Higher Education

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Videos Can Be More Effective Than In-Person Learning Learning by videos outperformed in-person lectures in an analysis of more than 105 studies looking at college students taught via live lectures, pre-recorded lectures, or a combination of the two.
Threads
What is Threads and What Are Educators Saying About It? Meta’s new app, Threads, has been a major success but will educators move from Twitter?
chatgpt
A Professor Encouraged Students to Use ChatGPT. OpenAI Asked Her What She Learned Dr. Francine Berman permitted her students at UMass to use ChatGPT to help them write. Despite limitations, she found there were ways it could help edit student work.

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4 Strategies for Managing Student Email

By Erik Ofgang last updated

Setting guidelines and specifying access can help both students and teachers improve communication

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Think Tank Drives Practical Innovation and Collaboration

By Ellen Ullman last updated

ASU’s Luminosity Lab, a think tank, is expanding its efforts to create and implement real-world solutions for local health care, education, and energy challenges.

100k mentor challenge

100k Mentor Challenge Underway

By Ellen Ullman last updated

The 100k Mentor Challenge matches underserved college students with Fortune 500 mentors to learn about networking and other job-ready skills

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The Future of Hybrid Learning

By Erik Ofgang published

HyFlex pioneer Dr. Brian Beatty discusses what’s working and what’s not in hybrid learning, and what’s to come

learning models

How to Stay Connected to Students During Covid

By Erik Ofgang published

Creating new study spaces and encouraging peer mentorship are among the ways higher ed institutions are trying to stay connected to students

college orientation

How to Take College Orientation Online

By Ellen Ullman published

Higher ed has had to re-imagine college orientation with new strategies and digital tools

classroom design

How Remote Learning Is Affecting the Future of Classroom Design

By Erik Ofgang last updated

Classroom design has been forced to adapt to the needs of remote learners and hybrid teaching approaches

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How to Stay Healthy While Competing in Esports

By Erik Ofgang published

Higher ed is applying sports science to help athletes stay healthy while competing in esports

cybersecurity

Free Professional Development Helps Educators Teach Cybersecurity

By Annie Galvin Teich published

Foundational cybersecurity skills align to science, math, and ELA learning standards

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How Contact Tracing Is Being Managed in Higher Ed

By Erik Ofgang published

Contact tracing programs require a combination of technology, personnel, and cooperation

cybersecurity

How Higher Ed is Handling Cybersecurity During COVID-19

By Erik Ofgang published

Cybersecurity during COVID-19 has been a priority for higher ed institutions as attacks have increased

crowdsourcing

How Crowdsourcing Can Transform Education

By Erik Ofgang published

Innovative crowdsourcing research is focused on helping teachers and students help themselves

technology

MIT Professor’s New Book Details Technology's Limitations in Education

By Erik Ofgang published

Technology may not change education on its own, but it certainly is part of learning’s evolution

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college counseling

College Counseling Is Finding Success Online

By Erik Ofgang published

How higher ed is finding success providing remote mental health support for students during the pandemic

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How Colleges are Using Minecraft to Create Events and Activities

By Ellen Ullman published

Higher ed institutions have discovered the value of Minecraft to bridge gaps brought on by remote learning

test optional

Higher Ed is Trending Toward Test Optional

By Erik Ofgang published

Standardized tests are being relied on less frequently for college admissions and as predictors of student success

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Remote vs. In-person Classes: What the Data Shows

By Erik Ofgang published

Although remote learning may not work well for every student, there’s a lot higher education can do to improve the numbers

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How to Create a Curriculum for Remote Learning

By Sascha Zuger published

For Barnard College at Columbia University, the new reality requires a new curriculum

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Online Labs are Higher Ed’s Latest Experiment

By Erik Ofgang published

Like true scientists, college instructors are trying new approaches to online labs to provide hands-on learning opportunities.

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Should Video Class Sessions Be Recorded?

By Erik Ofgang published

Protecting student privacy is the main concern when it comes to video class sessions

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