Digital asset management systems at universities are being used to generate new revenue streams during tough economic times. Cornell University has created an online image library where internal and external customers can purchase high-resolution photos taken by university photographers. This has become a profit center for the university. Northwestern University captures medical lectures and makes them available to alumni and employers for an annual membership fee. Arizona State University captures engineering courses and sells the content to private sector clients for professional development training. All three universities are finding innovative ways to increase revenue using their existing digital assets and resources.
What will you do if you can no longer use print communications in student recruitment?
This presentation uses illustrations from 23 colleges & universities to build a comprehensive online communication plan, for the time of a first website visit to orientation and selecting a roommate.
The document discusses the obligation institutions have to act on insights gained from student data analytics. It notes that while the concerns around ethics in learning analytics have grown, there is no clear consensus on the ramifications of institutions identifying at-risk students but not supporting them. The document examines this issue through two case studies and suggests that realizing this obligation requires addressing challenges such as balancing student and institutional responsibilities, ensuring data insights translate to useful information, and embedding response mechanisms in policies and contracts.
The document provides an introduction to a study on developing an online system for St. James Academy in Malabon City, Philippines. It discusses the background of St. James Academy and describes the general and specific objectives of the proposed system. The system aims to help the school improve their process of viewing grades and help advertise the school online. It will include modules for enrollment requirements, school information, uploading files, viewing grades, and login for teachers and students. The study also states some problems with the current manual process that the new system hopes to address and the significance of the study.
Virtual and Augmented Reality: The Uses of New Technologies in the Recruitmen...David Compton
This document discusses how virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies can be used in college recruitment. Traditional campus visits are still important for students to experience a school, but VR and AR allow prospective students to virtually tour a campus if an in-person visit is not possible. These technologies can show students what the campus and facilities look like, as well as future building plans. While the upfront costs of VR equipment can be high, prices are decreasing and many schools have seen increased enrollment after implementing virtual tours. As the current generation of students spends much of their time on mobile devices, embracing new technologies may help colleges connect better with prospective students during the recruitment process.
1. The document provides an overview of developing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program for Avanade. It analyzes CSR programs of comparable companies and identifies best practices.
2. Key aspects of successful CSR programs discussed include financial contributions, volunteering, skills-based volunteering, and partnered programs. Centralized, decentralized, and regional management models are also covered.
3. The document recommends Avanade start small by piloting a CSR program in one office focused on an initiative with executive support. It suggests growing the program over time using lessons from the pilot.
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology (IJCSIT) is devoted to fields of Computer Science and Information Systems. The IJCSIT is a open access peer-reviewed scientific journal published in electronic form as well as print form. The mission of this journal is to publish original contributions in its field in order to propagate knowledge amongst its readers and to be a reference publication.
This document discusses the issue of student cheating on term papers and how schools are dealing with it. It provides statistics showing that over 60% of students admit to some form of cheating. Schools are trying to address this problem by establishing clear policies, educating students on what constitutes cheating and the consequences, and using technology tools to detect plagiarism and train teachers. The conclusion emphasizes that schools need strong policies and support to curb cheating trends while still helping students learn research skills needed for their future.
What will you do if you can no longer use print communications in student recruitment?
This presentation uses illustrations from 23 colleges & universities to build a comprehensive online communication plan, for the time of a first website visit to orientation and selecting a roommate.
The document discusses the obligation institutions have to act on insights gained from student data analytics. It notes that while the concerns around ethics in learning analytics have grown, there is no clear consensus on the ramifications of institutions identifying at-risk students but not supporting them. The document examines this issue through two case studies and suggests that realizing this obligation requires addressing challenges such as balancing student and institutional responsibilities, ensuring data insights translate to useful information, and embedding response mechanisms in policies and contracts.
The document provides an introduction to a study on developing an online system for St. James Academy in Malabon City, Philippines. It discusses the background of St. James Academy and describes the general and specific objectives of the proposed system. The system aims to help the school improve their process of viewing grades and help advertise the school online. It will include modules for enrollment requirements, school information, uploading files, viewing grades, and login for teachers and students. The study also states some problems with the current manual process that the new system hopes to address and the significance of the study.
Virtual and Augmented Reality: The Uses of New Technologies in the Recruitmen...David Compton
This document discusses how virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies can be used in college recruitment. Traditional campus visits are still important for students to experience a school, but VR and AR allow prospective students to virtually tour a campus if an in-person visit is not possible. These technologies can show students what the campus and facilities look like, as well as future building plans. While the upfront costs of VR equipment can be high, prices are decreasing and many schools have seen increased enrollment after implementing virtual tours. As the current generation of students spends much of their time on mobile devices, embracing new technologies may help colleges connect better with prospective students during the recruitment process.
1. The document provides an overview of developing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program for Avanade. It analyzes CSR programs of comparable companies and identifies best practices.
2. Key aspects of successful CSR programs discussed include financial contributions, volunteering, skills-based volunteering, and partnered programs. Centralized, decentralized, and regional management models are also covered.
3. The document recommends Avanade start small by piloting a CSR program in one office focused on an initiative with executive support. It suggests growing the program over time using lessons from the pilot.
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology (IJCSIT) is devoted to fields of Computer Science and Information Systems. The IJCSIT is a open access peer-reviewed scientific journal published in electronic form as well as print form. The mission of this journal is to publish original contributions in its field in order to propagate knowledge amongst its readers and to be a reference publication.
This document discusses the issue of student cheating on term papers and how schools are dealing with it. It provides statistics showing that over 60% of students admit to some form of cheating. Schools are trying to address this problem by establishing clear policies, educating students on what constitutes cheating and the consequences, and using technology tools to detect plagiarism and train teachers. The conclusion emphasizes that schools need strong policies and support to curb cheating trends while still helping students learn research skills needed for their future.
Higher education: harness the power of cloudAngela Gardner
In order to retain and recruit
students, higher education
institutions must position themselves
as experts in the learning network
and find more cost-effective ways
to implement IT services. It is time
to take the financial and structural
pressure off of college IT staff by
steering away from the burdensome
cost of maintenance and upgrades,
long lead times for infrastructure
improvements and incompatibilities
between systems and tools.
Moving a system to the cloud can
reduce the cost of ownership by
20 percent. Federal agencies have
already reduced their operating costs
by 30 percent.5 Colleges can expect
to see similar results. The cloud also
allows institutions to pay for what
they use versus building capacities
that are largely unexploited.
The memo recommends three ways for the Computown Public School System to bridge the digital divide:
1. Build an adequate technology infrastructure with hardware, networking, and internet connectivity using free or low-cost resources.
2. Take advantage of free online educational resources like email accounts, web hosting, and course management tools to boost communications and classroom efficiency.
3. Enable administrators, teachers, students, and parents to utilize the new technology and ensure continual learning through hierarchical leadership and support from agencies that provide technology education.
The monthly meeting of the Academic Advising Council (ACA) covered the following topics:
1. Mario Guerra and Sejal Shah presented on the new Early Academic Warning System which will notify students via email and Blackboard of their academic status.
2. Joe Wilcox discussed changes to student financial aid due to state budget cuts, including millions already lost and more at risk of being cut.
3. Emily Van Duyn presented on academic service learning courses that connect classroom learning with community experience.
4. Wendy Boggs announced four ACA scholarships available for students and staff.
The document discusses strategies from a strategic technology plan to transform the community and technical college system in Washington state through leveraging technology. The five strategies include: creating online teaching and learning tools; creating a seamless online student services system; creating lifelong learning for faculty and staff; using data to drive improvement; and treating information technology as a centrally funded service. It also discusses recommendations around open educational resources, the role of bookstores in providing open textbooks, and legislation related to online learning.
