Colleges and universities are learning that nobody can prevent a data breach from ever happening. All they can do is really manage the risk. At leading institutions such as Western Michigan U that translates to IT people learning how to work with risk managers.
Instead of looking outward for a vendor-supplied solution, Nebraska's Creighton University tapped into its own staff's brainpower to develop a consolidated calendaring system from scratch. The result was not only an initial cost savings--even with a financial incentive offered--but also the addition of a new revenue stream for the school as third-party organizations became interested in using the internally developed code.
A seasoned educational designer creates a tech-based, collaborative space at the University of London's library.
In order to give a much-needed boost to campus tech support, Central Michigan University's IT department mobilized an interdepartmental team of experts to evaluate and implement a system that has delivered greater efficiency and expanded IT's reach well beyond its previous capabilities.
Tunxis Community College in Connecticut grew an assessment experiment into a schoolwide implementation of electronic portfolios.
Walters State Community College leverages its distance learning capabilities to reach out to high schools across Tennessee.
An e-learning veteran envisions a college campus of the future where physical space, technology, and collaboration blend.
South Carolina's Coastal Carolina University uses technology to steel its IT infrastructure against weather emergencies.
Videoconferencing has been promoted as a way for classes to meet during storms and pandemics. It has provided a way for students to get instruction from experts around the world. But at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis the technology has also helped sustain an academic degree that might otherwise not have survived.
American University uses Twitter to communicate with prospective students, spread the news, and even handle complaints.