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Technology Initiatives Support Student Mental Health in a Modern Higher Ed Environment

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Mental health has become an increased focus recently for both students and the schools they attend. According to a 2024 U.S. News-Generation Lab report, 70% of students have experienced mental health challenges since starting college.

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Spatial Computing Tech Gives Students Real-World Experience in Virtual Environments

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

This is the power of virtual reality and other immersive technologies in higher education. And in a rhetoric class, a restless audience prepares to mercilessly heckle students who drone on in a monotone as they practice their speeches.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

The online learning environment consists of a web-based learning atmosphere where student and faculty experiences and positions are located in separate geographical locations. Through the use of engaging techniques, it is possible (and essential) to create a positive learning environment across the distance!

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Critical Studies of Education and Technology: 6 Types of Hope (Part 3) #CSET2025

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In the third presentation by Dave White at CSET he explored the concept of hope in the context of education and technology. It was probably much needed after we had explored many of the more depressing aspects of technology following Lawrie and Wesleys talks. Dave began his talk by distinguishing between hope and optimism.

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Digital Learning and the Environment: Practice Sharing Day

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What role could digital technology play? Wesley Goatley This talk will argue for more critical reflexivity in how we engage students with extractive technologies such as generative AI, and some examples of embedding climate-centered thinking in teaching these technologies. Catherine works at Jisc.

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Working environments: a short overview of the literature

SRHE

by Nic Kipar We rarely consider whether staff on our campuses are enjoying their work environments and are able to be their most creative and effective selves. Here in the first of two blogs Nic Kipar reviews what we know from research about working environments; the second blog will look at what this might mean in practice.

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A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment 

Faculty Focus

An inclusive learning environment is one where all students feel academically and intellectually supported, feel a sense of belonging and respect, and do not feel closed off from the rest of their peers. Literature suggests that to develop an inclusive learning environment, we must start with self-awareness.