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Riding Out Sandy
Our Brooklyn neighborhood fared relatively well this week. We lost a lot of trees, phone and Internet signals were sporadic, and we didn't have subway service for several days, but we were basically okay. Several of our friends were not so lucky; they spent days without electricity, heat or hot water — some without running water at all — and started to worry about extended hunger, thirst and sewage problems. For some, the issues are ongoing.
Business Intelligence and Information Management
Business intelligence is all the go these days, and increasingly confused with information management. People are wondering what these functions are exactly, whether they are the same or could be located in the same office. Short answer: no. Longer answer: Read on.
The Ends of Organization & Environment
Who controls journals? Good question. The mass resignation of board members of the journal Organization and Environment raises some familiar issues that scholars should take seriously.
Whiskey, Cigarettes, and Jane Austen
According to a task force convened by Governor Scott of Florida, Jane Austen falls into the same category as whiskey and cigarettes. I’ll admit, I hadn’t thought of that.
Collaboration, Experimentation, and Solving the World's Problems
You've heard the stories from those who have successfully navigated the grad school gauntlet and come out the other end with gainful employment both inside and outside of the academy. While everyone's experience is uniquely their own, when you ask them about it two common themes seem to emerge.
Digital Literacies 101 – What MOOCs Really Teach
In my world, fall means back-to-school. This fall, across the world, back-to-school means MOOCs. For somewhere close to a million people.
How Do You Choose Your EDUCAUSE Vendor Meetings?
Are you going to EDUCAUSE in Denver the week of 11/5? If you are an "IT Decision Maker" on your campus, someone who decides what your institution or school or even department purchases, then there will be many folks at EDUCAUSE that will want to meet you. How do you choose which vendors to meet?
#EDU12 - Prepping for EDUCAUSE
The greatest higher education technology conference in the universe takes place next week. The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference is simply amazing. As the epicenter of higher education and technology, this event offers up something for anyone who works in higher education. Ok, I know that I sound like an extreme fanboy right now, but trust me, this is an outrageously fabulous event. On my meeting calendar I've scheduled conversations with representatives from Pearson, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, AT&T*, and Ellucian. The amount of information that will be disseminated at EDUCAUSE is staggering. Major product announcements, press embargoes, non-disclosure agreements, and an enormous exhibit hall…EDUCAUSE is the most jam-packed event of the year for the ed tech crowd.