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Making Central and Departmental IT Work Together

Utah State wanted it all--both central systems for delivering shared services and the cooperation of departmental IT. Here's how it managed the challenge.

Mark Milliron, chancellor of Western Governors University Texas, delivered the opening keynote address at the Campus Technology 2012 conference taking place this week in Boston.

Analytics, Blended Learning Keys to Educational Success

The current generation of college-age students could be the first to receive less education than the one that came before it. According to recent data, only half of those who start college complete their degrees--worse, only 12 percent among lower income students. But technology can help change that, according to Mark Milliron, chancellor of Western Governors University Texas.

What Can Competency-Based Assessment and Degree Qualification Mean for the National Degree Completion Agenda?

As institutions are increasingly pressed to graduate more students and to do so more efficiently, says AAC&U Fellow Gary Brown, understanding how quality is defined will be critical--and building consensus around competency is an emerging strategy for ensuring quality.

Maintaining Security in a BYOD School

Keeping your data resources safe and network secure in a bring-your-own-device environment on campus requires applying pressure where it will have the biggest impact.

New Tech Center Aims to Further Understanding of Mobile Learning

The University of San Diego is offering educators and administrators the first accredited certificate in mobile technology tools, teaching, and metrics.



New Strategies and Partnerships for Learning

Education technologists should leverage the learning sciences.

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona designed a new system that helps UA students find scholarships and also streamlines the institution's process for awarding departmental scholarships.

Indiana University

For the hundreds of IT staff across Indiana University's departments and campuses, virtualized on-demand software delivery is the model of the future.

Cerritos College

In three months, faculty from eight colleges created course designs for 10 common general education courses using only OER material.