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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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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. Particularly for research universities, the costs are more than financial. Consider a university in the Middle East we work with.

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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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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. These priorities align closely with why respondents were enthusiastic about technology – to engage students in learning, to make learning more inclusive, and to prepare students for the future.

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Teaching and Thinking with Technology

Faculty Focus

Within weeks of its release, the program amassed an unprecedented 100 million users, setting a new record for the fastest technology to reach this milestone. Higher education has not been particularly embracive to new technologies, at least not since the invention of the internet.

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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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Why Universities Are Seeking Help Managing Their IT Environments

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

University IT departments are adapting to the rise of remote work and an increasing number of devices to support. In addition, 53 percent of CIOs reported that more flexible remote work policies were among the biggest factors contributing to difficulties hiring technology employees.