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#HigherEdThursdays – Reinventing the Educational Experience Through Collaboration
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The landscape in higher education continues to change. In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released statistics showing that college enrollment declined for the first time in six years in the fall of 2012. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/2013), and nearly half of Moody’s rated public and private universities were anticipating total enrollment declines in 2014 (Moody’s […]
#HigherEdThursdays – How to Prepare a College Campus for A New Era of Innovation
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Published June 18 at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/impactx/ Imagine what a university could and should look like in several years. What will our students be learning? How will they be learning? What tools will they need in this future education? Those questions, and many more, were asked as our team began the process of upgrading the San Jose […]
#HigherEdThursdays – Collaboration Redefines Higher Education.
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The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) students are learning in ways that would have seemed impossible just a decade ago. The University’s College of Education, which is renowned for its innovative and progressive learning environment, made it their mission to give students a professional and global experience. By aligning collaboration technology with the University’s […]
#HigherEdThursdays – Cybersecurity for Higher Education: Is your network protected?
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Cybersecurity is a hot topic and a major concern for all organizations. No one is immune, and indeed, higher education institutions can fall victim to large breaches as well. In fact, according to PrivacyRights.org, below are a few examples from the last 6 months: Date Name Records Lost 22-Apr-14 Iowa State University 29,780 27-Mar-14 The […]
#HigherEdThursdays: The Unique Nature of the American Research University
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To understand the unique nature of the American Research University, public or private, it is important to have some historical context of the Academic Research Enterprise. As America pursued economic growth and other national goals, its research universities emerged as a major national asset — perhaps even its most potent one. This did not happen […]
#HigherEdThursdays: Video and Collaboration
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Video and collaboration technologies are dramatically changing how we teach and learn, both in higher education as well as K12. I see it firsthand every day from two perspectives: 1) as an adjunct faculty member teaching graduate courses, and 2) as a member of the Cisco Education Solutions Team working with universities and schools around […]
#HigherEdThursdays – Meeting the Community College Boom
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For the past five years we’ve witnessed a surge in demand for community colleges across the U.S. The reasons for this demand are varied. There are professionals who have been let go from work, there are adult learners who desire new skills and there are traditional students continuing their education in greater numbers. Much of […]
#HigherEdThursdays: Virtualizing Dual Enrollment
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This time of year is always exciting – with students going off to college, coming home from college, graduating, switching majors and sometimes changing schools. It’s especially exciting when we hear stories like that of the 16 year old Florida student who received her college degree days ahead of her high school diploma. Reading that […]
#HigherEdThursdays: Changing How IT is Consumed on (and off) Campus
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Universities are driving the need for IT consumption-based pricing models more than any other market segment. This is natural given the unique characteristics of their IT environments. First off they are at the forefront of the IT consumerization movement driven by new generations of students and work habits. With one fourth of the undergraduate population […]
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