This document discusses how Drupal can help address challenges facing higher education institutions. It provides 7 case studies of universities that have implemented Drupal solutions to address problems related to finances, competition, accessibility, globalization, regulations, and technology. The case studies describe the universities, problems addressed, Drupal solutions implemented, and lessons learned. Overall, the document argues that Drupal can help higher ed institutions with finances, competition, accessibility, being globally focused, standardization, and evolving technologies. It provides examples of Drupal implementations for content management, flagship websites, intranets, learning management systems, and more.
In this session we’ll take a look at 7 unique higher education case studies showcasing the diversity of Drupal solutions in the .edu space. The case studies show Drupal as a solution for everything from departmental web presences to university wide web publishing solutions and learning management systems. Culled from interviews with university IT teams across the country from private to public both large and small, we’ll examine implementation choices, lessons learned and the business reasons that made Drupal the right choice.
Keypoints:
We'll identify the top issues facing Higher Education and how Drupal can help address them.
We'll take a look at seven case studies of Drupal in use in higher ed:
- Drupal as Unit CMS - College of Fine Arts, UT Austin
- Drupal as Flagship - Duke University
- Drupal as Intranet - California State University, Monterey Bay
- Drupal as LMS - ELMS, Penn State University
- Drupal as Lingua Franca - Stanford University
- Drupal as University Wide Solution - Yale University
- Drupal as OOTB software - Open Academy, University of California, Berkeley
We’ll look at lessons learned and resources available to higher education Drupal implementers.
This Session has been presented at Drupal Camp UT Austin.
The document discusses how colleges and universities can use Drupal to modernize their digital presence and web infrastructure. Drupal allows institutions to consolidate outdated websites, support faculty and student sites more easily, and engage stakeholders through innovative online experiences. Acquia provides Drupal solutions, hosting, training and support to help higher education institutions deliver compelling digital services in an affordable way. Drupal gives schools a flexible platform to power educational applications and manage web, mobile and social channels.
Bb on Tour 2016 | Innovation and Your Institution (Part 2) – Open Source Road...Blackboard APAC
Increase rates of satisfaction and student engagement with online classrooms from Moodlerooms, and actionable data from X-Ray Learning Analytics. Join Grant as he introduces Moodlerooms’ latest mobile-first Snap theme which user-friendly design removes barriers to online learning, enabling delivery of engaging content and activities in an intuitive manner. Also find out how Blackboard’s predictive analytics tool X-Ray Learning Analytics provides deep insights into student behaviour and identifies trends that can be used to improve student learning experiences.
Presenters:
Grant Beevers, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, APAC
Blackboard
Bb on Tour 2016 | Innovation and Your Institution (Part 2) – Learn Roadmap Blackboard APAC
This document provides an agenda and overview for a session on innovation and an institution's teaching and learning roadmap. The agenda includes discussions of the Blackboard Learn 9.1 teaching and learning roadmap, hosting and support updates, next generation cloud deployment, and the next generation Blackboard Learn SaaS with Ultra Experience. The overview sections provide details on the Learn 9.1 release schedule and support cadence, upcoming quality and feature improvements to Learn and Collaborate, and roadmaps for other Blackboard products including the Bb Student app. Customer support statistics are also presented, along with information on countering distributed denial of service attacks.
The LMS Delimma: Self Host or Vendor Host - Kurt BeerKeith Landa
The document discusses the options institutions face when choosing a learning management system (LMS), focusing on whether to self-host or use a vendor-hosted solution. It outlines motivations for changing LMSs, such as lack of innovation or high costs. When deciding between self-hosting or going vendor-hosted, considerations include technical expertise, integration, costs, support needs, and compliance. The document also provides an example of Purchase College's decision to self-host Moodle and highlights some of its benefits over other LMS options.
Windows In Academia - Review of Microsoft Services and FREE offeringLee Stott
This document provides information about Microsoft resources and programs for students and educators, including DreamSpark subscriptions that provide software for students and academic institutions, resources for connecting students with internships and jobs, open source project hosting on CodePlex, and online curriculum resources through The Faculty Connection. It also describes Windows 8 courses available on Faculty Connection and grants for accessing the Windows Azure platform.
Mahara is an open source ePortfolio platform that allows users to collect and display work, reflections, and other information online. It has three main components - profile management, evidence management, and social networking. Several universities use Mahara including Dublin Institute of Technology, Newham University College, and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Institute of Leadership. These institutions have found ePortfolios to be useful for areas like professional development, reflective practice, competency demonstration, and integrating technology into the learning process.
Six New Zealand polytechnics collaborated in delivering eLearning courses across a network of LMS platforms using the networking functionality of Moodle.