Is There Service in Computing Service Learning?Randy Connolly
Presentation for my talk at SIGCSE 2012.
Abstract is as follows: A variety of researchers have advocated for service learning projects in post-secondary computing programs. While these projects can achieve important disciplinary outcomes for the students, what has been under examined is the benefit that these projects have for the service recipients and their community. This paper argues that since service learning projects are meant to benefit both student donors and community recipients, we must examine much more carefully how computing service projects interact with all the social actors affected by the projects. Taking such an approach will require recognizing that ICT by itself will not improve or increase democracy, equality, social inclusion, or any other social good. Analogous to the experience of foreign aid recipients in the developing world, some service learning projects may actually do more harm than good. The paper concludes by providing some sample computer learning projects that are oriented more strongly towards achieving true service for the recipients.
Information systems planning using a synthesis of modelling techniquesTony Toole
The document discusses using three modeling techniques - Enterprise Architecture, Viable Systems, and Soft Systems modeling - to plan improvements to a university's student information management system. It provides examples of "as is" models created for several processes using Enterprise Architecture modeling to identify issues. Viable Systems modeling examines communications and control, identifying bottlenecks. A synthesis of the techniques aims to design practical, achievable solutions for the "to be" system that recognize human factors. The modeling approaches collectively provide a richer picture than any single technique alone.
Huacho needs a reliable job search resource as existing options are outdated and incomplete. Three ideas were proposed: 1) An app notifying users of nearby job opportunities; 2) A Facebook job community; 3) A university network sharing regional opportunities. Two prototypes were created - an app displaying vacancy details when near relevant companies, and a simulated university webpage linking students to job postings. Testing with students provided feedback to improve solutions for Huacho's needs. Further work would expand testing, add impact metrics, and commercialize a combined prototype.
This document is a proposal for an enrollment system project for Campus Recreation at Auraria (CRA). It outlines the current problems with CRA's manual enrollment process and proposes building a web-based enrollment system. The proposal describes the technical approach, which includes gathering requirements, designing the system architecture and database, and implementing a prototype. It provides details on the system requirements, design diagrams, and implementation plan. It also includes a quality assurance plan and outlines the project schedule, budget, and expected results. The goal of the new system is to automate CRA's enrollment process and provide a better experience for members.
The survey found that Florida Community College at Jacksonville was ranked number one for its adoption and use of digital technologies. It scored 100% across all categories assessed by the survey. The top 10 community colleges provided various digital services for students, with 39% allowing online admissions and registration and 30% providing secure online access to transcripts. 52% of the top colleges offered online training for faculty in technology skills. The number one ranked college, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, was praised for allowing students to do everything online, including paying fees and communicating with faculty.
E-learning: emerging uses,empirical results and future directions. Elizabeth T. Welsh, Connie R. Wanberg, Kenneth G. Brown and Marcia J. SimmeringThe use of network technology to deliver training is the latesttrend in the training and development industry and has beenheralded as the ‘e-learning revolution.’ In an effort to separatehype from reality, this paper reviews practitioner and researchliterature on e-learning, incorporating unpublished informa-tion from interviews with managers and consultants directlyinvolved in e-learning initiatives. Specific attention is given towhy organizations use e-learning, what the potential draw-backs to e-learning are, what we know from research about e-learning and what the future of e-learning may hold.
Continuing education has long held a special place in society as the school for adults intent on bridging the skills gap. That is a reputation it deserves—according to the US Department of Education, US adult learners are older (average age, 31), are more likely to have full-time jobs and are more likely to come from the 30 million students who dropped out of school earlier in their lives.
University Mobile Enrollment System: A Nigeria Perspectiveiosrjce
IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of computer engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in computer technology. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Technology & Advising Use in Higher Ed #AdvTech 2013 - Research Overview over...Laura Pasquini
The document discusses research on the use of technology in higher education advising. It provides an overview of several studies and reports on emerging technologies likely to impact advising over the next 1-5 years. These include open educational resources, electronic books, and gesture-based computing. The document also summarizes the goals and resources of organizations that study technology use in higher education, such as EDUCAUSE and the National Survey of Student Engagement. Advisors are surveyed about what technologies they use and what their ideal technology-enabled advising system would be. Key themes that emerge are a desire for integrated, student-centric advising systems and a view of technology as a tool to enhance advising rather than replace personal interaction.
Assessment is central to learning: it shapes the learning experience, yet is a critical and time-consuming function for teachers.
Technology is often seen as a solution to improve efficiency while reducing teacher time. In this Breakout Session, Randy Labonte argues that technology should be used in assessment primarily to enhance the quality of learning, and secondarily for organizational effectiveness. Understanding how technology can enhance assessment practices must be part of any business case made for its use, but should only be considered after its impact on learning. Computer-assisted assessment has many potential benefits: improved efficiencies and consistencies, improved data analysis, immediate feedback for the learner, improvement in quality of the learning, and reduction in the workload of administrators and teachers. However, there are issues in accessibility, technical consistency, and most importantly scalability that must be considered before adoption. This presentation provides an overview of the issues and challenges faced when implementing a program where digital technology replaces traditional pen and paper evaluation. It is intended to serve as a framework for the consideration of how to improve learning through the use of technology in both formative and summative assessment.
This document discusses trends in higher education and skills needed for 2020. It predicts that by 2020:
- Learning will be ubiquitous, personalized, and accessed through networks rather than individual institutions. Knowledge will be shared openly across the globe.
- Institutions will take on more of a guiding role, teaching thinking processes rather than content. Faculty will act as specialized coaches and knowledge will reside in open networks rather than silos.
- Students will need skills like judgment, transmedia navigation, collective intelligence and negotiation to succeed in this environment where knowledge is shared and learning is collaborative across networks and modalities.
How will killing Net Neutrality impact education?Jacklin Berry
Last month, the FCC voted on a plan to throw out rules against blocking or discriminating against lawful content. Republicans outnumber Democrats 3 to 2 on the commission, so barring a last-minute change of heart, the plan will likely pass. Learn how killing net neutrality will impact the education system.
This document provides a literature review on the effectiveness of MOOCs for professional development. It discusses how early MOOCs aimed to provide college level courses to students worldwide but completion rates were low. Now, MOOCs are increasingly being used for corporate training and professional development. While some employers view MOOCs favorably, there is limited data on their quality and effectiveness for employee skills and performance gains. Some companies have partnered with MOOC providers to create degree and credential programs, but it remains unclear if MOOCs will be widely accepted as a learning tool for employee development.
- The document discusses how technology can transform education in Ontario by improving access, quality, and affordability of education. It outlines several key developments in e-learning including blended learning, mobile learning, immersive learning, and open educational resources.
- Implementing e-learning on a wider scale could increase access to education through more flexible course scheduling and delivery. It could also improve quality by facilitating peer and expert review of content. E-learning also has the potential to make education more affordable by reducing costs per student and accelerating time to completion.
This document summarizes information about Maldives National University (MNU) in 3 paragraphs:
MNU is the first and only public university in the Maldives. It was established in 1998 as Maldives College of Higher Education and offers degrees from engineering to management. MNU's vision is to promote higher education and become a leading academic institution in the country and region.
MNU has collaborated with foreign universities on developing programs. It signed an agreement with UNICEF to offer a master's program in social policy and an MOU with Yunnan Open University in China to establish a Chinese language learning center.
