A Catalyst for Impactful Innovation

Established in 2010, C21U is Georgia Tech’s living laboratory for fundamental change in education. Serving as a research arm of the Office of the Provost, C21U’s team of technologists and researchers support Georgia Tech’s mission of innovation by pushing the boundaries of what is already done in higher education in order to bring the most impactful resources and technologies to learners.

We serve as a nexus of collaboration and communication, and a catalyst for innovation, bringing together a broad array of internal and external partners across a wide variety of disciplines. Through a sustained and systemic program of research, experimentation, design, prototyping, and implementation, C21U serves the Institute in thought leadership, educational technology design, community building, and support of Georgia Tech stakeholders of all ages.

The needs of today's learners are ever-changing and expanding. As we navigate the fundamentally altered educational landscape of 2022, C21U is committed to supporting Georgia Tech in leading and defining this new future.

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Public Policy Researchers Win Awards for Paper Revealing Need for Strengthened Ethics Education for Computing Students

A team of researchers composed of members from Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy, College of Computing, and the Center for 21st Century Universities took home multiple awards from the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) 2022 Annual Conference and Exposition for their paper.

Developing an Open Source Wallet for Digital Credentials

Many organizations in the U.S. and worldwide are experimenting with digital credentials that provide equitable, verifiable records of the many forms of academic credentials available to learners — diplomas, professional certifications, and any of an increasing variety of microcredentials.

Open Call for Artist Submissions to GT-Microsoft Accessibility Research Seed Grant Exhibit: Extension of Self, Aug. 8, 2022

Exhibit curator Birney Robert (College of Computing) has issued a call for artists and researchers working at the intersection of science and technology and addressing topics surrounding accessibility. Accepted work will be displayed in an exhibit titled, Extension of Self: what it means to be human in a digital world.

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C21U Research Presents at 2022 IMBES Conference

Jeonghyun Lee - Director of Research in Education Innovation, Meryem Yilmaz Soylu - Research Scientist

The C21U research team presented ongoing work, Relating Neural Mechanisms for Learning to Instructional Events in Online Learning Environments, at the 2022 International Mind, Brain and Education Society (IMBES) Conference, in Montreal, Canada on July 21st - 23rd, 2022.

The Civic Role of Universities in a Changing Educational Landscape - June 2

Brittany Aiello - Communications Program Manager

Georgia Tech's Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) invites you to attend a half-day event, "The Civic Role of Universities in a Changing Educational Landscape." This event will take place on June 2, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will feature Ángel Cabrera (President, Georgia Institute of Technology), M. Brian Blake (President, Georgia State University), Gregory Fenves (President, Emory University), and Steven McLaughlin (Provost, Georgia Institute of Technology).

Updated Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Tool Available in Canvas for Spring 2022

Jeonghyun Lee, Assistant Director of Research in Education Innovation

Since the release of the original KPI tool, new features have been deployed to Georgia Tech’s instance of Canvas. C21U is excited to continue to provide this updated tool to faculty at Georgia Tech for the upcoming Spring 2022 semester. We are very excited.

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