Educational Technology News

"Reaching out to prospective students previously fell on the shoulders of individual program faculty and department heads. There was no uniform approach for recruiting. Now, MPC is actively seeking innovative ways to better promote the college. The introduction of mobile apps is part of that larger campus-wide outreach program."

Pay me now or pay me later. Knowing which chess move to make can determine the outcome of your EdTech business and the use of the freemium model can bankrupt your business before the market realizes your value.

"Technology is advancing so rapidly that we will experience radical changes in society not only in our lifetimes but in the coming years. We have already begun to see ways in which computing, sensors, artificial intelligence and genomics are reshaping entire industries and our daily lives.As we undergo this rapid change, many of the old assumptions that we have relied will no longer apply. Technology is creating a new set of rules that will change our very existence."

Federal regulators recently opened the door to allocate a wide swath of airwaves to deliver super-fast 5G access.

It’s no secret that kids learn better when teachers provide learning activities that keep them engaged. Teachers work tirelessly to plan engaging lessons that capture and keep the interests of their students, thereby making content more accessible. However, teachers continue to feel the daunting pre

"We all know that the best sales people have the “it” factor that no one seems to be able to describe. It’s in the way they communicate to a customer, that connects with them beyond the surface level, and spawns an immediate likeability and trust. Sales managers wish they could clone this person’s hard to train skill set, and many try to by creating training initiatives. Unfortunately, most sales training programs are missing an important focus."

They lurk behind the scenes of a rapidly growing number of courses at colleges and universities, yet instructional designers are an elusive bunch. Their field is exploding—The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked it as one of the top 10 trends in higher ed this year—as more institutions pursue onlin

With technology advancing at a rapid rate, the future of work is changing fast, paving the way for the next industrial revolution.

"When I was in graduate school, my mentor used to talk to me about the challenges of creating a “high tech, high touch” environment in higher education. The idea being that technology would remove the human element and that it would be almost impossible to create technology-based systems that would elevate and enhance the human experience of higher education."

I’ve heard about people making these mirrors for awhile now. However, it was only recently that I realized I could actually benefit from having one. I often find myself running late in the mornings…

A study of technology adoption at community colleges shows that different generations have varying attitudes and expectations toward technology.

"Research and education networks (REN) can yield significant developments for campus academic operations, but the costs of purchasing and integrating the technology are problematic for some schools, especially smaller private institutions with limited IT budgets."

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These three characteristics help leaders guide their schools through times of change.

There are no silver bullets when it comes to building a path to success for the new majority of higher education students, but using technology to make teaching and learning smarter is one way that is showing results.