Faculty

Something as simple as unlimited email space—and as complex as chatbots—can create an emotional connection between a student and a university that drives academic and institutional success.

Presenters at this year’s UBTech® conference covered a range of flexible-space strategies, from informal learning spaces to collaborative classroom redesign to professional development that steers instructors toward new teaching approaches.

Penn State’s Kyle Bowen says experience takes priority over space as students and instructors embark on more active approaches to learning.

One summit covered ways to address the return on investment of digital learning; a second summit looked at meeting the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Higher ed institutions around the country are teaming up with providers to save energy, implement digital platforms, design tax programs, offer jet training and search for new leadership.

How to build sophisticated innovation centers (aka makerspaces or fab labs) will be the focus of a presentation at the upcoming UB Tech conference entitled “How to Develop a Makerspace that Supports a Thriving STEM Ecosystem.”