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Dynamics of Supporting Sakai Through Local and Global Collaboration
"This ECAR research bulletin discusses the adjustments that the Indiana University information technology organization made, and continues to make, in order to support membership in Sakai."
LMS or SNS?
"To survive, LMS vendors will need to transform their offerings on the social network model of Facebook. ELGG is an excellent alternative to an LMS, but most organizations are not yet willing to accept a network-centric tool as an alternative to Moodle."
LMS 3.0
"Proprietary course management systems are heading for a brick wall. The combination of economic pressures combined with saturated markets and the maturing stage of the life cycle of these once innovative platforms means that 2009 may well be the year of change or a year of serious planning for change. "
Case Western Reserve U. Debuts Private Version of Second Life
Case Western is the higher-education test site as Linden Lab, the company that runs Second Life, develops the so-called Nebraska version of the virtual world.
Should Colleges Continue to Host Email for Their Students?
According to a recent report (PDF), 20% of American colleges already outsource their email systems to commercial providers, and more plan to do so in the future.
Prioritizing Technology-Rich Classroom Space: Strategies for Success
IT leaders on campus must help faculty identify spaces where the technology implementations for teaching and learning would benefit the institution, and we've developed independent but similar avenues that have proven successful. Participants in this session will thoughtfully consider and develop recommendations for success on their home campus.
Tweet to compete
According to a Network World survey of 583 IT execs, 84% said they visit social networking sites on a regular basis, up from 68% last year. In fact, half of our respondents said they visit a social networking site at least several times a week.
Clash of the generations: IT vets and fresh talent scramble for the same jobs
Throughout busy job fairs, crowded boardrooms and hectic IT departments across the U.S., a battle royal is brewing between aging baby boomers and fresh-faced millennials -- two distinct generations with differing work styles, conflicting cultures and disparate skill sets.
Major Computer Breach At University Of Florida
University of Florida officials say an intruder has gained access to a computer system that contained personal information for more than 97,000 people.
ePortfolio's Democratizing Potential May Be Quashed by IT Dark Side
Institutions need assessment management using portfolio data but students need personal portfolios to learn. Within one technology, portfolios, IT must show both the liberating and controlling faces.
Quote O’ the Day from the 2009 Horizon Report
Information technologies are having a significant impact on how people work, play, gain information, and collaborate. Increasingly, those who use technology in ways that expand their global connections are more likely to advance, while those who do not will find themselves on the sidelines. With the growing availability of tools to connect learners and scholars all over the world — online collaborative workspaces, social networking tools, mobiles, voice-over-IP, and more — teaching and scholarship are transcending traditional borders more and more all the time. (Emphasis mine.)
A Place in the Cloud - Outsourcing
Google's investment is part of a broad movement toward "cloud computing," a literally hazy term for a concept that takes outsourcing, software as a service, and similar rent-don't-own trends to their logical conclusion. Think of it as a ubiquitous Wi-Fi hotspot that can satisfy all of a company's computing needs, from software applications to data to communications and collaboration. No more data centers; everything you need is "out there" in the cloud, accessible for a fee. Or fees.
TeamDynamix, The Leader in Web-Based Project and Portfolio Management Software (PPM)
TeamDynamix provides the only project and portfolio management solutions specifically tailored to accommodate the needs of Higher Education. With a simple yet powerful interface, TeamDynamix solutions enable colleges and universities to prioritize efforts, adapt to change, manage resources and meet commitments on time and on budget.
Top 10 Trends in IT for 2009
In 2009, these technologies can provide companies with a competitive advantage in what is expected to be a very tough year on the bottom lines of IT budgets, IT management and IT vendors. However, even in an economic downturn those companies that invest, develop and capitalize on technologies that save money while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business have an opportunity to grab significant market and mind share with new and existing customers.
Students, professors still adjusting to Sakai
"If Sakai were a student, it would get a C," Fallik said. "It has a lot of potential, but it is not quite living up to it yet. I think that once we kind of figure things out, Sakai will be fantastic."
Report: Millennials Will Route Around IT Departments
One of the most interesting results of this study is that this difference between expectations and reality has led over a quarter of the employees surveyed by Accenture to use technology that is unsupported and unsanctioned by their corporate IT departments. Almost half of all Millennials who use social networks, blogs, vlogs, or Twitter do so without support from their IT departments (and often against the IT policies of their companies). Millennials also see no problem with using unsupported mobile phones or instant messaging services at work.
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Campus IT Budgets Down, Open Source Looking Up
Nearly half of public universities and public four-year colleges in the United States reported central IT budget cuts in fall 2008, according to new research released Wednesday by The Campus Computing Project. That's up significantly over last year. At the same time, open source software is looking more appealing to campuses, with about a fourth reporting a "high likelihood" that they will migrate to an open source LMS within the next five years.
Hazards and Hurricanes: Hallmarks of IT Readiness, Response, and Recovery
This ECAR research bulletin provides five hallmarks for IT readiness, response, and recovery in the face of a devastating natural disaster. It is based on an ECAR interview with the deputy CIO of Louisiana State University conducted 10 days after Hurricane Gustav shut down the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 1, 2008. It illustrates the fortitude of an institution that has built a campus environment based on a culture of safety, security, and trust—especially in times of crisis. The bulletin also illustrates the power of planning, openness, communication, teamwork, training, attention to detail, focus, practice, and leadership.
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