In Case You Missed It: University of Wisconsin’s CROWE featured on CNN
The Center is using cellphone data to forecast the impact COVID-19 will have on various sectors of the state’s economy, including retail and manufacturing.
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Digital Markets Initiative: highlighting the value of technology during COVID-19
Mark Jamison, director of the University of Florida’s Digital Markets Initiative, and UF postdoctoral candidate Peter Wang recently published a column at RealClearMarkets that highlights how technology companies have “created or refined systems for distance learning, teleworking, telemedicine, news dissemination, and e-commerce” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Gallup study finds most college students say their campus environment chills speech
Among the report’s many findings, the authors discovered that 63 percent of students feel that the climate on their campus deters students from expressing themselves openly, up from 54 percent in 2016.
NASH, ACUE pilot a new education initiative to improve teaching and transform student learning
The National Association of System Heads (NASH) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) recently announced a new partnership, Scaling Instructional Excellence for Student Success that will offer professors the resources to fill this gap. This new initiative focuses on improving instruction through a high-quality professional development for faculty.
Bringing education technology innovation to scale
WGU Labs, Inc., an affiliate of the online nonprofit Western Governors University, has announced a new effort, the College Innovation Network, that will unite education thought leaders, EdTech innovators, and institutions that are focused on serving students who face the greatest economic challenges.
University of New Orleans researchers examine unique impact COVID-19 will have on African American community
An April 18 Associated Press headline reported that the racial toll of COVID-19 “grows even starker as more data emerges.” Researchers supported by the Charles Koch Foundation at the University of New Orleans (UNO) were some of the first to uncover this trend.
ICYMI: OpenStax COVID-19 efforts featured in edscoop
Edscoop recently highlighted OpenStax’s efforts to bring more tech tools online to accelerate and personalize education for college and university students.
University scholars work to access government information, enrich public understanding
Many scholars are working to make it easier to get access to government information by using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to ensure openness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What if health care workers come, but cannot practice?
According to several news reports, more than 90,000 health care professionals have traveled to New York to help deal with Gotham’s overwhelming number of COVID-19 patients. Tragically, the vast majority of these volunteers — all but 1,000 — reportedly are sitting idle while state officials work to process their applications to practice.
ACUE and OpenStax: Helping #ResilientFaculty help students learn everywhere
Two innovative educational organizations understand the daunting challenge professors face. And to help, both are now offering a suite of free tools and resources to support faculty and students.