Instructional Technology

3 factors widen the digital divide in higher ed

Access, affordability and skills are the three key elements of the digital device that leaves some college students unable to participate in online learning.

Machine learning makes big move to UT Austin

An institute to advance artificial intelligence and machine learning, which could help identify COVID treatments, among other advancements, will be housed at The University of Texas at Austin.

How 2 campuses share advanced software with students

College and university tech leaders are providing new ways for remote students to do hands-on work as online learning remains the predominant platform for instruction on most campuses.

How about using a digital avatar on a virtual campus?

If video chats have gotten you through COVID and online learning so far, you might consider creating a digital avatar to meet virtually with colleagues or teach remote classes.

4 tech strategies for successful hybrid learning

A combination of tech tools is needed for distance learning, from video streaming and web conferencing to recorded video.

How one university is reopening research labs safely

By mid-summer, the University of Rochester had reopened about 140 lab spaces, allowing about 675 researchers to go back to work.

4 COVID-era strategies for reopening facilities, including ‘bubbles’

Family bubbles,' waiting rooms and priority elevator access are a few ways to prevent COVID's spread as colleges and universities reopen for the fall semester.

How to teach digital literacy during the COVID pandemic

College libraries, already a key source of digital literacy lessons, are finding new ways to offer guidance to students as online learning continues into the fall. 

Bowdoin College connects students with iPads, Wi-Fi

Accessibility and equity in online learning will get a major boost from Bowdoin College's iPad and Wi-Fi as first-year students and transfers are invited back to campus.

Cal State LA’s faculty ready to engage students virtually

Backed by a Summer Institute program that the university and others across the CSU system have put in place, educators are prepared to deliver remote instruction this fall.

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