What’s New in ConexED? August Product Releases August product releases were hyperfocused on creating smooth, uninterrupted user experiences. Having launched so many new features this year, we spent the month…

How to Adapt Academic Advising to a Virtual Environment Academic advisors adapt their approach based on the needs and strengths of individual students. In some cases, they may use multiple…

Higher Education Fall 2020 Readiness Survey Take the Survey & Share Your Insights ConexED is surveying higher ed staff and faculty about their readiness for fall 2020. We want to…

What’s New in ConexED? July Product Releases This month, we began launching new features, updates, and bug fixes every other Thursday. Our goal: to continue adding and improving all the…

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…

3 Ways Colleges Are Reimagining Virtual Student Services As U.S. colleges and universities explore their options for reopening in fall 2020, more than 65% are now planning for in-person instruction.…

The Necessity of Virtual Admissions In 2019, when prospective students applied for admission, no one had ever heard of COVID-19. Campus tours, overnight visits, and onsite orientations were a normal…

What Is Academic Advising Software? Academic advising software enables colleges and universities to facilitate and track interactions between students and their academic advisors or college counselors. Typical features include tools…

What’s the Best Video Conferencing for Higher Ed? As COVID-19 forces classes and student services online, many colleges and universities have turned to Zoom for virtual meetings. Used widely by…

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) Last month, the Online Counseling Network invited me…

Campus Preparedness and Coronavirus Colleges and universities worldwide are responding to COVID-19 (also known as novel coronavirus). Most campus preparedness plans include a strategy for moving classes and services to…

Connecting Students With Campus Services Cory Stokes has a big title for good reason. As Digital Learning Officer and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Utah, he…

A Brief History of Education Technology Companies in Utah If you’ve ever wondered why so many education technology companies got their start in Utah, the simple answer is proximity. Not…

Student Services for the Digital Age Which type of educational technology comes to mind when you hear the words “teaching and learning”? Like most faculty and staff, you probably think…

Are Online Learning, Virtual Learning, E-Learning, Distance Learning, and Blended Learning the Same? Learning online is a vast landscape. If asked, most of us would describe learning online in one…

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. In this post, we’ll…

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…

Five Tips For Promoting Faculty Wellness In Higher Ed I heard once that being a college professor is, objectively, the least stressful job available. Looking through multiple lists from career…

Four Tips for Participating in a Virtual Meeting Last week, I presented some best practices for facilitating a successful virtual meeting: checking your technology, creating a professional background, having resources…

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. Meeting in person is…

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…

Six Ways to Know You’re Following FERPA FERPA is a privacy law that protects student information and stipulates that education institutions must protect the confidentiality of student records. It also…

Fostering Long-Term Motivation Part 1: Academic Advisors, Early Enthusiasm, and Goal-Setting This blog is a series on postsecondary students’ long-term motivation during their degree programs and how student service departments…

Summer Loving | The Connection Between Student Onboarding and Support Services I am in the midst of training for my new role as a course instructor in a higher education…

Part 4: Language Learner Students Defining and Adapting to Changing Student Demographics This blog is the fourth in a four-part series about the current demographics of students in postsecondary settings…

Part 3: Low-Income Students This blog is the third in a four-part series about the current demographics of students in postsecondary settings and how to address their specific needs with…

Defining and Adapting to Changing Student Demographics This blog is the second in a four-part series about the current demographics of students in postsecondary settings and how to address their…

Part 1: Yesterday’s Nontraditional Students Are The New Normal This blog is the first in a four-part series about the current demographics of students in postsecondary settings and how to…

Holding Ourselves Accountable: The Value of Standards in Higher Education Last year, I attended a five-day professional development session in Los Angeles with the Standards Institute to learn best practices…