Recently, MNU formulated its first open and distance learning policy through a two-
The document discusses a clinical decision support system (CDSS) being developed as part of the Synergy-COPD project, which will use a Java-based framework and Drools rules engine to represent clinical knowledge and make inferences from patient data represented in a HL7 virtual medical record format, with the goal of aiding diagnosis and management of COPD patients.
Este documento proporciona una receta para 8 pintxos de alcachofa con anchoa y piquillo. La receta incluye ingredientes como pan de molde, queso crema, pimientos del piquillo, corazones de alcachofa y filetes de anchoa. Las instrucciones detallan cómo untar el pan con queso crema y colocar encima círculos de pimiento y alcachofa envuelta en anchoa, para luego pincharlos con un palillo.
Higher education: harness the power of cloudAngela Gardner
In order to retain and recruit
students, higher education
institutions must position themselves
as experts in the learning network
and find more cost-effective ways
to implement IT services. It is time
to take the financial and structural
pressure off of college IT staff by
steering away from the burdensome
cost of maintenance and upgrades,
long lead times for infrastructure
improvements and incompatibilities
between systems and tools.
Moving a system to the cloud can
reduce the cost of ownership by
20 percent. Federal agencies have
already reduced their operating costs
by 30 percent.5 Colleges can expect
to see similar results. The cloud also
allows institutions to pay for what
they use versus building capacities
that are largely unexploited.
The memo recommends three ways for the Computown Public School System to bridge the digital divide:
1. Build an adequate technology infrastructure with hardware, networking, and internet connectivity using free or low-cost resources.
2. Take advantage of free online educational resources like email accounts, web hosting, and course management tools to boost communications and classroom efficiency.
3. Enable administrators, teachers, students, and parents to utilize the new technology and ensure continual learning through hierarchical leadership and support from agencies that provide technology education.
The monthly meeting of the Academic Advising Council (ACA) covered the following topics:
1. Mario Guerra and Sejal Shah presented on the new Early Academic Warning System which will notify students via email and Blackboard of their academic status.
2. Joe Wilcox discussed changes to student financial aid due to state budget cuts, including millions already lost and more at risk of being cut.
3. Emily Van Duyn presented on academic service learning courses that connect classroom learning with community experience.
4. Wendy Boggs announced four ACA scholarships available for students and staff.
The document discusses strategies from a strategic technology plan to transform the community and technical college system in Washington state through leveraging technology. The five strategies include: creating online teaching and learning tools; creating a seamless online student services system; creating lifelong learning for faculty and staff; using data to drive improvement; and treating information technology as a centrally funded service. It also discusses recommendations around open educational resources, the role of bookstores in providing open textbooks, and legislation related to online learning.
Is There Service in Computing Service Learning?Randy Connolly
Presentation for my talk at SIGCSE 2012.
Abstract is as follows: A variety of researchers have advocated for service learning projects in post-secondary computing programs. While these projects can achieve important disciplinary outcomes for the students, what has been under examined is the benefit that these projects have for the service recipients and their community. This paper argues that since service learning projects are meant to benefit both student donors and community recipients, we must examine much more carefully how computing service projects interact with all the social actors affected by the projects. Taking such an approach will require recognizing that ICT by itself will not improve or increase democracy, equality, social inclusion, or any other social good. Analogous to the experience of foreign aid recipients in the developing world, some service learning projects may actually do more harm than good. The paper concludes by providing some sample computer learning projects that are oriented more strongly towards achieving true service for the recipients.
Information systems planning using a synthesis of modelling techniquesTony Toole
The document discusses using three modeling techniques - Enterprise Architecture, Viable Systems, and Soft Systems modeling - to plan improvements to a university's student information management system. It provides examples of "as is" models created for several processes using Enterprise Architecture modeling to identify issues. Viable Systems modeling examines communications and control, identifying bottlenecks. A synthesis of the techniques aims to design practical, achievable solutions for the "to be" system that recognize human factors. The modeling approaches collectively provide a richer picture than any single technique alone.
Huacho needs a reliable job search resource as existing options are outdated and incomplete. Three ideas were proposed: 1) An app notifying users of nearby job opportunities; 2) A Facebook job community; 3) A university network sharing regional opportunities. Two prototypes were created - an app displaying vacancy details when near relevant companies, and a simulated university webpage linking students to job postings. Testing with students provided feedback to improve solutions for Huacho's needs. Further work would expand testing, add impact metrics, and commercialize a combined prototype.
This document is a proposal for an enrollment system project for Campus Recreation at Auraria (CRA). It outlines the current problems with CRA's manual enrollment process and proposes building a web-based enrollment system. The proposal describes the technical approach, which includes gathering requirements, designing the system architecture and database, and implementing a prototype. It provides details on the system requirements, design diagrams, and implementation plan. It also includes a quality assurance plan and outlines the project schedule, budget, and expected results. The goal of the new system is to automate CRA's enrollment process and provide a better experience for members.
The survey found that Florida Community College at Jacksonville was ranked number one for its adoption and use of digital technologies. It scored 100% across all categories assessed by the survey. The top 10 community colleges provided various digital services for students, with 39% allowing online admissions and registration and 30% providing secure online access to transcripts. 52% of the top colleges offered online training for faculty in technology skills. The number one ranked college, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, was praised for allowing students to do everything online, including paying fees and communicating with faculty.
E-learning: emerging uses,empirical results and future directions. Elizabeth T. Welsh, Connie R. Wanberg, Kenneth G. Brown and Marcia J. SimmeringThe use of network technology to deliver training is the latesttrend in the training and development industry and has beenheralded as the ‘e-learning revolution.’ In an effort to separatehype from reality, this paper reviews practitioner and researchliterature on e-learning, incorporating unpublished informa-tion from interviews with managers and consultants directlyinvolved in e-learning initiatives. Specific attention is given towhy organizations use e-learning, what the potential draw-backs to e-learning are, what we know from research about e-learning and what the future of e-learning may hold.
Continuing education has long held a special place in society as the school for adults intent on bridging the skills gap. That is a reputation it deserves—according to the US Department of Education, US adult learners are older (average age, 31), are more likely to have full-time jobs and are more likely to come from the 30 million students who dropped out of school earlier in their lives.
University Mobile Enrollment System: A Nigeria Perspectiveiosrjce
IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of computer engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in computer technology. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Technology & Advising Use in Higher Ed #AdvTech 2013 - Research Overview over...Laura Pasquini
The document discusses research on the use of technology in higher education advising. It provides an overview of several studies and reports on emerging technologies likely to impact advising over the next 1-5 years. These include open educational resources, electronic books, and gesture-based computing. The document also summarizes the goals and resources of organizations that study technology use in higher education, such as EDUCAUSE and the National Survey of Student Engagement. Advisors are surveyed about what technologies they use and what their ideal technology-enabled advising system would be. Key themes that emerge are a desire for integrated, student-centric advising systems and a view of technology as a tool to enhance advising rather than replace personal interaction.
Assessment is central to learning: it shapes the learning experience, yet is a critical and time-consuming function for teachers.
Technology is often seen as a solution to improve efficiency while reducing teacher time. In this Breakout Session, Randy Labonte argues that technology should be used in assessment primarily to enhance the quality of learning, and secondarily for organizational effectiveness. Understanding how technology can enhance assessment practices must be part of any business case made for its use, but should only be considered after its impact on learning. Computer-assisted assessment has many potential benefits: improved efficiencies and consistencies, improved data analysis, immediate feedback for the learner, improvement in quality of the learning, and reduction in the workload of administrators and teachers. However, there are issues in accessibility, technical consistency, and most importantly scalability that must be considered before adoption. This presentation provides an overview of the issues and challenges faced when implementing a program where digital technology replaces traditional pen and paper evaluation. It is intended to serve as a framework for the consideration of how to improve learning through the use of technology in both formative and summative assessment.
