campus and community connection

On and Off Campus: How Universities Strengthen Local Community Ties

Colleges and universities play an important role in shaping the future through educating students and preparing them for the workforce. But that influence doesn’t need to stop at the classroom. At a time when public trust in higher education is shifting, meaningful community engagement gives institutions a chance to demonstrate their value. A 2023 Gallup…

Constructivist Learning: Building the Skills for Success

Constructivist Learning: Building the Skills for Success

In the world of education, the theory of constructivism follows a simple axiom: knowledge is not passively absorbed—it is constructed, piece by piece, from previously gained knowledge. This means students and learners cannot be passive in their own education; they must be active participants. Principles of Constructivism To better understand constructivism, there are four essential…

X’s Shift: Implications for Higher Education and Digital Learning

X’s Shift: Implications for Higher Education and Digital Learning

For over a decade, Twitter, now X, served as the primary social media platform for academia. Its real-time nature, wide reach, and ability to foster professional networks made it a valuable space for academic discourse, data collection, and research. However, Twitter’s transformation into X and its recent policy changes—including paywalled application programming interface (API) restrictions, algorithmic changes,…

Three Success Tips for Non-traditional Students

Three Success Tips for Non-traditional Students

Are you a non-traditional student? College can be challenging enough before non-traditional student characteristics such as a long commute, familial status, full-time employment, and late college enrollment come into play. This being the case, at MyEducator we affirm that non-traditional students can achieve success. If you are struggling to meet the demands of post-secondary education,…