The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) has an extensive library of useful IT-related templates that cover many different subjects, from policy to reports to planning documents, all for free on their website. We're proud to be your Hig… [Read More...]

If you work in Higher Ed IT, you understand how important it is to share advice with peers in the field. The Higher Ed Data Warehousing Forum offers that opportunity and then some, allowing users to share ideas and discuss upcoming projects while.… [Read More...]

Are you evaluating vendors, products, and services for an upcoming LMS project? The Orange Grove has a collection of templates available for download that will help you find the right questions you'll need to ask prospective vendors. Just keep in … [Read More...]

Have you ever wished for a Facebook-like social network specifically for your IT department or project team? You're in luck! Yammer is an enterprise social network for your team to share, discuss, and collaborate on tasks. The service is free to j… [Read More...]

Free high-quality IT white papers are hard to come by, so it's rare to find a resource library as extensive as FindWhitePapers.com. They provide thousands of white papers on a myriad of different topics, from IT management to security, and everyth… [Read More...]

Figuring out which Higher Ed IT product fits all of your institution's needs is one of the most difficult parts of a project. G2 Crowd, a software reviewing site, offers plenty of tools to help you compare and evaluate products for a variety of di… [Read More...]

In this age of e-learning and OER, it's becoming easier to find a learning opportunity that fits your specific needs. Looking to diversify your skill set or touch up your knowledge on an emerging topic? Open Learn is the Open University's multi-aw… [Read More...]

Although it may not be preferable for large-scale implementations at sizable universities, Libre Office is one of the best open-source office suites available. Libre Office runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and offers everything you would expect ou… [Read More...]

Creating business practice model and notation (BPMN) standard diagrams and documentation can be daunting without the technical knowledge to navigate and use many of the modeling programs out there. Thankfully, Bizagi Modeler makes the process of c… [Read More...]

Enterprise wiki software is prevalent in Higher Ed IT, allowing for documentation, internal knowledge transfer, and project management all in one place. One of the most popular, Twiki, is an open source structured wiki platform that's available fo… [Read More...]