Video department uses NewTek’s TriCaster Advanced Edition and 3Play for professional broadcast. More...
How “blockchain” technology could influence education
Sony Global Education has adapted blockchain technology to the educational field and has developed technology that enables open and secure sharing of academic proficiency and progress records. More...
Campuses beware! 4 types of bandwidth-sucking apps
By Bruce Miller. Students, faculty and staff at higher education institutions today struggle with consistently bad internet access via an unsafe and unreliable Wi-Fi connection—mostly due to bandwidth-sucking apps. More...
Mobile will bring new life to student services–here’s how
By Ron Bethke. Can one student system strengthen curriculum, improve student support services, and usher in a new technology-empowered mindset on campus? It’s called avoiding the “digital downgrade,” and according to one college, it can–as long as it’s mobile-enabled. More...
5 “maker” apps that give students post-college skills
By Meris Stansbury. From colleges’ and universities’ decisions to allow student “maker” portfolios in admissions, to companies eager to hire talent that can demonstrate creative, problem-solving skill, the maker movement is gaining traction in education…and in the app store. More...
Qwickly Attendance integrates with Blackboard Learn
A new attendance platform for Blackboard Learn, Qwickly Attendance, helps instructors track and grade student attendance while allowing for a variety of student check-in and card-swipe options. More...
UW engineers achieve wi-fi at 10,000 times lower power
By Jennifer Langston. The upside of wi-fi is that it’s everywhere – invisibly connecting laptops to printers, allowing smartphones to make calls or stream movies without cell service, and letting online gamers battle it out. More...
Hobsons launches new education podcast
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Hobsons, a leading provider of college readiness, admissions, and advising solutions, today announced the launch of a new monthly podcast aimed at helping students, families, and educators connect learning to life. More...
The six tech advances in higher ed preparing students for work

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