Howard Dvorsky

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue service for its Skype telecommunications and video calling services on May 5, 2025.

College campuses are facing a growing crisis of student connection and completion, with nearly 1 in 4 first-year students dropping out. Many struggle with self-doubt and anxiety, compounded by insufficient support at home. The post Tech to the rescue: Turning the tide on first-year dropout rates appeared first on eCampus News.

San Francisco is seen as a global tech capital, yet even here, high school students are shockingly ill-equipped to survive in the modern digital age. The school where I teach science is nestled in the historic Mission District of San Francisco, mere miles from the sprawling campuses of X, Meta and Google. During the pandemic, our district embodied this tech-forward identity by providing Chromebook...[Read More]

Academic integrity solution provider Turnitin has launched Turnitin Clarity, a paid add-on for Turnitin Feedback Studio that provides a composition workspace for students with educator-guided AI assistance, AI-generated writing feedback, visibility into integrity insights, and more.

Near the beginning of every semester, Sarah Z. Johnson has her students make her a promise: If they think about dropping the class, they will meet with her first. While many of the students roll their eyes, “it may save at least one student a year,” says Johnson, who is a writing instructor and head of the writing center at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin. In recent years, Johnson, alo...[Read More]

The Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) launched the Know Your Play campaign in partnership with EPIC Global Solutions, Kindbridge Behavioral Health, and the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC). … Read more The post Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) Launches National Campaign appeared first on eCampus News.

Not only is technology transforming every aspect of our lives and redefining the workforce, but as industries evolve, professionals everywhere are grappling with the urgent need to keep their skills relevant. The post How universities can accelerate career mobility to meet local labor market demands appeared first on eCampus News.

I am so old that when I was an undergraduate student I used to visit the library to rifle through card catalogs before heading to the stacks to doggedly search for books and journals that I dragged back to a desk where I would read them then hand write notes on index cards.  Yes, there are many words in that opening paragraph that current students will have to ask ChatGPT or Claude to explain. I d...[Read More]

ReDesign, a provider of support and resources for competency-based education, has updated its Future9 Competency Framework to reflect the essential skills K-12 students need today to thrive in their education and workforce journeys.

A growing number of teenagers know someone who has been the target of AI-generated pornographic images or videos.

The impact of technological advancements and innovation is rarely a rising tide that lifts all boats. Instead, it can be a current that pulls some far ahead, leaving others behind.  The post HBCUs and the potential for disruptive AI innovation appeared first on eCampus News.

Nita Creekmore is coauthor of Every Connection Matters: How to Build, Maintain, and Restore Relationships Inside the Classroom and Out. A longtime instructional coach, presenter and education consultant, Creekmore has returned to the classroom as a fifth-grade teacher. In this interview with Educational Leadership magazine, Creekmore discussed how she approaches each day with joy and purpose. This...[Read More]