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Direct linkEvans, Susan T. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2011
Mobile technology is a favorite discussion topic among senior IT leaders and higher education administrators. Mobile is the future for content delivery. Colleges and universities need to establish a strategy now and make the decisions necessary to take advantage of this communication opportunity. In this article, the author recommends making…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Web Sites, Computer Mediated Communication, Alumni
Vaughan, Norman – Education Canada, 2010
Over the past decade, rising tuition costs and concerns about student success and retention rates have led to an increased focus on levels of student engagement in higher education. The current interest in student engagement may be helping to revive the traditional view of education as a community of learners. The growing use of Web 2.0…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Web Sites, Academic Achievement, Course Content
Hoover, Sam – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Clemson University implemented Condor architecture on the Blackboard learning management system (LMS) application servers in order to gain higher throughput when processing Blackboard course archives. Condor has typically been used for high-throughput research computing, not applied to non-research problems involving long processing times. This…
Descriptors: Chalkboards, Courseware, Database Management Systems, Information Management
Cromwell, Dennis; Hanks, Kristin; Engel, Sarah – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Information technology (IT) is regarded globally as a voracious consumer of energy. According to a 2007 research paper issued by the United Kingdom's Global Action Plan, IT accounts for 10 percent of the electrical usage in the U.K. In the United States, Stanford University estimates that IT accounts for 15 percent of its overall electrical use.…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Information Technology, Sustainable Development, Influence of Technology
Helps, Richard – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A major challenge for Information Technology (IT) programs is that the rapid pace of evolution of computing technology leads to frequent redesign of IT courses. The problem is exacerbated by several factors. Firstly, the changing technology is the subject matter of the discipline and is also frequently used to support instruction; secondly, this…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Information Technology, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Higher Education
Download full textKobayashi, Victor – Educational Perspectives, 2002
Higher education is undergoing radical shifts that are part of the larger wave of changes taking place in the society. The transformation affects all sectors of higher education, especially distance learning and how it relates to the University's regular offerings. In this article, the author begins with clarifying the terms commonly associated…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Definitions, Models
