| | | | | 1. Keeping up with new technology poses challenge for campus IT shops | via EdScoop
For IT departments on college campuses, business is booming. So are demands from students, faculty and staff who want to keep up with the latest innovations, say IT administrators. | | Why This Matters: How does your institution’s IT team keep up with demands from campus stakeholders despite dwindling budgets? | | | | 2. Indiana U Selects Splunk to Deliver Operational Intelligence Across IT and Security Departments | via Campus Technology
Indiana University (IU) recently launched a connected campus initiative to tear down silos and better analyze, scale and leverage its machine data. To this end, IU has implemented two solutions from Splunk that give campus leadership a consolidated view of IT and security infrastructure for the university’s eight campuses, in real time. | | Why This Matters: To manage massive amounts of data without breaking the bank, UITS has turned to automation via a third party service. Read how this partnership is saving time and cutting costs. | | | | 3. Beyond Videos: 4 Ways Instructional Designers Can Craft Immersive Educational Media | via EdSurge
Educational media is at an inflection point. As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass, Linked Learning, Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. These efforts are not cheap. | | Why This Matters: While high production values can be an asset, the first priority should always be solid instructional design. Without it, even beautifully filmed content can fall short of learning goals. |
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| | | | Accessibil-IT: Automated Accessibility Testing
"Using automated accessibility tools can streamline evaluations and target where accessibility issues exist in a web page or website. Incorporating automated accessibility tests along with manual testing will result in more accurate accessibility evaluations and, ideally, more efficient remediation strategies for content and interface designs." —Sean Keegan, TechEDge |
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