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Jessica Kennedy

Jessica Kennedy is an editor at TechDecisions Media, targeting the higher education market. Jessica joined the TechDecisions team in 2014 and covers technologies that improve teaching and learning.

How to Draft Your College’s Projector Needs and Shopping List

March 16, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

Buying a projector can be a daunting task, especially if an end-user doesn’t know what he or she is looking for. Projector expert Paul Foschino shares research tips and questions to ask before buying a projector for a college setting. Some of his tips include listing features a college wants a projector to have, deciding what the projector’s function will be, deciding where the projector will be located in the classroom and determining how much natural light penetrates the classroom. He says after a college answers each of these questions, it will be ready to make a solid projector purchase.

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7 Ways To Display Digital Signage on Campus

February 16, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

In higher education, digital signage has become more of a necessity that a luxury. By investing in digital signage, colleges are able to create their own content, personalize the campus experience to visitors, create a brand, establish a presence, stand out among the competition, and attract prospective students to enroll. Colleges can accomplish these things by installing one or more of the infinite forms of digital signage, which include video walls, video boards, video board ribbons, kiosks and 4K displays.

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UMass Amherst Installs Digital Kiosk to Display 130 Years of Football History

February 12, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

Umass Amherst installed a touch-screen kiosk to give current students and visitors a taste of the football team’s past. Prior to the kiosk, the university only had printed media guides to give current and prospective students information on the football program. The kiosk enables the school to display 130 years of its football history, including player stats, information on the band, mascot, helmet designs and how game days were conducted. The kiosk was geared towards winning over prospective students, to keep current students engaged with the school’s football program, to impress visitors, and provide alumni a sense of nostalgia during their visits back to campus.

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5 Reasons Why the Flipped Classroom Works in Higher Education

February 10, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

Education research expert David Miller reveals five benefits flipped classrooms provide higher education. Miller says that flipped classroom strategies are becoming a great movement, and provide huge benefits to students and professors alike. The benefits include boosting student engagement, assisting in developing more team-based skills, providing personalized guidance for students, focusing on classroom discussions and promoting faculty freedom in the classroom.

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