Learning Doesn’t Stop When the Lesson Ends
“I know that learning is really successful when the lesson finishes and the conversations continue.” – Abdul Chohan, Director of Development, Essa Academy, and keynote speaker at BETT2017 Like most universities, the traditional lecture format is widely practiced at City University of Hong Kong. “Even though my colleagues and I still lecture, it is always…
Engineering Students Get a Head Start with Activity Led Learning
“Tutorial” sessions at Coventry University allow students to apply what they have learned. For more than 5 years, Coventry University in the United Kingdom has pioneered activity led learning –an approach that incorporates hands-on learning and projects to “engage students through motivating challenges.” The approach helps students develop the necessary technical skills to prepare for…
Partner Spotlight: 5 Ways to Make Education More Accessible and Engaging for Students
Today’s Partner Spotlight features Brad Turner, Associate Manager of Instructional Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His work focuses on assisting instructors with transforming the “traditional” classroom into a more engaging and active learning and teaching space. The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), where I serve on the instructional innovation team, has created our own…
Q&A: Helping International Students Succeed with Lecture Capture and Active Learning
Trinity College (an affiliate of the University of Melbourne) uses lecture capture and active learning strategies and technology to encourage participation and engagement for international students, including many non-native English speakers. The Trinity College Foundation Studies program was founded over 25 years ago to bridge the gap between high school and university study, and provides…
Responding to Students’ Expectations at King’s College London
Despite being one of the oldest universities in England, King’s College London is as modern as it gets when it comes to providing a world class learning experience for its students. To meet the demand for 24/7 access to content from today’s 21st century students, King’s College has leveraged Echo360 active learning technology to improve…
Faculty use Active Learning to Engage Busy Executives around the Globe
Comprised of senior executives from over 30 different countries, the Trium Executive Global MBA (Trium EMBA) program at the London School of Economics reaches across the globe. As busy executives, the MBA students need flexibility to complete their work, anytime, anyplace. To meet their diverse needs, the Trium EMBA program uses the Echo360 platform to offer…
The Show Must Go On: Contingency Planning Made Easy
From blizzards to hurricanes, college campuses have seen it all. These events, either natural or manmade, can shut down your campus and disrupt classes, adding unnecessary pressure on faculty and students to cover more content in less time. Fortunately, with the rise of broadband ubiquity and increased access to mobile technology, canceling class doesn’t have…
Law Students Excel with Interactive Courses and 24/7 Access to Classes
In an increasingly competitive student recruitment environment for law school, George Mason University (GMU) School of Law designed compelling programs to attract, accommodate, and retain students. GMU School of Law requires their Juris Doctor (J.D.), Masters of Law (LL.M) degree and the continuing legal education (CLE) programs to be flexible and interactive to support the large…
Technology’s Supporting Role in Engaging the Modern College Student
With the goal to increase course completion and student success, the University of Toledo encourages faculty to leverage active learning technology to increase student engagement. The students sitting in today’s college or university classroom may look different than the college students of two decades ago—but often, the classroom itself hasn’t changed. “Students today are very…
Giving Students More Time for Hands On Learning at Cooper Medical School
The Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) is a new medical school that opened in 2012. CMSRU takes a unique approach to training physicians. In traditional medical school, students spend the first two years in classroom attending lectures, only spending years three and four in clinical training. But CMSRU students attend only six hours…