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Getting Value from Technology Investments

by Mary Leos - Ellucian on 03/22/2012 08:53 AM 0 comments , 764 views
Categories: Strategic Services, Open Digital Campus, Implementation Services

Headed to Summit or Virtual Summit? Join me & my colleagues for sessions on making the most of your technology investments.

Technology Enablement Services (with Gideon Sanstra). Preparing your institution for new technologies such as Banner 9 and Mobile Connections. Session 1526, Tuesday @ 1:30.
Organizational Readiness. Preparing the organization for business and technology transformation. Session 1749, Tuesday @ 3:30.
Mobile Connection Turn-Key Solutions (with Gideon Sanstra). Services to help your institution in using the Mobile Connection framework. Session 1522, Wednesday @ 9:30.
Moving Human Resources from Transactional to Strategic. Session 1744, Wednesday @ 3:30.

Take advantage also of many great sessions led by customers on maximizing your technology investments, as well as opportunities to join me and my colleagues in the lounges for more targeted conversations on this thread.

Food for Thought - Renewed momentum for eTextbooks...

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 01/24/2012 10:27 AM 0 comments , 649 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Teaching,Learning & Research, Retention & Student Success, Open Digital Campus, Distance Learning
Custom Topics: apple, ebooks, textbooks, etextbooks

Although eTextbook adoption in higher education is slower that some might anticipate, growth is steady. A recent Pew Research report indicated the eReader ownership doubled this past holiday season. Apple's recent announcement about its entry into digital textbooks and self-publishing and its goal to provide a "a new textbook experience" provides a new surge in momentum toward the mainstreaming of eTextbooks. What impact will broader adoption o...

Food for Thought - Online Education Growing at Rapid Pace

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 11/22/2011 02:14 PM 0 comments , 1038 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Open Digital Campus, Enrollment Management, Distance Learning
Custom Topics: blended learning, distance learning, online education, online enrollment, survey of online learning

As the number of online courses and programs proliferate, student demand for online courses continues to grow. Keeping pace with demand and delivering online education cost effectively remain key challenges for institutions. What strategies are your institution using to address these challenges and ensure the quality of your online education programs?

Online enrollment in US exceeds 6 million students
Source: Babson College News Release
Dat...

Texas Connection Consortium and SunGard Higher Education Receive Honorable Mention in 12th Annual PESC Best Practices Competition

by Stephanie - Other on 03/25/2011 11:42 AM 0 comments , 2598 views
Categories: Banner General, Systems Integration, Standards, Open Digital Campus
Custom Topics: pesc, trex, texas connection consortium

Receiving an Honorable Mention is Texas Connection Consortium and SunGard Higher Education. This project demonstrated the collaborative and successful process whereby all Texas high schools, required to use the Texas Records Exchange System (TREx) web-based application based in EDI, are automatically converting to PESC XML.

What’s Changing with Banner Project Horizon?

by Stephanie - Other on 03/22/2011 11:36 AM 0 comments , 2923 views
Categories: Banner General, Summit, Software Development, Open Digital Campus
Custom Topics: banner, horizon, summit, open digital campus, project horizon

Aligning with our Open Digital Campus vision, we will deliver Banner 9 as the release structure to deliver the Banner Project Horizon user experience and value-add enhancements and components.

Get involved with the Project Horizon community with:

- Code Camp
- Innovation Webinars
- The Commons

- Be an early adopter

Recording Link Now Available: Cuyahoga Community College’s approach to ERP Revitalization

by Mary Leos - Ellucian on 11/19/2010 12:16 PM 0 comments , 1756 views
Categories: Banner General, Systems Integration, Strategic Services, Open Digital Campus, Implementation Services, Customer Satisfaction, Business Process Analysis

Sixteen months ago Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) came face-to-face with a challenging situation. Their Banner SIS had been in place for 10 years, they had performed regular updates, and yet were not delighted with the system.

