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

Umass Amherst installed a touch-screen kiosk to give current students and visitors a taste of the football team's past.

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

Education research expert David Miller reveals 5 benefits flipped classrooms provide 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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Don’t Be Left Behind – The Future of Videoconferencing

As videoconferencing becomes a larger part of many businesses, tech decision makers need to know what to include in their system.

January 29, 2015 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Videoconferencing is a segment of the AV market that has seen major growth over the past decade. As more companies utilize videoconferencing capabilities, more companies will need to do the same to compete and collaborate. Here is what you need to know.

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University of Toledo Trains Future Healthcare Professionals with Simulation Center

The university's simulation center changes the healthcare education paradigm and prepares medical students for the real world.

December 4, 2014 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

The University of Toledo constructed a new simulation via AVI-SPL with technology provided by Cisco, Crestron, Barco and Sharp among others. The simulation center was built in order to give students, future healthcare professionals, a chance to get real world experience in the medical field before practicing on actual patients. The building was constructed based on the tri-center model, where there are three centers in one to train students. Each floor provides students with opportunities to practice debriefing skills, surgery, patient safety and treatment of human patient simulators. The simulation center is even open to people outside of the university, providing training, workshops and presentations.

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