In this session we’ll take a look at 7 unique higher education case studies showcasing the diversity of Drupal solutions in the .edu space. The case studies show Drupal as a solution for everything from departmental web presences to university wide web publishing solutions and learning management systems. Culled from interviews with university IT teams across the country from private to public both large and small, we’ll examine implementation choices, lessons learned and the business reasons that made Drupal the right choice.
Keypoints:
We'll identify the top issues facing Higher Education and how Drupal can help address them.
We'll take a look at seven case studies of Drupal in use in higher ed:
- Drupal as Unit CMS - College of Fine Arts, UT Austin
- Drupal as Flagship - Duke University
- Drupal as Intranet - California State University, Monterey Bay
- Drupal as LMS - ELMS, Penn State University
- Drupal as Lingua Franca - Stanford University
- Drupal as University Wide Solution - Yale University
- Drupal as OOTB software - Open Academy, University of California, Berkeley
We’ll look at lessons learned and resources available to higher education Drupal implementers.
This Session has been presented at Drupal Camp UT Austin.
The document discusses how colleges and universities can use Drupal to modernize their digital presence and web infrastructure. Drupal allows institutions to consolidate outdated websites, support faculty and student sites more easily, and engage stakeholders through innovative online experiences. Acquia provides Drupal solutions, hosting, training and support to help higher education institutions deliver compelling digital services in an affordable way. Drupal gives schools a flexible platform to power educational applications and manage web, mobile and social channels.
Bb on Tour 2016 | Innovation and Your Institution (Part 2) – Open Source Road...Blackboard APAC
Increase rates of satisfaction and student engagement with online classrooms from Moodlerooms, and actionable data from X-Ray Learning Analytics. Join Grant as he introduces Moodlerooms’ latest mobile-first Snap theme which user-friendly design removes barriers to online learning, enabling delivery of engaging content and activities in an intuitive manner. Also find out how Blackboard’s predictive analytics tool X-Ray Learning Analytics provides deep insights into student behaviour and identifies trends that can be used to improve student learning experiences.
Presenters:
Grant Beevers, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, APAC
Blackboard
Bb on Tour 2016 | Innovation and Your Institution (Part 2) – Learn Roadmap Blackboard APAC
This document provides an agenda and overview for a session on innovation and an institution's teaching and learning roadmap. The agenda includes discussions of the Blackboard Learn 9.1 teaching and learning roadmap, hosting and support updates, next generation cloud deployment, and the next generation Blackboard Learn SaaS with Ultra Experience. The overview sections provide details on the Learn 9.1 release schedule and support cadence, upcoming quality and feature improvements to Learn and Collaborate, and roadmaps for other Blackboard products including the Bb Student app. Customer support statistics are also presented, along with information on countering distributed denial of service attacks.
The LMS Delimma: Self Host or Vendor Host - Kurt BeerKeith Landa
The document discusses the options institutions face when choosing a learning management system (LMS), focusing on whether to self-host or use a vendor-hosted solution. It outlines motivations for changing LMSs, such as lack of innovation or high costs. When deciding between self-hosting or going vendor-hosted, considerations include technical expertise, integration, costs, support needs, and compliance. The document also provides an example of Purchase College's decision to self-host Moodle and highlights some of its benefits over other LMS options.
Windows In Academia - Review of Microsoft Services and FREE offeringLee Stott
This document provides information about Microsoft resources and programs for students and educators, including DreamSpark subscriptions that provide software for students and academic institutions, resources for connecting students with internships and jobs, open source project hosting on CodePlex, and online curriculum resources through The Faculty Connection. It also describes Windows 8 courses available on Faculty Connection and grants for accessing the Windows Azure platform.
Mahara is an open source ePortfolio platform that allows users to collect and display work, reflections, and other information online. It has three main components - profile management, evidence management, and social networking. Several universities use Mahara including Dublin Institute of Technology, Newham University College, and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Institute of Leadership. These institutions have found ePortfolios to be useful for areas like professional development, reflective practice, competency demonstration, and integrating technology into the learning process.
Six New Zealand polytechnics collaborated in delivering eLearning courses across a network of LMS platforms using the networking functionality of Moodle.
The document proposes a conceptual redesign of Blackboard to address 4 main issues: 1) Isolated users, 2) Lack of integration between features, 3) Inflexibility, and 4) Inability to keep up with developments in technology and society. The proposed redesign includes: 1) Enhancing communication and collaboration between groups/profiles, 2) Better integrating core components like communication, file sharing, and scheduling, 3) A modular design for increased flexibility and customization, and 4) A marketplace for user-generated modules to encourage innovation.
Cloudera Academic Partnership: Teaching Hadoop to the Next Generation of Data...Cloudera, Inc.
The document discusses Cloudera's Academic Partnership (CAP) program which aims to address the growing demand for professionals with skills in Apache Hadoop and big data by partnering with universities to provide training materials and resources for teaching Hadoop. The partnership provides universities with dedicated courseware, discounted instructor training, access to Cloudera's distribution of Hadoop and management software, and certification opportunities for students to help them gain skills relevant to the job market. The goal is to train the next generation of data professionals and help close the talent gap in big data.
