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MacPhee, Larry – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
The opportunity to design a learning space does not come along often. Usually, it involves the construction of a new building or the complete remodel of an old one, and both of these require a lot of money. Smaller projects, such as renovation of a single room or a defined space, can be the best way to test ideas and establish a model for…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Design Preferences, Design Requirements, Interior Design
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Schoedel, Eric – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Uninterrupted, high-bandwidth network connectivity is crucial for higher education. Colleges and universities increasingly adopt gigabit wireless solutions because of their fiber-equivalent performance, quick implementation, and significant return on investment. For just those reasons, Rush University Medical Center switched from free space optics…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Telecommunications, Statewide Planning, Technology Planning
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Burgi, Pierre-Yves – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Approved in 1999 by the Swiss Parliament, the Swiss Virtual Campus (SVC) project debuted in 2000 with the goal of promoting an information society in Switzerland. The University of Geneva has been actively involved with building the SVC and the European virtual campus e-LERU, a two-year project in which eight European countries partnered to…
Descriptors: Campuses, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms
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Dewey, Barbara I.; DeBlois, Peter B. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2006
This year marks the seventh annual EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey to identify what campus information technology (IT) leaders see as their most critical IT challenges. Thirty-seven percent (628) of the 1,708 EDUCAUSE primary member representatives responded to an e-mail invitation to complete the Web-based survey in December 2005. Survey…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Information Systems, Information Technology, Faculty Development
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Cohn, Ellen R.; Hibbitts, Bernard J. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2004
The electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) is higher education's new "got to have it" tool--the show-and-tell platform of the millennium. Hundreds of academic institutions are variously studying, using, or innovating e-portfolio systems. Indeed, the current e-portfolio movement is spawning new university committees; on-campus training modules, books,…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Models, Internet, Technology Uses in Education
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Johnson, Glenn; DiBiase, David – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2004
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has actively promoted e-portfolio use among undergraduate students at its University Park campus since May 2002. The primary objective is to foster consensus among faculty members and students about the nature and potential benefits of portfolio practice. Guiding this effort is the vision of a…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Undergraduate Students, Meta Analysis, Literature Reviews