Operating shuttles without drivers and adding ride-share traffic on campuses raises questions about pedestrians. Here are three safety protection actions to take: 1. Reach out for resources. With no sidewalks on the road leading from the campus of Garrett College in McHenry, Maryland, into town, students must walk along the edge of the state-maintained road. Shelly […]
A new 63,000-square-foot library provides students at a Florida community college with space for using technology and overseeing building projects—including subcontractor coordination and contractor quality control—and developing strong ties with the community and local businesses, such as DTC Engineering. Challenge: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota began construction of the new Library & Learning Center in […]
What are the most prominent lingering concerns that campus IT administrators have about moving more data into the cloud? “Many clients do not know how to properly vet or qualify a commercial datacenter. Cloud hosting is much more than a cloud server. What additional security measures do they need? What certifications does the datacenter have? […]
How is higher ed performing with the “intrusive” approach to academic advising? “Most schools that we have consulted with are still taking a reactive approach to working with struggling students and are waiting until academic performance or engagement suffers. The most successful schools are implementing a proactive approach and engaging pre-start to guide students through […]
Morgan Neville’s documentary Won’t you be my Neighbor? chronicles the first and most famous attempt to adapt video technology to educate. In an early scene shot in 1968, Fred Rogers, seated before a piano, explains the basis of his signature academic video-presentation style—the importance of establishing a dialogue to teach. Due to the limitations of […]
Over the summer, we visited Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, a bucolic campus surrounded by the splendid isolation of the Adirondack Mountains and blue necklace of lakes and rivers. From its beginning, Clarkson had a highly focused vision for building the kind of school that blended a technology rich curriculum with a diverse liberal […]
University Business (UB) and Polycom collaborated to develop a survey to explore the use of technologies such as video conferencing in higher education. It was deployed to the UB audience on May 11, 2018, and some 213 respondents participated, from a variety of campus departments, and from many different types and sizes of institutions across […]
What is the biggest challenge administrators have fostering trusting relationships between students and faculty? What’s the most innovative way you’ve seen a college tackle this challenge? “Engaging in communication is the foundation of any trusting relationship, yet this is often difficult for students and faculty to do. There are generational gaps and technology changes constantly. […]
What do you see as the biggest barrier to community colleges enrolling more international students? “Community colleges need to focus not just on recruiting international students but retaining the ones already enrolled. Understanding who these students are and proactively engaging with them creates a stronger reputation and will ultimately attract more international students to that […]
What are the biggest technology barriers for students in rural areas who want to pursue postsecondary education but can’t get to a campus? How can colleges break through those barriers? “The greatest challenge for students in rural areas involves access to engaging and pedagogically sound mobile learning experiences. Through investments in accessibility, a focus on […]
