Campus Technology 2011 Innovators Award Winners Announced

• 05/19/11

Chatsworth, Calif., May 20, 2011—Campus Technology, a leading monthly publication produced by 1105 Media Education Group that delivers relevant news, updates and real-world experiences on the use of technology to advance the way colleges and universities operate and educate, officially announces the winners of their 7th annual Innovators Awards. This year, 10 winners were selected in six categories, out of 393 nominations submitted from higher education institutions around the globe:

Category: IT Infrastructure & Systems

Purdue University

Project: HUBzero Platform for Scientific Collaboration

Project lead: Michael McLennan

Vendors/technologies used:

• Developed in-house

Penn State University

Project: ELIMedia Server

Project lead: Bryan Ollendyke

Vendors/technologies used:

• 3Play Media
• Adobe
• Drupal
• LongTail Video

Category: Teaching & Learning

Purdue University

Project: Signals

Project lead: John Campbell

Vendors/technologies used:

• Blackboard
• QSR International
• SPSS
• SunGard Higher Education

New York University Stern School of Business

Project: iPad App to Improve Access and Use of Digital Course Materials

Project leads: Anand Padmanabhan and Maya Georgieva

Vendors/technologies used:

• XanEdu Publishing

Santa Barbara City College

Project: The Human Presence Learning Environment

Project lead: Douglas Hersh

Vendors/technologies used:

• EduStream
• Elluminate (Blackboard)
• Moodle
• Remote-Learner
• Skype
• Twitter
• Wimba (Blackboard)
• YouTube

Category: Administrative Systems

Brigham Young University

Project: Learning Outcomes Website

Project lead: Jeffrey Keith

Vendors/technologies used:

• Developed in-house

Category: Student Systems & Services

University of Toledo

Project: ACCESS Adaptive Technology Virtualization

Project lead: Angela Paprocki

Vendors/technologies used:

• Atomic Learning
• Bluehost
• Cambium Learning
• Freedom Scientific
• GW Micro
• Nuance Communications
• Texthelp Systems
• VMware

University of Montana

Project: Academic Planner

Project leads: Loey Knapp, Sharon O'Hare, and Jon Adams

Vendors/technologies used:

• SunGard Higher Education

Category: Leadership, Governance, and Policy

Pepperdine University

Project: Integrated Information Resources Advocacy, Management, and Institutional Effectiveness

Project lead: Timothy Chester

Vendors/technologies used:

• Oracle
• Xythos (Blackboard)

Category: Education Futurists

Duke University School of Nursing

Project: Immersive Virtual Poster Sessions

Project lead: Mary Barzee

Vendors/technologies used:

• Dropbox
• Microsoft
• Twitter
• VenueGen

Each year, the Campus Technology Innovators Awards recognizes higher education institutions and their vendor partners that have pursued, and successfully launched, initiatives that reach beyond today's IT applications to create tomorrow's educational technology practices—serving as models to other institutions seeking best-of-breed information to help them meet their own campus challenges. "We commend the efforts of these colleges and universities, their project teams and partners. Their vision and collaboration should inspire other institutions to reach new heights with their own technology endeavors," says Wendy LaDuke, President and Group Publisher of 1105 Media's Education Group. This year's winning projects will be featured in the August issue of Campus Technology magazine, and will receive in-depth coverage on CampusTechnology.com, as well as be spotlighted at the Campus Technology 2011 conference, held July 25 – 28 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Mass. For more information on the 2011 Innovators, visit the Campus Technology Innovators web page www.campustechnology.com/innovators. For information on Innovators at Campus Technology 2011, visit the Campus Technology 2011 conference site.

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