Campus Technology: Overcoming the Barriers to eText Adoption--Higher Education's Initiatives to Tame the Digital Content Tiger

Strategic Discussions on Technology

7/17/2013

Executive View

Overcoming the Barriers to eText Adoption--Higher Education's Initiatives to Tame the Digital Content Tiger
The conversion from printed instructional content to digital content is inevitable. Just as the music industry progressed from vinyl to tape to CD and now to digital formats, so progresses the instructional content industry. With any change comes some level of resistance, doubt, and barriers to progress. The conversion from printed to digital content is no exception. Here, we'll propose initiatives to overcome these barriers.
More

Worth Noting

PAR Releases Student Success Matrix
The Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) Framework, which is managed by the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET), has released its Student Success Matrix (SSMx), a tool intended to help higher education institutions improve student outcomes through the effective use of supports and interventions.
More
NY College Reports Better At Risk Response with Retention Software
After a couple of years of experience, a New York college has reported back on its use of a student retention program to enhance the work of its at-risk committee and other campus student advising resources.
More
Fox Business School To Launch Temple U's First MOOC
Temple University's Fox School of Business will launch the institution's first massive open online course this September.
More
Hobsons Acquires National Transcript Center from Pearson
Education technology behemoth Pearson has sold its electronic student record and transcript business, the National Transcript Center, to Hobsons, another company in the education space.
More
Jasig Updates uPortal To Tackle Potential Exploit
Jasig has released an update to uPortal to address a vulnerability affecting uPortal 4 and dependent software, such as uMobile and SSP.
More
Blackboard Analytics Suite Expands Tools To Identify At Risk Students
Blackboard has announced new features in its Blackboard Analytics Suite, including analytics to identify at-risk students and to measure student success in developmental education programs.
More

Upcoming Events

Campus Technology 2013
July 29th - Aug. 1st
Wireless EdTech Conference 2013
Oct. 7th - 9th

Professional Resources

More resources

C-Level View is a bi-weekly electronic newsletter from Campus Technology media, publisher of Campus Technology magazine, the only monthly publication focused exclusively on the use of technology across all areas of higher education.

Are you enjoying the online newsletters, but missing the magazine? Sign up for a free subscription to Campus Technology and receive news, opinions, and feature articles about technology in higher education. For complete details and to subscribe online, click here.

Contact the Editor

Follow on Twitter

Sponsor this Newsletter

Change email address

Unsubscribe

Copyright 1105 Media Inc. 9201 Oakdale Ave Suite 101 Chatsworth, CA 91311. For Customer Service, please contact us at [email protected]. See our Privacy Policy Campus Technology newsletters may only be redistributed in unedited form. Written permission from the editor must be obtained to reprint the information contained within this newsletter. Contact Dave Nagel at [email protected]. For single article reprints (in minimum quantities of 250-500), e-prints, plaques and posters contact: PARS International, Phone: 212-221-9595, E-mail: [email protected], http://www.magreprints.com/QuickQuote.asp