Creating a Journey [BLENDER EVENT]
Car-Class-Car students are a known thing on commuter college campuses. Meaning, they go from their car, to their class, and back to their car again. In terms of outside-the-classroom engagement, this group tends to be the hardest to connect with. Watching the video below gave me the idea of what if you turned the CCC […]
Yesterday in #StudentAffairs (08/03/11)
Blogs: Stressed? Know the facts and you might be a little less stressed. (via Chris Conzen) DYK going to college in which you are overqualified might hurt you? A new program attempts to fix that. (via Joe Earley) The history of Supreme Court rulings and Student Organizations. (via NASPA Bookstore) The long road of equality with […]
New Feature: Introducing Group #hashtags
http://vimeo.com/19664429** Attention group leaders: we’ve introduced group #hashtags in the Red Rover Directory. This means that new members can join your group anytime, anywhere, just by sending a text message with your group’s hashtag to your Directory’s dedicated phone number.
Newsletter: January 2011
Our goal is to support your efforts in increasing student engagement on your campus, and with the launch of new features in the Red Rover platform and the ongoing growth of our community across the country, we’ve hit the ground running in 2011. Here’s a snapshot of this month’s latest and greatest news and updates.
Newsletter: November 2010
As the month of November wound down to a close, we found ourselves reflecting on the things for which we are thankful. In a world of increasing digital noise, we are most grateful for the meaningful relationships and serendipitous discoveries that new technologies can bring. Stay tuned—in the next few months, we’ll be […]
New Feature: Customizing the Homepage Image and Banner
Every community is unique, with its own history and culture, and in higher education, that collective identity is expressed visually with school colors, logos, and mascots—all of the elements that find their way into the institution’s website. We want to support you in developing the individual communities that make your institution extraordinary, so we’ve added […]
New Feature: Customizable Primary Filters [VIDEO]
When users sign up for the Red Rover Directory, we ask them a few basic questions. We call them the primary filters, and they can be customized to suit the needs of each institution. Like the lint trap in a clothes dryer, or a colander filled with perfect al dente pasta, the Directory’s primary filters […]
Ken Robinson: School Kills Creativity [VIDEO]
Sir Ken Robinson is an influential advocate for the importance of creativity in education. He makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for overhauling our education system. [Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA]