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Having Your Cake and Eating It: The e-Framework’s Service-Oriented Approach to IT in Higher Education

ckeller — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:49:23 -0500

The international e-Framework for Education and Research is helping the research and education world take advantage of the opportunities offered by the service-oriented approach.

Open for Change

drupal — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:19:39 -0600

The author discusses the use of open source in the context of advancing learning in both secondary and higher education.

Open Source 2010: Reflections on 2007

drupal — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:37:56 -0600

Has the vision proffered for "Open Source 2007" been realized? Will 2010 mark continued progress in the collaborative development of applications software—perhaps one of the most potent tools for addressing the challenging trends confronting IT in higher education?

Pioneering New Territory and Technologies

drupal — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:02:23 -0500

Focusing on "pioneering," the EDUCAUSE Evolving Technologies Committee looked at six technologies and trends—Web 2.0 applications, cell phones, vortals, podcasting, open-source learning management systems, and wireless—and considered how higher education institutions can prepare not only for this rich content but also for that yet to come.

Honey, Have You Seen My Market?

drupal — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:14:14 -0600

The author discusses economics of software mergers and what higher education can do to minimize the impact.

The Open Source Congress

drupal — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:37:40 -0500

As a way to establish common grounds and define central platforms for college and university administrative systems, this article proposes the establishment of an Open Source Congress, comprised of functional and technical leaders from the higher educational environment.

How Is Open Source Special?

drupal — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:12:50 -0600

The author discusses the positive and negative aspects of open source.

Standing on the Plateau

drupal — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:52:29 -0600

The author discusses the Croquet Project, which is a combination of open source computer software and network architecture that supports deep collaboration and resource sharing among large numbers of users. Such collaboration is carried out within the context of a large-scale distributed information system. The software and architecture define a framework for delivering a scalable, persistent, and extensible interface to network delivered resources.

Of Birkenstocks and Wingtips: Open Source Licenses

drupal — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:06:52 -0600

The author discusses whether the open source movement should go the way of licensing open source software or content.