College Computing Capers: Learn the Ropes, Keep Info Safe

College students using a lab computer. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.

You’ve gotten your obligatory set of pots and pans, hand-me-down furniture from your uncle Pete, and that one last oil change before you hit the road. It’s time to head off to school (or pack your kids up to move out). Melancholy tears mix with excitement as the realization that you’re about to enter the “real world” hits.

The real world, in all its mysterious splendor, can offer as much reward as it does annoyance. In the digital era there’s even more to learn and be concerned about as you embark on your journey. Everything from buying the right tablet to keeping your work and information safe is a factor. When it comes to preparing yourself for the best possible experience, make sure you factor in the most savvy tech practices. Continue Reading

The Disappearing Act Supervisor: How to Get on Your Supervisor’s Radar

Interns, although it may be a challenge to communicate with your supervisor, there are ways to get his or her attention.  The following post shares ideas on how to contact your boss.

If it’s the first few weeks of your internship, it doesn’t help if you are confused as to where your supervisor is. You’re confused enough figuring out where the bathroom is! Everytime you go in for your scheduled hours, it just seems as if they’re not in their office! Unburdened with tasks seems nice until you get bored

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The Disappearing Act Supervisor: How to Get on Your Supervisor’s Radar

The United States vs. China: Are Technology Needs Being Met?

One on one, see how the United States and China feel about their students technology needs being met in the following infographic. Continue Reading

Most Americans Depend on Libraries

How often do you visit your local library?  It turns out that most Americans use the resources that libraries have to offer.  In the following infographic, learn more about this usage and how libraries are adapting to today’s world of social media. Continue Reading

Employees Rank Effectiveness of Employee Training Programs

Where do industries rank on the effectiveness of their employee training programs?  Learn more in the following post.

Earlier this year, ON24 announced the findings of its 2013 Employee Training Survey of over 500 American workers, aged 18 and older, conducted online by uSamp.  The survey, which was aimed at revealing how employees regard on-the-job training, found that fully 100% of the respondents say that employee training is important – but that not all industries train their staffs successfully. Continue Reading

Important education technologies you should know about in 2013

Children on the computer with their teacher. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.

Technology adoption in the classroom is becoming a common trend even as 2013 comes to a fast start.  Software, gadgets, and online education technologies are fast becoming popular among educators and learners.  Even though most of these technologies are operational in other fields, we can rely on the most important ones in the way in the classroom. This article gives you some of the up-coming technology tools for the classroom scenario in 2013, moving forward. Continue Reading

Telecommuting Benefits Environment, Worker Productivity, Job Satisfaction, and Profits

John Challenger of Challenger, Gray & Christmas

With a new report detailing the growing cost of daily commuting to and from work, one workplace authority wonders if it is time for the nation’s employers to make a serious commitment to expanding the use of telecommuting strategies.

“Right now, a very small fraction of the nation’s workers who could viably work from home on a regular basis are actually doing so.  By not expanding the use of telecommuting, employers are negatively impacting the environment, worker productivity, job satisfaction and, most importantly, their bottom lines.  And, it is not a lack of technology or other resources that is holding back this expansion.  It is simply a lack of vision, a shortage of trust and an irrational adherence to antiquated notions of how and where work should be done,” said John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Continue Reading

The Influence of Technology in College Education

These days, many college students are attached to their mobile devices, whether socially or academically.  When it comes to success in the classroom, these students highly depend on technology, as shown in the following infographic. Continue Reading

Driving Productivity in Postsecondary Education Through Innovation

The following post summarizes a meeting of multiple groups discussing the need to include innovation in higher education.

Driving Productivity in Postsecondary Education Through Innovation

E-mail marketing and landing pages for college student recruitment

One way colleges and universities may be able to improve their student recruitment process is by better understanding e-mail marketing and landing pages.  Learn more about these topics in the following post.

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E-mail marketing and landing pages for college student recruitment