The ConexED Blog

Students get $130 million in Basic Needs boost from California Community Colleges

As the nation’s largest higher education system launches its new academic year, its millions of students and their families should know that the state of California and its partners have got their backs with a new and stronger safety net.

Tracy Gorham

Bringing Equity to HigherEd Through New ConexED Campus Anywhere

ConexED, a fast-growing, ed-tech company specializing in student success solutions, announced their partnership with the modern workspace design startup ROOM to produce the first ever Campus Anywhere.

Tracy Gorham

How ConexED Helps Support College Food Pantries and CalFresh

Access to food pantries and CalFresh is essential for many California students and their families. Using ConexED, schools can manage CalFresh eligibility, food pantry pick-up schedules, and inventories all in one, easy-to-use platform.

Katie Bevilacqua

Product

ConexED Business Intelligence Dashboard

Because predictive data analytics technology has been around for nearly a decade, the technology is antiquated at best, and with Covid-19 creating uncertainty throughout the entirety of modern campus life, the demand for new technology is paramount for student support services.

Mitchell McCann

Software Engineer

Increasing Student Success through Social-Emotional Learning

Witnessing the value of social-emotional learning (SEL) over the course of the last decade, SEL has quickly become the topic of online education discussion groups, teaching manuals and scholastic articles the world over.

Tracy Gorham

The Continuing Case of College Dropouts and the Murky Middle Demographic

One of the most alarming trends in higher education is a growing concern among college administrators nationwide: increasing college dropout rates.

Tracy Gorham

7 Dos and Don’ts Student Success Tools for Post-Pandemic Teaching

A year after the worldwide spread of Covid-19, The Chronicle of Higher Education offers valuable insight on ways to improve the remote student experience.

Abbe Breiter

Ensuring Educational Equity for LGBTQ+ Students

Nearly 50 years have passed since Congress signed Title IX into law prohibiting sex discrimination in federally-funded education programs. While steps toward inclusivity have improved dramatically since, members of the LGBTQ+ community continue to face challenges in education.

Katie Bevilacqua

ConexED awarded Best Educational Service in Utah!

The Best of State Awards were created to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations, and businesses throughout the state of Utah. This year, ConexED was recognized as the Best Educational Service!

Tracy Gorham

Webinar

Inside Higher Ed Webinar Recap

Increasing student success and retention through connection for 3M U.S. students. Saving millions for 280 U.S. institutions.

Tracy Gorham

Education’s impact on the environment

A poll conducted by National Public Radio found that 86% of surveyed teachers felt climate change should be part of the contemporary student curriculum.

Katie Bevilacqua

The impact of case management on graduation

For K-12 and higher education, case management is now an integral part of a student’s experience.

Katie Bevilacqua

Special Programs & Services

Challenges of remote learning for students in special education

Established special education systems and language programs are mandatory on campuses nationwide, but the same level of support is not available online.

Abbe Breiter

How to Adapt Academic Advising to a Virtual Environment

Academic advisors adapt their approach based on the needs and strengths of individual students.

Abbe Breiter

How Barstow Community College is Combating Food Insecurity Without Hiring More Staff

First the headlines: Food insecurity is becoming an epidemic for students struggling to make a better life by attending college In this new post-Covid world.

Katie Bevilacqua

Four Fast Facts About California’s New Basic Needs Program

After nearly 3 years of pandemic fallout, the Golden State of California has created the Basic Needs program which has the potential to serve struggling students in the most relevant way possible.

Katie Bevilacqua

Food Insecurity Crisis Being Combatted with Solutions from Ed Tech

There’s officially a crisis of food insecurity plaguing college students, and it’s on the rise nationally, with some 3 out of 5 students going hungry and being pushed closer to the dropout edge.

Katie Bevilacqua

Students get $130 million in Basic Needs boost from California Community Colleges

Tracy Gorham

How ConexED Helps Support College Food Pantries and CalFresh

Katie Bevilacqua

Instructional Strategies for Successful Virtual Lessons

Last week, I presented some best practices for facilitating a successful virtual meeting: checking your technology, creating a professional background, having resources available, using engaging tools and structures, and determining next steps and making sure to follow through.