The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC) provides eLearning services and support for multiple platforms including Angel, Blackboard, and Moodle for K-20+ institutions. The CTDLC will review how it assists institutions in evaluating which LMS product is appropriate for their current and forecasted needs.
January 2017 - WPCampus Online - Learning from Drupal: Implementing WordPress...Eric Sembrat
A high-level discussion of how WordPress has incorporated itself into a Drupal-centric campus for web development. Let’s chat about how to leverage WordPress and its strengths with a pre-established CMS and culture, how to build trust and value in WordPress, and the benefits and challenges that WordPress brings to an established CMS campus environment.
The goals of this session are to:
educate on a Drupal CMS environment and its pros/cons.
evaluate Drupal challenges and where WordPress fits this need.
present a case study on how WordPress was implemented.
challenges, issues, and considerations on incorporating WordPress into an already-established web environment.
future directions to consider for WP usage and initiatives.
Rapid eLearning in Aer Lingus by Gary Mahon, Enovation Solutions at CIPD EventEnovation
Moodle is an open source learning management system that Enovation Solutions implements for clients. It offers course management features like assignments, forums, and quizzes. Enovation extends Moodle with additional tools like learning path management, reporting, and offline activity management. They can deploy a full Moodle site rapidly for an organization, within weeks, with low costs and minimal IT resources required. Enovation presented on implementing Moodle for Aer Lingus and other clients at their event on rapid eLearning deployment in enterprises using open source technologies.
Drupal South 2015: Drupal in educationTechnocratAu
Using Drupal in education: strategies, standalone vs collaboration
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There is no simple solution to cover all the challenges that education is currently facing. The number of software applications that are currently on the market are addressing only fraction of requested features. After extensive research and the number of specialized and customized projects for universities, we set the goal to create LMS that education sector is craving for.
This session will address:
- history of education software including current education software leaders (open source and others)
- education software approaches: collaborative (using LMS with Drupal) versus standalone (can Drupal be an LMS?)
- LMS for Drupal 8
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https://melbourne2015.drupal.org.au/session/using-drupal-education-strategies-standalone-vs-collaboration
The document outlines 5 reasons why now is the right time to move learning to the cloud: flexibility and scalability, reliability, innovation and change management, ability to handle big data, and Blackboard's cloud architecture. It discusses how the cloud provides flexibility to quickly scale resources up or down, reliability through redundancy and self-healing environments, and supports innovation through continuous updates and integration. Blackboard's cloud architecture allows for scaling to meet demand, content delivery through networks, automated updates and testing for quality and reliability.
This document discusses how the content management system Drupal can meet the needs of academics and research. Drupal allows users to connect, interact and network; collaborate on content like video, images and text; and manage knowledge and interest groups. Its key features include content publishing and modularity. Important Drupal modules mentioned are CCK, Views, Taxonomy, Organic Groups, and others. Some Drupal distributions tailored for academics are also listed, including DrupalEd and Open Atrium. Useful links are provided for collaborating on academic content using Drupal.
Drupal Con is a bi-annual conference about the Drupal content management system. This year it was held in San Francisco and had over 3,000 attendees. Sessions covered topics like theme development, performance optimization, university case studies, and the future of Drupal 7. Key takeaways included how universities are using Drupal innovatively, the importance of server tuning for performance, and Drupal expanding into areas like the semantic web and mobile apps.
The document discusses challenges related to adopting and implementing e-learning programs. It identifies challenges that can arise before adoption, such as ensuring e-learning aligns with institutional goals and assessing infrastructure requirements. Post-adoption challenges include managing online platforms and content, facilitating collaboration across time zones, and integrating new technologies and content into courses over time. The document advocates learning from experiences to help address future challenges in areas like knowledge sharing and facilitating social learning online.
The document summarizes a presentation about Blackboard Learn given by Melissa Loble and John Floyd. The presentation covered license modules including community engagement and content collaboration, umbrella support, and non-course communities. It also discussed interfacing with SIS data, role security, export and calculated grades, and the product roadmap including calendar enhancements and data migration examples.
It's official: you can use DITA for e-learning content. So all the benefits you get in Techpub extends to training: reuse, consistency, localization cost cutting, customizing, versioning. Companies are still waiting to jump on the bandwagon. We look at the processes and features, both current and to come.
The document discusses different models of distributed learning environments (DLEs). Model 1 involves gathering services in the cloud and broadcasting them to various delivery platforms. Model 2 extends the functionality of existing virtual learning environments (VLEs) through plugins. Model 3 involves mashing up widgets from various web sources into a single container. Model 4 involves a federation of clients and servers creating collaborative spaces. Model 5 allows systems to both provide and access services in a truly distributed architecture. Strengths and weaknesses of each model are provided.
