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Stephen Harlow

Some pros and cons of outsourcing online education « Tony Bates - 0 views

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shared by Stephen Harlow on 21 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Stephen Harlow on 21 Jul 10
     
    "The key question though is: what is your 'core' mission? Are we a teaching and learning institution, and if so, why would we contract this out to someone else? If they can do teaching and learning better than us, why are we doing it? Or is our mission to become just an accreditation agency that also does research?"
Dean Stringer

Boston College Stops Giving Students New Email Accounts: Start Of New Trend? - ReadWrit... - 0 views

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shared by Dean Stringer on 23 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Dean Stringer on 23 Nov 08
     
    The college reached this decision after first looking into outsourcing their email to the cloud. They considered offering from both Google and Microsoft, but eventually decided against both in lieu of the new forwarding option.
Nigel Robertson

Universities and social media: Academics need to be bold in our use of social media and... - 0 views

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shared by Nigel Robertson on 09 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Nigel Robertson on 09 Feb 13
     
    Great post from Mark Smithers bemoaning the ownership of social media by marketing gurus in universities
Nigel Robertson

PILOTed: Trends I learned from Educause - 0 views

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shared by Nigel Robertson on 01 Nov 08 - Cached
  • IT has often resisted outsourcing, but significant pressure to reduce costs is forcing them to reconsider and define their core competencies.
  • desktop virtualization, may be hitting critical speed.
  • cloud computing can move a solution from requiring a large initial capital outlay, to just an operational expense while also adding the flexibility for the institution to only pay for what is used.
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  • today’s mobile students, there is also demand for applications that can function through smart cell phones with tiny screens, individual computer screens, and shared large screen output devices, depending on the location and needs of the student at the time.
  • ectures are increasingly being captured, either so that students can use them as reviews, or so that students can miss the live lecture.
  • Lectures are increasingly being captured, either so that students can use them as reviews, or so that students can miss the live lecture
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