Abbe Breiter

How to Adapt Academic Advising to a Virtual Environment

Academic advisors adapt their approach based on the needs and strengths of individual students.

Abbe Breiter

10 Tips to Make Student Services More Visible, Flexible, & Accessible

A growing number of college students are working full time, caring for dependents, and taking classes online. And, in the era of COVID-19, they’re also dealing with anxiety about the future.

Katie Bevilacqua

Four More Instructional Strategies for Successful Virtual Lessons

In Part 1, we talked about four effective instructional strategies and ways to implement them in virtual settings.

Abbe Breiter

Five Tips for Hosting Effective Virtual Student Meetings

Virtual meetings provide a great opportunity to meet with students and diversify the circumstances in which to connect.

Abbe Breiter

WSU Tech Expands their Educational Equity Footprint by Purchasing Campus Anywhere Booths

Wichita State University – Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology has taken a big step towards addressing student equity on their campus.

Katie Bevilacqua

Bringing Equity to HigherEd Through New ConexED Campus Anywhere

Tracy Gorham

Ensuring Educational Equity for LGBTQ+ Students

Katie Bevilacqua

The Continuing Case of College Dropouts and the Murky Middle Demographic

One of the most alarming trends in higher education is a growing concern among college administrators nationwide: increasing college dropout rates.

Tracy Gorham

ConexED awarded Best Educational Service in Utah!

Tracy Gorham

Education’s impact on the environment

A poll conducted by National Public Radio found that 86% of surveyed teachers felt climate change should be part of the contemporary student curriculum.

Katie Bevilacqua

Are Online Learning, Virtual Learning, E-Learning, Distance Learning, and Blended Learning the Same?

Learning online is a vast landscape. Most of us would describe learning online in one specific way: learning on a computer.

Abbe Breiter

Five Reasons Why FERPA is Important

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, passed in 1974, is the guiding legislation for what educational bodies can and cannot do with student information.

Tracy Gorham

Special Programs & Services

Challenges of remote learning for students in special education

Established special education systems and language programs are mandatory on campuses nationwide, but the same level of support is not available online.

Abbe Breiter

Special Programs & Services

Online Counseling: Serving Students With Disabilities

By Dennis O. Cambara, M.A., DSPS/RISE Counselor/Instructor at the Chabot College Disabled Student Resource Center (DSRC)

Tracy Gorham

Redefining Student Success For Improved Student Outcomes

Traditional definitions of student success no longer capture the full picture of what it means to thrive academically and personally. Discover how ConexED is redefining student success through innovation and offering a fresh perspective that aligns with the needs and aspirations of higher education students today.

Robert Brown

Caring Through Connection: How Institutions Can Build Meaningful Relationships with Students

Building meaningful connections with students is crucial for their success. However, establishing and nurturing these relationships has become increasingly challenging for institutions. Discover how ConexED is enabling institutions to connect with students on a deeper level.

Robert Brown

Putting Students First: Prioritizing Student Needs With Innovative Solutions

To truly address student needs, we must first recognize the challenges they commonly face. While every student is unique, three recurring needs emerge across higher education:

Robert Brown

The Importance of Human-Centered Technology in Higher Education

As technology continues to play a crucial role in higher education, it is imperative for college leaders to prioritize technology solutions that are centered around students and the human connection. Learn how ConexED's solutions are enhancing the human connection in education technology.

Robert Brown

Increasing Student Success through Social-Emotional Learning

Tracy Gorham

7 Dos and Don’ts Student Success Tools for Post-Pandemic Teaching

A year after the worldwide spread of Covid-19, The Chronicle of Higher Education offers valuable insight on ways to improve the remote student experience.

Abbe Breiter

The impact of case management on graduation

For K-12 and higher education, case management is now an integral part of a student’s experience.

Katie Bevilacqua