Higher Education
Aspiring Educator Runner Up, Asaad Fulton
When we first talked about offering a scholarship to a student enrolled in an education program, we had no idea it would be so difficult to narrow it down to just one recipient. In fact, a whole week after the deadline, we were barely...
Meet Our First Aspiring Educator, a Doctoral Candidate at UMass Amherst
Hear from our 2017 Aspiring Educator, Kimberly Pfeifer, a first-year Doctoral candidate at UMass Amherst College of Education, where she’s studying Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies.
The College Transcript of the Future
The academic transcript could be so much more than just a superficial overview of educational milestones.
Creating a Welcoming Space for Immigrant and Refugee Students
Here at Motivis Learning, we talk a lot about how important it is for students to feel like they belong in the classroom. Given the current political climate, we also recognize that many immigrant and refugee students feel like they don’t...
From the Field: The Value of Community at College Unbound
Passion. Growth. No Bull. At College Unbound, students and educators are reinventing higher education. Much of the student population are underrepresented, returning adult learners who balance home, school and life. The...
Beginners Guide to Gamification in Education
There are many ways to motivate people. The Fogg Behavior Model, for example, can be used in the classroom to increase motivation in students, and therefore, improve engagement.
Another model of motivation can be seen in…
How One Coding Bootcamp is a Launchpad for Success
For many of us, true learning only happens when we dig our hands in and learn a new skill. And when we’re given the chance to learn something new in a way that’s exciting and meaningful, we’re more likely to...
There’s No Such Thing as a “Break” in Higher Ed
Ah, winter break is here. And that sound you hear? That’s the sound of millions of college students snapping their books shut as soon as their last final ends. But…
It’s More Than An Internship: How Northeastern’s Co-op Leads to Career Success
Every spring, thousands of mortar-board-clad students gather inside Boston’s TD Garden to receive their undergraduate degree from Northeastern University. Among them, 90% have at least 6 months of professional work experience under their belts...
4 Inbound Marketing Tactics You Can Use in the Classroom
Every year, the inbound marketing experts at Hubspot host the INBOUND conference, where more than 10,000 marketers meet to join in education, inspiration, and networking ideals that evolve businesses and knowledge. This year was no...
From the Field: Leading a Successful Implementation of CBE
This is the sixth installment in our From the Field series, featuring interviews with expert practitioners of competency-based education. Today, Rose Colby, Author and CBE...
How to Get Your Students to the Polls
This has been, undeniably, a very tough, very long election. Without a doubt, this is one of the most important times to get involved at the national and local levels, and while we’re not here to tell you what to do or how to vote we just want...