This document discusses trends in higher education and skills needed for 2020. It predicts that by 2020:
- Learning will be ubiquitous, personalized, and accessed through networks rather than individual institutions. Knowledge will be shared openly across the globe.
- Institutions will take on more of a guiding role, teaching thinking processes rather than content. Faculty will act as specialized coaches and knowledge will reside in open networks rather than silos.
- Students will need skills like judgment, transmedia navigation, collective intelligence and negotiation to succeed in this environment where knowledge is shared and learning is collaborative across networks and modalities.
How will killing Net Neutrality impact education?Jacklin Berry
Last month, the FCC voted on a plan to throw out rules against blocking or discriminating against lawful content. Republicans outnumber Democrats 3 to 2 on the commission, so barring a last-minute change of heart, the plan will likely pass. Learn how killing net neutrality will impact the education system.
This document provides a literature review on the effectiveness of MOOCs for professional development. It discusses how early MOOCs aimed to provide college level courses to students worldwide but completion rates were low. Now, MOOCs are increasingly being used for corporate training and professional development. While some employers view MOOCs favorably, there is limited data on their quality and effectiveness for employee skills and performance gains. Some companies have partnered with MOOC providers to create degree and credential programs, but it remains unclear if MOOCs will be widely accepted as a learning tool for employee development.
- The document discusses how technology can transform education in Ontario by improving access, quality, and affordability of education. It outlines several key developments in e-learning including blended learning, mobile learning, immersive learning, and open educational resources.
- Implementing e-learning on a wider scale could increase access to education through more flexible course scheduling and delivery. It could also improve quality by facilitating peer and expert review of content. E-learning also has the potential to make education more affordable by reducing costs per student and accelerating time to completion.
This document summarizes information about Maldives National University (MNU) in 3 paragraphs:
MNU is the first and only public university in the Maldives. It was established in 1998 as Maldives College of Higher Education and offers degrees from engineering to management. MNU's vision is to promote higher education and become a leading academic institution in the country and region.
MNU has collaborated with foreign universities on developing programs. It signed an agreement with UNICEF to offer a master's program in social policy and an MOU with Yunnan Open University in China to establish a Chinese language learning center.
Recently, MNU formulated its first open and distance learning policy through a two-
The document discusses a clinical decision support system (CDSS) being developed as part of the Synergy-COPD project, which will use a Java-based framework and Drools rules engine to represent clinical knowledge and make inferences from patient data represented in a HL7 virtual medical record format, with the goal of aiding diagnosis and management of COPD patients.
Este documento proporciona una receta para 8 pintxos de alcachofa con anchoa y piquillo. La receta incluye ingredientes como pan de molde, queso crema, pimientos del piquillo, corazones de alcachofa y filetes de anchoa. Las instrucciones detallan cómo untar el pan con queso crema y colocar encima círculos de pimiento y alcachofa envuelta en anchoa, para luego pincharlos con un palillo.
To improve nursing education in Haiti, the USAID-funded Health Financing and Governance (HFG) project is working closely with the Ministry of Health or Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population to strengthen its ability to manage an effective standards-based quality system for nursing educational institutions. This system is known as “reconnaissance.” In particular, HFG is working with the Département de Formation et de Perfectionnement des Sciences de la Santé (DFPSS) or the Department of Training and Development for Health Sciences, which is the MOH unit responsible for nursing education.
SEIC - Pipeline Modelling Software for GASLetizia Conter
This document describes pipeline monitoring software that provides leak detection, simulation and training capabilities. The software allows for configuration of monitoring instruments and the pipeline, real-time leak detection and monitoring, simulation and training functions, and maintenance planning tools like pig and scraper tracking with data logging.
El documento describe diferentes tipos de cables, incluyendo cables coaxiales, de par trenzado, blindados y dobles de audio, y explica que su función principal es transmitir señales eléctricas o de fibra óptica entre dos puntos. También discute brevemente el impacto de la tecnología en la sociedad y la brecha tecnológica entre comunidades.
Juan Pablo debe solicitar su transferencia a Derecho después de aprobar el primer semestre en Sociología con un promedio mayor a 3.2. Para la transferencia, debe completar una solicitud y cumplir con los requisitos de haber aprobado 30 créditos y mantener un promedio general superior a 3.2. Valentina puede solicitar un segundo calificador para revisar su calificación final si considera que es injusta. Según el reglamento, el director designará dos nuevos calificadores. Sebastian podría ser sancionado por responder de forma grosera a un profesor,
SOG data: Understanding Data as InformationMicheleTyler
This document provides guidance for parents serving on decision-making groups on how to use data to inform decisions. It outlines a process including collecting and organizing qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources, analyzing the data by looking for relationships and trends, developing hypotheses, and creating an action plan. The goal is to equip parents serving on these groups with the skills to actively participate, ensure the group runs effectively, and make informed decisions supported by reliable data.
El documento habla sobre diferentes tipos de medios de comunicación. Explica que los medios masivos son aquellos que llegan a una gran audiencia simultáneamente, como la televisión. También menciona medios auxiliares dirigidos a públicos más pequeños y medios alternativos independientes de los masivos. Da ejemplos como el cine, la publicidad y la propaganda.
La pobreza se define como la situación en la que una persona o comunidad carece de los recursos necesarios para satisfacer sus necesidades básicas como la alimentación, vivienda, educación y asistencia sanitaria. Existen diferentes tipos de pobreza como la individual, que afecta a una sola persona o familia de forma continua, la colectiva que afecta a toda una comunidad, y la cíclica que afecta a grandes grupos de forma pasajera. Además, la pobreza puede ser absoluta, cuando no se pueden satisfacer necesidades b
El documento contiene 4 resúmenes de proyectos realizados por un estudiante en la escuela secundaria. El primer proyecto fue una encuesta sobre Sabritas donde el estudiante aprendió a comunicarse con otras personas. El segundo proyecto involucró la creación de tarjetas de debate para discutir temas de manera respetuosa. La tercera actividad fue una lectura sobre "El Caballero y el Dragón" que enseñó sobre el respeto y el diálogo. La cuarta lectura titulada "El Concierto" enseñó
Currículo, projetos e tecnologias andersonProf_decinho
O documento discute o desafio de superar o descompasso entre a cultura cotidiana dos alunos e a cultura da escola tradicional. Sugere que esta divergência pode ser superada por meio de uma escola que valorize os novos saberes adquiridos fora da sala de aula e saiba dialogar com as tecnologias, tendo professores motivados e dispostos a aprender de forma contínua.
The Cosmetic Glue Co. Ltd is a manufacturer located in Gibraltar that designs, develops, and produces fine-grade lash, brow, and nail solutions. As the distributor preferred choice, they specialize in innovative cosmetic concepts from design through production. Their website is www.cosmeticgluemanufacturer-co.com.
