How Technology Can Tip the Scales for Higher Ed
Did you have the chance to watch the CNN film, Ivory Tower, from director Andrew Rossi this week? The controversial film questions the value of a college education and the future of institutions of higher learning when student loan debt has surpassed $1.2 trillion and continues to grow at alarming rates. The documentary did not…
Is Higher Education “Future Ready?”
“Do not confine your children to your own learning for they were born in another time.” – Hebrew Proverb At the White House last week, President Obama along with Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and other top staff, met with 110 district superintendents who pledged to make their school districts “Future Ready.” Future Ready…
Leslie’s List: Pre-Thanksgiving Edition
This week, ed tech blew up the Twittersphere in the US with more than 100 education leaders descending upon the White House as part of the “ConnectEd to the Future” initiative. This efforts aims to provide 99% of American students with access to next-gen digital tools for more personalized, interactive learning. Just go to Twitter…
Honoring Our Veterans through Education
November 11 is Veterans Day. This date was originally set as a U.S. holiday to honor the end of World War I. But today, Veterans Day is the day on which America honors all service members who have worn one of our Nation’s uniforms. Although the involvement of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has…
Using Devices for Student Engagement: My Summer with LectureTools
Guest Blog by Dr. Katrina G. Boyd, Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies, University of Oklahoma Having taught film studies at several institutions for 15 years, I’ve seen the impact of technology creeping into the classroom. The distractions resulting from student devices prompted me to uncover innovative approaches that would work with the…
All right, all right, all right! Active Learning Comes to Austin!
We’ll be in Austin, Texas this week for our 2014 Active Learning Conference Austin and we’re pretty pumped! Austin is definitely a city where all the cool kids hang out. It’s the Texas state capital, and with an enrollment of 52,000 students, UT Austin is one of the largest and most respected institutions in the US….
Online and Digital Education: They Don’t Bite Either!
Have you read the blog by my colleague Mary Young, “Lecture Capture. Try it. It doesn’t bite?” In her post, Mary describes the reasons why many instructors are universally afraid of changing what they do in their classrooms. Educational technology, especially the kind that will record your every word and move, can be intimidating. But…
Lecture Capture: Try It. It Doesn’t Bite.
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of speaking to many instructors about adopting lecture capture technology. And it doesn’t matter where they teach – from the US to Australia and back – instructors are universally nervous about change in the classroom. Add that they are now recording themselves while changing their teaching… well, who can…
Low-Achieving Students Can Improve Outcomes by Using Lecture Capture
The University of Ottawa, the world’s largest bi-lingual institution, has significantly boosted student satisfaction and outcomes using a winning combination of lecture capture and analytics. During an information-packed webinar, uOttawa’s Mark Gareau and Jovan Groen talked about how campus-wide use of lecture capture has captured not only the minds, but also the hearts of students….
Educause 2014 – Unveiling the Active Learning Platform
The exhibit hall doors to Educause 2014 open today promptly at 9:30 AM. We’re inviting all Fearless Faculty from around the world to visit us in booth 1031 where they’ll receive a personal tour of the world’s first Active Learning Platform. The Active Learning Platform takes the best of lecture capture technology and combines it…