Technology
What Can Colleges and Universities Learn from the Private Sector on the Usage of Analytics?
Hank Childers | Executive Director of University Analytics and Institutional Research, University of ArizonaAcross our industry, the conversation around the need to leverage analytics and data is growing rapidly. It’s a topic that’s been on EDUCAUSE’s Top 10 IT Issues list for years…
A Proposal for a Blockchain College System
Tobe Phelps | Senior Director of Online College, Central New Mexico Community CollegeModern institutions of higher education are finding it increasingly difficult to accomplish their primary mission. The quintessential mission of all institutions of higher learning, lest we forget, is to enhance…
Three Keys to Keeping Pace with Technology Changes in Academia
Ruth Pionke | Senior Information Officer in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of AlabamaIn Spring 2016, the University of Alabama implemented a dual authentication system in an attempt to improve security for campus systems. As Senior Information Officer for the College of Arts…
Leveraging National Student Clearinghouse Data in Continuing Education Management
Scott L. Howell | Director of the Salt Lake Center, Brigham Young UniversityWhile many institutions understand the value of understanding their learners, few have taken the necessary steps to make that information—and the insights they glean—part of their operating procedures. Brigham Young…
Building a Foundation of Success: Lessons from Columbia College Chicago Online (Part 1)
Stanley Wearden | Provost and Senior Vice President, Columbia College Chicago Rob Green | Vice Provost for Digital Learning, 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…
Bringing IT to the Forefront of Innovation: How to Leverage Technology to Drive Innovation on Campus
Steven Burrell | Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Northern Arizona UniversityIdeas and creativity seldom happen in a vacuum. They are collaborations characterized by free expression and sharing of information. If ideas and creative works have to be translated/converted/interfaced between these…
How to Overcome Obstacles and Make Data Part of the Institutional Decision-Making Fabric
Ben Sowter | Head of the QS Intelligence Unit, QS Quacquarelli SymondsData collection and analysis are becoming increasingly important and pivotal to the effective management of a postsecondary institution, but the adoption of data-driven decision making at many institutions is a…
Pursuing a Major Business Process Improvement Implementation: Establishing Priorities, Getting Started and Staying Focused
Nick Farthing | Project Manager and Business Analyst in Information Technology, Ithaca CollegeThis is the final installment of a three-part series exploring why you might take on a major project, reflecting on who needs to be involved (and when/how), and discussing what…