5 considerations to realize the full potential of campus IT
I’m a traveling man so I have the luxury of hearing views from institutions across North America on technology in education. Soon I’ll be attending two higher education…
Campuses go online for active shooter training
In the wake of the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College—and additional slayings on campuses in Texas and Arizona in the days after—university administrators are struggling to square…
3 ways technology is democratizing video for course learning
In the last generation, mass media has truly become “mass”. It used to be that information—whether in schools, in the media, or in the professional sphere—was disseminated top-down.…
3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning
High failure rates. Low retention. Disengaged students. These problems exist at many universities, but more and more institutions and instructors, like us, are leveraging online learning to turn…
Surfing the next Wave in campus Wi-Fi
Look around your campus and you can see why the demand for wireless is exploding: almost every student, faculty and staff member carries multiple wireless devices and use…
Managing IT chaos starts with a library
Ohio State University is using the ITIL service-management framework to help IT maintain its customer focus and improve key operations. ... Read more
College’s cloud app revitalizes student advising
More and more university administrators are following advice typically found in the bathrooms of rustic B&Bs: "Too much paper clogs the pipes." It's certainly a tip that the…
Hold the phone: A better technology for communication
As legacy phone systems reach their end-of-life stage, colleges and universities across the country continue to make the switch to VoIP. However, while the driving force for VoIP…
Private liberal arts colleges: Doing nothing is a backward step
As college students head back to school and others begin the search, some parents in the process of reaching for the checkbook or crunching numbers might be moved…
Opinion: Answering the value question in higher education
In the years that I have stood at the helm of Chalk & Wire (now nearly 20) I have never experienced such a consistent demand for assessment systems…