Time To Focus on Helping People Use Education Data
Although states are doing a masterful job of accumulating data and integrating data sources to support education improvement, according to a new report, the next part of the job may be their toughest yet: teaching people how to use the data.
MoreIBTA Updates InfiniBand Architecture Specification Volume 2
The InfiniBand Trade Association has launched release 1.3 of the InfiniBand Architecture Specification Volume 2, which defines the InfiniBand input/output architecture for interconnecting servers, communications infrastructure equipment, storage, and embedded systems.
More10 Universities Team To Offer Cross-Institution Online Courses for Credit
Ten universities from Brandeis and Duke to Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, and Washington University in St. Louis are pulling together to launch a new program that delivers credit-bearing online courses to students that may or may not be enrolled in their own institutions.
MoreUtica College Adopts 'Low-Risk' E-Book Platform
Utica College in New York is expanding its collection of electronic books using a system that allows the college to purchase only the e-books that library patrons actually use.
MoreFischer Offers Free Shibboleth Hosting to Higher Ed Organizations
Fischer International Identity is offering free access to its cloud-based Shibboleth Identity Provider system for qualified higher education institutions.
MoreInternet2 and Educause To Kick Off Electronic Content Pilot Project
Internet2 and Educause have introduced a new electronic content pilot project for higher education targeted for a spring 2013 launch.
MoreMobile Campus 2.0 Puts LMS, SIS Data in Students' Hands
Modo Labs has released a major update to its mobile campus portal platform. Mobile Campus 2.0 adds new functionality that allows institutions to bring data from learning management and student information systems to students' mobile devices through a single interface.
MoreMOOC-Like Udemy Offers iPad App
Udemy, a company that has more than 4,900 courses online, many of them for free, has launched an iPad app that allows students to view videos and related resources on their mobile devices.
MoreOhio University Moves to High-Capacity Wireless LAN
Ohio University is deploying a new 802.11n wireless local area network (LAN) with 135 wireless access points to accommodate the explosion of mobile devices accessing the network.
MoreNotre Dame Partners with Agilent for Wireless Research
The University of Notre Dame's Wireless Institute will partner with Agilent Technologies to research and develop multiple-input, multiple-output wireless technologies.
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