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CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY | January/February 2019
Top 10 Campus Technology Stories of 2018
WA look back at the topics that resonated most over the last year
WHAT ARE HIGHER EDUCATION IT folks interested in? 4) When Learning Analytics Violate Student Privacy Judging by the reading habits of the CT audience, ed tech The rise of analytics in higher education raises questions trends were far and away the most popular topic for 2018. about the responsible use of student data. Here are some of Security and privacy issues also made a strong showing, the issues and how institutions are dealing with them. thanks in part to national and international policy changes.
Here, in order of popularity, are the stories and topics our 5) What to Know About ED’s New Stance on Data Breach readers turned to most in the last year. Reporting
It’s no longer optional for colleges and universities to report 1) 7 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018 data breaches to the U.S. Department of Education — yet the
In this annual feature, higher ed IT leaders discussed the agency has not clearly defined its expectations. education technologies and trends that will have the most
Rhea Kelly
Executive Editor
impact in the coming year. For this year’s take, see “8 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2019” on page 18.
2) 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards
Campus Technology readers voted on the best technologies in use at their institutions.
3) What GDPR Means for U.S. Higher Education
How colleges and universities in the United States are work- ing to achieve compliance with the European Union’s Gen- eral Data Protection Regulation.
6) Turning Around an Enrollment Decline
When Mesa Community College needed to crank up enroll- ment retention, it turned to an outside company for help. The result was a striking 9x return on investment.
7) Survey: Most Students Say Online Learning Is as Good or Better Than Face-to-Face
In a survey of 1,500 online students, most considered the value of their degree equal to or greater than the cost they paid to take it. The survey was conducted by Learning House and Aslanian Market Research.
8) The Intrusion of Social Media in Learning
Social media has evolved into a tool for creating and promot- ing the “self,” creating a tension between encouraging indi- vidual expression and overemphasizing the self in a collab- orative setting. Here are the implications for education.
9) When Faculty Design Classrooms of the Future
At Indiana University, faculty input is a key part of the class- room design process. Here’s how a symposium fostered cross-campus collaboration and future-thinking conversation about new learning spaces.
10) Today’s College Students Shy Away From Face-to- Face Advising
While 44 percent of college students would like their coaching to be one-on-one in person, according to a survey, more col- lectively would prefer other modes, including e-mailing, online via videoconference or texting, via personalized college app and by social media. The survey was done by Civitas Learning and the Center for Generational Kinetics.
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E-mail me at rkelly@1105media.com.
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