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Team Spotlight: Get to Know Missy and Dylan

Campus Groups

Now that we have joined forces with Ready Education –the leading mobile-first student engagement platform in higher education–she serves as Contract Manager. Missy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Memphis. MISSY: Higher Education has always been part of my life.

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Don't buy in to the myth: college is the real world (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

One of my greatest pet peeves—as an educator, academic and human being—is the myth that life on a college campus is not “the real world.” ” And yet, this myth lies at the center of all the challenges facing colleges and universities today. I also understand that change takes time. And context matters.

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Can Video Games Provide Meaningful Learning Experiences?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

They are educators that convey lessons that generations of game players have internalized. Today, many board games purport to be educational: introducing children to rules and competition and the importance of luck and chance and tactical maneuvering. ” Games, in other words, aren’t innocent diversions.