February #RRWebinar Recap: Video, Slides, and Stats, Oh My.
With attendees hailing from over 70 institutions across North America, and a lively Twitter backchannel discussion, we’re chalking up our February 15 Webinar on Social Media and Student Engagement in the “success” column. Check out the full video above, or download the slides—but there is one catch: if you download the slides, you have to […]
Sir Ken Robinson: Changing Education Paradigms [VIDEO]
Sir Ken Robinson continues to be a hero of ours for his ability to perfectly articulate how to imporve the educational system. In case you haven’t watched any of his pervious TED talks, check them out here and here. (via @NikiRudolph)
Engagement Based Leadership
Most student club advisors will tell you that club engagement goes through waves; some years are rockstars and others are duds. Almost every club starts the year with aspirations of rockstardom, but within a couple weeks, the excitement and motivation of the leadership team fades, and thus, the entire club activity withers. In pondering this […]
Redefining Student Engagement Through the Fogg Behavior Model (Part 1)
BJ Fogg created the Fogg Behavior Model (FBM) through his work at the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University. The FBM states… “Three elements must converge at the same moment for a behavior to occur: Motivation, Ability, and Trigger. When a behavior does not occur, at least one of those three elements is missing.” Fogg […]
Increased Engagement Through Bizarre College Clubs
Yesterday, USA Today reported on how student participation in co-curricular (outside the classroom) activities leads to higher GPAs and a more satisfied social life. “College experts say students who participate in extracurricular activities are more engaged in the college experience, and benefits can be seen both in and outside the classroom.” The article’s focus wasn’t about participation […]
Education Reform: The Polarizing Debate
The rebel valedictorian graduation speech generated 500 comments and over 160K views. Some people wrote one liners while others wrote dissertations that are bookmarked for a rainy day. What became distinctly clear was how polarizing the comments were. People either applauded Erica for her courage to stand up to a broken system… While others took […]
The New Mexico State Fight Song: The Long History Of Drinking & College
Aggies, Oh Aggies The hills send back the cry WWW.TIPPERARYGOLFCLUB.COM/STATS/ We’re here to do or die Aggies, Oh Aggies We’ll win this game or know the reason why And when we win this game We’ll buy a keg of booze And drink it to the Aggies Till we wobble in our shoes A-G-G-I-E-S! Aggies, Aggies, […]
The User Experience of a University Website [IMAGE]
Via XKDC – Hat Tip @BeccaFick
Sir Ken Robinson: Masterful Messenger for the Education Revolution [VIDEO]
Sir Ken Robinson is a valuable asset to the education revolution community. Not because he’s trumpeting new ideas, in fact many of his ideas have been around a long time, but it’s in the way he delivers the message. He makes the revolution real, human, personal, and funny. Here’s his latest TED Talk from February […]
An Online Student Union in 3 Steps [Slides]
Title: Unleash the Beast: How Web Pros Will Lead The Revolution While Riding a Unicorn on a Rainbow of UGC. Location: HighEdWeb Vassar College When: May 6-7 2010 Overview: In 3 steps, Kevin explains how high ed web departments can lead the way past the doom and gloom future of education to one filled with […]