See All Resources
Every Learner Everywhere

Emerging SMART Technologies

Created By:
Every Learner Everywhere June 2021
Emerging SMART technologies cover
Topic: Digital Learning & Courseware Student and Faculty Experience
Role: Faculty
Institution: 2-Year Institutions 4-Year Institutions

For the Enhancement of Digital and Distance Teaching and Learning

Gartner (2014) defines the Internet of Everything (IoE) as the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate and sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment. The rise of these connected ‘smart’ technologies provides new opportunities for transforming teaching and learning, as well as real-time, on-demand data, for evoking immediate changes. This presentation will address the possibilities and challenges of IoE SMART Technologies (EduGadgets) as data-driven tools for improving academic and social performance and a showcase of technology highlighting the latest innovations in emerging technologies of wearables, mobile devices, health and fitness aids, STEM, mixed realities (VR/AR/Gamification/Holograms) across the educational disciplines and K-16 spectrum. Learn about the development and impact of the Internet of Everything (IoE) Smart EduGadget of mobile devices, smartphones, wearables, and virtual – augmented reality. Share in the exploration of the educational possibilities and challenges for distance learners.

Speaker: Robbie Melton, Associate Vice President, SMART Global Technology Innovation Center and Dean, Graduate School, Tennessee State University

This webinar is the second of four in the virtual faculty workshop: Educational Equity through Digital Learning.

Recommended citation:

Melton, R. (2021, July 27) Emerging SMART Technologies for the Enhancement of Digital and Distance Teaching and Learning [Webinar] Educational Equity Through Digital Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC61nCKPVhk&list=PLc9-1gBe1Xr85-bIjyeTuzZYhDAS3ZVaA&index=4

Other Related Resources

Pillar Resource

The Impact of Digital Learning on Minoritized and Poverty-Affected College Students

Female faculty member in classroom on the cover page for The Impact of Digital Learning on Minoritized and Poverty-Affected Students

August 2024

In this new resource, 12 instructors from a variety of two-year and four-year institutions share their experiences adopting digital learning tools to promote equity and improve learning outcomes for historically marginalized and under-resourced students. Their narratives highlight successes as well as bumps in the road as they implemented digital learning tools into their teaching.

More
Pillar Resource

2023 Annual Impact Report

Annual Impact Report Cover with female student on campus holding laptop.

February 2024

In this report, you can read about the network’s impact in the areas of services, thought leadership, and student engagement. In addition, we recap our 2023 network convening, introduce our new Equity First Organization partners, feature some of our student interns, and give readers a preview of what’s ahead for the network in 2024.

More
Pillar Resource

Planning for Academic Continuity

Students walking on campus with Academic Continuity Plan.

August 2023

This guide presents results from an analysis of 100 academic continuity plans at U.S. colleges and universities. The results form the basis for recommended academic continuity plan best practices, tools, and templates academic leaders can use to maintain a plan that can be used in both short-term and long-term circumstances.

More
See All Resources