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In Higher Education, Fewer Women Graduate To CIO
Plenty of women hold leadership positions in higher education technology departments. So why is the percentage of females in the CIO seat declining?
Why Schools Could Save Windows RT
Microsoft released the Surface RT to much fanfare last fall, but so far, customers have stayed away. Could heavy discounts for schools be the key...
Amplify Brings Gamification To Middle-School Students
Collection of educational games aims to motivate students to expand learning beyond the school day.
Microsoft, Virgin Media Back U.K. 'Digital Maker' Initiative
Microsoft links its Kudo game developers' site to U.K. IT educational initiative Make Things Do Stuff; meanwhile Virgin Media, others help create...
How To Close Gaps In Campus Apps
To close the programming applications gap on campus, you often must close several other gaps first.
Iowa State Chooses Cloud For Phone System
By switching to a cloud voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, ISU will save $600,000 annually on its campus phone network.
Britain Launches National 'Information Economy' Strategy
Working with industry and academia, the plan sets out objectives designed to nurture small enterprises and prepare students for IT careers.
MOOCs: Interesting Legal Territory Ahead
Massive open online courses have the potential to change higher education, but people and schools implementing MOOCs face some emerging legal...
Should All High School Students Learn Programming?
Google, Microsoft, Oracle and other tech giants propose that computer science become a required proficiency in Massachusetts public schools to...
YouVisit: Virtual College Tours Get Real
Unlike other sites with "virtual campus tours" that piece together bits of video and resource links, YouVisit offers virtual walking tours with...
Teachers Get Digital Hotline To Police
CopSync911 app lets teachers and other workers bypass dispatchers and access first responders more quickly in emergency situations.
Google Vs. Microsoft: Choosing Cloud Apps For Schools
Is Google Apps for Education or Microsoft Office 365 for Education the right choice for your school? Learn from these two examples.
Why Campus Networks Need Software Defined Networking
SDN originated from university research, spread through Internet2, and should eventually make life easier for small college network managers.
MOOC-utopia: Who Really Wins?
Massive open online courses are being promoted "for the students." But software execs and politicians pushing MOOCs have money and disruption at...
Obama Touts Broadband Initiative For Schools
ConnectED aims to bring high-speed Internet and devices to schools and libraries across the U.S.
EdX Goes Open Source To Woo MOOC Developers
Will edX's decision to release its full source code attract more contributors to the Harvard/MIT-backed massive open online course platform?
3 Keys To Gamification For Education
Gamification is hot, but many attempts at educational games fall flat. Designers, parents and teachers should keep these three success factors in...
MIT Expands Virtual Classes For Execs
MIT's Sloan School of Management will expand use of a virtual platform in its executive education program.
When Colleges Use Twitter As Help Desk
Education IT leaders, your users are turning to Twitter to complain about the campus network and IT services. Are you responding effectively?
Parents Press For Mobile Tech In Education
More than 50% of parents believe schools should make added use of mobile devices in education, new survey finds.
MIT Sees Zombies And MOOCs In Education's Future
MIT's Sloan School of Management is one of several universities using AvayaLive Engage to meld real and virtual classrooms.
Demand For IT Apprenticeships Outpaces Opportunities In U.K.
With 17 applicants for every available IT apprenticeship position in the U.K., government leaders encourage employers to add more opportunities.
Big Data Drives 'National Day Of Civic Hacking'
Nationwide hackathon this weekend encourages coders to use publicly available data to tackle problems ranging from poverty to poultry handling.
Website Aims To Inspire Digital Makers
Non-profit educational group Nesta addresses U.K.'s fading IT heritage through Make Things Do Stuff, a website that offers British teens online...
Coursera MOOC Embraced By 10 State University Systems
State programs will tailor Coursera resources to their own needs, blending its content with their own.
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