Latest posts by Dennis Pierce (see all)
- How to ensure digital equity in online testing - July 11, 2022
- How predictive analytics helps improve student enrollment and retention - December 17, 2020
- 4 keys to being an integrative edtech leader - December 8, 2020
An ‘unhackable’ system for securing campus data?
With data security breaches continuing to plague higher education, a New Hampshire company called EduLok is promoting what it calls an “unhackable” system for safeguarding sensitive information.
End of support for Windows Server 2003 tests college security
Microsoft’s decision to end support for its Windows Server 2003 edition next July means the clock is ticking for colleges and universities that continue to use this older…
HP hopes its breakup will benefit higher ed
Innovations in mobile computing, 3D printing, and cloud services are what HP hopes to deliver to colleges, universities, and other customers as a result of its decision to…
6 persuasion strategies for education leaders in the digital age
Best-selling author Dan Pink kicked off ASCD’s annual conference in Los Angeles by noting how important persuasion is to education leaders’ jobs—and yet the dynamics of persuasion have…
Brain-wave sensors: The answer to student engagement?
A Florida-based start-up firm called Nervanix is working on an idea that, if successful, could help educators find the “sweet spot” to effective teaching: maintaining active student engagement.…
Key ed-tech challenges ‘no longer about IT’
The top challenges facing campus technology leaders today “are no longer about IT,” Casey Green, founding director of The Campus Computing Project, told attendees of the 2013 EDUCAUSE…
eCN special report: Powering the mobile campus
Jordan Maynor, a freshman at Southern Illinois University (SIU), was one of 2,700 incoming students to get a tablet computer from the university when he set foot on…
Device theft a growing concern on campus
The theft of computing devices with confidential data on them is a growing concern for campus IT leaders, a national survey suggests. For the past five years, the…
Key campus technology challenges ‘no longer about IT’
The top challenges facing campus technology leaders today “are no longer about IT,” Casey Green, founding director of The Campus Computing Project, told attendees of the 2013 EDUCAUSE…