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Campus Technology Innovators Awards vol. 29 no. 7 campustechnology.com July 2016 Empowering the World of Higher Education IN THIS ISSUE 6 | HOW BlOCKCHAin Will DISRUPT THE HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSCRIPT Blockchain technology could offer a more learner- centered alternative to traditional credentialing. 9 | A MOODLE PLUG-in FOR GAMIFIED, INDIVIDUAliZED LEARninG A tool at North Carolina State U allows students to follow their own paths through coursework. 12 | GETTinG THROUGH A WiRELESS OVERHAUL Michigan’s Oakland University shares how it’s tackling user demand, the Internet of Things, signal management and more. 15 | STUDENT AT RiSK: NOW WHAT? What happens after a struggling student is flagged “at risk”? Two institutions explain how they have fine-tuned their intervention strategies. 18 | THE EVER-CHANGinG CIO JOB DESCRIPTION Longtime chief information officers reflect on how 2016 their day-to-day activities have changed and what CAMPUS skills are most important for today’s IT leaders. 28 | 2016 CAMPUS TEchnOLOGY INNOVATORS AWARDS TECHNOLOGY We honor 11 institutions using technology in innovative ways to improve teaching, learning, administration and operations in higher education. INNOVatORS DEPARTMENTS Clemson University’s 2 | LOGIN CT Innovators Honorable Mentions Watt Family Innovation Center is AWARDS 3 | CAMPUS & INDUSTRY Airbnb for Classrooms and More one of 11 innovative projects receiving recognition this year. PAGE 28 38 | ABOUT US 39 | INDEX LOGI N CT Innovators Honorable Mentions Gleaned from this year’s Campus Technology Innovators award nominations, these 8 projects are making strides in virtual reality, synchronous online learning, digital literacy and more. CALL IT AN EDITor’s PRIVilEGE: While the Campus activities with a realistic sense of “being there.” ative Cloud. Students gain exposure to and competencies Technology Innovators awards do not have a formal catego- Oral Roberts University’s GeoVision Technology initia- in tools for video production, digital content creation and ry for honorable mentions, each year I am inspired to put tive integrates wearable, mobile and cloud-based technolo- more — digital literacy skills that are becoming critical to forward my own list. So here, in no particular order, are eight gies to support the school’s philosophy of holistic education. success in the 21st-century workplace. projects worth knowing about, Innovators award or no: Taylor’s University in Malaysia created a teaching eval- uation tool that provides instructors with a granular view of Thank you to all who submitted award nominations this Oklahoma State University’s state-of-the-art Mixed their performance and uses data to identify areas for profes- year. For more information on the Innovators program, visit Reality Lab focuses on research and instruction in augment- sional development, all geared toward improving the stu- campustechnology.com/innovators. ed reality, virtual reality and digital prototyping — and pro- dent learning experience. Cvides students with the tools to develop design projects Wayne State University’s home-grown Academica por- along the reality-virtuality continuum. tal incorporates social networking tools that enable two-way An e-portfolio initiative at Arizona State University has communication and collaboration, creating a true “meeting 2016 digitized the process for students to consent to donate their spot” for the campus. work to research, streamlining research- Looking for ways to improve the student and faculty Congratulations to our 2016 Campus Technology ers’ access to a large repository of stu- experience within the classroom, regardless of location, Innovators! (See page 28.) Many of this year’s award- ees will be presenting in a poster session on Wednes- dent work for use in journal publications DeVry Education Group created the Connected Class- day, Aug. 3 at Campus Technology 2016 in Boston. about student learning. room, an immersive learning platform that connects multiple UC Berkeley created a synchro- locations for onsite and remote students, providing simulta- nous online learning platform that goes neous instruction and live collaboration to enhance learning. beyond “live lecture,” allowing remote Clemson University’s Adobe Digital Studio gives stu- Rhea Kelly, Continue the conversation. Executive Editor students to participate in classroom dents, faculty and staff complete access to Adobe’s Cre- E-mail me at [email protected]. 