Hundreds of colleges investing in this new student skills program
Growing fields will need students skilled in areas such as cloud computing and big data. More than 300 colleges and ... Read more
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Cloud survey finds reliability, security top concerns
A recent survey found that cloud adoption within the enterprise has grown steadily, but that security and compliance remain key considerations when evaluating in-house and service provider options.…
Five signs you may need a new LMS
According to the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research, 15 percent of U.S institutions are planning to replace their existing Learning Management System solutions within the next three…
What it takes for cloud tech to become FERPA-compliant
Cloud solutions providers are saying that the next step in cybersecurity on campus means becoming independently-verified FERPA compliant.
Company takes next steps in LMS development
WizIQ, an online education company, has introduced the WizIQ LMS—a learning management system (LMS) that the company notes is a fully integrated, cloud-based social learning platform. “The WizIQ…
Harvard’s ‘active’ system helping other universities improve outcomes
Some students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill have been improving their test scores by more than 3 percentage points on average in the past year,…
Report: New revelations about campus IT trends
Almost one in every five dollars spent on campus IT investments are made outside of centralized IT; in other words, almost $4 billion is spent in non-managed, non-measured,…
New cloud SRS technology has big classroom potential—here’s why
Clickers, once the popular ‘it’ classroom tech tool, has come under scrutiny from cash-strapped students required to pay for these sporadically used devices. Now, say students and faculty,…
This innovation is rocking higher-ed IT
Cloud computing is nothing new, but how higher education institutions are using the technology has certainly become innovative. By using data storage for everything from student loan information…
Textbook publishers transform into ‘learning companies’
Textbook publishers like McGraw-Hill Education and Pearson are in the middle of a transformation – and it’s not just a transition to eBook-versions of their familiar products. In…