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Despite the substantial growth of mobile handheld and tablet devices, traditional PC desktop and laptop systems aren't going away anytime soon. Just the opposite, according to a report released this week: Annual PC shipments could grow by nearly 50 percent worldwide between now and 2016. MoreA new report from Gartner suggests that by 2014 users will store more of their data in the cloud than on their personal computers. MoreFourteen early learning centers in the City University of New York system are receiving $135,000 in computer hardware, software, and furnishings to help support STEM programs serving disadvantaged students. More
An institution in Lithuania has implemented a new virtualization lab that lets students understand cloud resources by provisioning their own. MoreTexas A&M University Corpus Christi has implemented a new web-based service to help with its research-related work. MoreSan Francisco's Academy of Art University is partnering with NASA to design a user interface that astronauts will use in space to control a robot on the ground. MoreOntario-based Desire2Learn is inviting students and professional developers to come up with new educational apps through the Edge Challenge 2012 competition. More
Professional Resources
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Campus Increases Pass Rates 80%, Retention 10% with Lecture Capture
Sponsored by: Tegrity
Class attendance at Lawson State CC was suffering, partly due to the
fact that 60% of its students hold full-time or part-time jobs. However,
within a few years of deploying lecture capture technology, freshman
pass rate increased to 80% and freshmen retention rates improved 10%.
Registration is now open for this April 4 webinar.
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