Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Download Report: 2020 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report™ | Teaching and Learning Edition

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AI-powered cooperative learning experience: A student’s perspective

Athabasca University News recently interviewed Aleksandar Golijanin about ADMN 405, which is the recently launched artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cooperative learning experience. Targeting third- and fourth-year Faculty of Business undergraduate students, we wanted to find out how one of these students is currently enjoying this course! Athabasca University

Is Blockchain the Answer to Education’s Learner Record Issues?

One classic problem in education is the difficulty that learners face when it comes to showcasing their achievements in order to transfer to different educational programs or to capitalize on job opportunities. More and more groups are looking to blockchain as part of the solution. Earlier this month, the American Council on Education (ACE) revealed that […]

Open to Open? An Exploration of Textbook Preferences and Strategies to Offset Textbook Costs for Online Versus On-Campus Students

As open textbook initiatives are on the rise, a burgeoning literature has begun exploring student perceptions of openly licensed textbooks used in higher education. Most of this research has lacked consideration of potential differences in the perceptions of online and on-campus students and has failed to include a control group of students using traditional textbooks. […]

Tracking Students’ Mental Engagement Using EEG Signals during an Interaction with a Virtual Learning Environment

Monitoring students’ level of engagement during learning activities is an important challenge in the development of tutoring interventions. In this paper, we explore the feasibility of using electroencephalographic signals (EEG) as a tool to monitor the mental engagement index of novice medicine students during a reasoning process. More precisely, the objectives were first, to track […]

8 Tips for More Professional Education Videos

Let 2020 be the year you master the art of the video. It’ll help you come across as more professional in your courses and will keep your students better engaged with the learning. In a session at last fall’s OLC Accelerate conference, Rachel Valerio, who serves as an elearning video producer at Miami University in […]

How K-8 Teachers Are Using Virtual and Augmented Reality in Classrooms Today

Despite the challenges associated with using VR and AR in the classroom and the dearth of research in this area, teachers have been able to integrate these technologies into their curricula in successful and innovative ways. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center queried 15 pre-K to grade 8 teachers through questionnaires and interviews to learn more […]

5 critical steps to securing modern school networks

After over 30 years in IT, change is the only constant. I love that this job brings with it constant opportunities for me to learn and grow. Unfortunately, if you are like me, the past several years have seen an exponential increase in risk, and a serious loss of sleep. I have ransomware to thank […]

Exploring Faculty Perceptions about Classroom Technology Integration and Acceptance: A Literature Review

In examining the complexity of how higher education institutions integrate and adopt classroom technology, this study explores literature regarding classroom technology integration and acceptance that appears in research articles published from 2012-2018. The literature review of 148 articles was centered on a deeper understanding of faculty perceptions regarding classroom technology integration and acceptance. The evidence […]

The Future of Higher Education: Reports and Resources

How Technology Is Changing the Future of Higher Education Labs test artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other innovations that could improve learning and lower costs for Generation Z and beyond. The New York Times 2025: A Look Into the Future of Higher Education The Wiley Faculty Fellows, a group of distinguished instructors from Wiley’s partner […]