Higher Ed | Tech & Learning

Why Traditional Lectures Won’t End Anytime Soon in Higher Ed Despite Better Approaches Being Available

By Erik Ofgang

For years, research has shown that students learn more through active learning than from passive traditional lecture, but the old habit is hard to break.

Active Learning: 5 Tips for Implementing the Approach

By Erik Ofgang

Active learning provides ways to get your students engaged without needing to revamp how you teach.

Understanding – and Teaching – Critical Race Theory

By Jonathan L. Wharton, Ph.D.

Critical race theory needs to be understood and taught in context

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Best Free Virtual Labs

By Diana Restifo

Virtual labs are not just a pandemic thing.

How to Use Robotics Training to Build Manufacturing Skills

By Annie Galvin Teich

Northeast Mississippi Community College Trains Robotics Technicians for Local Industry

New Research: Therapy Dogs Reduce College Stress, Improve Executive Functioning

By Erik Ofgang

Spending just one hour per week for a month with therapy dogs led to a significant improvement in executive functioning for college students at risk of failing academically.

4 Ways My Teaching Has Changed Because of Remote Learning

By Erik Ofgang

The pandemic has changed my teaching.

PISA Report: A Growth Mindset Can Lead to Better Student Outcomes

By Erik Ofgang

Takeaways from a new PISA global study on students with a growth mindset, including evidence that it’s predictive of academic success.

Vaccine Passports in Higher Ed: 5 Things to Know

By Erik Ofgang

Rutgers University recently became one of the first universities to require vaccine passports for its 71,000-plus students

Video learning might be more effective than in-person lectures.

Research: Video Learning May be More Effective Than In-person Lectures

By Erik Ofgang

Video learning 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.

Covid Commencement 2.0

By Erik Ofgang

Universities offer a mix of in-person and remote-only commencements that should be an improvement over last year

3D Game Design: What Educators Need to Know

By Erik Ofgang

3D game design is a growing field with lots of career opportunities in various industries

How Esports Taps the Power of Near-Peer Mentorship

By Katie Salen

Esports is an ideal environment to partner college students with high school students to build life skills and prepare for the road ahead

How to Build a Distance Learning Infrastructure for Higher Ed

By Tony Pearson

To better support distance learning, North Carolina State upgraded its tech hardware and infrastructure, including centralized control rooms

Tech & Learning’s Leveling Up: Esports & Education Conference & Expo

How to Build a Higher Ed Esports Program

By Erik Ofgang

Esports can build on-campus gaming communities and help students learn a variety of career skills

CDC: In-Person College Associated with Increased Covid-19 Spread

By Erik Ofgang

A new report examines the impact of Covid-19 transmission on campuses across the country.

4 Strategies for Managing Student Email

By Erik Ofgang

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

The Future of Hybrid Learning

By Erik Ofgang

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

Think Tank Drives Practical Innovation and Collaboration

By Ellen Ullman

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 Underway

By Ellen Ullman

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