Game Design and Student Retention: An Opportunity for NJEdge
Good design produces ancillary benefits. Engagement science applies the principles of gameful design to non-game situations - in this case to the problem of low rates of student retention and completion. We summarize how and why (a) 50 years of stud...
Global Learning Space: Establishing a Transnational Network for Education
This presentation demonstrates the power of creativity, collaboration, and communication afforded to educators and students through highly accessible technologies and platforms. The presentation highlights a newly developed virtual learning platform...
General Session IV - Conclusion remarks by Sheri Ventura and Sheri Prupis
Conclusion remarks by Sheri Ventura and Sheri Prupis.
General Session IV - Welcome Remarks by Sheri Prupis
Welcome Remarks by Sheri Prupis to the General Session IV of the NJEDge Conference- 2013. Also featuring introduction to the IGNITE sessions by Sheri Ventura.
Reach Out and Touch Someone: Enhancing Student Engagement with Mobile Technology
The widespread availability of mobile technology has created opportunities to better engage students in the classroom. In this project, iTouch devices were introduced across the curriculum of select science laboratory courses at Raritan Valley Commu...
RVCC's Journey to Compliance with MSCHE's Credit Hour Policy
In the spring of 2013, RVCC began its journey toward compliance with the MSCHE policy on Credit Hour. This presentation will illustrate the faculty-driven process that RVCC adopted to demonstrate compliance, and will include a discussion of the meth...
Engaging With Students Through Social Media
While social media has become ubiquitous in students’ lives it is still often difficult to know how, when and why to engage with them in an academic setting. This presentation discusses reasons why you may or may not want to have an active social ...
The Internet of Things: Opportunities and challenges today and into the future - Full Promo
The world has become an interconnected Internet of Things....everything from smartphones to Fitbits, computers to smart electronics and appliances all connected and “speaking” to each other. The impact on college campuses is already being felt, ...
For maximum videoconference use: Vidyo connects to and from access points
Connecting from the classroom to personal tele-presence and beyond, iPhone, Android and iPad is commonplace among students. Their smart phones combine phoning, texting, social networking, and getting course notes. Vidyo allows you to connect to and...
Free iPad Apps for Early Literacy Instruction: What's available? What matters? What happens when preschoolers use them?
Mr. Potato Head and Curious George have joined the digital world via free iPad apps. This presentation provides findings from an ongoing investigation of the potential, possibilities, and pitfalls of incorporating iPad use with early literacy instru...