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Creating Active Virtual Learning Communities in Asynchronous Online College Courses: Why it Matters and Ideas to Try 

Faculty Focus

As the number of universities offering fully online-only courses increases, a new set of challenges arises for students and professors. This leads university professors in search of ways to provide students with a way to build community and networking with their peers in place of in-person community building. Why Bother?

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Cialfo, Explore and Kaaiser unite under new umbrella company

The PIE News

Aiming to set new benchmarks in innovation and excellence, Manifest wants to empower all stakeholders in the education ecosystem with cutting-edge technology and exemplary service standards, as per a statement by the investment firm. A key player in Manifest Globals portfolio is Cialfo , a Singapore -based edtech organisation founded in 2017.

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Digital Transformation at the University of Adelaide

Cisco blogs - Education

This post was authored by Bev Wright, CIO for the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia. The University of Adelaide is a public research university in Australia that is a member of the Group of Eight, a distinction equivalent to the Ivy League in the United States. Prior to 2015, IT was largely decentralized.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?

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Women's Educational Equity Takes On Technology

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The conference, Closing the Gap: The Role of Girls’ Education in Creating a More Equitable World , focused on the unique burdens confronting young women of today, and the biases in technology and AI that are impacting the present and future. We assume that technology is in the driver’s seat, propelled by a will of its own.

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Dr. Kim Schatzel Named President of University of Louisville

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kim Schatzel will become president of the University of Louisville, effective Feb. universities where Black, Latinx, and Pell-eligible students achieve the same graduation rate as the overall student population. Award in 2020; and being named one of the Most Admired CEOs of The Daily Record in 2017 and 2022.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?