El documento proporciona información sobre The Harbor, una organización en Astoria, Oregón que ofrece servicios de apoyo gratuitos y confidenciales a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica, acoso y agresión sexual. El Centro de Asalto Sexual de The Harbor brinda respuesta las 24 horas, apoyo durante exámenes médicos y procedimientos legales, grupos de apoyo y recursos para sobrevivientes de agresión sexual. Los servicios incluyen apoyo uno a uno, defensa, educación y remisiones con el objetivo de romper
Kaila and her mom, Darla Hatton, share their inspiring story. Kaila will impart how having dyslexia presents difficulties and successes providing for self-discovery and ultimately empowerment. Having dyslexia can impact education and can affect self-esteem, family dynamics, and other areas of life. Hear stories of their triumphs and challenges. From the “real world” trenches they will provide practical suggestions that helped Kaila including appropriate instruction, assistive technologies, self-awareness, advocacy, and effective networking. Come along as they reveal their epiphany of learning how to be defined by their strengths -- not their weaknesses. Resources and credible information will also be provided.
This document discusses bioinformatics tools and databases that can be used in the drug design process. It describes how target identification is an important first step, and involves using databases like SwissProt, NCBI BLAST, and PDB to find protein sequences related to a disease. Computational tools like SPDBV, Autodock, Modeller are then used to model protein structures and design drug molecules that can bind to targets. The workflow involves refining drug candidates using techniques like QSAR before experimental testing.
1. The document discusses a talk on using ontologies like Gene Ontology (GO) to improve the data mining step of knowledge discovery from databases.
2. It introduces IntelliGO, a semantic similarity measure for GO annotations that can be used for gene clustering and abstraction of biomedical data to aid data mining.
3. The talk will cover the development of IntelliGO, its application to gene clustering, and its use in clustering secondary effects from another ontology to reduce data dimensions for mining.
Protestas y Propuestas a la revisión arbitral de la nulidad del Contrato Esta...Cesar Rubio
El Estado Peruano licita diariamente la contratación de bienes, servicios y obras a través de los procesos de selección, previstos en la Ley de Contrataciones del Estado y su Reglamento; contratos que pueden ser obtenidos por particulares a través de sus propuestas de naturaleza de carácter enteramente documental.
Desafortunadamente, existen postores presentan ofertas con documentos falsos o inexactos, adjudicándose irregularmente estos contratos; perjudicando el sistema de contratación estatal, al no cumplir parcial o totalmente con las prestaciones ofrecidas, o hacerlo tardíamente en perjuicio de la entidad contratante.
Asimismo resulta que, una vez declarada la nulidad del contrato por haberse transgredido el Principio de Presunción de Veracidad con la presentación de documentación falsa o inexacta, los contratistas intentan liberarse de las responsabilidades pertinentes con el uso –y el abuso– del arbitraje administrativo.
Este trabajo de investigación tiene por objeto proponer a la revisión de nulidad del contrato como una potestad exclusiva del Tribunal de Contrataciones del Estado, en su calidad de órgano especializado en materia de contratación estatal; hecho cuya finalidad primaria constituirá un desincentivo sobre los postores que pretendan contratar con el Estado irregularmente. En ese orden de ideas, y como consecuencia directa de lo anterior, la finalidad última de esta discusión será reforzar el sistema de contratación estatal, en beneficio de las entidades contratantes, los postores que participan en los procesos de selección, y la sociedad civil en general.
Project Server 2010-Demand Management Overviewmsprojectpros
This document provides an overview of demand management in Microsoft Project Server 2010. It discusses how demand management allows capturing all work proposals in a single place and provides opportunities to approve proposals and track their progress. It outlines the key components of demand management including enterprise project types, project detailed pages, phases, stages and workflows. It demonstrates how demand management works in action and provides a phased approach to implementing demand management maturity. It concludes by providing next steps for learning more about demand management through demos, labs, proof of concepts and demonstrations.
Toast tapa of sardines in olive oil and tomatoesOlmeda Orígenes
A delicious toast tapa with Small Sardines from Galicia with tomatoes and Extra virgin Olive Oil, Sherry Vinegar from Jerez and seasalt Olmeda Origenes. ...
From Massive Open Online Courses and the "Flipped Classroom" to the Rockstar Teacher, new and emerging digital tools are transforming the way students of all ages learn. Here are the eight key trends responsible for the shift.
New Marketing & Social Network Initiatives for the Center for Civic Engagementauthors boards
has made significant progress on its charge to connect with and engage students, faculty, and staff in community-based activities and projects. The focus of CCE’s marketing and social media initiatives is twofold: to raise awareness of CCE’s services and offerings among Binghamton University (BU) students; as well as to stimulate and support campus-wide interest in service and engagement activities. Driving these efforts is the implementation of various information and communication technology (ICT) tools designed to inform students through methods they prefer, to promote interaction, ease student participation, and expand CCE’s digital visibility across various platforms. These new initiatives:
• Address evolving student preferences for information by providing services and offerings across various online and mobile platforms,
• Increase interest and make it easier for students to participate in meaningful service activities,
• Foster a spirit of service and community among students through online networks and collaborative events on and off campus,
• Present new and unique opportunities for students to interact with CCE’s offerings, and
• Raise awareness of the newly-formed CCE office and expand its reach among students
Case Study #3: Teachers College - Writing SampleChris Klem
Teachers College was using a one-size-fits-all marketing approach that led to confusion among prospective students. They partnered with Earthbound Media Group to develop a targeted campaign using digital printing. EMG conducted research that found students wanted relevant information quickly. They created a system where prospective students fill out an online form selecting their interests, which triggers the automated printing and mailing of a personalized brochure within 7-10 days. The new approach provides customized information to each student and has increased qualified leads and applications to Teachers College while reducing waste compared to their previous mass marketing methods.
Columbia College Chicago created an online networking platform called theLoop to build community among its 12,500 students and extend student learning beyond the classroom. TheLoop allows students to interact, network, and share work through features like a calendar, classifieds, directory, and profile pages. It also helps streamline communications by targeting information to students based on factors like major and year. Initial challenges included integrating multiple systems, but early results showed increased applications, event attendance, and web traffic after implementing theLoop's communications and community features.
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Running Head: Mis-581 (Milestone week-2) 1
Running Head: Mis-581 (Milestone week-2) 2
Mis-581 (Milestone week-2)
Team 3
Lompri Koroma, Tianye Lin,Maodo Sow,Nikhil Vasani
MIS581
July-16, 2017
Prof, William Ying
Statement of the Business Problem (System Request Form)
Introduction
Keller College is one of the outstandingcollegein New York City that was started almost a century ago. The college offers outstanding learning, teaching and research on anadequate environment. The campus has all resources, and the classrooms are equipped with today’s technology to place the students in an interactive learning environment.
Moreover, the college has outstanding programs in engineering, education, social sciences, architecture and liberal arts that prepare students for future and produce outstanding leaders in almost all fields. Keller is among the colleges in New York where undergraduates get opportunities to conduct research with qualified professors, publish, and present their research findings.
Moreover, the college offers students with serene environment for learning. The school has plenty of lecturers who teach the students either through online or onsite classrooms. The students are given the possibility of choosing which model works the best for them, and they can also learn through both models.
Additionally, the school has spacious spaces for students to participate in co-curriculum so that they utilize their talents. The students get the opportunity of socialization through clubs. The college enrolls a larger number of students every year, to join the institution purposely to undertake several courses offered by the institution, especially through online platform.
Unfortunately, despite the institution been able to handle all matters through online platforms, the students’ enrollment process seems to be a little long. The prospect students may have to undergo a long process before being admitted to the school.
Business Problem Statement:
The Keller College enrolls the students through a computerized system, where students will either have to go to the campus or be in touch with some school representatives, in order to follow their admission process. Through this computerized method, the students are admitted when they provide all the information needed. The staff entitled for first-year admission record the details of the students.