The document discusses different models of distributed learning environments (DLEs). Model 1 involves gathering services in the cloud and broadcasting them to various delivery platforms. Model 2 extends the functionality of existing virtual learning environments (VLEs) through plugins. Model 3 involves mashing up widgets from various web sources into a single container. Model 4 involves a federation of clients and servers creating collaborative spaces. Model 5 allows systems to both provide and access services in a truly distributed architecture. Each model is described and its strengths and weaknesses are outlined. Resources for further information on DLEs and related topics are provided at the end.
Doing Drupal: Quick Start Deployments via DistributionsThom Bunting
With its extensive range of contributed modules, Drupal is a highly adaptable content management system. From huge mass-media publishing gateways such as economist.com and open data repositories such as data.gov.uk to a broad range of university websites and countless blog, community-building, and social networking projects, Drupal has proven itself capable of supporting diverse business and user requirements.
Recently some useful Drupal distributions have pre-packaged leading-edge modules to facilitate creation of highly advanced, customisable websites. These distributions harness the power of Drupal's extensible modular framework, with the ease of 'famous 5 minute installation'.
In this computer-lab-based session, participants review and explore newly released Drupal distributions, with focus on a distribution providing automated content and data aggregation, tagging, mapping, and trend visualisation. Learning objectives include: understanding how Drupal distributions can simplify CMS set-up and deployment; appraising use cases; evaluating institutional benefits and challenges.
The document describes Blackboard's managed hosting services for learning institutions. It highlights four engagement plans - Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond - that differ in terms of features, infrastructure, support levels and suitability for institutions of varying size and online program maturity. The plans are designed to ensure high uptime and scalability as well as help clients manage risks, growth and changes to their online programs. Over 900 institutions worldwide currently use Blackboard's managed hosting services.
Driving Enterprise Adoption: Tragedies, Triumphs and Our NEXTDataWorks Summit
Standard Bank is a leading South African bank with a vision to be the leading financial services organization in and for Africa. We will share our vision, greatest challenges, and most valuable lessons learned on our journey towards enterprise adoption of a big data strategy.
This includes our implementation of: a multi-tenant enterprise data lake, a real time streaming capability, appropriate data management and governance principles, a data science workbench, and a process for model productionisation to support data science teams across the Group and across Africa and Europe.
Speakers
Zakeera Mahomen, Standard Bank, Big Data Practice Lead
Kristel Sampson, Standard Bank, Platform Lead
Hadoop is an open-source software framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of machines, each offering local computation and storage. Hadoop automatically manages data replication and platform failure to ensure very large data sets can be processed efficiently in a reliable, fault-tolerant manner. Common uses of Hadoop include log analysis, data warehousing, web indexing, machine learning, financial analysis, and scientific applications.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
The document proposes a conceptual redesign of Blackboard to address 4 main issues: 1) Isolated users, 2) Lack of integration between features, 3) Inflexibility, and 4) Inability to keep up with developments in technology and society. The proposed redesign includes: 1) Enhancing communication and collaboration between groups/profiles, 2) Better integrating core components like communication, file sharing, and scheduling, 3) A modular design for increased flexibility and customization, and 4) A marketplace for user-generated modules to encourage innovation.
Cloudera Academic Partnership: Teaching Hadoop to the Next Generation of Data...Cloudera, Inc.
The document discusses Cloudera's Academic Partnership (CAP) program which aims to address the growing demand for professionals with skills in Apache Hadoop and big data by partnering with universities to provide training materials and resources for teaching Hadoop. The partnership provides universities with dedicated courseware, discounted instructor training, access to Cloudera's distribution of Hadoop and management software, and certification opportunities for students to help them gain skills relevant to the job market. The goal is to train the next generation of data professionals and help close the talent gap in big data.
The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC) provides eLearning services and support for multiple platforms including Angel, Blackboard, and Moodle for K-20+ institutions. The CTDLC will review how it assists institutions in evaluating which LMS product is appropriate for their current and forecasted needs.
January 2017 - WPCampus Online - Learning from Drupal: Implementing WordPress...Eric Sembrat
A high-level discussion of how WordPress has incorporated itself into a Drupal-centric campus for web development. Let’s chat about how to leverage WordPress and its strengths with a pre-established CMS and culture, how to build trust and value in WordPress, and the benefits and challenges that WordPress brings to an established CMS campus environment.
The goals of this session are to:
educate on a Drupal CMS environment and its pros/cons.
evaluate Drupal challenges and where WordPress fits this need.
present a case study on how WordPress was implemented.
challenges, issues, and considerations on incorporating WordPress into an already-established web environment.
future directions to consider for WP usage and initiatives.
