| Thursday, January 08, 2004 |
| OPINION
IT NEWS
NEW TECHNOLOGY
SPONSORS
|
OPINION
|
|
Terry Calhoun, IT Trends Commentator
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
University of Michigan
Looking Backward Looks Like Looking Forward – to 2004!
I know, I know, everyone else is writing predictions about
what’s going to happen in 2004, or even in 2007. So, just to
be contrary I decided to take a look at the top higher
ed/news story generators in 2003, based on our weekly scan of
what’s being written in the higher ed and general news media
about IT issues at colleges and universities.
Guess what? The more I look at last year’s stories, the more
I see the same stories – or at least the same story categories
– we’ll be reading in 2004. Here’s a backwards/forwards look
at the top higher education information technology stories,
as defined by media coverage in 2003, followed by a toast and
a wish that the bad news stays away from you in 2004!
Read more
|
| IT NEWS |
|
Crimson Grid Under Development at Harvard
Harvard and IBM will be working together to develop a state-of-the-art
example, using Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSO), of
this relatively new networking methodology, especially useful
in fluctuating, computing-intensive environments.
Read more
Student ID Numbers and Identity Theft at Oakland University
Not all identity theft involves information technology, but
IT has certainly made it easier. Using social security numbers
for identification or to post grades is a practice that is
fading fast.
Read more
Also at Harvard, Wireless Dorms Run Into Some Snags
The delays are caused by changes in operating systems of access points, needed
expansion of IP address ranges, and asbestos in walls. Students are not seriously
affected, as pre-existing wired data ports remain useable.
Read more
Computer Thefts from Eastern Michigan Dorms
Thefts from ground floor rooms predominated, but thefts, especially of laptops,
were rampant on campus just before finals.
Read more
|
|
|
The Anti-Spam Summit in San Francisco, March 17-19, 2004 http://101techstrategies.com
TechMentor Conference in New Orleans, April 4-8, 2004.
Click here for details
SYLLABUS 2004
Call for Papers due Jan. 12
Events Calendar
|
|
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Ending Support for Windows98
It's not like we all want to keep those systems running anyway,
but as of January 16, there's one more good reason to upgrade.
Read more
Personal Response Transmitters at UMass Have Design Flaw
About 1,500 transmitters, purchased by students and used by
faculty in large classes to administer quizzes and poll large
audiences, are in wide use and only recently did faculty and
students realize that the problems they were having were in
fact widespread.
Read more
|
Increasing Quality in Online Instruction
This week's interview features David Starrett Director, Center for Scholarship
in Teaching and Learning, Southeast Missouri State University.
Since 1997, technology institutes at Southeast Missouri State University have
helped faculty to use technology effectively. Starrett discusses roles and rewards,
assessment, and other issues regarding faculty development.
Click
Here to Listen
|
|
Discussion of the Week:
A Hardware update .... just read about a Tablet PC
running Linux for under a $1000. However, no built in wireless, and the
compatibility of the character recognition app with anything else out there
is questionable. Without getting in a funk about MS, the biggest problems
for Tablet PCs seems to be the high costs. i.e. fees...
Join the discussion now!
Be part of our growing online community. Post your
comments or questions to the latest topics in higher-ed and higher-tech.
Click here to discuss solutions and more!
|
|