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Grush, Mary; Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2009
The annual Campus Technology Innovators awards recognize higher education institutions that take true initiative--even out-and-out risk--to better serve the campus community via technology. These top-notch university administrators, faculty, and staff demonstrate something more than a "job well done"; their vision and leadership have…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Educational Innovation
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2009
Video-heavy distance learning programs can put a strain on the campus network. This article describes how three institutions are managing bandwidth to ensure high-quality service for eLearning students.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Video Technology, Computer Uses in Education
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2008
Not that many years back, portals were nothing more than splash pages from which users could click on links to navigate a school's web-based resources. Today, however, they are much more: single sign-on gateways that easily enable users to do everything from pay tuition and view transcripts, to purchase parking permits, and sell used books. Still,…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2008
Today, "lifelong learning" encompasses a wide range of student profiles and curricular designs, but a growing subset of the nation's life-long learning programs are non-credit and designed specifically for students over the age of 50. The good news is that "over 50" does not mean "out of the technology loop." In this article, the author discusses…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Lifelong Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2009
Original research and content creation in the university environment have historically been the domain of faculty and their graduate students. Nowadays, however, undergraduate programs at universities across the country are putting undergrads in the center of the action. This article describes some of these programs--at Duke University (North…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Educational Change, Internet, Humanities
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2007
In many ways, unified communications (UC) is the Holy Grail in the world of campus telecommunications; everybody wants it, yet the phrase means something different to everyone. "Campus Technology" (CT) tackled this subject in the recent webinar sponsored by Applied Voice & Speech Technologies (AVST), "Ten Steps for Building an Affordable, Reliable…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2007
Many colleges and universities are doing their part to react to environmental challenges without breaking the bank. For most, intelligent response involves technology. Schools such as Pennsylvania State University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Adelphi University (New York), Hamilton College (New York), and Fairfield University…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Colleges, Energy Conservation, Conservation (Environment)
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2006
At a time when colleges and universities are struggling to plan the mobile campus of the future, many of those with laptop programs have found refresh programs to be their key to success. Planned well, these efforts establish a strategy to rotate the latest laptop products into the campus technology portfolio, ensuring that schools stay…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Educational Equipment, Equipment Maintenance
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Villano, Matt – T.H.E. Journal, 2008
In the early days of computer technology, few, if any, school districts had chief information officers (CIOs). Information Technology (IT) was handled by computer or technology coordinators, many of whom were classroom teachers with passing interests in computers and associated high-tech gadgets and gizmos. As districts began embracing CIOs, the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Villano, Matt – T.H.E. Journal, 2006
There was a time when being a teacher at Lenawee Intermediate School District (MI) meant getting in line--a long line--if a teacher wished to get hold of audiovisual equipment for the class. Teachers had to reserve the equipment weeks in advance. Next, once the time came to use it, representatives from the district's A/V department had to quite…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2006
Using videotaped lectures to practice American Sign Language (ASL) used to be a pretty tiresome process for hearing-impaired and other students at the University of Rochester (NY). In order to access the videos, students had to trek to the campus library, reserve an audio/visual station in the media center, take out the appropriate tape, and watch…
Descriptors: Deafness, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, American Sign Language