eCampus News - Digital Innovation Archives https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/ Higher Ed News Mon, 22 May 2023 17:36:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.ecampusnews.com/files/2021/03/cropped-ecnicon-1-32x32.jpg eCampus News - Digital Innovation Archives https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/ 32 32 107582492 Future Schools: How Smarter IT Enables Higher Ed https://www.ecampusnews.com/getting-there-innovation-in-education/2023/05/23/future-schools-how-smarter-it-enables-higher-ed/ Tue, 23 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101567 IT is critical in providing efficient and effective services to students and staff on college and university campusesIn this latest episode of Innovations in Education, join host Kevin Hogan with Keith S. Kellermeyer, Product Manager at Transact Campus Inc., as he discusses how technology can transform higher education. In today's world, students demand advanced and seamless digital experiences, and IT is critical in providing efficient and effective services to students and staff on college and university campuses.

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]]> 101567 University launching virtual reality campus to boost engagement https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/2023/05/12/university-launching-virtual-reality-campus-to-boost-engagement/ Fri, 12 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101451 National University taps AR and VR technologies to build virtual campus for interactive learning experiences and online learner engagementNational University, a veteran-founded university and one of the largest private nonprofit Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) in the U.S., plans to launch a new virtual campus that will harness the power of virtual and augmented reality experiences to power teaching, learning and student engagement.

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]]> 101451 GPT-4: The unprecedented game changer in university graduation rates https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/2023/04/28/gpt-4-university-graduation-rates/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101382 What’s the latest with how the AI-driven revolution is tackling the graduation crisis in higher education? AI technologies and AI in education--especially AI in higher education--is evolving.As the demand for a skilled workforce surges, universities are turning to groundbreaking technologies like GPT-4, OpenAI's cutting-edge language model, to bolster student retention and success.

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]]> 101382 How to help your campus go cashless https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/2023/04/24/how-to-help-your-campus-go-cashless/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101340 A college campus is like a micro-society, and, like the larger society, campuses are moving toward cashless systems as preferred payments.Digital payments have seen an uptick on campuses and beyond as a preferred form of payment. According to the Pew Research Center, 41 percent of Americans say none of their purchases in a typical week are paid for using cash. This statistic is up from 29 percent in 2018 and 24 percent in 2015, reflecting an accelerating preference for contactless transactions.

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]]> 101340 Peeling back the layers of digital transformation https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/2023/04/14/peeling-back-the-layers-of-digital-transformation/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101248 Higher-ed leaders offer a look at how their institutions are managing their digital transformation and moving into the futureThe term “digital transformation” itself may be debated among higher-ed leaders, but there’s no refusing that changes in culture, workforce, and technology are critical in ushering forth new teaching, learning, and operational models at institutions across the globe--no matter what the concept is called.

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]]> 101248 How higher-ed leaders can move their institutions forward https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/2023/02/24/how-higher-ed-leaders-can-move-their-institutions-forward/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100766 Higher-ed leaders can use specific strategies to assess their stakeholders’ agreement on what the institution’s goals should be.One of the biggest challenges higher-ed leaders face is obtaining cooperation and agreement as they strive to move their institution forward.

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]]> 100766 Looking back, looking forward: Edtech’s pivotal moment https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/02/06/looking-back-looking-forward-edtechs-pivotal-moment/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100582 The next decade of edtech developments could dramatically impact persistent and harmful achievement gaps--edtech predictions about OERs shed some light.We try to predict future weather when we pack for a week-long trip. We try to predict future markets when we invest in a retirement account. In my 25 years of working in educational technology, I have published the occasional prediction about where the field is headed. Today I want to check in on a prediction from 10 years ago and share a new prediction for the next decade of edtech.

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]]> 100582 8 resolutions for 2023 from innovative higher-ed leaders https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/2023/02/03/8-resolutions-for-2023-from-innovative-higher-ed-leaders/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100578 In 2023, innovators are driving higher education’s future relevance, rather than the Ivy League. Here's what higher-ed leaders have to say.For decades, higher education was defined by rankings lists, with those at the bottom scurrying to catch up to those at the top. But the tumult of COVID seems to have accelerated the technological disruption that has long been taking place in higher ed, and, in this wake, traditional rankings seem closer to irrelevance than ever.

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]]> 100578 One strategy could prove essential to institutional innovation https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/2023/01/27/strategy-essential-institutional-innovation/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100547 Higher-ed leaders can use specific strategies to assess their stakeholders’ agreement on what the institution’s goals should be.One of the biggest challenges higher-ed leaders face is obtaining cooperation and agreement as they strive to move their institution forward.

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]]> 100547 17 predictions about higher education in 2023 https://www.ecampusnews.com/digital-innovation/2023/01/02/predictions-about-higher-education-in-2023/ Mon, 02 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100471 What edtech trends will emerge and take priority for higher education in the new year--will these predictions come true?As we prepare for a new year, we look back on the lessons learned, both good and bad, as the door closes 2022. Questions continued around meeting the needs of non-traditional students, offering flexible learning in different modalities, and ensuring students receive beneficial outcomes for their considerable financial investments.

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