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

Faculty Focus

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Through the use of engaging techniques, it is possible (and essential) to create a positive learning environment across the distance!

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Empowering educators and students in hybrid learning environments

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

In the post-pandemic landscape, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, the concept of digital capability has never been more pertinent. In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of digital capability in higher education by delving into key findings from our collaborative white paper with Wonkhe. But what does it mean?

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Transforming higher education with technology

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

Using insights from this research, we’ll explore how technology can create a more inclusive learning environment for all students in the post-pandemic higher education landscape. Academic, pre-92 university. Professor McLay explained that ‘Inclusive practice is axiomatic to digital practice’ at the university.

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2 ways universities are mitigating cybersecurity risks in a complex environment

University Business

If you’re at a research university, there are troves of potentially valuable data relating to defense and national security. In other words, universities are magnets for hackers. No surprise then, that a recent Sophos survey found that the education sector had the highest rates of ransomware attacks of all industries surveyed.

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

Faculty Focus

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Through the use of engaging techniques, it is possible (and essential) to create a positive learning environment across the distance!

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Riding the wave of technological change to enable transformative learning for all

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Ian Pickup , Pro Vice Chancellor, Students, at The Open University, and builds on opening and closing remarks made at a recent HEPI round table event. Thinking through the implications of the advance of Generative AI-powered technologies for universities has been a cause for personal reflection.

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Put Down the Shiny Object: The Overwhelming State of Higher Education Technology

WCET Frontiers

At this year’s WCET Annual Meeting, Brandon Karcher, the Manager of Instructional Technology at Bucknell University, facilitated an unconference session titled “Higher Ed Technology: Innovative or Overwhelming.” What’s Working and What Isn’t?