Assistant Dean at Boston University Metropolitan College Reinvents Math Instruction with Tablet PCs

Find out how Carla Romney, Assistant Dean at Boston University Metropolitan College, transformed math instruction with tablet PCs. Read the story here.

A Post-LMS World

In his EDUCAUSE New Horizons article, “A Post-LMS World,” Lou Pugliese explores the future of the learning management system (LMS) — one of the “fastest-growing technology-adoption phenomena in the 400-year history of higher education.” Even as education continues to formulate a true understanding of how to maximize the many capabilities of the LMS to teach and train efficiently, the LMS is already showing early signs of obsolescence. Fortunately, during the past 15 years, education leaders have gained valuable insight into the potential of “effectively executed online instruction,” and recognize that within this arena lies “a unique opportunity for the kind of true innovation that can serve to transform higher education.” New LMS design will “embrace nimble, interoperable, modular infrastructure in ways that make learning contemporary, relevant, and engaging.” According to Pugliese, future LMS design will focus on four essential applications:

• learning grids,
• e-learning intelligence,
• content clouds, and
• open architecture

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Technology integration for 100% participation

Learn how an "almost invisible" IT infrastructure creates a thriving e-community at Columbia University's Barnard College, as told by Vice President of IT, Carol Katzman. Read the story here.

Creating Effective Digital Learning Environments For Higher Education

Digital Natives entering institutions of higher education expect ICT to be effectively integrated into their learning experiences and they want to be able to access it all from anywhere, anytime. To meet this need, many colleges and universities are now providing ICT-enriched courses for students who are required to bring student-owned mobile devices with them for classroom use. Additionally, institutions of higher education are now offering courses that combine elements of online learning and face-to-face instruction, known as “blended” courses. Read the rest of the story here.

Funding IT in Higher Education – The Power of Partnership

More and more HiEd leaders are recognizing that integrated technology truly empowers faculty and staff. Learn how HiEd institutions are creating technology-rich learning environments that accommodate the needs of today's "Digital Natives."  Read the rest of the story here.

Cloud Computing in Higher Education: Implications for IT Security and Customer Service

The rate of technological innovation in cloud computing coupled with a sharp increase in enrollment of students at institutions of higher education—particularly in community colleges—is changing the way that higher education Information Technology (IT) departments are doing business within their learning communities. More than ever, IT leaders in higher education are recognizing that the success of their IT department is directly related to how well the IT team works together with faculty, administration and third-party vendors to quickly and efficiently meet the learning community's changing IT needs. Read the rest of the story here.

Students Push Their Facebook Use Further Into Course Work

According to a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, social media sites like Facebook are increasingly being used by higher education students to communicate with other students about their coursework, as reported by the ECAR National Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2011 Report. Of the 3,000 students surveyed from 1,179 colleges and universities, 90% say they use Facebook for social purposes, and almost 60% say they use Facebook "to connect with other students to discuss homework assignments and exams." 25% of the higher education students sampled think Facebook is "valuable" or "extremely valuable" to their academic success. Read the rest of the story here.