Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The MIT Lincoln Laboratory established a new supercomputing center in April to provide more than 1,000 MIT researchers with access to high-performance computing (HPC) cluster nodes. More...
Survey: Instructional Designers ‘Pivotal’ in Tech Adoption
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Managing projects is the most common task instructional designers undertake during their days, followed by technology and pedagogical training. Their biggest obstacle to success on the job is faculty resistance. More...
10 Ways to Make Tech New Again (and Your Soul Shiny)
By Prof. Hacker. Will you lose your job to a robot? According to The New York Times a couple of years ago, possibly. And this cute test from Oxford University’s Martin School lets you check whether it’s a real possibility. Read more...
The Importance of Reflection When Learning Technical Skills
By Jason B. Jones. It’s not hard to find books, websites, or videos that will help you learn just about any technical skill you’d like, from making animated GIFs to X. But even with the most hands-on approach, it can be hard to get that knowledge to stick, or to figure out why you’d want to keep with it. Read more...
The Importance of High Touch Intrusive Academic Success Coaching: Making it Work
By Dezi Waterhouse - EvoLLLution. High-touch, intrusive advising strategies have been proven to be effective for at-risk student populations and could significantly improve persistence and completion across the board if supported adequately. More...
Blackbaud Enterprise CRM adoption increases
Total Economic Impact study affirms Blackbaud CRM can increase fundraising revenue and visibility into constituent activity, while decreasing labor and IT costs. More...
InFocus releases new ultra-mobile projectors
InFocus Corporation has introduced its new IN1116 and IN1118HD WXGA and full HD ultra-mobile projectors, which are compact and light enough to pack and bring anywhere. More...
Companies set new standard for unified campus wired, wireless networking
Dell Networking and Aerohive continue to win new customers with the simplicity of their combined solution. Dell switches and Aerohive access points have been selected by Movement Mortgage, Queen Margaret’s School, and Walton Arts Center. More...
5 ways adaptive learning is evolving
By Laura Devaney. It’s changing the way faculty teach, building new features into technology products for institutions, and is slowly coming out of the test pilot bubble. These are just some of the ways adaptive learning has evolved for 2016. More...
Electrical technology teems with opportunities
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Employers are hot to hire graduates from San Jacinto College's Electrical Technology program. Last year, businesses quickly hired 100 percent of the graduates. More...