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15 Ways of Engaging Students in Meaningful Discussion

There are so many discussion tech tools available to teachers these days! Parlay, Jamboard, Back Channel, Voxer and even Google Slides and Docs can be used to facilitate discussions among students virtually.  But, what always gets me…

How the Great Recession changed higher education forever

Ten years ago this month, on the day the collapse of Lehman Brothers touched off the Great Recession, I was in New York with a group of college and university presidents to discuss the critical issues facing higher education. Throughout the…

Digitally skilled … OK. But digitally literate?

Everyone seems to be talking about 21st century learning these days, and how educational institutions need to upgrade their curriculum and assessment strategies so that they can prepare young people for the modern workplace, and…

The Importance of Soft Skills in the New Millennium

Students in the new millennium are tech savvy, authentic, liberal, progressive, confident and impatient. They are busy playing online games and are always hooked to social media platforms. They prefer online interaction rather than…