Campus Technology: Extending the Boundaries of Learning: A Challenge for IT in Higher Education

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6/5/2013

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Extending the Boundaries of Learning: A Challenge for IT in Higher Education
On July 30, 2013, Lev Gonick will open Campus Technology's 20th annual summer conference with a keynote that, appropriately, draws on his experience over the past two decades as a leader in higher education IT. Gonick will provide a retrospective of key technology changes and describe the "infancy" of the information technology revolution in higher education, but more importantly, he will examine the future challenges waiting for our education institutions and the higher education IT community.
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Oregon Chooses New Platform for Community College Conferencing
The Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development is recommending the use of a new Web conferencing system for its schools to improve to delivery of online courses to non-traditional and rurally located students.
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Report: 85 Percent of Educational Institutions Allow BYOD, Yet Security Lags Behind
Eighty-five percent of educational institutions allow instructors or students to use their own devices on institutional networks according to a new survey from Bradford Networks.
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Blackboard Set To Test-Drive e-Textbook Integration
Blackboard has collaborated with Vital Source Technologies to launch a pilot program to test e-textbook integration with its Blackboard Learn learning management system.
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Coursera, Chegg Partner To Provide Free Textbooks
Massive open online course provider Coursera has partnered with Chegg to launch a pilot program that will provide Coursera students free electronic versions of textbooks from Cengage Learning, Macmillan Higher Education, Oxford University Press, Sage, and Wiley.
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Microsoft Lets Students Crowdsource Their Next Computer
Microsoft is launching a new service that lets students crowdsource funding for their next computer for school. As part of the offering, Microsoft is chipping in on the price and providing students with free software.
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Moodle 2.5 Adds Open Badges Support, Bootstrap Theme
Moodle HQ has released Moodle 2.5, a major update to the widely distributed open source learning management system.
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Sophia Learning Launches Free College Prep Resources
Sophia.org has launched Operation College Success, an initiative designed to improve college readiness and help make college more affordable through free resources for students.
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Upcoming Events

Learning Environments 2013
July 29th - 31st
Campus Technology 2013
July 29th - Aug. 1st
Wireless EdTech Conference 2013
Oct. 7th - 9th

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