ACT today announced the introduction of ACT® CollegeReady™, a web-based system that measures students’ readiness for college math and English and provides a personalized study path for knowledge and skill building. More...
Virtual reality, real rewards in higher ed
In the two years since Northern Arizona University launched a virtual 360-degree campus tour, more than 30,000 people have explored the campus virtually. More...
Teaching with glass
The UBTech 2017 session “Teaching With Glass” offered insights into a powerful yet affordable approach to recording lectures in a natural style. More...
3 options for using technology to better manage the emergency financial aid process
While most institutions use financial aid systems to award and distribute regular financial aid, that isn’t always the case with emergency aid. Usually, each student’s situation must be evaluated to determine whether emergency financial help is warranted and if so, at what level. More...
Providers on how colleges can overcome roadblocks to adopting video analytics
ROI. Understanding how to design and implement solutions that work with the analytics system—and not against it—make the difference. Campuses offer a diverse environment with a range of challenges. Proper design and deployment can yield a measurable return on investment. More...
E-textbook programs: Who’s in charge?
One decision to be made in launching or expanding an e-textbook program is whether the office managing it should be on the business or the academic side. More...
Providers on common event planning missteps
Event-related providers were asked: “What type of campus event could college administrators do a better job planning?” More...
La 5G : une bombe économique à venir… et à préparer
Numérisation, digitalisation, robotisation : autant de phénomènes en cours qui, à défaut de toucher toutes les entreprises, pour le moment, sont décrits comme porteurs de bouleversements majeurs sur le travail. Plus...
Where Have All the Technologies Gone?
By Tracy Mitrano. I am an inveterate news/journal reader. Depending on one’s aspirations that may or may not be a good thing. I did not, for example, turn my doctoral dissertation on a worthy topic of Catholic women’s higher education into a monograph or the recent manuscript I drafted on information technology in higher education into books. More...
Tales from the Tabs: Apps, Leadership, Students, and Digital in 14 Links
By Eric Stoller. It's been a while since I did a "Tales from the Tabs" post. Essentially, these posts are curation posts that are chock full of useful reads. More...