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Serious Games for Serious Learning
Dave Eng | Educational Technologist & Clinical Professor in the School of Professional Studies, New York UniversityGames and simulations are two things that often get discussed in the same circles. Sometimes they even get misinterpreted for one another. Games and simulations do share some of the…
Lifelong Learning Starts Young: The Virtual Lab School and the 21st Century Land-Grant Mission
Stephen M. Gavazzi | Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University Cynthia Buettner, Sarah LangIn the 2018 book Land-Grant Universities for the Future: Higher Education for the Public Good, Ohio State professor Stephen Gavazzi and West Virginia president E. Gordon Gee sought to clarify…
The Expensive and Absolutely Necessary Pursuit of Rural Students
Andrew Koricich | Associate Professor of Higher Education, Appalachian State UniversityThe postsecondary needs of rural residents have gained increased attention in recent years. As part of this expanding conversation, it has become clear how difficult it is to reach out…
Designing4Engagement: Design Thinking in the Program Quality Review Process
Christine Boyko-Head | Professor of Liberal Arts, Mohawk CollegeProgram review is a systemic, ongoing process intended to impact educational quality within a program and also across an institution. This continual, reflective process, however, does not always transfer…
Postsecondary Marketing in the 21st Century: Tips and Common Mistakes
Russell Winer | William Joyce Professor of Marketing at the Stern School of Business, New York UniversityThe modern era demands more from marketers—more focus on customer demand, more focus on effective messaging, more creativity in channel use. Higher education marketers aren’t immune from this shift. Given…
Closing the Backdoor and Nailing Shut the Sidedoor: An Admissions Cautionary Tale
Jay Halfond | Professor of the Practice, Boston UniversityRick Singer’s brazen business channeling bribes from wealthy parents to coaches and test proctors has unleashed a wave of self reflection across the academic landscape. The backdoor has long existed—donations…
Low-Tech Teaching in a High-Tech World
Zoë Cohen | Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine Tucson, University of ArizonaOnline teaching isn’t new. In the 1960s, people took correspondence courses, where teachers would mail assignments to students to complete and return. In the computer age, these courses were moved…