The present state of the existing student information system as perceived through our research was found to have met the five requirements of quality software, namely: Data Reusability, Data Maintainability, security, usefulness and functionality, and evaluation on the system.
Data Reusability of the existing system seems to be performable, since as a prospective student, who did submitted all required documents in 2013, I was asked again to resubmit documents for my enrollment 2017.
1. With regards to the enrolment procedures and the keeping of records of students, the existing system is fa ...
It's Time for Learning to Go Back to School: Next-Generation Approaches Enric...Cognizant
Major structural shifts in offline and online learning delivery will lead to integrated systems that enable adaptive and holistic higher-education learning environments. Digital footprints will pave way for schools and, eventually, employers to discover learners' competencies and interests and match it to their own offerings and talent needs.
By Drew HarwellColleges are turning students’ phones into .docxjasoninnes20
By Drew Harwell
Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance
machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands
washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/24/colleges-are-turning-students-phones-into-surveillance-
machines-tracking-locations-hundreds-thousands
When Syracuse University freshmen walk into professor Jeff Rubin’s Introduction to
Information Technologies class, seven small Bluetooth beacons hidden around the Grant
Auditorium lecture hall connect with an app on their smartphones and boost their
“attendance points.”
And when they skip class? The SpotterEDU app sees that, too, logging their absence into a
campus database that tracks them over time and can sink their grade. It also alerts Rubin,
who later contacts students to ask where they’ve been. His 340-person lecture has never
been so full.
“They want those points,” he said. “They know I’m watching and acting on it. So,
behaviorally, they change.”
Short-range phone sensors and campuswide WiFi networks are empowering colleges across
the United States to track hundreds of thousands of students more precisely than ever
before. Dozens of schools now use such technology to monitor students’ academic
performance, analyze their conduct or assess their mental health.
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But some professors and education advocates argue that the systems represent a new low
in intrusive technology, breaching students’ privacy on a massive scale. The tracking
systems, they worry, will infantilize students in the very place where they’re expected to
grow into adults, further training them to see surveillance as a normal part of living, whether
they like it or not.
“We’re adults. Do we really need to be tracked?” said Robby Pfeifer, a sophomore at Virginia
Commonwealth University in Richmond, which recently began logging the attendance of
students connected to the campus’ WiFi network. “Why is this necessary? How does this
benefit us? … And is it just going to keep progressing until we’re micromanaged every
second of the day?”
This style of surveillance has become just another fact of life for many Americans. A flood of
cameras, sensors and microphones, wired to an online backbone, now can measure
people’s activity and whereabouts with striking precision, reducing the mess of everyday
living into trend lines that companies promise to help optimize.
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Americans say in surveys they accept the technology’s encroachment because it often feels
like something else: a trade-off of future worries for the immediacy of convenience, comfort
and ease. If a tracking system can make students be better, one college adviser said, isn’t
that a good thing?
But the perils of increasingly intimate supervision — and the subtle way it can mold how
people act — have also led some to worry whether anyone will truly know when ...
The University of Kentucky Student Activities Board (SAB) has decided to utilize social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube to promote their events in order to more effectively connect with students. Surveys found that over 80% of UK students have internet access and spend a significant amount of time online. SAB hopes that using social media will allow them to save money on traditional promotional materials while generating more interest in their events and increasing attendance. Their use of social media as a promotional strategy has been successful so far.
Establishing Requirements for a Mobile Learning System HBetseyCalderon89
Establishing Requirements for a Mobile Learning System
Helen Sharp, Josie Taylor, Diane Evans and Debra Haley
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
1. Background
MOBIlearn was a large, multinational European-funded research and development
project that explored new ways to use mobile environments to meet the needs of
learners, working by themselves and with others. The aim of the project was to
develop a new m-learning architecture for a pedagogically-sound mobile learning
environment, and to evaluate an instantiation of that architecture using existing
technologies. A user-centred approach was taken to the project, based on socio-
cognitive engineering (Sharples et al, 2002) and embedded in ISO 13407. The project
team consisted of representatives from more than 15 organisations from seven
European countries plus one Middle Eastern country. Establishing the requirements
for such a project was a complex task, involving many methods and notations. The
project produced several documents and results; some of these are available at
http://www.mobilearn.org. Publications specifically related to mobile learning are
available at http://iet.open.ac.uk/pp/j.taylor/.
This case study draws only on work from the user requirements and evaluation
workpackage to explore the use of scenarios throughout the project and the use of the
Volere shell and template (Robertson and Robertson, 2006) to document the
requirements.
The next section introduces the three strands used as learning domains throughout the
project. Section 3 describes the use of scenarios throughout the project and Section 4
discusses the use of Volere shells and the technology to support them. In Section 5 we
conclude by making some observations about our experiences.
2. The three strands
The project chose three learning domains to drive the research, each of which
represents a distinct learning situation. These are: the Museum strand, the MBA
strand and the Health strand. Data gathering for establishing requirements was
conducted by a different project partner, each strand used different data gathering
techniques, and each produced its own set of requirements which needed to be
rationalised. The three strands and their respective data gathering techniques are
outlined below.
http://www.mobilearn.org/
https://oufe.open.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://iet.open.ac.uk/pp/j.taylor/
Museum strand
This strand typifies informal learning and concerns visitors to a museum. Museums
are the mechanism through which we research, interpret and present our insights into
the natural and cultural worlds. They represent our belief systems concerning cultural
inter-relationships, our relationship with the environment and of our place in the
Universe.
Wireless technology is becoming a part of the museum experience. In an effort to
bring art and science to life for a new generation of technically sophisticated patrons,
an increas ...
MIT launched its OpenCourseWare project to provide free online course materials from 32 MIT courses across 16 departments. The materials are attracting worldwide users, including MIT students. While the materials are free to use, they do not provide course credit or a MIT degree. The project aims to disseminate knowledge publicly rather than enable distance learning. It is estimated to cost $7.5-10 million annually during its pilot phase.
Case Study #2: University of LaVerne - Writing SampleChris Klem
The University of La Verne worked with marketing agencies to develop a personalized direct mail campaign to prospective students. They created a website for students to submit details in order to receive customized brochures tailored to their interests. The brochures were digitally printed using variable data on an iGen press. Initial results showed around a 5% response rate to the direct mail pieces. The campaign helped distinguish ULV from competitors and gave students information personalized to their needs.
The document summarizes the development and piloting of a cross-sector benchmarking tool called the Digital Experience Tracker. It was developed by Jisc to help education providers gather feedback from students on their digital experiences and skills. Over 10,000 students from 24 pilot institutions completed the tracker survey. Key findings included that students want more access to devices and digital resources, and that FE & Skills students reported receiving more guidance but had less access than HE students. The tracker is now available for other providers to use to understand and improve students' digital experiences.
Announcement Major Tech Initiative Reinventing the Academic Experience for St...Terry Vahey
San Jose State University has launched a five-year, $28 million initiative to upgrade its technology infrastructure by partnering with Cisco and Nexus IS Inc. The initiative aims to reinvent teaching, learning, and the academic experience for students by developing 51 next-generation learning spaces, making technologies like Cisco Show and Share and TelePresence available campus-wide, and supporting faculty innovation with new technologies. The upgrades are designed to improve the learning experience and prepare students for careers in Silicon Valley's technology industries.
Utica College implemented a new network infrastructure provided by Extreme Networks to enhance connectivity across its campus and satellite locations. The new network allows over 4,000 users to access more than 50 applications through wired and wireless connectivity. It has provided significant cost savings and efficiencies for Utica College, allowing a single network engineer to manage what would typically require multiple engineers. This has helped Utica College achieve its goals of cutting costs and reducing tuition fees for students.
