C-Level View: When Portals Retire

Strategic Discussions on Technology

10/18/2016

Executive View

When Portals Retire — What's Next?
At the University of Delaware, an ERP system upgrade led to the retirement of their legacy portal. The search was on for a portal replacement. Joy Lynam explains how the university replaced the portal with a search-based solution called OneCampus — ultimately modernizing the experience of finding campus resources for users.
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Online Learning Consortium, Tyton Partners, SRI International Launch Courseware in Context
The Online Learning Consortium, in collaboration with Tyton Partners and SRI International, has formally released the Courseware in Context Framework.
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NSF-Funded Hubs Power Big Data Project 'Spokes'
The National Science Foundation has begun filling in the details of its national plan for big data research.
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Cuyahoga Community College Develops Unified Student Data System
Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH has launched OneRecord, a software platform that lets faculty and staff throughout the college access student data through a single interface.
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Ed Map, OpenStax Partnership Increases Access to Affordable Course Materials
Ed Map is expanding its portfolio of educational content with an array of openly licensed print and digital textbooks.
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University of Texas System to Update Learning Platform with Personalized Support, Credentialing Tools
The UT System is teaming up with Salesforce and Salesforce.org to enhance its custom learning platform, TEx, with digital tools that support students' academic and professional pursuits.
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U-M to Plan Digital Strategy for Future Innovation
The Office of Academic Innovation at U-M will spend the next year identifying more ways to encourage faculty and staff to embrace digital technology in the classroom.
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CDW Launches Cloud Planning Services
CDW has announced a new offering for organizations looking to move to the cloud.
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Salesforce to Launch Mobile Advising App
Salesforce is introducing Salesforce Advisor Link, a new application for academic advisers that delivers a holistic view of each student's academic experience.
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Google Renames Apps for Edu, Adds 'Machine Intelligence'
Google has changed the name of its popular service Google Apps for Education to G Suite for Education. With this change comes several new features that have been added to some of the apps included in G Suite. These features use "machine intelligence" to facilitate and add more functionalities to Google Apps.
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Executive View

Worth Noting

Upcoming Events

Call for Papers & Proposals

Serious Play Conference 2017/ International Serious Play Award

Upcoming Webinars

Webinars on Demand

Professional Resources