Rapid eLearning in Aer Lingus by Gary Mahon, Enovation Solutions at CIPD EventEnovation
Moodle is an open source learning management system that Enovation Solutions implements for clients. It offers course management features like assignments, forums, and quizzes. Enovation extends Moodle with additional tools like learning path management, reporting, and offline activity management. They can deploy a full Moodle site rapidly for an organization, within weeks, with low costs and minimal IT resources required. Enovation presented on implementing Moodle for Aer Lingus and other clients at their event on rapid eLearning deployment in enterprises using open source technologies.
Drupal South 2015: Drupal in educationTechnocratAu
Using Drupal in education: strategies, standalone vs collaboration
==============
There is no simple solution to cover all the challenges that education is currently facing. The number of software applications that are currently on the market are addressing only fraction of requested features. After extensive research and the number of specialized and customized projects for universities, we set the goal to create LMS that education sector is craving for.
This session will address:
- history of education software including current education software leaders (open source and others)
- education software approaches: collaborative (using LMS with Drupal) versus standalone (can Drupal be an LMS?)
- LMS for Drupal 8
==============
https://melbourne2015.drupal.org.au/session/using-drupal-education-strategies-standalone-vs-collaboration
The document outlines 5 reasons why now is the right time to move learning to the cloud: flexibility and scalability, reliability, innovation and change management, ability to handle big data, and Blackboard's cloud architecture. It discusses how the cloud provides flexibility to quickly scale resources up or down, reliability through redundancy and self-healing environments, and supports innovation through continuous updates and integration. Blackboard's cloud architecture allows for scaling to meet demand, content delivery through networks, automated updates and testing for quality and reliability.
This document discusses how the content management system Drupal can meet the needs of academics and research. Drupal allows users to connect, interact and network; collaborate on content like video, images and text; and manage knowledge and interest groups. Its key features include content publishing and modularity. Important Drupal modules mentioned are CCK, Views, Taxonomy, Organic Groups, and others. Some Drupal distributions tailored for academics are also listed, including DrupalEd and Open Atrium. Useful links are provided for collaborating on academic content using Drupal.
Drupal Con is a bi-annual conference about the Drupal content management system. This year it was held in San Francisco and had over 3,000 attendees. Sessions covered topics like theme development, performance optimization, university case studies, and the future of Drupal 7. Key takeaways included how universities are using Drupal innovatively, the importance of server tuning for performance, and Drupal expanding into areas like the semantic web and mobile apps.
The document discusses challenges related to adopting and implementing e-learning programs. It identifies challenges that can arise before adoption, such as ensuring e-learning aligns with institutional goals and assessing infrastructure requirements. Post-adoption challenges include managing online platforms and content, facilitating collaboration across time zones, and integrating new technologies and content into courses over time. The document advocates learning from experiences to help address future challenges in areas like knowledge sharing and facilitating social learning online.
The document summarizes a presentation about Blackboard Learn given by Melissa Loble and John Floyd. The presentation covered license modules including community engagement and content collaboration, umbrella support, and non-course communities. It also discussed interfacing with SIS data, role security, export and calculated grades, and the product roadmap including calendar enhancements and data migration examples.
It's official: you can use DITA for e-learning content. So all the benefits you get in Techpub extends to training: reuse, consistency, localization cost cutting, customizing, versioning. Companies are still waiting to jump on the bandwagon. We look at the processes and features, both current and to come.
The document discusses different models of distributed learning environments (DLEs). Model 1 involves gathering services in the cloud and broadcasting them to various delivery platforms. Model 2 extends the functionality of existing virtual learning environments (VLEs) through plugins. Model 3 involves mashing up widgets from various web sources into a single container. Model 4 involves a federation of clients and servers creating collaborative spaces. Model 5 allows systems to both provide and access services in a truly distributed architecture. Strengths and weaknesses of each model are provided.
The document discusses different models of distributed learning environments (DLEs). Model 1 involves gathering services in the cloud and broadcasting them to various delivery platforms. Model 2 extends the functionality of existing virtual learning environments (VLEs) through plugins. Model 3 involves mashing up widgets from various web sources into a single container. Model 4 involves a federation of clients and servers creating collaborative spaces. Model 5 allows systems to both provide and access services in a truly distributed architecture. Each model is described and its strengths and weaknesses are outlined. Resources for further information on DLEs and related topics are provided at the end.
Doing Drupal: Quick Start Deployments via DistributionsThom Bunting
With its extensive range of contributed modules, Drupal is a highly adaptable content management system. From huge mass-media publishing gateways such as economist.com and open data repositories such as data.gov.uk to a broad range of university websites and countless blog, community-building, and social networking projects, Drupal has proven itself capable of supporting diverse business and user requirements.
Recently some useful Drupal distributions have pre-packaged leading-edge modules to facilitate creation of highly advanced, customisable websites. These distributions harness the power of Drupal's extensible modular framework, with the ease of 'famous 5 minute installation'.
