Test optional colleges could be creating additional inequities for students with poor socio-economic backgrounds and could even be forcing more testing on students if done improperly.
Along with partner Gen.G, Kentucky is giving its current students, alumni and fans a chance to play and stay connected via esports through the coronovirus pandemic.
UB guest columnists Mark Warschauer and Di Xu of the University of California, Irvine address how instructors can work to provide quality, equitable digital education now—and over the long haul.
Never has academia's labor problem been more visible than now when higher education finds itself having to turn on a dime to make sure students can finish courses that can no longer be taught on campus in classrooms, says UB guest columnist Paula M. Krebs, of the Modern Language Association.
UB guest columnist Gabe Antenucci of LaBella Associates shares three design and programming considerations for accommodating special needs users when adapting an existing facility or building a new one. He was part of the design team for Nazareth College's new Golisano Training Center for students and Special Olympics athletes.
Having the right audiovisual technology to support communication and collaboration is important for this purpose-driven space, says UB guest columnist Nick Swayne, who is a UB Tech® 2020 speaker and the founding director of JMU X-Labs at James Madison University.
Retired Brig. Gen. Charles Shugg of the U.S. Air Force answers the top three questions higher ed leaders ask when addressing cybersecurity risk management on campus. A UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker, Shugg is chief operating officer and partner for the Sylint Group Inc.
Colleges across the country are capitalizing on the video gaming phenomenon. Several in Florida, including UF's Digital Words Institute, are providing the training ground for students.
