Academic Esports Conference speaker Ryan Rogers, professor at Butler University, offers strategies to keep students engaged and staying healthy during the pandemic.
Our tech-addicted students, says Hope College President and UB guest columnist Matthew Scogin. They understand the promise that technology holds, but they also understand that authentic human connection makes that promise worth pursuing.
Higher ed administrators must ensure students can connect and collaborate with faculty, staff and their peers in more ways—particularly in the online and hybrid learning environments that may be implemented this fall, say UB guest columnists Carolina and Claudia Recchi.
It may not be the biggest question facing higher ed but: How does folding paper into some pretty remarkable shapes keep students engaged in a programming class when it suddenly moves online?
In his final greeting as president of Excelsior College, UB guest columnist James N. Baldwin will celebrate graduates as originally planned on July 10, but will use technology—the institution's platform every other day of the year—to create a memorable event.
Teachers looking for online learning resources are getting a big boost from the University of Michigan's free library of digital instructional materials.
UB guest columnist Gina Migliaccio shares how Mercer County Community College in New Jersey launched online talk shows—plus virtual open houses and Zoom office hours—to connect with prospective students.
Payment processing at the campus business office can often be a touchy subject. Whether it's the worry of PCI compliance, how to properly manage service fees, or how hard it is to reconcile payments, business and finance offices often struggle to find ways to overcome these challenges. But as much as some institutions might believe […]
With campuses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, career services teams have gotten creative about delivering programs virtually, including events specific to students in particular programs.
College and university leaders must be nimble and open to disruptive, outside-the-box systems thinking—now and in a post-pandemic world, says UB Future Shock columnist James E. Samels.
