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Eighty percent of Community Colleges use Datatel, SunGard Higher Education or Oracle SIS Software

by Vicki Tambellini on 03/20/2010 21:30   0 comments , 1 views
The Tambellini Group recently reviewed data comparing the student information system software in use in U.S. community colleges and the business intelligence, reporting and analytics software tools that they are using.

Eighty percent of all 2 year-public institutions in the U.S. use Datatel, SunGard Higher Education or Oracle SIS applications.  SunGard Higher Education SIS applications are found in 34%, Datatel is found in 28% and Oracle is fou...

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Tambellini Group 2009 SIS Market Report Reveals Trends and Leaders

by News on 12/11/2009 07:04   0 comments , 804 views
The Tambellini Group (TTG) has just published a new research report: “Student Information Systems U.S. Higher Education Market Share, Insights and Trends: 2004-2008.” In the paper, TTG analyzes and reveals data on SIS purchases made by US higher education institutions over a 5-year period. The report focuses on top-tier vendors Campus Management, Datatel, Jenzabar, Oracle, SAP, and SunGard Higher Education, which emerged as the market leader. The report is available for purchase at edu1world.org.
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Is good teaching a gift? Or something much more valuable?

by peter smith on 03/18/2010 16:13   0 comments , 5 views
There was a very interesting article in the March 2, 2010 Magazine section of the New York Times by Elizabeth Green:  “Can Good Teaching Be Learned?”  It covers, among other things, the work of one Doug Lemov, who figured out a few years ago that a key roadblock to better student performance in this country is, surprise....
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The New Exclusion in American higher Education

by peter smith on 03/18/2010 13:11   0 comments , 6 views
I saw an ugly sight last week: An emerging new exclusion from the opportunity called higher education. This exclusion is the net result of reduced state budgets for community colleges and state colleges and universities, an increasingly expensive and ineffective education model....
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AlumniFidelity cofounder Will Marlow is quoted in this story about Search Engine Optimization

by Will Marlow on 03/18/2010 11:10   0 comments , 24 views
Will Marlow, cofounder of AlumniFidelity, was quoted in this story about how to ensure that positive stories are pushed to the top of search engine results. ....
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Call for Proposals

by peter smith on 03/18/2010 09:09   0 comments , 29 views
On behalf of the Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee, Kaplan University extends a Call for Proposals for the upcoming online conference, KU Village 2010. KU Village 2010 will be held September 20-23, 2010. The theme of KU Village 2010 is Connect, Communicate, and Collaborate. ....
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African Chamber of Commerce Calls for Stronger Collaboration between Higher Education Institutions and the Community to Increase Minority Higher Education Graduates

by News on 03/17/2010 12:01   0 comments , 45 views
The African Chamber of Commerce in Minnesota is calling for stronger collaboration between higher education institutions, district schools, community leaders, state agencies and corporations to increase the number of minority higher education graduates and to shrink the educational gap for Minnesota minorities.
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If You Like It Then You Should Have Put a Ping On It

by Mike Richwalsky on 03/17/2010 11:56   0 comments , 7 views
All the web servers, all the web servers… Web servers are fickle things. You never know what’s going to set them off into a fit of high loads, disk swaps and general sluggishness – it could be bad code, hack attempts, denial of service, old hardware, who knows. The problem is you never know when these [...]
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It’s Official: The Sakai Foundation is Hiring a New Executive Director

by Michael Feldstein on 03/17/2010 09:41   0 comments , 8 views
The job description is here. If you are thinking about applying and have questions, feel free to ping me.
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Kaplan University Professor commercial spot grabs my attention.

by Kelly Walsh on 03/17/2010 08:51   0 comments , 8 views
As I was combing through a few different drafted posts and ideas for this week’s mid week post, this commercial came on. It sure caught my attention. Kudos to Kaplan for packing such a punch. I had to share it.....
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NLR and Internet2 Applaud FCC's One Gigabit Per Second Broadband Goal for Community Anchor Institutions

by News on 03/16/2010 23:00   0 comments , 51 views
The Internet2 and National LambdaRail (NLR) communities strongly commend the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for emphasizing the importance of providing advanced broadband to community anchor institutions in its National Broadband Plan.
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National Broadband Plan

by News on 03/16/2010 23:00   0 comments , 37 views
The National Broadband Plan lays out a bold roadmap to America's future. These initiatives will stimulate economic growth, spur job creation, and boost our capabilities in education, healthcare, homeland security and more.
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