Web/Portals
- Mobile Learning in Higher Education
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4/23/2008
The term "Nomadic" has been used to describe current college students' culture of wireless and mobile connectedness in the sense that they are not "rooted" but incredibility flexible and fluid when it comes to their social connections and their virtual life culture. This refers not only to their uses of social networking tools but also to the reality that they are connected wirelessly in any situation and for any reason. They are essentially nomads when it comes to their life "space."
- Publishers Sue Georgia State over Digital Distribution
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4/22/2008
A group of publishers has filed suit in federal court to stop what it calls "widespread copyright infringement" at Georgia State University (GSU). The complaint, filed by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and SAGE Publications and supported by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), charges that GSU administrators are violating the law by systematically enabling professors to provide students with digital copies of copyrighted course readings without publisher authorization.
- Project Albany Moves into Google Turf
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4/22/2008
Microsoft revealed Friday that its code-named "Albany" project is a consumer-oriented hosted service that provides Excel, PowerPoint, and Word applications, as well as security and collaboration tools.
- Brigham Young University in Idaho Moves to Jenzabar for ERP
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4/17/2008
Brigham Young University - Idaho (BYU - Idaho) has selected Jenzabar's Total Campus Management enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The suite the school will use includes Jenzabar CX, Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solution (JICS) and the Jenzabar Non-Traditional System (Jenzabar NTS).
- ePortfolios: Hot Once Again
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4/16/2008
The question about ePortfolios is no longer "What is it?" Now, it's "How can we do it?" A Web-based ePortfolio provides the answer.
- The Social Web: Academic Zoning Rules
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4/16/2008
Trent Batson urges social Web site developers to offer options for managing use for academic purposes.
- Yale Pilots Digital Media Integration with Sakai
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4/15/2008
Yale University is piloting a new program that brings integration between its open-source learning management system, Sakai, and its digital asset and digital rights management system, C-Labs from Cdigix. Yale has used the Web-based DAM/DRM tool since 2004 to deliver online digital media to students in about 400 courses.
- WebSphere Portal 6.1 To Couple Web 2.0, Enterprise Technologies
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4/11/2008
IBM revealed Wednesday that it will ship WebSphere Portal 6.1 this quarter (i.e. by the end of June) with new collaboration, administrative, deployment, and Web 2.0 features based on input gathered from some 4,000 beta testers. The company also announced that it's shipping three of its accelerators for WebSphere Portal this quarter.
- Yahoo-AOL Talks Rumored To Oppose Microsoft Bid
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4/11/2008
Microsoft's acquisition bid for Yahoo, initiated at the end of January, today unleashed media reports suggesting that shifting coalitions are forming that could decide Yahoo's fate. However, it all could just be rumor associated with an increasingly harsh exchange stemming from Microsoft's unsolicited takeover proposal.
- UMass Signs Agreement with China To Offer Online Courses
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4/10/2008
As free-Tibet protesters continue their efforts to block passage of the Olympic torch on its way to Beijing for the opening of the Summer Games, one US campus has decided that the best approach to changing the course of history is by educating China's populace.
- Yahoo Angers Microsoft by Proposing Google Ad Test
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4/9/2008
Yahoo issued an announcement today that it plans to conduct a limited test of Google's ad search solution. Even though no commercial deal with Google has actually been made, Yahoo's announcement has already drawn the ire of Microsoft.
- U Wisconsin Expands Collaboration with Office Live Workspace
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4/9/2008
Students at the University of Wisconsin at Parkside can now enjoy file collaboration capabilities via a free software-and-service product from Microsoft called Office Live Workspace. The university, which last year outsourced its student e-mail accounts to Microsoft Live@edu, now offers students, faculty, and staff the ability to store, share, edit, and collaborate on documents in common Microsoft file formats.
- Mainsoft Java Interop Platform Adds ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Support
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4/9/2008
Milpitas, CA-based Mainsoft, known for its development-related interop software, released a new 2.2 version of Mainsoft for Java EETuesday that offers "full support" for ASP.NET 2.0 components for AJAX-type Web applications. The solution provides a "cross-platform development framework for the Java Virtual Machine [VM]," according to the company's announcement.
- Rush Revamps Administrative Systems with ERP, Portal
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4/7/2008
Rush University has chosen Datatel Colleague and ActiveApply software to build an administrative system and enhance student recruitment efforts. The applications will replace a legacy administration system.
- Microsoft's Bid Goes Hostile, but Yahoo Stands Firm
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4/7/2008
Yahoo's board of directors got a letter from Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer over the weekend about Yahoo's slow response to Microsoft's proposed takeover bid. No yellow smiley face punctuated the end of it, judging from its tone.
- Is Your University Portal Up to Snuff?
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4/7/2008
The Web Marketing Association this week released its 2008 Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR), an evaluation of some 15,000 sites, including universities and other educational institutions. The bad news? According to the WMA, "University sites have underperformed the five-year criteria benchmark averages in all areas." The good news?
- Indiana U To Build Virtual Congress on Virtual World Platform
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4/4/2008
Indiana University's Center on Congress has selected ProtonMedia to be its development partner in the creation of a Virtual Congress, an online learning environment announced in 2007 that aims to give high school students an insider's view of representative democracy and help them understand their role as citizens.
- Johns Hopkins To Digitize Collections with Kirtas Scanner
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4/3/2008
Just months after forming a new center to manage digital scholarship, Johns Hopkins University has chosen a system from Kirtas Technologies for digitization work in the school's Sheridan Libraries. The collections form the major research library resources for the university and include rare and unique volumes, many that are deteriorating.
- Can Campus IT Outsource to Web 2.0?
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4/2/2008
Campuses are starting to outsource e-mail services to popular Web 2.0 mail services such as Hotmail, gMail, Yahoo Mail, or others. Will various office functions also be outsourced? How far will outsourcing to the Web go?
- Chat: The Poster Child for Digital Disdain
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4/2/2008
Web 2.0 apps, because they are popular and perceived as entertainment or fun, may on the surface seem inappropriate for education -- but in fact, they are learning spaces.
- Yahoo and Dapper Begin To 'Semantify' the Web
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4/2/2008
A quick update on two companies that are working toward the Semantic Web.
- IBM Updates Collaborative Software
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3/31/2008
IBM has released Lotus Quickr 8.1, an update to the company's collaborative learning tool. The new version adds Microsoft Outlook support and integration with Lotus Connections, among other enhancements.
- BSU's Entry into Second Life is Grounded in Emerging Media Expertise
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3/26/2008
Ball State University's Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts and Animation is leveraging years of innovation in 3D animation and virtual applications to support the university's entry into Second Life. CT interviewed IDIAA director John Fillwalk.
- Community College To Host Watershed ePortfolio Conference
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3/26/2008
Laguardia Community College will host a conference in April on ePortfolios in higher education.
- New Tool Lets Users View Facebook Messages from MySpace Page
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3/26/2008
Fuser.com, a free online tool that enables Internet users to consolidate their e-mail and social networking accounts into a single online inbox, announced the launch of Fuser MySpace. The application allows MySpace users to view Facebook messages and wall posts from their MySpace page. This application was developed under MySpace's new application development platform.
