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A product mockup of the InSpace advising solution shows the interactive notes and communication tools overlaid against an image of a road, representing the path to college.
May 16, 2023

Pave the Road to Student Success with InSpace’s AI-Powered Advising Platform

Learners want to make meaningful connections with their advisors, peers, and professors, but whether on-campus or online, it’s not happening enough. The struggle is, by now, familiar. Craters, potholes, cracks, and gaps dapple the road to college...
A mock-up of the InSpace advising solution shows a student and an advisor interacting in the space. Arrows indicate the ways the advising solution supports each of them after the interaction is completed.
May 12, 2023

Redefining Academic Advising: A New Approach for Equitable Student Support

In the wake of recent surveys revealing inequitable access to academic advising, it’s time to prioritize a new student-centered approach that reaches every student enrolled at an institution. Spend enough time as an academic advisor and you’ll see a certain Kuh (2008) citation trotted out more than a few times in the lit: One in […]

Three people inside InSpace circles are waving and smiling. They are shown in front of a green and yellow gradient background and a dendrite graphic.
May 10, 2023

Boost Your Teaching Impact with InSpace: Neuroscience-Inspired Classroom Tools

Say goodbye to awkward audio and hello to context-based backgrounds and student autonomy Your classroom tools should increase the impact of your teaching–not be blockers to work around. It’s time to move past class sessions spent endlessly talking without collaborating and creating alongside your students...
A screen capture of the InScribe webinar shows some of the attendees at a networking event held afterwards on the InSpace platform. They are congregated casually in the hallway outside of the InSpace breakout rooms. A large caption states, "Bringing you hallway moments" above all of the attendee images.
April 28, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Engagement and the Intersection of Synchronous and Asynchronous Student Support in Higher Ed

Insights on using technology to support peer-to-peer engagement and create unified learner experiences in both synchronous and asynchronous contexts for non-traditional and online students On April 25, 2023, InSpace partner InScribe hosted a panel discussion on the student support ecosystem, focusing on peer-to-peer engagement and how to use technology to support it in synchronous and […]

Scaling Systems of Care in Higher Ed
April 22, 2023

Scaling Virtual Systems of Care: InSpace as the Alternative to Zoom for Higher Education Institutions

In higher education, the virtual landscape has become increasingly crucial for fostering student success and well-being. As higher ed institutions strive to create comprehensive systems of care in the digital realm, traditional video conferencing platforms like Zoom may fall short of meeting the unique needs of students on virtual campuses...
A snapshot of the ASU+GSV panelists mid-discussion. Panelists left to right include the moderator, Aejandro Caballero, Irina Denisenko, Agustin Alban, Narine Hall (identified as the CEO of InSpace by a star-eyed emoji over her shoulder), Leonardo Schlesinger, and Matthew Rascoff. In the background is a large purple ASU+GSV banner. The image is framed in a mock-up of a smartphone and overlaid against another ASU+GSV banner of broken purple chalk. The InSpace and ASU+GSV logos are shown below.
April 20, 2023

Digital Transformation in Education at ASU+GSV: How InSpace, AI, and Industry Partnerships Transform Learning

InSpace CEO Narine Hall on Humanizing Online Learning, Education Partnerships with Industry, and Embracing AI On April 17, Narine Hall, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of InSpace participated in a panel discussion at the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego. The conversation focused on digital transformation and the unprecedented challenges and opportunities facing modern higher education, […]

Annoucning our partnership! InSpace and Southern New Hampshire University logos are shown against a gradient of the InSpace and SNHU colors.
April 17, 2023

Good news, we’re making advising easier!

To the InSpace community: I’m so excited to share an amazing development at InSpace!  InSpace and Southern New Hampshire University are partnering to make higher ed more equitable, accessible, and human-centered. At InSpace, we do a lot of reimagining: reimagining education, technology, and the power of human connection in a virtual world...
A professor is shown with a host star. He is wearing a yellow blazer and is smiling while regarding his students. Three students are connected to him in a wireframe-style design shown against an InSpace-blue background. The InSpace logo is at the bottom left of the design.
April 10, 2023

Accessibility and InSpace: Frequently Asked Questions

What is InSpace’s commitment to accessibility? InSpace is fully committed to and passionate about delivering experiences that don’t simply meet accessibility standards and stop there. We’re not here to make a checklist of our accessibility compliance...
A mock up of an InSpace session depicts a facilitator using breakout rooms for discussion groups. There are 10 breakout rooms open. All the rooms are open and visible at the same time, and partners are in the rooms conversing. A slide is visible at the front of the shared space with instructions and an embedded timer. The title of the illustration is "How to Build a Better Breakout Room.
April 4, 2023

Facilitating Effective Online Discussions: How to Build a Better Breakout Room for Student Collaboration and Connection

Your classroom discussions aren’t as effective as you think. By Audrey Dietz ‘Let’s discuss’ can unintentionally exclude most voices in the room. On the surface, it’s simple: pose a question to the whole group for consideration...
March 20, 2023

Equitable Support for Higher Education Students in Online Settings: Tips and Strategies

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 […]

An InSpace session full of students is shown participating in a Find Your Circle ice breaker. Students are using the custom background to find small groups based on their interests. The instructor is shown to the side, facilitating, not as the center of attention or speaking. Students are speaking to each other using proximity audio.
February 27, 2023

Context-driven virtual icebreakers build community beyond the chatbox and create student-centered classrooms

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...
A black square with a muted microphone and switched-off camera is shown next to two smiling people inside of circles connected by wireframe-style lines and circles. The square is labeled "no context", while the smiling users are shown labeled as a full context experience of the classroom.
February 8, 2023

Connecting the new to the known: trauma-aware design meets brain-based tech

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...