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The Effect of the Pandemic on Higher Education: Student POV
The outbreak of the coronavirus caused a major disruption to colleges and universities across the country and forced institutions to move from in-person classes to online or hybrid instruction. The COVID-19 pandemic also disrupted the lives of higher education students and affected their physical and mental well-being in profound ways....
Send Students Text Reminders and Announcements with Ease
Students spend a lot of time on their cell phones, which makes texting a great way to reach them. There are many applications for SMS (text messaging) in the academic environment. You may wish to send text reminders for in-person or virtual appointments, broadcast general announcements to your whole student...
Microsoft 365 Outlook Calendar 2-Way Sync with AccuCampus and Accudemia
We are delighted to announce support for a third-party utility that sync your Outlook 365 or Google Calendar appointments with your AccuCampus or Accudemia appointments. Not only will this seamlessly add your AccuCampus or Accudemia appointments to Outlook or Google Calendar, but it will also add your Outlook or Google...
The Plan to Safely Reopen Campuses After a Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has left higher-education leaders facing difficult decisions on when to reopen campuses and how to go about it. Although it may be easier for institutions to hold classes solely online, campuses and personal interactions are viewed as essential elements of learning and key parts of the college...
How to Optimize Student Engagement in a Virtual Learning Environment
There are many benefits of a virtual learning environment: they provide flexibility, adaptability, and accessibility. However, the lack of face-to-face interaction between students and instructors is often an issue. Instructors are left wondering if their students feel supported or engaged within this virtual setting. Fortunately, there are ways to maintain...
Podcast Episode: Using Data to Make Operational Decisions with Michael Osadchuk, Cal Baptist
We're highlighting and celebrating the stories of our higher education professionals whose passion is making a difference in the lives of their students. We’ve been impressed by our student services professionals and their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and today’s interview is no different. A couple of weeks...
Highlights of our Client Experience
The transition to the online world was a sudden one. To help in this transition, our Accudemia development team quickly designed, programmed, and released new features to coordinate and track online meetings between center’s staff and students. We wanted to know how well these new capabilities meet our client’s needs....
Virtual CE Tracking and Reporting
Offering continuing education credits is essential for many events. For several years, Engineerica has served the live meetings/events community in this vital task. We have perfected and automated the art of regulating, tracking, and reporting CEUs for the live event. We formulated a solution centered around providing valued attendees with...
Podcast Episode: Preparing Students for a Complex and Changing World with Lisa Costa, UTexas
With the recent pandemic of COVID-19, many colleges and universities have had to close their campuses and move to a totally online operation. Through this experience, we have been greatly impressed by our Student Success Heroes' resilience. We want to share their stories because we know educators continue to look...
How to Enrich a Student’s Virtual Learning Experience
As everyone continues to move to online education across the nation in response to the COVID–19 pandemic, student success has continued to be the highest priority for all academic leaders. Thankfully, technology has vastly improved to support this transition and will continue to improve as we find new ways to...