In this computer-lab-based session, participants review and explore newly released Drupal distributions, with focus on a distribution providing automated content and data aggregation, tagging, mapping, and trend visualisation. Learning objectives include: understanding how Drupal distributions can simplify CMS set-up and deployment; appraising use cases; evaluating institutional benefits and challenges.
The document describes Blackboard's managed hosting services for learning institutions. It highlights four engagement plans - Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond - that differ in terms of features, infrastructure, support levels and suitability for institutions of varying size and online program maturity. The plans are designed to ensure high uptime and scalability as well as help clients manage risks, growth and changes to their online programs. Over 900 institutions worldwide currently use Blackboard's managed hosting services.
Driving Enterprise Adoption: Tragedies, Triumphs and Our NEXTDataWorks Summit
Standard Bank is a leading South African bank with a vision to be the leading financial services organization in and for Africa. We will share our vision, greatest challenges, and most valuable lessons learned on our journey towards enterprise adoption of a big data strategy.
This includes our implementation of: a multi-tenant enterprise data lake, a real time streaming capability, appropriate data management and governance principles, a data science workbench, and a process for model productionisation to support data science teams across the Group and across Africa and Europe.
Speakers
Zakeera Mahomen, Standard Bank, Big Data Practice Lead
Kristel Sampson, Standard Bank, Platform Lead
Hadoop is an open-source software framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of machines, each offering local computation and storage. Hadoop automatically manages data replication and platform failure to ensure very large data sets can be processed efficiently in a reliable, fault-tolerant manner. Common uses of Hadoop include log analysis, data warehousing, web indexing, machine learning, financial analysis, and scientific applications.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
“An Outlook of the Ongoing and Future Relationship between Blockchain Technologies and Process-aware Information Systems.” Invited talk at the joint workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS), co-located with with the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), 3 June 2024, Limassol, Cyprus.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
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- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
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Drupal higher-ed-nyc
1. Drupal and Higher Education
David Diers | Developer
Four Kitchens, LLC
@beautyhammer
2. Today on Drupal and Higher Ed
Challenges: Higher Education
Drupal Can Help: Applied solutions, 7 case studies
Drupal Can Help: Resources and Lessons learned
3. Winter is coming (for higher ed)
Finances Over budget, under funded
Increased Competition Students, faculty, resources
Education for All Diversity and accessibility
Globalization Global education competition
Regulations and Reporting New responsibilities, increased disclosure
Evaluating Governance Identifying efficiencies
Technology Upgrades needed across the board,
greater student and faculty expectations.
Highlights from „Making the Grade‟ Deloitte 2011 & „Key Issues Facing HE‟ Huron Consulting 2012
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Assets/Documents/ca_en_ps_making-the-grade-2011_041811.pdf
http://www.huronconsultinggroup.com/library/KeyIssuesFacingHE2012.pd
5. Drupal can help higher ed
Finances
Increased Competition
Better Web Products
Education for All
Financial Advantages
Globalization
Regulations and Reporting Best of Competition and
Reviewing Governance Cooperation
Technology
Resources Globally Focused
Evolving Technologies
Leadership engagement Standardization and
Standardization
Shared Competency
6. “But you don‟t have to take my
word for it”: Case Studies
Drupal as Unit CMS (cofa.utexas.edu)
Drupal as Flagship (duke.edu)
Drupal as Intranet (csumb.edu)
Drupal as LMS (psu.edu)
Drupal as University Wide Solution (yale.edu)
Drupal as OOTB software (berkeley.edu)
Drupal as Lingua Franca (stanford.edu)
7. Case Studies Methodology
Reached out to University or Implementing Teams
Phone Interviews with a standard series of
questions as a starting point.
Specifically business drivers, technical drivers,
and lessons learned while implementing.
8. Case Study Presentation
For each study, we‟ll establish the University
context in terms of overall size, team-size, and
infrastructure style.
Look at the business and technical problems that
each team was facing.
We‟ll look at the solution and talk about the ways
each solution meets those needs.
