With so many articles about Higher Ed IT across the web, it can be easy to miss something important. Here we have collected articles from some of the best Higher Ed IT blogs for you in one aggregate feed. We are constantly updating this list from some of our favorite sources.
How will the FAFSA debacle impact colleges and universities this fall?
Over the past year the United States federal government has been revising its FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) system. Unfortunately, its rollout over the past few months has been chaotic. Delays, errors, more delays, having to redo applications, and other problems have beset the effort. My question today is, how will FAFSA problems impact student enrollment this fall semester? “a rolling catastrophe,” according to Ted Mitchell of ACE Naturally
Universities on Fire, one year later: glimpsing the present and a hopeful future
One year ago Johns Hopkins University Press published my book on the future of higher education and the climate crisis, Universities on Fire. Today I wanted to look back on the book’s progress in the world, how academics and others have responded, and what I think I’ve learned. Copies of the book on sale at Colorado College, where I gave a talk. How do you measure a book’s fate? Sales
Learning Experience Design: Stress First Aid for Healthcare Workers
In the heart of challenges lies the seed of opportunity—a philosophy embraced by the Duke School of Nursing and our Learning Experience (LX) design team. We’re excited to announce a new self-paced, online course, Stress First Aid for Healthcare Workers: A Peer Support Tool, now available on Coursera. This course stands as a beacon of support and understanding for healthcare workers and students by offering more than just academic knowledge
Upcoming instructional technology and development opportunities from MSU IT
This month, learn how to add a 4.0 GPA scheme to your gradebook from D2L. Join us for several hybrid and virtual sessions that take a deep dive into course design and educational technology tools like D2L Brightspace, Packback, and Piazza, including how to leverage accessibility considerations and other technology-informed teaching strategies in your courses. New Featured Resources! Quick Video Tip! Create a 4.0 GPA Scheme to Submit Final Grades
Podcast with D2L’s Cristi Ford on Durable Skills and AI
I was delighted to speak with Cristi Ford, D2L’s VP of Academic Affairs, about durable skills and AI in higher education. You can find the episode in all the usual places: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-teaching-skills-can-complement-the-use-of-ai/id1663544722?i=1000649960964 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iYsMHqAKXzts9i4skDHPE YouTube (audio only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6bbJHSa-A Show Notes: https://www.d2l.com/podcasts/teach-and-learn/how-teaching-skills-can-complement-the-use-of-ai-in-education-with-michael-feldstein/ Cristi is a delightful, thoughtful educator and a pleasure to talk with about these important issues. (Side note: D2L is building up a very impressive
March is the cruelest month: more academic cuts and closures
Some days I feel like I’m live-blogging my new book across a bunch of web browser tabs. That is, I’m working on Peak Higher Education in several web browsers across three machines, with tabs open to Google Docs, an RSS reader, a few pdfs, a library ebook, and more. Meanwhile, other browser tabs provide grim updates about colleges and universities cutting programs, merging, cutting staff, facing bad financial problems, or
Summit Reflection: Learning for the 100-Year Life
By Jenny Levine Last October, LILE hosted the inaugural Emerging Pedagogies Summit for Duke faculty and staff invested in teaching and learning. The Summit’s goal was to promote ongoing conversations about the future of education in hopes of shaping a future vision of pedagogy. In this blog series, we will revisit each session to reflect on the lessons shared by the presenters and envision how these emerging pedagogies may take root at
April’s collaborative tools training opportunities
Check out the April training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register. Microsoft Forms – Creating Forms and Surveys April 23, 1:30 p.m. Instructor – Michael Julian Forms can help survey classmates, students, coworkers, or any group where feedback is needed. Learn how to create forms and surveys, format, branch, collect data, and share with others. What participants are saying… “Michael was
Call for Presenters 2024 MSU Educational Technology Summit
This summit provides an opportunity for instructors, instructional designers, support staff, and vendors to showcase or discuss the use of educational technology available at MSU. We are inviting you to present to your campus peers about the ways you use technology to enhance teaching and learning in your classrooms. We would like to offer you the choice of four 60-minute presentation opportunities: Demonstrate the use of one or more
New era of Microsoft Teams
Beginning on March 31, 2024, users will notice a new, updated Microsoft Teams. Microsoft will make this change automatically, so no action is required. New Microsoft Teams will more closely align with other Microsoft applications and introduce some new features and remarkable performance and security improvements, including 2x faster speeds and 50% reduced memory usage, providing a smoother and more responsive experience. New Teams offers a simplified and streamlined user