Campus Technology: Insider

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5 Simple Ways to Reach Gen Z
Even though technology seems to rule the lives of this newest generation of college students, engaging them doesn't require you plugging in to deliver high-tech touch.
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'Smart' Campuses Invest in the Internet of Things
Forward-thinking CIOs are exploring the potential of IoT technologies in higher education and heading off challenges along the way.
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3 Ways IT Is Impacting Student Success
Three CIOs talk about technology's role in student success and the wide-ranging ways that the IT organization is contributing to institutional goals.
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6 Ways to Build a Better CBE Program
Sinclair Community College's competency-based education program for online students forces candidates to write a "vision" statement, has disabled discussion forums in its courses and boots out students who don't make the 80 percent cut score. And its CBE students are credentialing at three times the rate of students in ordinary online programs.
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The Bittersweet Convergence of Policy, Higher Ed and Tech
This panel of analysts examined the issues currently faced by post-secondary education and how tech and regulation can and will influence the outcomes.
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Most Faculty Say Technology Has Made Their Jobs Easier
Our 2017 Teaching with Technology Survey found that faculty have a positive outlook about technology's impact on their work, teaching effectiveness, student learning and more.
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Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
- NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund
  Sponsor: NCWIT with support from Microsoft Research
  Award: Up to $10,000 per project funded plus travel expenses to annual summit
  Number of Awards: TBD
  Application Deadline: Oct. 30, 2017
  Note: Applicant's institution must be an NCWIT member. (Membership is free.) The award focus is on programs "to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting or retaining women in computing and IT."
- VentureWell Faculty Grants (developing curriculum for promoting STEM entrepreneurship)
  Sponsor: VentureWell
  Award: Up to $30,000
  Number of Awards: TBD
  Application Deadline: Nov. 8, 2017
  Note: Applicant's institution must be a VentureWell member. See list of member institutions here.
- ACM Athena Lecturer Award
  Sponsor: ACM and Google
  Award: Up to $25,000 plus travel expenses to ACM conference
  Number of Awards: 1
  Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2017
  Note: "This award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to Computer Science."
Upcoming Events
- SANS Network Security 2017
  Sept. 10–17
  Las Vegas, NV
- LAD17 (Lustre Administrator and Developer Workshop)
  Oct. 4–5
  Paris, France
- 2017 Clute International Conference on Education Las Vegas (ICE)
  Oct. 8–12
  Las Vegas, NV
- 2017 Internet2 Technology Exchange
  Oct. 15–18
  San Francisco, CA
- 2017 AASHE Conference & Expo
  Oct. 15–18
  San Antonio, TX
- E-Learn 2017
  Oct. 17–20
  Vancouver, BC
- WCET 29th Annual Meeting
  Oct. 25–27
  Denver, CO
- Educause Annual Conference 2017
  Oct. 31–Nov. 3
  Philadelphia, PA
- Council of Independent Colleges 2017 Institute for Chief Academic and Chief Student Affairs Officers
  Nov. 4–7
  San Antonio, TX
- Live 360
  Nov. 12–17
  Orlando, FL
- OLC Accelerate
  Nov. 15–17
  Orlando, FL
- TDWI Orlando Conference
  Dec. 3–8
  Orlando, FL
Upcoming Webinars
- Intentional Outsourcing: How to Approach, Launch and Manage a Partnership with a Support Provider that Will Delight Your User Community
  Date: Oct. 19
  Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
  Sponsor: Blackboard
Webinars on Demand
- Exiting the IAM Treadmill: New Budget-Friendly IAM Solutions for Automation, Scale and Security
  Sponsor: Okta
- Achieve Institutional Excellence by Harnessing Campuswide Intelligence
  Sponsor: Splunk
- Are You Prepared for the Latest Cybersecurity Challenges?
  Sponsor: Cisco Systems
- West Chester University Innovates with BYOD Initiative to Expand Distance Learning Program
  Sponsor: Citrix
- Collaboration Wins the Day with Mobile Strategies
  Sponsor: Guidebook
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Professional Resources

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