Higher Education Digital Marketing — News Roundup
Ideas & Insights for July 11, 2017
Source: How Google Took Over the Classroom. Via VentureBeat.The latest roundup of articles and tools that our team hopes will be of value in your work as higher ed professionals:
Strategy
- Apple and community colleges partner together for the future of apps. Via Axios.
- How Google took over the classroom. Via NYTimes.
- Machine learning has the potential to both transform the nature of teaching and learning. Via EdTechMagazine.
- Chief Marketing Officers live between the worlds of Enrollment and Advancement. Good article on How Marketing and Institutional Advancement Should Work Together. Via InsideHigherEd.
- Dispelling Myths about the Online College Student — is local campus important? Are they older? Financial incentives impactful? Via EdTechMagazine.
Accessibility
- UK Govt. puts out clever series of posters on designing for accessibility.
- First Federal Trial on Website Accessibility: Winn-Dixie Violates ADA. How will this case impact future litigation around web accessibility?
Technology
- Instagram implements an AI system to fight mean and harassing comments.
- Heat Maps - extremely powerful, but largely misused. Demystifying website heat maps: a complete guide for enterprise buyers. Via EyeQuant.
- Recreate your computer working environment in two clicks — very convenient for developers working on multiple projects!
- Has your school made the switch to HTTPS? An in-depth guide on how to implement it. Via Smashing Magazine.
- Google Lens — learn how new AI technology brings smarts directly to your phone’s camera, and many other applications, such as naming a flower you’re about to photograph.
For fun
- Discover forgotten trends in web design by visiting the Web Design Museum. eBay's 2002 stood out for us.
- Automate your workflow with authentic content for all your designs.
- Great method of building programmatic shapes/patterns.
Missed Last Roundup?
- Read the latest on public perception of higher ed from NewAmerica, what is headless AI, the coming CSS grid, how AR is being used to ensure prospective customers, and more.
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