Digital learning now! Smart SerieS
This is the eighth paper in a series of interactive papers that provides specific guidance
regarding the adoption of Common Core State Standards and the shift to personal digital
learning.
The document analyzes four Catalan university websites using Van Dijck's analytical model and task analysis with thinking aloud. It finds that the websites have similar structures, ownerships, governance, and business models. Users had difficulties finding some information, like climate change on one site. The analysis concludes the websites need improvements to make all information more accessible with fewer clicks. Suggestions are made to enhance the user experience through virtual tours, interactive content, chat bots, online shops, and emphasizing university life.
NE Teaching & Learning Conference (& LMDC)Cable Green
The document discusses higher education and eLearning opportunities. It promotes (1) leveraging eLearning and digital technologies to support new ways of learning, (2) sharing open educational resources to increase access to knowledge, and (3) developing a technology plan to transform learning through innovative and student-centered technologies across community and technical colleges.
The document discusses two internship programs created by Halifax County Schools to address issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The IT Helpdesk Internship program provided students to help repair devices as more learning went remote, addressing a lack of repair staff. The Solar Apprenticeship program offered students hands-on training in solar energy skills over summer 2021, allowing them to earn certifications. Both programs gave students real-world experience and career credentials while helping the school address needs during the pandemic.
This document summarizes a presentation about best practices for digital asset management (DAM) in higher education. It discusses DAM systems at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Cornell University, including metadata practices, search functionality, user permissions, and administrator responsibilities. Administrators are advised to engage users, assign a dedicated DAM administrator, and establish policies for asset lifecycles and system maintenance. Questions from attendees are also taken at the end.
The document describes the Museum Excellence Program developed by Museums Alberta. The program enables museums to measure their performance against standards, identify strengths and weaknesses, and work towards excellence. It involves a self-assessment, peer review, and potential recognition. Museums examine operations, governance, collections, community engagement and more. The goal is to help museums improve and demonstrate their commitment to serving the public.
The document summarizes an upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art titled "The Golden Deer of Eurasia: Scythian and Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes". Hundreds of ornately decorated gold objects dating back to the 1st millennium BC were excavated in Russia in the 1980s-1990s and will be featured alongside other treasures from Russia and Central Asia to showcase the art and culture of nomadic peoples of Eurasia. The centerpiece will be a dozen two-foot tall wooden stags covered in gold and silver from the original excavation site.
Corey Chimko is the Global DAM Administrator at Cornell University Photography. He has been using Widen's DAM system for about a year and a half. The system is used daily by the photo department and others across Cornell for photo research, marketing, and managing photo assets. Key benefits highlighted are the fast upload speeds for large volumes of content and the ability to import metadata mapped from another system to save time. User education and understanding how users search and work is identified as the most important thing for an effective DAM system.
The document outlines the typical workflow for managing digital assets from content creation through long-term storage. It discusses each stage of the workflow including content creation and backup, editing, metadata application, uploading to a digital asset management (DAM) system, metadata verification and delivery, repurposing assets, weeding assets, and long-term storage both on and offline. The presenter also provides considerations and approaches for each stage of the workflow.
This document discusses best practices for digital asset management (DAM) systems based on a presentation given by Corey Chimko of Cornell University. It recommends designating a dedicated DAM administrator, carefully planning metadata schemas and governance policies, and engaging users through training and communication to promote system adoption. Key elements include developing taxonomies to organize assets, applying metadata during upload, maintaining permissions and user roles, and periodically auditing the system to ensure optimal search and reuse of digital content over time.
The document discusses key considerations for implementing a successful digital asset management (DAM) system. It covers best practices for metadata, search, governance, and maintenance of digital assets. Metadata is important for organizing assets and should use controlled vocabularies and fields. Search requires assets be well-tagged so users can easily find them. Governance determines user access levels and permissions. Regular maintenance such as audits and user training helps optimize the DAM system.
Leveraging an existing single sign-on (SSO) system, Cornell University implemented SSO for its digital asset management (DAM) system. The key benefits of adopting SSO for the DAM were to simplify user management, provide immediate access for users without separate logins or passwords, and minimize support time spent on user permissions and registrations. Cornell's existing SSO and user database infrastructure allowed for seamless integration and rapid adoption of the new DAM system across the university.
Cornell University faced challenges in managing its vast library of digital images and connecting with its large alumni network. It implemented NetXposure's Digital Asset Management solution with an ecommerce module to create a centralized, searchable online image library. This allowed the Cornell community to search for and purchase images, generating revenue. The solution helped promote Cornell, connect with alumni, and make previously unused assets accessible, winning Cornell a CASE award for excellence.
1. Digital Asset Management
Cashing In
By Matt Villano
01/01/09
Last year, higher education institutions flocked to digital asset management systems to keep data straight.
This year, they're using the tools to drive new revenue streams.
TO SAY THE AMERICAN ECONOMY is in a precarious mode would be the
understatement of the century. Banks have foundered, American industry is looking for
federal bailouts, and belts are tightening everywhere.
Not surprisingly, higher education officials at private institutions are wondering which
students will be able to afford ever-escalating tuitions. Public school and community
college administrators worry about affording the construction of new facilities for
burgeoning enrollments as they pick up the runoff from independent institutions and
prepare for laid-off workers looking to retool for new careers. Now more than ever, it seems, colleges and
universities are desperate to find new revenue streams quickly. But some-- including Cornell University
(NY), Northwestern University (IL), and Arizona State University-- already have. They're uncovering
dollars via the digital asset management (DAM) systems they rolled out just months or years ago.
The programs at these schools are diverse, but they all capitalize on DAM. Theresa Regli, principal analyst
for CMS Watch, a Maryland-based market research firm that covers content-oriented technologies, says that
while this approach may fly in the face of the traditionally open philosophy of higher education, it has proven
to be a successful strategy for bolstering revenue at a time when coffers are running low.
THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY Photo Image Library has allowed the Photography department to become
a profit center for the school, boasts Corey Chimko, digital resources coordinator.
"In these tough times, nobody can argue with innovative approaches that help colleges and universities make
money," says Regli. "Whether you're charging for streaming course content or you're selling something else,
doing anything to increase profits is probably a good thing."
Will Shoot for Money
Some schools are capitalizing on what they already have in place. At Cornell University, for instance, where
each year photographers affiliated with the Communications department shoot about 45,000 high-resolution
photos of academics and research, campus life, and special exhibits and events, officials have created the
University Photo Image Library, a small-scale stock photo agency from which any number of internal and
external customers can order images for a fee.
According to Corey Chimko, digital resources coordinator for the University Photography department, the
2. initiative is seen as a "cost-recovery" strategy; a way to add cash to school coffers on a regular basis. While
Chimko declined to share exactly what kind of income the system has realized to date, he notes that the
department handles roughly 1,300 photography jobs each year, and that revenue generated from these sales
can reach into the thousands of dollars in busier months.
"This system has allowed us to become a profit center," he says, noting that some orders have come in from
as far away as Japan and England. "The revenue we generate goes back into providing the services that we do
for the university."
