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It’s time to stop waiting for students to discover student services on campus and instead build wraparound virtual student services that proactively anticipate student needs and support the best student outcomes. By Audrey Dietz The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated higher education’s capacity for providing accessible services in reimagined ways, including using virtual platforms to foster a […]

The chat brought out a side of our students we’d never seen before, but it’s not enough to cultivate classroom environments rooted in equity and curiosity. By Audrey Dietz Is it okay to admit I used to dislike icebreakers? Two truths and a lie. Five nouns about me...

As evidence of the pandemic’s lasting impact on brain development, time perception, and mental health grows, higher ed institutions must support students with technology based on trauma-aware practices.  By Audrey Dietz At the start of the pandemic, time defined everyone’s day differently...

Open AI’s ChatGPT has sparked debates on its impact on the future of education as more educators explore its potential for a new engaged pedagogy in the classroom.  By Audrey Dietz Early December 2022 saw a new main character on Education Twitter: Open AI’s ChatGPT, a Large Language Model trained to help answer questions and […]

By Audrey Dietz We’re often asked, what makes InSpace different from Zoom, Class, Engageli, and all of the other conferencing or virtual classroom platforms available.  Many of the reasons are obvious upon entering an InSpace session: the ability to move, visually connected breakout rooms, customizable backgrounds, side-by-side collaboration tools...

By Audrey Dietz This week at InSpace, we’re reflecting on the metaphors of EdTech drawn forth by the pandemic and the ways they’ve shaped our framing of virtual education since its inception. Martin Weller, professor of educational technology, in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at the UK Open University, has a new book out […]

By Audrey Dietz The best advice I received in my first year teaching was this: when your classroom or lesson seemed to be spiraling out of control, stop. Pick your head up. Really look around. And try to discern: what is the students’ unmet need right now? My mentor explained, when your head is down […]

Eager readers of the InSpace blog may recall that in June 2022, we proudly released Automatic Closed Captioning in the InSpace Single Spaces and Conference settings. We’re thrilled to announce that our Auditorium space is also now fully accessible with Closed Captioning...

Video conferencing has become a staple in the world of remote work and online communication. With the rise of digital communication, platforms like Zoom have become increasingly popular. However, as education institutions look to the next normal and build sustainable ecosystems for learning and student support, purpose-built platforms become even more essential...

Virtual learning made a lot of promises to us, both as educators and as students. The world at your fingertips… share resources with a single click… easy access to more information than any point in human history!  But those of us who teach and learn online know that reality more often looks like this:  The […]

InSpace is excited to announce the latest enhancements to our video collaboration platform! We’re committed to continuously improving your video collaboration experience, and this month, we’re excited to deliver enhancements focused on closed captioning and chat...

InstructureCon 2022 is another event for the books. With over 11,000 registered attendees from across North America, this year’s event was filled with hours of learning, networking, and idea sharing. Here are a few of the highlights from this year’s event...