Integrated Audio Solutions Enable Hybrid Learning in Higher Education andy.viano_f0js Thu, 02/22/2024 - 15:58 It’s good now that things have finally settled down, says Jon Bannan, director of user support services at The College of New Jersey. Looking back to the start of the pandemic, Bannan remembers how the evolving emergency led to “constantly changing” needs for classroom modifications that would allow the institution to keep its doors open. At first, he says, the solution was simple: His team installed microphones at the front of every room so teachers could speak while s ..read more

The Enrollment Cliff: How Technology Can Help Higher Education Confront It mary.winters Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:48 In the past, it was a rite of passage: Students graduated high school and enjoyed a final summer at home before heading out to the next stop on their educational journey. For many, college wasn’t a matter of whether they would attend but where they would go. Now, economic uncertainty, fears about diminishing returns on their tuition and other investments, increased opportunities to work in the trades, and other factors have experts warning about a coming enrollment cliff for higher ..read more

Q&A: How Picking the Right Projector Can Take Hybrid Teaching to the Next Level mol.doak_ffaa Tue, 10/24/2023 - 14:46 Hybrid learning technology is increasingly popular within higher education institutions, and educators are pushing for more innovation and advancement to support their needs. Their digital transformation initiatives call for more investment and prioritization of cutting-edge technology to help students learn whether they are in the room or not. Gavin Downey, group project manager at Epson, spoke with EdTech about how to find a projector that meets your university’s needs i ..read more

EDUCAUSE 2023: How Campus Relationships Drive Collaborative Projects Higher education IT leaders became major players on university campuses sometime around March 2020, the minute institutions realized they would need to pivot to remote learning modalities powered by new and emerging technology. That sense of collaboration allowed institutions, students and faculty to come together to find solutions to difficult problems — a lesson that Joe Kalinowski, vice president for information technology and CIO at Clark University, says colleges should remember as the world moves beyond the pandemic. T ..read more

EDUCAUSE 2023: Collaboration Is Key for Flexible Learning Environments The way higher education institutions think about learning spaces has changed dramatically in the past few years. Today’s college classrooms must do many things at the same time, offering instruction to students in the room, to others participating remotely, to more who will absorb the lesson later and to still another group who may want to gather outside the classroom to go into even more depth. Lisa Stephens (State University of New York and University at Buffalo) and Joe Way (UCLA) have been helping their institutions d ..read more

Review: Lenovo ThinkSmart Hub Streamlines Remote Learning andy.viano_f0js Wed, 10/04/2023 - 15:22 Tailoring lessons and material to each student’s interests and strengths is a goal most faculty members aspire to achieve. The remote instruction of the pandemic highlighted its value and uncovered how this different approach often helps students learn the material better. More recently, remote and hybrid instruction have opened the door for universities to better leverage resources and provide differentiated learning to students by extending an instructor’s reach to new commu ..read more

How One University Resolved Audio Issues in Its Classrooms andy.viano_f0js Wed, 09/06/2023 - 16:37 The story James Copeland tells is a familiar one among college technology professionals. He arrived at Middle Tennessee State University, a public university outside of Nashville with an enrollment of more than 20,000, six years ago and found a campus in need of a refresh. About 70 percent of the campus was still analog, he estimates, and fewer than 20 classrooms had any type of audio or video recording capabilities. There were “at least 100 different room types” that he would need to ..read more

Classroom Modernization Projects Support HyFlex Learning andy.viano_f0js Thu, 08/17/2023 - 12:42 Colleges and universities adapted quickly to educational challenges during the pandemic. They subscribed to collaboration tools to support online classes and upgraded in-classroom technology to enable hybrid or HyFlex learning, which was important when students returned to campus. Now, more than three years later, many institutions have discovered that students want the flexibility and convenience of these different learning modalities to become permanent fixtures, prompting sc ..read more

Q&A: Jayathi Murthy Works to Deliver Higher Education Across Oregon andy.viano_f0js Fri, 08/04/2023 - 15:07 Jayathi Murthy’s term as president of Oregon State University began in September 2022. A mechanical engineer with decades of experience in both academia and industry, she was previously the dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. She spoke to EdTech about delivering education across Oregon, building a relationship with Oregon State University’s IT department and the critical importance of public higher education. EDTECH ..read more

Review: Logitech Logi Dock Boosts Collaboration in Higher Education mol.doak_ffaa Tue, 07/18/2023 - 16:03 Docking stations are among some of the most overlooked pieces of technology at universities, though that is changing fast. In a world with so many devices that need to be used concurrently to execute day-to-day activities, a docking station can be an invaluable tool for any workspace. The Logitech Logi Dock docking station can facilitate the delivery of videoconferencing and web conferencing and improves collaboration by connecting several devices together onto a centralized screen. In co ..read more