services has become crucial to meeting the needs of […]
Thu Sep 27th, 2018

Universities take online learning to Hollywood

There’s a reason why the movie industry is so profitable. There is simply no other experience like total immersion in a story you love. Movie studios, distributors, producers and filmmakers […]
Mon Aug 27th, 2018

Expanding Access Through Online Learning

The evolution of technology and online learning is enabling institutions to expand access to education across a broader spectrum of learners, by providing learning opportunities outside the limits of time, […]
Tue Aug 21st, 2018

Assessing the challenges of online education to enhance the quality of digital assets

Many have spoken positively about the next generation of learning technologies, but there is reason for apprehension. While the enthusiasm of those joining the move to digital assets is encouraging, […]
Fri Aug 10th, 2018

Video conferencing on campus

University Business (UB) and Polycom collaborated to develop a survey to explore the use of technologies such as video conferencing in higher education. It was deployed to the UB audience […]
Tue Jul 31st, 2018

College students learning online, but stepping on campus

Like their peers on campus, students enrolled in online programs benefit when they feel included in a community and supported by their institution. Colleges cater to this population by offering […]
Tue Jul 31st, 2018

Expanding online services for students who are remote

Creating an online community that mirrors a school’s physical campus is another way to retain online students. This can be achieved by digitizing freshman orientation, mental health counseling, and career […]
Tue Jul 31st, 2018

Tech providers on expanding access to rural students

What are the biggest technology barriers for students in rural areas who want to pursue postsecondary education but can’t get to a campus? How can colleges break through those barriers? […]
Mon Jul 30th, 2018