If you are a corporate communicator and have been concerned about how visual communications fits within your standard operating procedures or have stayed away from it because you’re not a savvy designer, I have good news for you. I’ve found it is a myth that non-designers need to stay out of the way and let […]
The Boston Red Sox have been entrenched in the offseason for about two months now, but their fans are excited about a big new addition that will change the gameday experience. No, we’re not talking about Chris Sale, the ace left-handed pitcher the Sox acquired from the Chicago White Sox at the Winter Meetings. This […]
You already know you can use your digital signage to engage, assist, inform and motivate your audience, but there’s another thing you can do with your displays – entertain. Too often, corporate communications are dull, drab and quickly become part of the background noise. But who doesn’t like fun? Adding entertaining and fun messages to […]
Multiculturalism is a term that is everywhere these days in education. This is a way to promote educational achievement in students by using a set of strategies and materials that promote the contributions of different cultures to society, while encouraging inclusion, democracy, inquiry and critical thinking, skill acquisition and self-reflection. Since our society is becoming […]
TD: Why is it so important to use technology, like digital signage, to reach today’s students? MK: Today’s students have been plugged into technology and connectivity essentially since they were born. More traditional methodologies of reaching students – printed media, non-digital media, textbooks – those types of mediums are not as well embraced. The attention […]
Four years ago, Portland State University—in the heart of downtown Portland, OR—embarked on a mission to create a meeting and collaboration space for university researchers and regional stakeholders. The Tech Decision The university envisioned a place for local government and private companies to work alongside PSU researchers on a variety of projects that link data […]
Students have a choice, and when it comes to their university tuition is not the only deciding factor. For millennial students, those who have grown up with a smart phone in their pocket, digital innovation is a major deciding factor. With the opportunity to upgrade not one, but two buildings, Indiana University had quite a […]
Just this month, the University of Charleston in W. Va. opened its all new Innovation Center, a dedicated space for students to enjoy live sporting events and connect with their peers. The Tech Decision During the building process, the University decided to incorporate innovative technology that would truly establish an engaging environment. To do so, […]
Late in 2014, researchers in Microsoft’s Canadian subsidiary surveyed 2,000 people to see if the internet, mobile devices, and social media services really were shortening attention spans as widely suspected. The results? On average, study participants could concentrate on one thing for just eight seconds. That’s down from 12 seconds as recently as the year […]
Call them Generation Y, Generation Now or Millennials – they are already a huge part of the workforce, or attending colleges and universities to get educated and trained. They are easily the most technologically savvy generation in history, using a vast array of interactive technologies to meet, chat, plan, shop and work. It stands to […]
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