Utilizing the Helpdesk to Improve Student Retention and Identify “At Risk “Students
Berkeley College’s Information Systems department has become an integral component in improving student retention and identifying “At Risk” student. Offering 24x7 service, the Helpdesk provides not only technically support but a unique perspec...
Polynomiography: A Visualization Software and Its Apps for All: STEAM, Teaching Math, Making Art, or Just Having Fun
I will introduce Polynomiography through its images, software and apps. If space is available some posters will be exhibited.
As a professor of computer science at Rutgers University, more than a decade of my research into the theory and algorithms...
Securing the Mobile Workforce : Protecting your network and endpoints in the new age of BYOD
The IT environment is challenged with being able to manage more complex environments with users on mobile devices/BYOD, home computers, and satellite offices while managing sensitive data, and also trying to deal with data and privacy laws. Learn ab...
Practical tips for online teaching and communication
Master teachers and career trainers develop intuitive skills to keep a room full of learners engaged and on task. Group facilitators can quickly create a trusting, open group dynamic through observation and response. Without thinking, an experienced...
Open and Affordable Textbook (OAT) Grant Program at Rutgers University
The high cost of textbooks can impede academic success and contribute to already soaring student debt. Many students at Rutgers and elsewhere in the country choose to delay buying their textbooks or do not buy them at all. Data from the College Boar...
Makerspaces in Higher Education: Supporting Innovation, Creativity, and Communities of Practice
Recent shifts in education from a teacher-centered to a learner-centered paradigm are creating opportunities to design new learning spaces to support innovation, creativity, and build communities. Makerspaces, in particular, have become prominent in...
