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As part of revitalizing itself as a Silicon Valley business school, Menlo College tackled its unsatisfactory campus technology support and infrastructure by hiring a new CIO. To address multiple technology issues affecting students, faculty, and staff as quickly as possible, the IT department mixed in-house staffing, outsourcing, and cloud sourcing. In less than two years, […]
Creative Commons, educational publishers have teamed up to make search results more relevant for students and teachersSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
A new system lets you transfer open applications between a computer and a cellphone simply by pointing the phone’s camera at the computer’s screen.SOURCE: MITRead the Full Article
After trying out the Apple iPad for a short period–about three weeks–three out of four college freshmen said they’d be willing to purchase an Apple iPad personally if at least half of the textbooks they used during their college career were available digitally, according to the results of a classroom poll at Abilene Christian University. […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Kuali Foundation announced the launch of Kuali Mobility Enterprise as a next generation set of tools to connect mobile devices to a variety of campus systems. “Students, faculty, and staff expect to be able to use their smartphones and tablets to get information and do their work,” said Brad Wheeler, Kuali […]
Accessibility for all students is a key concern in IT in higher education, one tied to the core mission of education and underscored by recent federal activity reinforcing the need for compliance in all aspects of technology implementations. Yet institutions are scratching their collective heads over how to make digital information accessible to students with […]
DOVER, Del., and REDMOND, Wash. — June 7, 2011 — The Delaware Department of Education today announced it is working with Microsoft Corp. to bring Microsoft Live@edu, an innovative suite of online communication and collaboration tools, to students, faculty and staff in district and charter schools throughout the state. SOURCE: MicrosoftRead the Full Article
EVP of Products Brings Wealth of Experience to Company with Focus on Rapid Product AdvancementSOURCE: SumTotalRead the Full Article
Desire2Learn Incorporated (“Desire2Learn”), a leading provider of enterprise teaching and learning platforms, today announced the latest release of Desire2Learn® Capture 7.0, designed to offer an enhanced webcasting experience with a host of new and improved features.SOURCE: Desire2Learn®Read the Full Press Release
ARMONK, N.Y. – 02 Jun 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new cloud services to deliver advanced software, computer lab resources and services to students and researchers at schools, colleges and universities, without the need for advanced IT expertise at those locations. SOURCE: IBMRead the Full Article
