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The May/June 2007 issue of EdTech: Focus on Higher Education features a cover story on how universities are converting mountains of data into strategic Business Intelligence. Also included are articles on the value of gaming and virtual classrooms in higher education; outsourcing help-desk functions; the use of iTunes University to create and distribute course content; and ways in which campuses can save power. Case studies on University of New Hampshire’s move to enterprise data management and Cal State San Marcos’ use of an application virtualization program to reduce deployment time are also included. |
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Bridging the Gap
From business intelligence applications to new learning initiatives, colleges and universities work to capitalize on the data they gather. |
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Learning to Share
Service-oriented architecture offers a way to tie together applications and simplify cross-institutional processes. |
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Avatars and Virtual-World Education
Professors and admins find their cyberidentities bridge real and
online classrooms. |
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Quick Roll
Application virtualization reduces deployment time at a Cal State campus. |
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Ready to Serve
University of New Hampshire serves up enterprise data management. |
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Teaching via Special Content Delivery
Schools use iTunes University to create and distribute content. |
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Colleges incorporate video games into classroom learning with the
support of IT. |
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| Yes, there is room for avatars and 3-D worlds in higher education. |
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| Outsourcing allows schools to overcome cost and staffing restraints. |
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| Universities turn mountains of data into strategic Business Intelligence. |
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From Transactions to Transformation
You need a smart strategy for spinning raw data into gold. |
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Out in the Open
Universities join forces to build their own software. |
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Online Access for All
University of Maine gets entire campus on board with Section 508 compliance. |
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Green Machines
Campuses find ways to save power without spending too much green. |
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Game Time
A Common Fate
Security Shift