2 CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY | July 2016 Campus+Industry TECHNOLogY HAPPENINgs IN HIgher educatION AIRBNB FOR CLASSROOMS. “In a es company need with excess classroom GOOGLE GRANTS. A new Google between cameras; key in graphics on world where we can place people in empty capacity. The site earns a commission for Cloud Platform Education Grants pro- a greenscreen; incorporate program seats in cars and empty beds in houses, every student it places, and most of the gram is offering free credits for computer opens, closes and music tracks; create why not place people in empty chairs in fee goes to the institution delivering the science educators to use Google Cloud real-time transitional effects; display college classrooms?” That’s what a team course. Read the full story online. Platform products. Anyone who teaches titles, lower third supers and full-screen of Harvard University (MA) students say computer science or related subjects text; and more. Read the full story online. about their new start-up called ALEX (Any- STUDENT SUCCESS RESEARCH. can apply; once approved, credits can one’s Learning EXperience). The idea be- The University of Michigan is self-funding be used anytime throughout the upcom- 3D PRINTING GROWTH. According hind ALEX is this: Universities and colleges two new research projects that explore ing academic year. In addition to credits, to a report from International Data Corp., with empty seats in some of their courses student success. One will examine the ties the program provides a set of resources the U.S. 3D printing market grew by make those available through the site, and among students’ personal attributes, such to help implement Cloud Platform prod- nearly 20 percent in 2015 compared to employers that want employees to obtain as values, beliefs, interests, behaviors and ucts effectively in curricula. Read the full 2014. That increase is expected to con- continuing education can subsidize enroll- backgrounds, and their success in school story online. tinue through 2020, with a compound ment for their people. The platform match- or overall sense of well-being. The other annual growth rate of more than 16 will attempt to build a holistic model of LECTURES ON DEMAND. Instructors percent. And in the education segment student success through students’ writ- at USC’s Keck School of Medicine now specifically, IDC forecasts that 3D print- ten work, behavioral data and institutional have a new resource for flipping the ing spending, which includes printers as data. Both multi-disciplinary projects will classroom. Using Wirecast streaming well as materials and software, will grow receive $1.25 million in funding from the production software from Telestream, from around $200 million this year to university’s Michigan Institute for Data the institution’s Preventive Medicine more than $500 million in 2019. Read Science, which runs a challenge initiatives Soto Studio is creating about 20 fin- the full story online. program that encourages data scientists to ished hours of HD video lectures and work with subject-matter experts to tackle webcasts per week for the Master of MOBILE ENGAGEMENT. Enterprise problems in learning analytics, transporta- Public Health Online Program as well cloud venture studio High Alpha has tion, personalized medicine and health, and as other departments. Wirecast’s video announced ClearScholar, a new cloud- shutterstock.com social science. Read the full story online. production tools enable users to switch based technology company developed in 3 CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY | July 2016 Campus+Industry Classroom Ready Technology Back to School Solutions Made Seamless partnership with Butler University track student interactions and en- (IN) that aims to improve student gagement, allowing administrators to GovConnection makes Our Distribution and Con guration Center is 7.5 million it easier to take your cubic feet of ful llment excellence standing by for success through personalized mobile target their efforts to increase stu- learning environment your back to school needs. GovConnection’s proven engagement. The ClearScholar plat- dent satisfaction and success. Read to the next level— approach to rapid response can deliver 1,000 custom form will “provide students personal- the full story online. connected, personalized, con gurations in a day. and secure. ized news and information feeds, uni- Personalization —Get custom laser engraving and branded embroidery matched to your artwork fied calendaring with tailored events, E-LEARNING SUBSCRIPTION. Charged on Delivery—Receive your products, from 1 to 1,000+ units, instructor and university-driven poll- eCornell, Cornell University’s (NY) fully charged ing, location-aware and emergency online learning unit, now offers a Asset Tagging—Track your important capital assets while saving notifications, and a secure mobile monthly subscription service that valuable administrative time RFID Tagging—Wand over boxes in your delivery to log contents student identification,” according to features presentations and interactive without opening a press release. 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