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Leveraging IT for Student Recruitment

CIO Michael Statmore explains how Post University ramped up its prospective student system with a little help from his eight-member central IT team and a cloud-based customer relationship management system.SOURCE: Campus TechnologyRead the Full Article

Oodles and Oodles of Moodle

It seems that students have stopped hating Moodle.After almost a full semester of everybody using Moodle instead of Blackboard, students have adapted to the new portal.Senior Allison Poulin who had used Blackboard for three years, took an online class using Moodle during the summer and said that it took her some time to get used […]

Polycom Provides Broadest Range of UC Solutions Interoperable with Microsoft® Lync™, including Polycom® HD Video and Voice™ Solutions

From Polycom® CX7000 – the first room video collaboration solution custom-built for full integration with Microsoft Lync – to multi-purpose phones, expanded integration and interoperability with Lync helps create seamless UC experiences for employees, partners, and customersSOURCE: PolycomRead the Press Release

Students as learning designers: Using social media to scaffold the experience

The ‘students as learning designers’ approach challenges transmission models of peda- gogy and requires teachers to relinquish some control to their students so that they might have the space to experiment and discover how to learn. This paper outlines the findings of two studies that allowed students to explore new ways of learning, where they […]

International M-Enabling Summit and Showcase

Washington, DC — On December 5 and 6, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communications Technology (G3itc) will be co-hosting the International M-Enabling Summit and Showcase. This event is designed to explore ways to promote and implement accessible mobile communications and services for senior citizens and persons with […]

UT System Partners with MyEdu to Boost Student Success

AUSTIN – The University of Texas System today announced a partnership with MyEdu, the nation’s leading student academic platform for completing college, to help students across UT System institutions raise graduation rates and support career readiness goals.SOURCE: University of Texas SystemRead the Press Rlease

Alliance for Distance Education in California @ CUE: eLearning Summit

ADEC @ CUE March 15, 2012 Palm Springs Convention Center eLearning Summit 9:30am – 6:30pmVisit the Conference Site

Princeton’s new computing research center builds research capacity

After several years of planning and more than a year of construction, Princeton University’s High-Performance Computing Research Center opened its doors this week. The facility gives researchers on campus new capacity to tackle some of the world’s most complex scientific challenges.SOURCE: Princeton UniversityRead the Press Release

What’s next for distance learning in Delaware?

A generation ago, “distance learning” in Delaware referred to boys from Salesianum School and girls from Ursuline Academy and Padua Academy shuttling across Wilmington for first-period classes that weren’t offered in their own school.Today, the concept is a bit more sophisticated and, in Delaware’s public schools, just getting off the ground.SOURCE: delawarefirst.orgRead the Full Article

Historically Black University Looks Online to Raise Enrollment

The Southern University system is increasing its online course offerings through a partnership with a for-profit provider of online degree programs for historically black colleges and universities.SOURCE: Wired CampusRead the Full Article