November/December
Features
The more technology universities deploy, the more likely they are to aid collaborative learning environments.
Colleges find that learning improves dramatically when students have the freedom and flexibility of taking some of their courses online.
Cover Story »
Tennessee Tech project aims to solve the problem of engaging K–5 students in the art of numbers.
UC San Francisco overcomes technical and logistical challenges as it sets up a traffic-intensive temporary network for a conference center event.
Steady progress on document management has given colleges the tools to process everything from admissions applications to purchase orders much more quickly – and that has translated into major savings.
Departments
Product Review:
Lenovo's Got an Edge
The ThinkPad Edge E420s offers strong performance and graphics-intensive applications at an affordable price.
Product Review:
Portable Telepresence
Polycom application lets users participate in video conferences no matter where they are from their notebooks or other devices.
Tech Trends:
Top of the Heap
The University of Arizona and other early adopters see these high-end switches as the answer to bandwidth requirements.
Tech Tips:
Maximizing Operational ROI
These tips can help you improve the quality, efficiency and responsiveness of your IT operations center.
I.T. Practice & Pedagogy:
Lights! Camera! Cook!
The Culinary Institute of Michigan uses Cisco Cast to create on-demand videos that cater to students' individual learning styles.
Best Practices:
The Power of Common Sense
Deploying a universitywide enterprise architecture can save money, add efficiencies and improve the user experience on campus.
Best Practices:
Once Upon a Keyboard
Pick up some practical pointers about how to help your students learn with technology.
Opinion
Letter from the Editor:
Back to the Future
The idea of 21st century learning is not that technology trumps other learning tools or methods. Instead, technology can enhance teaching and learning processes.
Real-World IT:
Wherever They Roam
Identity management is key as institutions move to virtualized environments and cloud computing to serve end users.
Contributor Column:
Rethinking Computer Labs
IT leaders also need to examine why and how students choose to use computer labs over their own notebooks.