At the end of all of the case studies we‟ll take a
look at lessons learned
9. Case Study: Drupal as Unit CMS
College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin
Campus Size: ~51,000 students
Public or Private: Public
Central or Distributed Admin Central + Distributed
IT:
Campus Drupal
Adoption: Low to Moderate
Hosting: Central and Department
Case Study Team 3 FTEs
Size:
Internal or Vendor
Team: Internal
10. Case Study: Drupal as Unit CMS
The problem:
Aging College site needed redesign
Developer maintenance was high
Switch from moderation model
Highly idiosyncratic custom code base
14. Case Study: Drupal as Unit CMS
The Solution: http://www.utexas.edu/finearts/
Drupal based site
Improved contributor workflows (SSO based)
Contributors were now stewards
Quality of site improved
Increased in house Drupal expertise (up to 10
department and subject sites)
Moved hosting to Central
15. Case Study: Drupal as Flagship
www.duke.edu sites, Duke University
Campus Size: ~14,700
Public or Private: Private
Central or Distributed
IT: Central + Distributed
Campus Drupal
Adoption: Moderately High
Hosting: Central
Case Study Team
Size: 6 FTEs
Internal or Vendor Internal
Team:
16. Case Study: Drupal as
Flagship
The problem:
Aging sites in custom Java CMS
Lacked simplicity and flexibility
Did not meet clients‟ content needs
Lacked campus integration points
20. Case Study: Drupal as
Flagship
The Solution: http://duke.edu
Drupal based main site
Launched audience, and subject sites (multi and
single sites)
Drew in disparate campus content
Was flexible and extendible
Custom static caching publishing solution
Increased Drupal use on campus
21. Case Study: Drupal as
Flagship
http://doteduguru.com/id4828-how-duke-university-
is-using-drupal.html
22. Case Study: Drupal as Intranet
myCSUMB, California State University Monterey Bay
Campus Size: ~5,100
Public or Private: Public
Central or Distributed
IT: Central IT
Campus Drupal
Adoption: Very High
Hosting: Central
Case Study Team
Size: 3 FTEs
Internal or Vendor
Team: Internal
23. Case Study: Drupal as Intranet
The problem:
Existing vendor intranet had usability issues
The recently adopted Google Apps needed sso
and collaboration integration
Peoplesoft SIS integration needed
Replacement needs depth to handle many
advanced and university specific use cases.
Limited developer resources
27. Case Study: Drupal as Intranet
The Solution: MyCSUMB – an Intranet in Drupal built with the
Open Atrium distribution
Highly customizable student focused intranet.
#1 visited on campus, #2 is myscumb/students
Organic Groups for Apps collaboration with hand-rolled SSO
Utilized Drupal expertise and comfort of IT Team
Restful API to Peoplesoft for better user facing SIS
Integrated OLARK Support
http://denver2012.drupal.org/program/sessions/open-atrium-dot-
edu-open-atrium-campus-intranet
28. Case Study: Drupal as LMS
ELMS, Penn State University
Campus Size: ~45,200
Public or Private: Public
Central or Distributed
IT: Central & Distributed IT
Campus Drupal Moderate, growing
Adoption:
Hosting: Central Hosting
Case Study Team
Size: 2 FTEs
Internal or Vendor Internal
Team:
29. Case Study: Drupal as LMS
The problem:
Space limitations of LMS hamstrung portfolio
based courses
It‟s not that LMS is broken industry wide, but
content IS broken in LMS.
Cost, usability and LMS competitive flattening are
driving interest in open source LMS products.
Solution needed to integrate with existing LMS
33. Case Study: Drupal as LMS
The Solution: ELMS
Drupal based Learning Management System distribution
Sidecars the LMS
Follows a fragmentation approach – Drupal does best.
Includes Open Studio
Used by many colleges on PSU and system campuses
34. Case Study: Drupal as LMS
http://btopro.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/structured
-anarchy/
http://btopro.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/decouplin
g-for-maximal-impact/
http://drupal.org/project/elms |
http://www.youtube.com/user/psuelms
35. Case Study: Drupal as web publishing
Yale.edu sites, Yale University
Campus Size: ~11,600
Public or Private: Private
Central or Distributed
IT: Central IT
Campus Drupal
Adoption: High
Hosting: Central
Case Study Team
Size: 7-8 FTEs
Internal or Vendor Vendor - Four Kitchens
Team:
36. Case Study: Drupal as web
publishing
The problem:
Yale sought to standardize on a CMS for about 7-8 yrs,
finally selected Drupal, now what?
Yale needed training
Needed hosting and deployment to conform to existing
skillsets
Needed to hide back-end complexity from front end users
Needed SSO
Wanted to standardize and reclaim efficiency
Needed to scale (1000s of sites) and be flexible
40. Case Study: Drupal as web
publishing
The Solution: http://yale.edu http://drupal.yale.edu
University wide Drupal solution with a sustainable and secure
provisioning, deployment and site maintenance infrastructure
system
Integrated
SSO Integration
Features based functionality packages – deployed via Drush
Brand standardization and customization
Leveraged existing skills for deployment and hosting
Flexible code based workflow to deploy, rollback, and reuse
Have weekly Drupal Drop In training session to assist campus
knowledge.
41. Case Study: Drupal as web
publishing
http://groups.drupal.org/node/68603
http://fourkitchens.com/projects/yale-university
42. Case Study: Drupal as OOTB
Open Academy, The University of California Berkeley
Campus Size: ~35,800
Public or Private: Public
Central or
Central & Distributed IT:
Distributed IT:
Campus Drupal Dominant Product of Choice
Adoption: Central & Vendor
Hosting:
Vendor – Chapter III &
Internal or Vendor Pantheon
Team:
43. Case Study: Drupal as OOTB
The problem:
Provost level initiative to reduce cost.
