College Students Use Social Media for Social Justice Overseas
College students are using Skype and Twitter to connect with other students in China and Egypt during key social revolutions.
Higher Ed
The Battle Against BYOD: How to Mediate Students’ Relationship with Technology in the Classroom
Some professors struggle to keep students engaged in the classroom. Some professors even feel that technology is such a distraction to students that they ban technology in the classroom altogether. However, banning technology in the classroom may diminish students’ interest in a lecture, especially since today’s students expect to learn via technology. Instead of banning technology, professors should consider accepting technology in their classrooms, and include themselves in students’ relationship with technology. By encouraging a positive relationship with technology, professors will keep students engaged in the classroom and learn how to control technology usage in their classrooms.
NSLIJ Knocks Out Live Surgery Demonstrations with New Plasma Video Wall
With its new plasma video wall, NSLIJ can continue educating hospital employees and medical students.
University of Toledo Trains Future Healthcare Professionals with Simulation Center
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.
5 Features That Put Interactive Flat Panels in First Place
Interactive flat panels (IFP’s) giftwrap the major features that college classrooms need in a writing surface under one, low-friction coated screen. From enhanced visual impact and easy accessibility to collaboration-encouraging features, IFP’s are appearing in college classrooms faster than a click of a mouse.
7 Benefits to Redesigning Your University’s Website Today
Ed Sussman, CEO and Founder of Buzzr talks about reasons why colleges should upgrade their websites. Those reasons include having a company customize the college’s content, hosting the site on the Cloud, setting up best practices, cheap costs, multisite platform capabilities, and content management. He also mentions tips for colleges looking to upgrade their websites, including looking at their long term goals and considering their end-users.
University of Oregon’s Football Complex Uses Biamp’s AudiaFLEX and Nexia CS For Bigger Sound
The University of Oregon turned to Biamp Systems’s AudioFLEX digital audio platform and Nexia CS digital processors to enhance the audio options offered within the complex.
St. Louis University Creates Digital Courtroom Experience with New Law Building
St. Louis University (SLU) built a new, 12-story academic building to teach students law digitally. The building includes classrooms, conference room, courtrooms and digital signage on each floor.
5 Technologies That Will Bring the Broadcasting World To Your College
The technology available in this day and age offers bigger and better opportunities for colleges’ broadcast studios, such as being able to shoot film for HD video, working hands-on in a mock studio space, or acting as a personality on-camera.
JIBC To Compartmentalize Internal Information with New ERP System
JIBC turned to Ellucian’s Colleague for a better ERP system.
