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3 Tips for Going Beyond the Virtual Field Trip

Videoconferencing is gaining traction in the college classroom as more professors realize the value and simplicity of using this A/V technology to achieve myriad course objectives. Using two way video and audio, individuals, small classes, and large groups alike can interact with a wide range of experts, authors, environments, and sites without leaving campus.

Planning for Disaster, Some Schools Seek Safety in the Cloud

For schools looking to minimize risk, cloud solutions offer a cost-effective way to achieve a range of disaster-readiness goals.

Broadband, High-Speed Fiber Networking Infrastructure: A Community College Vision

Los Angeles Community College District is making plans for ConnectLACCD: a broadband fiber ring that will link each campus and create a district-wide high-speed network; provide district-wide broadband wireless coverage; facilitate resilient administrative systems and establish regional backup capabilities that can save hundreds of thousands of dollars on backup alone; and establish scalability that will truly meet LACCD's future networking needs.

Best Practices in Lecture Capture

UC San Francisco's lecture capture system is playing a pivotal role in taking healthcare education in new directions.

Carnegie Mellon CIO: "Deep Collaboration" Key to Higher Ed Transformation

Is improving the effectiveness of education a more difficult task than discovering the Higgs boson particle? Joel Smith thinks perhaps it is.



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.

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.

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.

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.