EDTECH: Focus On Higher Education

Going Global

Expanding globally enhances a university's prestige and revenue stream, but the IT challenges are considerable. Here's how three U.S. colleges made it happen.
A Global View

Franklin University leverages telepresence to support its ambitious international goals.
Wireless N Payoff

Colleges that deployed 802.11n before the standard was ratified have seen the benefits of expanded wireless coverage and improved response times.
The VoIP Evolution

Upgrading to VoIP offers colleges a wide array of functions to control telephony while also reducing telecommunications fees.
Key Considerations

Ask these five questions before you move forward with virtualization.

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Cool Power

A growing number of college and university data centers employ pragmatic technologies to keep things green.

Wireless Tunnel to Security

Sinclair Community College unifies wired and wireless networks and improves security.

Visual Cues

Cameras assist classroom discussion at schools for the deaf and hard of hearing.

SAN Sense

By moving to a SAN, this University of Florida IT department gained flexibility and uptime.

Get A Grip

Desktop virtualization gives IT a better handle on resources.

Colleges Warm to Blades

Technology has a domino effect on IT savings.

Tech Tips

Giving DNS Its Due

These six suggestions can sharpen your Domain Name System.

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IT Practice and Pedagogy

A Room with a View

Ultrathin panels offer a seamless view of the coursework at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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What is the greatest barrier to adopting 21st century classrooms at your institution?

	High cost to retrofit classrooms
	Resistance from faculty
	Lack of bandwidth
	Our classrooms have the technology

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Smart Quotes
Roughly one-third of campus energy consumption is from technology. So If I can turn off technology, it can make a huge impact in our electrical usage. — Lee Spaniol, director of information systems and services at Lake Land College, Mattoon, Ill. If a student visits our website and it’s not running efficiently or it’s down, they might never visit the site again. That’s the new reality, and that mind-set isn’t going away. — Doug Ruschman, director for web services at Xavier University in Cincinnnati “

Smart Quotes

Roughly one-third of campus energy consumption is from technology. So If I can turn off technology, it can make a huge impact in our electrical usage.
— Lee Spaniol, director of information systems and services at Lake Land College, Mattoon, Ill.

If a student visits our website and it’s not running efficiently or it’s down, they might never visit the site again. That’s the new reality, and that mind-set isn’t going away.
— Doug Ruschman, director for web services at Xavier University in Cincinnnati

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Going Global

A Global View

Wireless N Payoff

The VoIP Evolution

Key Considerations

Cool Power

Wireless Tunnel to Security

Visual Cues

SAN Sense

Get A Grip

Colleges Warm to Blades

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Going Global

A Global View

Wireless N Payoff

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Beyond Borders

Molding a True 21st Century Campus

Change with the Times

Tech Trends

Above the Ivory Tower

Compulsory Technology

Tech Tips

Giving DNS Its Due

IT Practice and Pedagogy

A Room with a View

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