4 Tips to Make Virtual Learning Fun for Students

By Chad Rei

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Virtual learning doesn’t have to be a headache—students can become engaged and absorb new information with a few key strategies.

How To Use Virtual Reality To Motivate College Students

By Nancy Howard

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VR and AR technologies have been around for a while now and are being used in many different industries. One of the spheres to adopt Virtual Reality is education – and for the right reasons. Both in theory and in practice, VR has proven its worth in improving learning experiences in a number of ways.

Particularly, VR can be used to motivate college students and encourage them to become more engaged and successful learners. Yet, not every educator is well-acquainted with this type of tech, so here’s how to use virtual reality in the classroom to increase motivation.

VR Expeditions 2.0 Helps Schools Recoup Investments in Lenovo Mirage Solo after Google Abandoned Daydream Platform

RobotLAB steps in after Google abandons popular virtual field trip application

RobotLAB Inc. (RobotLAB) the leading educational robotics company, is coming to the rescue of educators and students left stranded when Google abandoned the Daydream platform and discontinued the Expeditions app that allowed educators to take students on virtual field trips using Lenovo Mirage Solo virtual reality (VR) headsets.

Tech-Centric, But Not Remote: Teaching in the Classroom This Year

By Andrew Simmons

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Some of the tools and skills that teachers used and developed last year are invaluable in the in-person classroom.

5 Ways Robots Will Bring Your Classroom into The 21st Century

By Tra Vu, PhD, PE and Chief Operating Officer, OhmniLabs

Conventional classrooms can become stagnant--but robots can boost engagement, participation, and a sense of community. 

Comparison of Pepper's OS versions

 

Pepper Premium Version	Pepper Premium + NAV Version

RobotLAB offers two versions of Pepper the robot: Pepper Premium and Pepper Premium+Nav. Learn the differences between the two versions, and educate yourself on the best Pepper for your use case!

Tips for Increasing STEM Student Enrollment on Your Campus

By Maliha Safiullah

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Most schools rely on tuition fees and state support to run their business and pin their hope on getting a high number of enrollments all year round. In order to sustain fast-growing student enrollments, it is essential to retain previous pupils while inviting new students on board. Improved student enrollment strategies need a highly coordinated effort integrated with the latest digital approaches.

Here are seven highly regarded and helpful tips to boost STEM campus’s retention and enrollments:

Using Robotics to Prepare Students For Their Future

By MATTHEW LYNCH

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In today's technology-driven world, it’s important now more than ever to prepare students for the future. Teaching robotics to young students throughout their schooling can increase their ability to be creative and innovative thinkers and more productive members of society. 

Why STEM literacy is critical for our students

By John Wheeler

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Developing students’ STEM literacy provides students with the critical skills they will use later in life. 

3 Must-have Classroom Tech Innovations–and How to Fund Them

By Laura Ascione

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Classroom technology is an essential part of learning--here's how to find the tools and the funding to implement it in your school