Sharing IT services saves millions for Oklahoma universities
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Best practices in campus technology use: October 2012
An open textbook project at Rice University saves students $1 million in textbook costs … a new business school program tackles the unemployment problem among recent college graduates…
The role of smartpens in the flipped classroom
When I decided to flip my classroom last year, I was faced with the challenge of engaging both my already highly-motivated students, and those who were slightly less…
Best practices in higher-education technology use: August 2012
Students at the University of Wisconsin now can earn college degrees based on competency, not credits; Ohio State is revamping its classroom technology to meet students’ digital demands;…
How UF uses social media, videos to engage stakeholders
Social media managers should continually ask Twitter and Facebook followers what they'd like to see, treating the platforms as free market research that could pay off in a…
Campus technology best practices: May 2012
In the May 2012 edition of eCampus News, we describe a number of best practices in higher-education technology use. Here are some of the highlights.
Viewpoint: Colleges shouldn’t fear the cloud
The irony about cloud computing in higher education is that most schools have used the technology to some extent but might not even realize it.
Our readers’ top ed-tech picks for 2012
Here are the results of our 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards, which recognize the educational technology products and services our readers have enjoyed the most success with.
How to engage a higher ed audience beyond the digital screen
In trying to create new and relevant content for digital signage screens, we sometimes forget that our audience is in motion and will not see everything they are…
Using an unmatched ed-tech resource over a daunting distance
Providing consistent access to high-quality education across a great distance has been one of the biggest challenges for Ivy Tech Community College's online program. Here's how the school…