Postsecondary institutions arenāt procuring instructional technology properly. The decisions that drive institutional purchasing are often built on faulty premises. In my experience as a former professor turned ed-tech executive, administrators…
Robust Integrations: Uncorking Quality, Flexibility and Value
Ken Udas | Higher Education Itinerant & Adjunct Professor, University of Southern Queensland Scott SorleyThe Pressure to Integrate It is really no surprise that during the past decades colleges and universities have frequently found themselves under pressure to decrease their operating costs and increase…
Legacy systems are a reality for organizations of any size or magnitude. In the 1990ās, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software began entering into the workplace and replacing historical mainframe setups…
Robust Integrations Deliver Data Denouement to Higher Ed
Paige Francis | CIO and Vice President for IT, University of TulsaOne of my favorite words I recall using while completing my undergraduate program here with the University of Arkansasās Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences was denouement. Ā Ā Ā …
Why Hackers Love Universities
Joel Rosenblatt | Director of Computer and Network Security, Columbia UniversitySmall Colleges Grapple with the Future of Enterprise Technology
Marty Ringle | Chief Information Officer, Reed CollegeHow Student Expectations Are Driving Digital Transformation
Susan Grajek | Vice President of Communities and Research, EDUCAUSECentral Governance in a Decentralized Environment
Sandy Nelson | Business Analyst and Team Lead in Academic Support Resources-IT, University of MinnesotaPrioritizing Integration Critical to Finding the Right System that Facilitates Non-Credit Growth
Bob Peterson | President and CEO of the Corporate College, Cuyahoga Community CollegeTowards An Ecosystem of Platforms: The Critical Importance of Interoperability
Matt Lisle | Director of Digital Learning Technologies at the Center for 21st Century Universities, Georgia Institute of Technology Yakut GaziA Story of Change: The Benefits and Sacrifices That Accompany Change Management
Kristin Kennedy | Director of Business Intelligence, Arizona State UniversityA Collaborative Approach to Cybersecurity is Higher Edās Best Shield
Luc Roy | Chief Information Officer, Laurentian UniversityThe Catalyzing Impact of Blockchain Technology on Higher Education
Christine Shakespeare | Vice President of Program Strategy, 2U Inc. James Curry
In 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 University Kathleen (Kaci) FosterIs 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…
Across our industry, the conversation around the need to leverage analytics and data is growing rapidly. Itās a topic thatās been on EDUCAUSEās 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 AlabamaLeveraging National Student Clearinghouse Data in Continuing Education Management
Scott L. Howell | Director of the Salt Lake Center, Brigham Young University Julie SwallowAnalyze This! Using Data Effectively
Dijana Praskac | Research Analyst for Business Development and Strategic Planning in the Chang School, Ryerson University Jean de Sousa-HitzlerFrom a Horse and Buggy to a High-Speed Train: Leveraging Technology to Increase Profitability and Enhance Services
Geoff Wilmshurst | Vice President of Partnerships, Camosun CollegeMaking Analytics Actionable
Melissa Irvin | Assistant Dean of Advising and Analytics, University of South FloridaMaking Sense of the Internet of Things in Higher Education
Chuck Benson | Assistant Director for IT in Facilities Services, University of WashingtonThe Future of Institutional Research: An Aspirational Model
Christine Keller | Executive Director, Association for Institutional ResearchBuilding a Platform for Future Growth at Two Year Community Colleges
Mark Mrozinski | Assistant Vice President of Workforce Development and Executive Dean of Community Education, Harper CollegeGDPR 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 Technology
Imagine 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 āmaking data easier for users to access and understand,ā youāll find a panoply of tips and tricks ranging from how to structure Access databases…
Building 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…