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Campus +Industr y TECHNOLOGY HAPPENINGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
FLIPPED TRAINING STANDARDS.
The Flipped Learning Global Initiative (FLGI) has introduced a new effort to establish international standards for flipped training. The standards are meant to ensure that educators are trained us- ing the most current global research and best practices in flipped learning, ac- cording to a news announcement. In ad- dition to the standards, the FLGI project will involve a global outreach to flipped learning practitioners and the launch of
an online Global Standards Community.
Read the full story online.
IMMERSIVE CAMPUS TOUR.
A new virtual tour and interactive map
at the Stevens Institute of Technology combines photorealistic views and 3D- rendered structures to provide an im- mersive way to “visit” the 55-acre New Jersey campus. Anyone with an internet connection can access the map, which is enhanced with videos, images and links
to additional information. Powered by technology from CampusTours, the map includes a guided virtual tour option that “presents a sequential series of video tour stops that provide a glimpse into the facili- ties, laboratories, residential and recre- ational spaces a typical Stevens student would experience,” according to a news announcement. Read the full story online.
MELDING SCHOOL AND WORK.
A deal between 2U and WeWork will give students enrolled in 2U-produced online university programs access to physical co-working space around the world and provide scholarship funding for WeWork members interested in pursuing graduate degrees in 2U schools. Under the agree- ment, 2U will offer up to $5 million in scholarships over three years specifically to the 175,000 WeWork members and 4,000 employees who choose to pursue masters or short courses in 2U-run pro- grams. The 13,000 students enrolled in 2U programs will, in turn, be able to use WeWork co-working facilities, giving them
opportunities to connect with others in person. Read the full story online.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE CRM. Having long used Salesforce.org’s constituent man- agement system for student recruiting, Indiana University is now expanding its deployment of the technology university- wide, to improve the way the institution interacts with students, faculty, staff and other constituents. The implementation will consolidate multiple CRM systems, allow- ing users in any IU location to interact on a single platform, according to a news announcement. Read the full story online.
ETHICAL ALGORITHMS. Research- ers at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Manhattan College and Califor- nia Polytechnic State University have won $556,000 from the National Science Foundation to study the ethics of self- driving cars. Dubbed “Ethical Algorithms in Autonomous Vehicles,” the project
has two main goals: The development of ethical algorithms for use in self-driving
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