| The EduWire Daily Update offers readers a summation of the most critical news and trends in the higher-ed tech arena. It curates critical content for MOOC, Education Technology, Flip Classrooms, Learning Management Systems, Web 2.0, Pedagogy, Lecture Capture, Distance Learning, Classroom Audio, Classroom Video, Education Apps, Streaming, Control Systems, IT, and Security. | | Today's Top Stories | | 1. | Live @ ISTE 2016 | | | via Tech & Learning | | | Don't miss T&L's curated social media hub where readers can follow the best, most relevant posts made before, during, and after the ISTE 2016 Show. More
Why This Matters: Follow breaking edtech news & ISTE 2016 coverage, including Tech & Learning's live video stream. | | | | 2. | Student at Risk: Now What? | | | via Campus Technology | | | It used to be that Ramapo College of New Jersey instructors would be asked by myriad departments athletics, specialized services and various financial aid offices to fill out questionnaires giving feedback about the students in their classes. The goal was to find out how students were doing and whether they needed extra help. More
Why This Matters: Retention software is good at pinpointing students who are at risk when they start struggling. But once a student is flagged, a solid intervention strategy is needed to get them back on track. This article details how two schools have crafted their plans. | | | 3. | Cloud, with a chance of savings and 24/7 uptime | | | via eCampus News | | | A trifecta of needscost savings, business continuity, and disaster-recoveryhas prompted Peirce College in Philadelphia to migrate much of its infrastructure to the cloud over the past 18 months. The college, which caters primarily to working adult learners, has seen more and more of its students using the schools online educational services, putting pressure on IT to deliver 24/7 uptime and rapid recovery. More
Why This Matters: Read how a Philadelphia college found increased performance, disaster recovery solutions, and cost savings in the cloud. | |
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| | | | Blog Quote of the Day | LMS Outage: Exclusive view of UC Davis contract with Scriba
"There have been plenty of other LMS outages, but with this one not only did UC Davis lose days of system access, during the outage they had no idea if and when the system would be restored. Any useful communication with the vendor ceased, and the school had to scramble and invent their own disaster recovery on the fly." Phil Hill, e-Literate |
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