Aaron Sams, Jon Bergmann and a handful of other educators first began sharing their experiences creating educational videos about a decade ago. Some other teachers had started using similar techniques years earlier, so there is some debate over the true birth of “flipped classroom.” While the timeline can be debated, it is a certainty that […]
St. Francis Chapel University of Saint Francis A new 7,000-square-foot freestanding chapel will be the tallest and most central point at the University of Saint Francis in Indiana. Funds for the $4.7 million structure—designed by a liturgical architect at New Jersey-based Design Collaborative Architects and Planners—came from the university's $22.7 million Faith and Reason capital […]
Christopher Revord, Founder and CEO, YouBthere What are some of your current observations about hybrid learning programs? Hybrid, or blended learning programs, have really gained a lot of traction in the last five to 10 years. They’re cost-effective and make up almost 40 percent of higher education course offerings. Colleges and universities need to engage and support […]
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 the professor and students to provide recorded or written feedback on the video Embed a quiz at frequent intervals during the video Use a glass […]
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 classrooms, concentrating on 50-minute lectures. The disconnect between students’ digital lives and their classroom experience is narrowing as professors are increasingly embedding video in their […]
Below is a closer look at how two universities, Butler University in Indiana and the University of Florida, are enhancing learning videos for their online courses. Butler University: Adding quizzes to video Technology used: Panopto video platform for recording lectures Interactive boosts: Voiceover can be added to PowerPoint slides. When the instructor finds a place in the […]
This month we begin a trilogy of best value proposition case studies providing an inside look at how several institutions have developed more relevant ways of measuring value-added outcomes, quality of learning experience, and return on tuition investment. Typically, the college selection process for high school students is as routine as the senior prom, where students and parents eyeball traditional college […]
Many institutions shine a spotlight on their sustainability efforts by creating online maps to showcase eco-friendly sites and green activities on campus—areas of interest to both the student body and the general public. LEED-certified buildings, rainwater collection units, composting sites, community gardens, recycling bins, car-charging stations and bike lockers are some of the hot spots […]
In April 2015, Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa., decided to create a new rehabilitation sciences department—but we knew these wouldn’t be traditional classrooms. We wanted students to master the physical sciences using hands-on learning and cutting-edge technologies – and we recommend a similar approach for any higher-ed facility looking to boost interest and enrollment. We […]
George Bruton, CEO/Founder, SkoolLive How did you come up with the idea for SkoolLive? My mom is a school teacher, so school has always been a big part of my life. I’ve always been an “Ad Tech” kind of guy and wanted to help schools improve the technology they use on campus and improve school-to-student communication. Our […]
