Campus Technology: The Old Revolution

Strategic Discussions on Technology

3/23/2011

Executive View

The Old Revolution
Discussions of educational change and debates over traditional values versus new movements in education have seemed to ebb and flow over the history of education, particularly during the 20th century. But is the environment now right for a true revolution, with the push toward "21st Century skills" and new media? Michael Wesch examines trends over several decades to offer some perspective.
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Worth Noting

Teachers College at Columbia U Overhauls Content Management
Teachers College, Columbia University in New York will be implementing a $150,000 content management system.
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U Michigan Tests Smart Lighting
Limelight used to light up the stage in music halls. Now a wireless lighting system by the same name will get a test in a parking lot at the University of Michigan to see how well it can reduce energy usage and light up the space.
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Purdue To Launch Online Master's Program in Ed Tech
Purdue University is launching an online-only version of its master's degree program focused on learning design and technology.
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Northern Arizona U Reduces NAC Overhead
Northern Arizona University has shifted its network access control (NAC) software in an effort to tackle network security issues more rapidly and to cut maintenance time and costs.
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Vet College Taps Alumni Donations for Lecture Recording Purchase
Taking a lesson from other schools on campus, the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota has implemented lecture capture for classrooms and for field activities.
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Desire2Learn Campus Life Takes Communications Mobile
Desire2Learn has released Campus Life, a new mobile communications and collaboration tool for education.
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Microsoft Launches Enrollment for Education Solutions Licensing
Microsoft has opened a new long-term subscription licensing program for academic institutions called "Microsoft Enrollment for Education Solutions." The program offers "reduced entry requirements" and is based on an annual head count rather than the number of devices.
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Site Gives Students Web Access to Open Source Computation Tools
A small UK company has launched a set of free open source computation utilities for college students.
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