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Executive View

Social Media Now Has a Past — Can We Learn from Our Mistakes?
Despite all the enthusiasm and hopefulness surrounding the social media applications of the first decade of the 21st century, we now find ourselves looking back on dreams that, for the most part, didn't deliver. Gardner Campbell asks whether we can make better choices moving forward.
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Indiana U Researchers Create New Model for Studying Student Learning at Scale
Researchers at Indiana University have developed a new model for studying the effectiveness of teaching practices — not just in a single classroom or context, but in a variety of classrooms at multiple universities.
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U Illinois-Urbana Champaign and IBM Partner on Quantum and AI Research
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering is embarking on a 10-year partnership with IBM to support research, education and skill development in emerging technologies.
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New Online Course Sharing Network Aims to Boost Student Success in Community Colleges
The League for Innovation in the Community College is working to expand online learning at community colleges with a new course sharing network that will allow colleges to offer more high-quality, credit-bearing online courses to their students.
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CDC Update: Campuses with Vaccinated Populations Can Fully Reopen
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID-19 guidance for institutions of higher education.
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Survey: What Students Want to Retain Post-Pandemic
A recent survey from Top Hat asked college students about their online learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and their expectations for instruction in the Fall 2021 academic term.
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E-Learning Market to Reach $1 Trillion Within 6 Years
The prevalence of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is helping to drive staggering growth in the worldwide e-learning market.
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How the Pandemic Boosted Ed Tech Adoption
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting pivot to online learning in higher education increased mainstream adoption of many education technology tools, according to the 2021 Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) report.
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Funding Analysis: States Too Quick to Use Higher Ed as 'Budgetary Release Valve'
State and local resources are the primary source of funding for public higher education, yet those funds have steadily diminished in recent years.
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Vernier Releases Video Analysis App Update, Physics E-Book
Vernier Software & Technology has released an update to its Video Analysis app and introduced a new accompanying e-book designed for physics classes.
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Texas A&M-Commerce Upgrades Residential WiFi to Meet Blended Learning Demands
In order to meet the connectivity and bandwidth needs of blended learning, Texas A&M University-Commerce has rolled out a new wireless network across all of its residence halls.
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Upcoming Events
- ASU 2021 Digital Trust Summit
  June 15–17, 2021
  Online
- TDWI Virtual Summit: Modern BI and Analytics
  June 16–17, 2021
  Online
- SANSFIRE: Virtual Edition 2021
  July 12–17, 2021
  Online
- 2021 AAEEBL Annual Meeting
  July 20–22, 2021
  Online
- TDWI Virtual Summit: Modern Data Governance
  July 27–28, 2021
  Online
- University of Wisconsin-Madison DT&L 2021
  July 30–Aug. 5, 2021
  Online
- TDWI Virtual Summit: Modern Data Architecture
  Aug. 11–12, 2021
  Online
- SALT New York 2021
  Sept. 13–15, 2021
  New York City, NY
Upcoming Webinars
- Big Cloud on Campus: Gonzaga University Cuts Costs and Improves Security
  Gonzaga University runs many of its campus operations on a university-focused ERP system from Ellucian, called Banner. By moving their existing Banner ERP system to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, the university was able to save at least 25 percent on infrastructure costs. Rather than just pocket the savings, Gonzaga IT used that budget on improvements to security, disaster recovery and test/dev.
  Date: June 22, 2021
  Time: 10:00 AM PT
  Sponsors: Oracle, Intel
- Enabling Next-Gen Security for Student Success
  Join CrowdStrike and Okta to discuss the higher education cybersecurity landscape, best practices for securing access and preventing threats in real time, and why a Zero Trust approach is vital for institutions.
  Date: June 29, 2021
  Time: 11:00 AM PT
  Sponsors: Crowdstrike, Okta
- Dealing with an Uncertain Future of IT in Higher Education
  Higher education IT must prepare for the adoption of different learning and instructional modalities — whether in-person, online, hybrid or HyFlex. Hear from Bryan Alexander, an internationally known futurist and researcher — in conversation with Brian Beatty, associate professor of instructional technologies at San Francisco State University, who developed “hybrid-flexible" (HyFlex) course design — and find out what you can do to prepare for the return to campus this fall. How will learning differ and how will IT need to address the change?
  Date: June 29, 2021
  Time: 11:00 AM PT
  Sponsor: Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Webinars on Demand
- Campus Technology Leadership Summit: IT Security in the New Normal
  Sponsor: Citrix
- How Tech Can Help Engage Students and Alumni at a Time When the Need to Connect Is Stronger than Ever
  Sponsor: Hustle
- Achieving the Hybrid Cloud: A Modernization Plan for Higher Education Institutions
  Sponsor: NetApp
- Solving the Higher Education Data Dilemma: An Interactive Panel Discussion
  Sponsor: Commvault Public Sector, Microsoft
- Securing the Network in the Era of Remote Learning
  Sponsor: SonicWall
- Campus Technology Leadership Summit: Innovating Out of the Pandemic
  Sponsor:Citrix
- Campus Technology Distance Learning Summit
  Sponsor: Citrix
- Campus Technology Distance Learning Summit: Higher Education's New Normal
  Sponsor: Citrix
- Tips and Tools for Managing the Sudden Transition to Online Learning
  Sponsors: Lenovo, Connection, Kivuto and OpenStax
- Help! How IT Can Best Train and Support Faculty Making a Quick Move Online
  Sponsors: Lenovo, Connection and Kivuto
- Innovations in Remote Learning
  Sponsors: Lenovo, Connection and Kivuto
- Spring STEAM Week 2020
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