Hear their story: http://www.sungardhe.com/createchange/

Summit Presentation Submission Deadline Extended to Wed 10/13

by Laura Kvinge - Ellucian on 10/08/2010 07:36 PM 0 comments , 1457 views
Categories: Analytics, Banner General, Web Development Services, UDC Strategy & Assessment, Training Services, Technology Management Services, Support Services, Strategic Institutional Planning, SmartCall, Project Management Services, PowerCAMPUS, Performance Reporting & Analytics, Organizational Readiness, Online Learning Services, Network Operations Management, Luminis, Institutional Research Services, Grants & Research Management, fsaATLAS, Enterprise Architecture, DegreeWorks, Business Process Services, Banner, Application Hosting, Advance, Advisory Services, Academic Technology Services, 24X7 Help Desk, Teaching,Learning & Research, Systems Integration, Summit, Strategic Services, Software Development, Retention & Student Success, Outsourcing, Open Digital Campus, Notices, IT Services, Institutional Research, Human Resources & Payroll, Financial Management, Customer Satisfaction, Community Source, Campus Portal, Business Intelligence, User Groups, Hosting, Student Services, Grants Management, Fundraising, Enrollment Management, Distance Learning
Custom Topics: summit, presentations, summit 2011

The Summit call-for-presentations system experienced performance issues Friday due to the significant volume of sessions that were being submitted. We apologize for the inconvenience and have extended the deadline to Wednesday, October 13.

Visit SunGard Higher Education at EDUCAUSE 2010!

by Valerie Kennon SGHE - Ellucian on 10/07/2010 11:24 AM 0 comments , 1970 views
Categories: Analytics, Banner General, Teaching,Learning & Research, Strategic Services, Software Development, Retention & Student Success, Outsourcing, Open Digital Campus, IT Services, Implementation Services, Community Source, Campus Portal, Business Process Analysis, SaaS (Software as a Service), Business Intelligence, Hosting, CRM, Web Services, Distance Learning
Custom Topics: educause, cloud computing, open digital campus

SunGard Higher Education has lots of exciting activities going on at EDUCAUSE 2010. Here are some opportunities where you can connect with SunGard Higher Education representatives during the event:

Attend our corporate presentation The Open Digital Campus: Modern, Mobile, and Community-Driven on Wednesday, October 13 @ 10:30am
Stop by our booth (#1500) where we will have representatives on hand to answer your questions and showcase our products.We also have a series of brief presentations in the booth focusing on our new offerings.
Participate in our research night event Your Forecast for Cloud Computing on Wednesday, October 13 @ 4:30pm

We hope to see you there!

College Days: Banner Technology Day

by Cara Jenkins - Ellucian on 08/31/2010 12:14 PM 0 comments , 1643 views
Categories: Open Digital Campus

If your fall conference plans include attending the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, please join SunGard Higher Education executives and global architects for

Banner Technology Day

Monday, October 11

8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Hilton Anaheim Hotel

Banner Technology Day is for Banner customers charged with managing or delivering IT.

At Banner Technology Day you will:

• Learn what’s behind the Open D...

SunGard: Be a Little More Open?

by Dave Mackey - Philadelphia Biblical University, Langhorne, PA on 04/19/2010 11:24 AM 10 comments , 3001 views
Categories: Open Digital Campus, Customer Satisfaction, Community Source, Community Engagement, Maintenance & Support
Custom Topics: sungard, summit, commons, open, information, documentation

Request for SunGard to demonstrate their openness by making SunGard Summit materials freely and openly available.

Open Digital Campus

Getting Value from Technology Investments

Food for Thought - Renewed momentum for eTextbooks...

Food for Thought - Online Education Growing at Rapid Pace

Texas Connection Consortium and SunGard Higher Education Receive Honorable Mention in 12th Annual PESC Best Practices Competition

What’s Changing with Banner Project Horizon?

Recording Link Now Available: Cuyahoga Community College’s approach to ERP Revitalization

Summit Presentation Submission Deadline Extended to Wed 10/13

Visit SunGard Higher Education at EDUCAUSE 2010!

College Days: Banner Technology Day

SunGard: Be a Little More Open?

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