Virtual Communities: What's Your Portal Persona?

Syllabus Magazine, read by more than 300,000 educators worldwide, includes feature articles, case studies, product reviews, and profiles of technology use at the instructor, departmental, and institutional levels.

Feature Story
Face-to-Face with Virtual Communities
by Howard Rheingold
The wizard of Web society considers the question of virtual communities on campus.

Buyer's Guide
Technology Roundup
Out of the Box: PeopleSoft 8 Campus Portal
Customized Points of Entry: Selected Portal Vendors
Educator's Review
On Guard: To Protect and Serve

Product Summary
All Secure: Intrusion Detection Devices

Product Guide
Security, Campus Portals, Telecommunications, and Digital Infrastructure

Case Studies
This month's Case Studies, a medical school creates a portal for health sciences information, and a small college gets a grip on its bandwidth problems.
Medical School Database Connects Classroom to Clinic
Campus IT Department Gets an "A" for Bandwidth Management


Editorial Contributions
Submit Your Case Study
Submit an Article

Subscriptions
Subscribe to Syllabus Magazine
Renew your Subscription

Advertising Opportunities
2001 Editorial Calendar
July Promo

Featured

  • abstract pattern of cybersecurity, ai and cloud imagery

    OpenAI Report Identifies Malicious Use of AI in Cloud-Based Cyber Threats

    A report from OpenAI identifies the misuse of artificial intelligence in cybercrime, social engineering, and influence operations, particularly those targeting or operating through cloud infrastructure. In "Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI: June 2025," the company outlines how threat actors are weaponizing large language models for malicious ends — and how OpenAI is pushing back.

  • Digital clouds with data points and network connections

    Microsoft Makes Windows 365 Cloud Apps Available for Public Preview

    Microsoft has announced that Windows 365 Cloud Apps are now available for public preview. This allows IT administrators to stream individual Windows applications from the cloud, removing the need to assign Cloud PCs to every user.

  • geometric grid of colorful faculty silhouettes using laptops

    Top 3 Faculty Uses of Gen AI

    A new report from Anthropic provides insights into how higher education faculty are using generative AI, both in and out of the classroom.

  • classroom desk with a stack of textbooks next to an open laptop displaying a chat bubble icon on screen

    New ChatGPT Study Mode Guides Students Through Questions

    OpenAI has announced a new study mode for ChatGPT that helps students work through problems step by step — instead of just providing an answer.