Technology
A Collaborative Approach to Cybersecurity is Higher Ed’s Best Shield
Luc Roy | Chief Information Officer, Laurentian UniversityCybersecurity is a top of mind issue for all CIOs, and higher education is no exception. As in other sectors, cyber-attacks in higher education are directly and indirectly related to…
The Catalyzing Impact of Blockchain Technology on Higher Education
Christine Shakespeare | Vice President of Program Strategy, 2U Inc.Over the past few months, there has been a good amount of writing on blockchain technology and its potential application to higher education. These three articles are worth reviewing because…
Unpacking A Vision for the Future with the 2018 NMC Horizon Report
Noreen Barajas-Murphy | Interim Director of Academic Community Programs, EDUCAUSEIn August, EDUCAUSE released the 2018 NMC Horizon Report, which identifies and describes the higher education trends, challenges and developments in educational technology which are likely to have an impact…
Make Your SaaS System Work for You: Implementation Best Practices
Raquel Garcia Rust | Senior Proposal Coordinator, Texas State UniversityIs your university implementing new enterprise-level systems the right way? While many institutions implement SaaS ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) research administration or compliance systems, not all do so in a…
GDPR and the Blockchain: An Irresistible Force Meets an Immutable Object
Stephen Harmon | Associate Dean of Research for Professional Education and Director of Educational Innovation in the Center for 21st Century Universities, Georgia Institute of TechnologyI am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. But I am a person who has spent the last 25 years studying the interplay of technology and…
Cutting through the Clutter: How to Ensure Your Colleagues Can Leverage Data
Ron Severtis Jr. | Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Indiana University SoutheastImagine this common practice for institutional research and survey offices. After a survey closes, the data team cleans and summarizes the data, identifies trends over time (if possible), edits Excel…
How To Make Big Data Digestible
Gesele Durham | Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Director of the Office of Assessment & Institutional Research, University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeIf you search the internet for “making data easier for users to access and understand,” you’ll find a panoply of tips and tricks ranging from how to structure Access databases…
Building a Foundation of Success: Lessons from Columbia College Chicago Online (Part 2)
Stanley Wearden | Provost and Senior Vice President, Columbia College ChicagoBuilding out an online continuing education program can pose a challenge even to the largest higher education institutions. While many fledgling divisions turn to Online Program Management (OPM) vendors to…