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A new report from education data coalition Data Quality Campaign is calling on policymakers to strengthen links between K-12, workforce, and post-secondary institutions. MoreMission College in Santa Clara, CA has completed a solar system designed to save the school approximately $8.5 million in electricity costs over 25 years. MoreTwo organizations promoting open access to research have announced the winner of a competition encouraging developers to create apps that make science more open. More
InterDigital will launch a new wireless technology engineering contest in collaboration with the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology at the University of California at San Diego. MoreA company that provides tuition management to K-12 and higher education payment systems will be adding a service that allows the families of international students to make payments in the currency of their home countries. MorePoint Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA has completed two solar systems that will save the school as much as $1.6 million over the next 20 years. More
Professional Resources
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163 Campuses Rank Top Drivers for Faster Wireless on Campus
Sponsored by: Brocade
This benchmark report conducted by the Aberdeen Group provides an
analysis into the top pressures driving the higher education sector
to implement 802.11n Wireless LANs (WLANs), and how this affects the
strategies and actions institutions choose in response.
- Web 2.0 Apps & Social Media Usage Made Manageable w/ Broadband
Sponsored by: SonicWall
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury
struggled to manage bandwidth-hungry Web 2.0 applications and
social media sites that overwhelmed their networks. This free case
study details SUNY's path to regain control their networks while and
lower costs.
- New Ways to Utilize a Learning Management System
Sponsored by: CampusCruiser
Maximize the capabilities of your institution's learning management
system (LMS) and provide students with easy, one-stop access to grades,
discussion groups, and assignments, and faculty and administrators
with increased efficiency through faculty workstations, flexible
course templates, content migration, and multimedia publishing.
- Expand Student Learning and Experiences with Video Conferencing
Sponsored by: Aver Information
Video conferencing is an essential tool with a broad range of
uses in colleges and universities. It enriches the learning
experience for students and saves significant time and expense
for faculty and administrators. This free white paper details
the innovative ways you can use video conferencing on your campus.
- Windows 7 for Apps: A Migration Lesson Plan for Educational Institutions
Sponsored by: Dell
Is your university ready for Windows 7? Study up on what your
classrooms need to support the ever-growing multimedia workloads
and new applications with a Windows 7 migration – all while keeping
your legacy apps flowing smoothly and maintaining a flawless end-user
experience.
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