EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Communication

Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Designing and Redesigning a Digital Campus Somewhere in Between

drupal — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:17:57 -0600

Three years ago, INHOLLAND university launched a learning scenario that required the latest in electronic communication and collaboration tools. The new digital campus that was built is being redesigned now using Windows Vista and SharePoint 2007. What did we learn during the past three years, and what do we hope to achieve now?

Net@EDU Converged Communications Working Group (Formerly the joint meeting of the ICS and Wireless working groups)

ckeller — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:21:30 -0600

This meeting will devote several hours to presentations and discussions regarding emergency notification systems on campus. This will include a panel of speakers from various campuses who are actively working on this issue, including Virginia Tech, and presentations by a select group of vendors. Also planned for the agenda is an update on municipal networks, 4G Wi Max and 911 capabilities on campus.

Intelligent Communications Enable the "Student for Life"

drupal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:04:16 -0600

Communications technology can help differentiate your campus not only in serving current students but also in creating a sense of life-long community so that generation after generation of families keep coming back. Hear from one campus using intelligent communications today to make a difference.

In Plain English, Please: Effective IT Communications

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:36 -0500

The University at Albany and Davidson College will discuss the strategies they use to convey information about IT services to their respective user communities. Both institutions have developed a protocol for communicating about IT to non-technical audiences in user-friendly ways.

Connecting Your Campus with SMS

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:48 -0500

Texas A&M University at Qatar has a short message service gateway that feels like e-mail but works like a phone. This system is used to connect students, faculty, and staff with ultimate mobility. This presentation will describe the technical challenges, business issues, and unforeseen advantages of this new medium.

The Tower of Google

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:42 -0500

Legend tells us that when humans attempted to scale the heavens by building the Tower of Babel, their language became so confounded they could no longer understand each other. Today, presidents, provosts, professors, parents, prospective students, and IT professionals speak different languages about technology. Each has different hopes--and fears--about technology's interaction with teaching and learning. How can we develop the skills needed to translate among these constituencies?

No More Paper, No More Stamps: Targeted Communications in the myWSU Portal

drupal — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:00:38 -0500

Washington State University implemented the myWSU Notices system to communicate securely with students, faculty, and staff. Authorized notice senders target recipients in various ways including group memberships, class enrollments, and individual IDs. Multiple notice types and tracking mechanisms fill most communication needs. This session will describe our business needs and system solution, including a demo.