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The Development of an Educational Cloud for IS Curriculum through a Student-Run Data Center
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Hwang, Drew; Pike, Ron; Manson, Dan – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
The industry-wide emphasis on cloud computing has created a new focus in Information Systems (IS) education. As the demand for graduates with adequate knowledge and skills in cloud computing is on the rise, IS educators are facing a challenge to integrate cloud technology into their curricula. Although public cloud tools and services are available…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Computer Science Education, College Curriculum, Experiential Learning
Virtualizing Specialized Software
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McSwain-Starrett, Lauren T.; Conley, Stephanie Scheer – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2011
Student computing is now mobile. For college students across the nation, convenient access to information--anytime, anywhere, on demand--has become not only a priority, but a necessity. To successfully serve the needs of this current generation of students, colleges and universities must recognize the trend and align services accordingly.…
Descriptors: College Students, Access to Information, Handheld Devices, Computer Software
A Computer Lab that Students Use but Never See
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Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
North Carolina State University may never build another computer lab. Instead the university has installed racks of equipment in windowless rooms where students and professors never go. This article describes a project called the Virtual Computing Lab. Users enter it remotely from their own computers in dormitory rooms or libraries. They get all…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Educational Technology, Computer Centers
Campus Connections.
Arnzen, Michael A. – Internet World, 1995
Presents guidelines for college students on using the Internet. Highlights include registering early, learning about Campus Wide Information System, finding an ideal time to use the computer lab and experimenting on the equipment, finding local USENET groups, reading the local mailing lists, researching professors' backgrounds, e-mailing…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Centers, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Student Support that Works: A Solid Approach.
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Lang, Kathy J.; Bielejeski, Ruth – 1998
The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University (Minnesota), two coordinate, liberal arts colleges, have implemented a cost-effective student information technology (IT) support system. Project IMPACT (Implementing Academic Technology), a 5-year, $10 million plan to upgrade the technology for student and faculty use, was implemented in…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Centers, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Readiness for Shifting from a Traditional Higher Education Learning System to an E-Learning System: A Case Study from the Sultanate of Oman
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Al-Gattoufi, Said; Al-Naabi, Salem; Gattoufi, Bechir – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
The Ministry of Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman initiated recently a restructuring program for the General Directorate Colleges of Education aiming to replace the existing six colleges with more applied and highly IT assisted institutions. A particular emphasis is directed towards improving the learning methods by developing and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Schools of Education, Learning Resources Centers