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CIS Sandbox Tutor Eli Blouin at Bentley University imagines a future technology learning partner that supports curiosity, critical thinking, feedback, and personalized learning.

Student Voices: Technology as a Future Learning Partner

A data analytics and marketing major at Bentley University and a distinguished lecturer at the university explore the future of "technology learning partners" — technologies that participate in the learning process by asking questions and giving feedback, not just information search results.

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Human-Centered Workforce Development in an Age of Advanced Technology

Marc Booker, vice provost of strategy at the University of Phoenix, examines how to recognize and promote human-centered workforce development in higher education.

Dana Brunson facilitates a roundtable discussion with research and higher education IT leaders

Internet2: Closing the Access Gap for Research Cyberinfrastructure

Internet2's Research Engagement Team brings CIOs and other campus technology leadership together with research computing and data facilitators, forming a community that enables research cyberinfrastructure at institutions of all types and sizes.

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Infrastructure First: Why the Hidden Layer of Your Learning Space Is Your Most Important Technology Investment

Campuses are spending big on AV technology and wondering why it still doesn't just work. The answer isn't better gear. It's a better foundation.

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Why Universities Need to Align Data Storage with Data Value

Institutions need to move away from a reactive habit of expanding storage and towards a more deliberate data management model based on understanding and control.

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An AI Adoption Imperative: Centralized Sources of Governed Truth

Strategies for enterprise teams who aim to build a data foundation to move the institution from AI experimentation to real-world execution.

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Why ERP and AI Initiatives Stall at the Execution Layer: A CIO Perspective

Higher education institutions are investing heavily in ERP modernization, analytics, and AI-driven capabilities. Yet even with these investments, many are running into the same issue: turning insight into coordinated, timely action.

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Campuses Ready Their Wireless Infrastructure for the Future

Universities aim to be ready to turn new technologies and practices into opportunities for innovation and ultimately, ROI on the institution's investment in wireless infrastructure.

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When Campus Safety Laws Meet Cybersecurity: The Digital Implications of the Jeanne Clery Act

Digital transformation has made the Clery Act's physical safety mandates a cybersecurity compliance issue.

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How to Spot 'Unhealthy' Security Ecosystems: Addressing Outdated Technology and Unprepared Staff in Education

Unhealthy security systems rarely fail overnight. They erode slowly, masked by routine and good intentions. But institutions have a critical responsibility to remain vigilant and to measure, test, and listen.