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Our Picks for the Must-Read Higher Ed IT Articles from January 2018

February 13, 2018 Written by Thomas Goldrick

With the holiday season over and new year’s resolutions in place, January is a great time to look back at how Higher Ed IT fared in 2017 and what is to come in 2018. Unfortunately, we know that “free time” is a rare commodity among university CIOs. Instead of searching through thousands of articles published last month, let us do the work for you with our list of the must-read Higher Ed IT articles from January 2018.

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Educause Higher Ed IT Buyer’s Guide

February 1, 2018

Educause is undoubtedly one of the best websites for Higher Ed IT professionals, and their Buyers Guide is one of their best resources. All you need to do is type in your project and Educause will retrieve a list of IT vendors that create products related to that project.Continue Reading

Lessons from a Successful Data Warehouse Implementation

January 8, 2018

Creating a data warehouse for your university is important but can be a very difficult task to undergo. However, Educause offers a great white paper that documents the implementation of a data warehouse at Arizona State University. Give it a read and learn about how their implementation went.Continue Reading

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Our Picks for the Must-Read Higher Ed IT Articles from January 2018

Published on February 13, 2018 | Written by Thomas Goldrick

With the holiday season over and new year’s resolutions in place, January is a great time to look back at how Higher Ed IT fared in 2017 and what is to come in 2018. Unfortunately, we know that “free time” is a rare commodity among university CIOs. Instead of searching through thousands of articles published last month, let us do the work for you with our list of the must-read Higher Ed IT articles from January 2018.Continue Reading

Artificial Intelligence: Must the Challenge to Human Decision Making be an Either/Or Proposition?

Published on January 9, 2018 | Written by Elmore Alexander

Concerns regarding artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation have recently received a considerable amount of attention. Do these advancements pose a threat that will destroy the jobs created in the post-industrial revolution at best or at worst leave us all as physically passive creatures reclining on lounge chairs in the world anticipated by “The Matrix”?Continue Reading

Our Picks for the Must-Read Higher Ed IT Articles from December 2017

Published on January 8, 2018 | Written by Thomas Goldrick

Universities Revamp IT From cybersecurity best practices to how to best utilize the increasing popularity of virtual reality and the Internet of Things, CIOs and IT directors in Higher Ed have a lot to keep in mind. Add to that the myriad of other topics that the university IT community discussed this month and it’s easy to see how daunting that balancing act can be. Keep up to date with all of the most important conversations with our picks for last month’s must-read Higher Ed IT articles.Continue Reading

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What Happens When Students Own Their Learning?
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Miami University: Accessible Technology Specialist
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