The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid is looking for solutions to help manage its high-volume system that manages $1.4 trillion for more than 42 million users.
The University of California, San Diego has announced that it has become the first Aira-enabled university in the United States. It is offering free smartphone access to the accessibility technology for vision-impaired members of its entire campus community, including students, staff and faculty.
A new self-evaluation tool from the Online Learning Consortium measures the services and supports in place for online students.
A new offering from Blackboard allows students to order food and other items from any location via mobile device.
Upcoming events include the 2018 C.C.U.M.C. Annual Conference, Construct3D Blockchain in Education West and the Internet2 2018 Technology Exchange.
In an effort to increase degree attainment for non-traditional students, Ohio's Central State University is rolling out Oracle's Student Management product for student recruiting, engagement and support.
The Courseware in Context Framework is getting a number of updates for 2018. The free suite of resources, originally launched in 2016 by the Online Learning Consortium and Tyton Partners (with contributions from SRI International), offers information and guidelines for selecting and implementing digital courseware products.
Microsoft gave the green light this week for organizations to deploy the Microsoft Teams app on Surface Hub devices.
Talari Networks announced a new offering targeting the growing software-defined wide-area-network space, highlighting connectivity to multiple cloud services.
Microsoft is initiating a new service for organizations in which it'll take over managing Windows 10 desktops, from the initial provisioning process to routine patching.