Online Learning: A Blessing and a Curse
In today’s technology-driven world, online education is booming. The convenience of learning on your own time, at your own pace and in the setting of your choice is...
Formative Years: Balancing Quality With Demand
As their first priority, HCT's leaders focused on establishing a reputation for program quality. While enrollment levels, the diversity of offerings, and the cost per student...
Diversity and Globalism: Embracing the World
Where in the world is KU? If you said Kansas, you'd be only partly right. Sure, the campus is headquartered in the heartland, but its reach is global.
Community Involvement at SC
From after-school tutoring led by our students to a community health care initiative in underserved areas led by a trio of alumni, the University of South Carolina is making...
NSU's Top Research Officer Making New Discoveries
The quiet and unassuming gentlemen who prefers a business suit over a lab coat is now responsible for Nova Southeastern University's fast-growing research. He is Gary...
Penguins Setting off Sirens
Oil pollution, depletion of fisheries and rampant coastline development that threatens breeding habitat for many penguin species, along with Earth's warming climate, are...
Community Involvement
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Anonymous gift launches micro-lending program
Promising ideas can make for great businesses with the proper planning and start-up funding, according to Center for Innovation Director Mick Jackowski.
- A Unique Rehabilitation
- Formative Years: Balancing Quality With Demand
Diversity
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Education Without Borders
Every second year, hundreds of tertiary students from all over the world and from all walks of life gather in the United Arab Emirates for one purpose – to exchange ideas on how to make the world a better place. The platform for such intensive thinking, discussion and knowledge sharing is Education Without Borders (EWB) – one of the flagship conferences of the Higher Colleges of Technology.
- Diversity is a common thread.
- Diversity at SC
Faculty Initiatives
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Evolution of the Learning Process
“There is nothing more perilous to undertake or uncertain of success, than to initiate a change in the order of things.”— Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
- Online Learning: A Blessing and a Curse
- Driving Innovation to Serve the Needs of Adult Learners
Globalization
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Linguist Saves Culture
While growing up in south India, Shobhana Chelliah knew very little about the state of Manipur, located thousands of miles away on India's northeastern border with Myanmar. As a native speaker of Tamil, one of India's official languages, she also wasn't familiar with the languages of Manipur.
- Biocultural Conservation at UNT-Chile Field Station
- Globalization at SC
Innovation
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Make my own car - an impossible dream comes true
The first Hong Kong-developed electric car mycar finally hits city's road... “Make my own car” – an impossible dream comes true, right here in Hong Kong. mycar, a two-seater micro car that is affordable and all-electric, is the first zero-emission vehicle created from the ground up by talented minds in Hong Kong. The battery-driven mycar can be charged from conventional household wall socket.
- Robotic Fish to Analyse Port Pollution
- Innovations at SC
Recognition & Awards
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Metro State backs its teacher education grads with guarantee
Metro State is now one of a handful of colleges and universities in the country who guarantee the work of their teacher education graduates. To make that guarantee, the College will offer free classes to graduates who are first-year licensed teachers and need to brush up in certain areas.
- Academic Excellence in Research
- Now is the Time for Texas Tech
Research & Development
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College announces hotel and hotel learning center at food, wine classic
Metro State President Stephen Jordan took advantage of the College’s role as host for the 5th Annual Denver Food & Wine Classic, Sept. 10-12, to announce the construction and development team for the planned Hotel and Hotel Learning Center (HLC).
- Educational Technology
- TIEHH Strives to Protect, Enhance Lives
Sustainability & Environment
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When Maroon is Green
UMass Amherst boasts two brand new homes for sciences and arts—near neighbors on campus— designed to promote collaborative learning and sustainable living. By all accounts they’re succeeding.
- Sustainability & Environment at SC
- Going 'Green'