The two-year-old image library combines 4 or 5 terabytes of storage with DAM technology and a basic
eCommerce engine, both from NetXposure. Any time school photographers shoot images for outlets such as
the campus calendar, the alumni magazine, or the campus newspaper, Chimko and his colleagues tag the raw
images with metadata, create low-resolution versions of these images and drop the thumbnails directly into
the data repository. With this information, customers from inside and outside the university can browse the
repository and search for photos with different keywords. From a selection of images, users choose the items
they want, and the mode by which they want the images delivered (either in print or a variety of electronic
formats). From there, the eCommerce engine works like a standard online shopping cart: It provides prices,
collects payment information, and submits each order online.
Still, the system isn't entirely automated. Chimko says every order is vetted by a post-production person who
takes the raw images and prepares them in the manner each customer requests. While this step might seem
antiquated to some, Chimko insists the process enables the university to hold on to the raw images itself, and
retain copyrights for those images indefinitely.
"We didn't want to just give out raw files, because in that scenario, we wouldn't have control over what
someone is going to do with that file," he says. "In order to maintain quality, we wanted to maintain an
intermediate stage where we have final say."
Cornell has been intelligently exploiting the success of the library, and also has big plans for the next 12 to 24
months. During the 2007 holiday season, the Photography department opened an online store offering
greeting cards, postcards, and journals that feature archived images. And the department has started using the
service to offer promotions around student graduation portraits and reunion photos-- promotions that enable
students and alumni to order as many images as they wish. Chimko says early indicators suggest the store
was a hit among holiday shoppers-- an encouraging sign for increasing the number of product offerings in the
coming years.
DAMDOLLARS
Based upon the success of Cornell University's (NY) image library, the university has opened an online store
serving up greeting cards, postcards, and journals that feature archived images. The Photography department
is using the library to offer promotions around student graduation portraits and reunion photos.
Lectures for Dollars
At the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, officials at the Prosthetics-Orthotics Center
(NUPOC) have capitalized on different kinds of digital assets: online course materials. Since 2006, the school
has relied on Mediasite from Sonic Foundry to capture and deliver lecture content to students and faculty in
its blended distance learning program. In September, however, the NUPOC program began to make this same
material available to a group of select users-- for a fee.
The initiative is an integral focus of the brand-new NUPOC Alumni Association. Jodi Fox, NUPOC's director
3. of distance learning, says the endeavor enables alumni and their employers to pay for ondemand access to
web-based versions of lectures, presentations, and a number of other multimedia offerings. Instead of
charging these users per download, the school charges annual membership fees that range from $50 (for
medical residents) to $625 (for organizations of up to nine users).
"My idea was to add something very specific to our program, where people can connect with each other and
provide this content," says Fox, who was hired specifically to run the NUPOC's distance learning program.
"To me, it's not about making a million dollars, but instead about offsetting some of the costs of the program,
supporting new technology initiatives, and being able to offer great things to people in the
prosthetics/orthotics industry."
Currently, the program works like most on-demand web services: Once members sign up, they log on to a
website and can access lecture and online course content as they wish. Fox says she employs a handful of
helpers who are available "at all hours of the day and night" to support users on the system. She adds that it's
perfectly normal to receive e-mails or text messages from users seeking help in the middle of the night.
While it's too early to determine exactly how much money this membershipbased initiative could generate,
Fox says it's doing "well enough." Down the road, she envisions an even bigger system through which
members (and potentially nonmembers, for that matter) log on, sign up, and fork over cash to use class-
capture, streaming, and hosting services in the Feinberg School's smart classroom.
Overall, if NUPOC's digital asset management revenue initiative were to realize $50K in new income each
year, Fox notes those funds would meet nearly 80 percent of IT support costs for the entire program. She adds
that any amount of revenue the school can generate through this new program is money in the bank.
"It doesn't take much revenue to make us feel that the program is worthwhile," she says. "Anything we can do
to offset the expenses of pioneering technology is wonderful."
DAMDOLLARS
Since 2006, educators at Northwestern University's (IL) Prosthetics- Orthotics Center (NUPOC) at the
Feinberg School of Medicine have captured and delivered lecture content to students and faculty in the
center's blended distance learning program. In September, the program began to make this same material
available to interested alumni and their employers-- for a fee. Down the road, members and nonmembers will
log on, sign up, and fork over cash to use class-capture, streaming, and hosting services in the Feinberg
School's smart classroom.
Taking Instruction on the Road
Technologists affiliated with the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University are using
the same Sonic Foundry technology to capture similar types of content, but they're selling it to a completely
different audience. There, according to Octavio Heredia, associate director for extended education, the school
uses Mediasite to capture for-credit course lectures and presentations; then a technologist cleans up this
content and repurposes it as non-credit material to sell to privatesector clients on a per-use basis.
Most class content is delivered over the school's Blackboard content management system. Many private-
sector customers (the school has roughly 15 in all) use the material as part of professional development
courses for employees. Heredia says this relationship offers something positive for everyone involved:
Company workers (and therefore, their employers) benefit from receiving the expertise of ASU faculty
members, while ASU benefits from turning an archived resource into a revenue generator.
4. "From the company's perspective, instead of putting together a three-day seminar and bringing those folks
onsite, which would bump up cost, this is smarter," he says. "Besides, their global workforces now can access
the content-- something they wouldn't be able to do if there were an on-site seminar in one location at one
time."
By way of example, Heredia mentions one Fortune 500 customer that calls upon ASU to provide its
employees with classes in electrical engineering. Company employees access the course material on-demand
over their corporate intranet, and the company pays ASU per enrollment. While employees do not receive
college credit for taking the class, at work they can move up the salary scale more quickly with every course
they take.
Heredia and his colleagues at ASU declined to share information about how much money they earn through
this program, but note that the revenue was "significant," and that the income largely enables the Extended
Education department to be "self-sufficient." To demonstrate the impact, Heredia offers some numbers: For
the 2008 fiscal year (which runs July 1 through June 30), the school's noncredit or professional development
portfolio supported 512 students across three different continents, and for the 2009 fiscal year, the enrollment
forecast was 650 enrollments for the same curriculum.
"We see this as something we can scale to meet demand over time," he says, admitting it has been tough to
hire enough people to get class lectures ready for distribution. "As long as companies want our professors'
expertise, we'll be ready to deliver it."
Challenges Ahead
If capitalizing on DAM technology is such a no-brainer for these three university programs, why aren't more
colleges and universities doing it? There are a multitude of reasons: For one, an overwhelming number of
higher education technology experts believe that the notion of charging academic-oriented users to access
digital assets goes against the very spirit of education-- an institution that prides itself on openness and
information sharing.
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Technologists affiliated with the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University are
capturing course content, but they're selling it to a completely different audience. There, according to Octavio
Heredia, associate director for extended education, the school uses Mediasite to capture for-credit course
lectures and presentations; then a technologist cleans up this content and repurposes it as noncredit material
to sell to private-sector clients on a per-use basis.
Marianne Colgrove, deputy CTO at Reed College (OR), for instance, says that while the Reed Digital
Collections contain hundreds of art and art history images, the school is licensing and digitizing these images
for instructional uses within the college, and offers them free of charge. "It's not part of our culture to do
chargebacks, particularly with something like a grantfunded project," she says. "If we have assets we want to
make public, it's because we want to share them for scholarly purposes."
Gail Scanlon at Mount Holyoke College (MA) agrees. Scanlon is the director of access and technical
services for the college's Library, Information and Technology Services department, and notes that her school
has utilized tools from Cdigix to digitize and store more than 400 course videos including Nanook of the
North, Raise the Red Lantern, and more.
Last semester, Scanlon chaired the campus group Digital Assets Management Planning Task Force
(DAMPTF). The task force was charged with recommending a coordinated plan to capture, manage,