Internalized at central IT as:
Reducing spending on hosting
Reduce spending on apps.
Offer cost savings in level of effort
Custom Drupal often incurred high costs
47. Case Study: Drupal as OOTB
The Solution: Open Academy + Pantheon hosting http://oa.dev:8888/
Drupal based academic specific distribution paired with off-site best of
breed Drupal hosting.
Open Academy is built strong out of the box –Launched 100 sites in
just 5 months
Meets many academic specfic use cases by design
Reduces barriers in creation, content contribution, extension, and
maintenance.
Strong contributor experience built on Integration, extendibility and
easy prototyping
In addition to cost savings it provides standardization in presentation
and branding
Responsive
48. Case Study: Drupal as OOTB
http://drupal.org/project/openacademy
http://denver2012.drupal.org/program/sessions/op
en-academy-higher-education-drupal-product-
departmental-websites
49. Case Study: Drupal as Lingua Franca
Drupal adoption at Stanford University
Campus Size: ~15,300
Public or Private: Private
Central or Distributed
IT: Central & Some Distribution
Campus Drupal
Adoption: Platform of Choice
Hosting: Central, & Vendor
Case Study Team
Size: n/a
Internal or Vendor n/a
Team:
50. Case Study: Drupal as Lingua
Franca
What Happened: Seven Steps to Drupal
1. Campus mySQL
2. Establish user helping user precedent
3. Central IT will follow its customers
4. Centralized Training (starting w/ advanced)
5. Centralized theme helped lower design costs and
increased standardization
6. Drupal Events
7. Web Auth Integration
https://techcommons.stanford.edu/node/131
53. Case Study: Drupal as Lingua
Franca
Working with Vendors:
5 years ago – vendor relationships was wild west!
Zach Chandler used his 10% time to set up a Drupal
consultancy inside.
Selection became rigorous
Found he could create understanding about Stanford
systems
Advocates for Stanford 100% but also consultants
Eventually– a new unit was formed, Stanford web services-
Zach views his job as understanding the industry and
projects and pairing those projects.
54. Just a drop in the bucket.
What can we learn from all of this?
Saw something you liked? Need Drupal
Resources?
55. Lessons Learned
Building Drupal Communities
Go the extra mile – give a penny, take a penny
Prepare to be an advocate/trainer
Building Drupal Sites
Launching your institutions‟ site? Make sure it is
not your first rodeo.
Plan for long term support, don‟t give someone
else your nightmares
56. Lessons Learned
Building Drupal Sites (cont.)
Use the right tool (mycsumb)
Drupal is like a painting, distros are like sculptures.
Choose simple first
Don‟t be psychic about usability
Coding
Highly abstract for re-use
Show people what the site does immediately
Bring out site building beauty (by coding)
Follow community trends, you‟ll thank me.
57. Lessons Learned
Web Projects
Is your client really your client?
Identify how to decouple
Selling Drupal to Campus
Consider the TCO of Open Source
This is an open source platform with enterprise
support
Take a look at what your peers are doing
58. Lessons Learned
Selling Drupal to Campus
In Drupal – apps beget sites beget apps beget...
Open source may not be free, but yeah, neither
are vendor products
59. The more you know…*
We are more alike than different
“All you have to do is call” -Call your peers. No,
really.
Drupal is a community of zero to hero – give it
away, it all comes back
Win by ROI Cost, Win by usability, Win by making
sense
Success breeds Success (and comfort)
60. Drupal .edu Resources
Campus: Drupal User Group, Drupal mailing list, and
your fellow Drupal implementers
Local: Look for or start a Drupal User Group, Drupal
Dojo
National: Drupalcamps, & Drupalcon
Sites: Drupal.org and Groups.Drupal.org (.edu
unconsortium)
IRC #drupal-edu channel
Your peer institutions – give them a call, they probably
won‟t bite (*not true during football season)
61. You‟ve been a lovely audience
Thank you to:
Kevin Miller, Jeremy Cumbo, Sarah Heath, Zach
Chandler, Matt Cheney, Ryn Nasser, Bryan
Ollendyke, Vincent Massaro
Questions, comments, follow ups:
david.diers@fourkitchens.com
Twitter: @beautyhammer
Editor's Notes
Drupal based sites – a number of them were multi-sites or single installations all launched at the same time.
Sub sites look very similar and share modules -
Campus Integration was now possible and easy.
Central IT is about 700-1000450-500 sites w/ Drupal at Yale.
Prior to Drupal web was staticLooked at vendor solutions (red dot and alfresco)A lot of expertise in .net was going to choose a .net solution.Funding collapsed – and since Drupal was always on the table – yay.But moving to php was an uphill battle. (mostly on the security side)