The Buzz
Weighing In
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Even Web 2.0, for which this newsletter is named, is a confusing mass of capabilities, yet already people are talking about Web 3.0. Where are we in all of this? What’s important for educators to know? More
News and Products
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Wake Forest University now offers the option of admissions interviews via webcam. More
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A December 2008 survey by CollegeClickTV of 2,000 freshmen on 50 US college campuses found 56 percent unhappy about some aspect of their college decision. Can Web 2.0 and social software help applicants get a more accurate picture of colleges and universities before they choose? More
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As so-called «millennials» reach an age to enter business school in force, graduate schools must move quickly to create digital recruiting efforts that match the students they hope to attract. More
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Grantham University, a completely online university, is implementing the Angel Learning Management Suite (LMS). Angel is a Web-based learning platform that allows faculty and students to interact and collaborate within their course work and academic programs. More
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Today Sun Microsystems and St. Paul College held a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of a new Sun Center of Excellence for Open Virtual Worlds.More
Online Resources
- Broadcast This: Transitioning from SD to HD
Giving students the tools they will be using in the real world.
Sponsored by: Sony
Learn how to transition your campus from SD to HD in this free, 60-minute webinar sponsored by Sony. Hear real-world broadcast studio success stories and get insight on how to affordably transition to HD, and how to use this technology to attract students to your campus.
- Selecting and Implementing Web Content Management at the University of Minnesota
Sponsored by: Oracle
Learn how the University of Minnesota has met and solved the challenge of securing access to sensitive information while at the same time granting its constituents access to the information they need. Hear how they have strategically navigated and securely distributed content to a dispersed, changing, global environment.
- Open Source IT Monitoring: Trends and Case Studies in Higher Education
Sponsored by Groundwork Open Source
Get simple, cost-effective strategies for managing systems with open source. In this session, experts from Groundwork Open Source share real-world adoption experiences from the University of Utah, SUNY and University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Hear the benefits of open source and how tools from Groundwork Open Source enabled these institutions to easily manage and scale their heterogeneous environments while cutting IT costs and making better use of IT resources.
- Free Trial Remote Support
Sponsored by LogMeIn
Higher education institutions worldwide rely on LogMeIn Rescue for real-time IT support to students, staff and faculty across campus and beyond. Sign up for a free two-week trial of LogMeIn Rescue: It takes about five minutes to get up and running with your first remote support session, and you can invite as many of your IT staff as you need to test it out during the trial. Get Your free two-week trial here.
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