Educational institutions have very special requirements when it comes to security. They must maintain a difficult balancing act between open communications and secure networks while meeting the diverse needs of students, faculty, staff and alumni and their host of autonomous desktops, laptops, and handheld devices, all with limited IT personnel and budgets.
Articles: Teaching & Learning
11/1/2008
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Slim Projector with Hefty Features
At just four pounds and about the size of a hardcover novel, Toshiba’s TLP-X100U slim mobile projector is easily transportable.
11/1/2008
Make-To-Order Vs. Mass Production
In the context of education, online learning is a “make-to-order” business whereas instruction through a traditional ground campus falls under the category of mass production. Applying this to business terms, online learning uses a “pull” strategy while traditional (residential) undergraduate education uses a “push” strategy.
10/1/2008
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“Identity theft may not be your fault, but it could be your problem,” says Dan Holden of IBM’s X-Force research group, which examines identity theft.
10/1/2008
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BLOGS, WIKIS, PODCASTS, videocasts, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more have made their way into the world of higher education.
10/1/2008
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Better Control on the Presentation
Crestron’s Media Presentation Controller family of all-in-one classroom control solutions can connect, control, and route AV equipment for use wi
8/1/2008
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THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE IS THE FIRST STOP for any student entering a higher education institution.
8/1/2008
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An Acrobatic Feat
Acrobat 9 from Adobe is taking the process of creating and sharing electronic documents a few steps further through new features.
7/1/2008
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PEOPLE WITHOUT ANY CONNECTION TO A higher education institution don't generally hand over large amounts of money unprompted. Even people who are proud of their alma mater often need to be wooed before they open their checkbook.
7/1/2008
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Small but Socially Responsible
<b>Lenovo</b>'s <em>ThinkCentre M57</em> and <em>M57P</em> "Eco" ultra small desktop PCs are quite environmentall
7/1/2008
The worldwide demand for higher education and lifelong learning has never been greater. Colleges and universities around the globe need to scale up their offerings to cater to a mass influx of students, for whom a degree is their passport to the 21st-century workforce. Yet, they must do this in an environment where funding is often constrained and costs continue to spiral upward.
6/1/2008
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IN 1980, THE MEDIA BARON Rupert Murdoch made the bold prediction that all news-and advertising-would someday be delivered digitally and that there would really be no need for paper or ink.
6/1/2008
You may have heard that the most popular show in the world during the 1990s was the bathing-beauty vehicle "Baywatch," but the current leader may come as a surprise. One study of ratings put "CSI: Miami" ahead of all other shows on the planet, beating telenovelas in Spanish and other shows that are more popular in the United States. Perhaps "CSI: Miami" does the best job of meeting an international demand for sunshine, suspense, and escapism (with a dash of bathing beauties).
5/1/2008
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IT IS NO SECRET THAT EDUCATIONAL institutions are bearing the brunt of today's malicious software attacks.
