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Ed Tech

IT Issues in Education: A Decade in Review

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EDUCAUSE recently released their top-ten list of IT issues in education for the year 2020. These annual lists shed light on the biggest concerns and highest priorities of IT teams in higher education. Since 2020 marks the end of the decade, this seems like a good time to look back on past lists and analyze how academic IT priorities have evolved.  Here are three significant lessons from the past ten years of EDUCAUSE top-ten lists. Security Reigns Supreme One clear…

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Adobe Identity Types: Which is Best for Your Institution?

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Adobe Creative Cloud agreements support several methods of identifying and licensing users. These identity types define ownership and control of user accounts, data, and enterprise features. When a school makes the transition to offering named-user licenses for Adobe Creative Cloud through the Adobe Admin Console, one of the first things they need to consider is which ID type will best fit their organization’s needs. But what is the best identity type for schools? To answer this question, let’s look at…

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UB Tech 2019 Conference

Technology in Education: How We Got Here and Why it’s So Complicated

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This year’s UB Tech® conference saw representatives from the higher-ed and tech industries discussing how to best leverage technology in classrooms. Our own Ryan Peatt – Chief Product Officer at Kivuto – took the stage to deliver a presentation called: Consolidate, Centralize & Save: Strategic Software Licensing Approaches. Ryan’s talk included a look back on key developments that have shaped the relationship between technology and education over the past 21 years. He also established how these changes – particularly the…

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The Importance of Digital Integration in Higher Education

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We’re midway through Educause’s list of the top 10 IT issues in higher education for 2019. Our fifth installment examines the importance and challenges of digital integration for school IT teams.

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Mailbird

All Your Messages, One Inbox – Mailbird

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Staying on top of your work first and foremost means staying on top of your emails. This can be especially tricky if you have multiple inboxes on the go, but don’t worry – Mailbird Pro is here to help. The messaging platform for Windows is available at 60% off to academic organizations through OnTheHub. Mailbird Pro’s features include: A unified inbox for an unlimited number of accounts. A calendar that organizes all your events in one place. Multilingual support for…

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IBM SPSS

Three Key IBM SPSS Tools for Schools

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IBM’s SPSS suite offers schools a powerful roster of tools for exploring data, predicting trends, and analyzing statistics. Eligible academic organizations can even download the IBM SPSS line at exclusive pricing though OnTheHub. Here are three great IBM SPSS programs that schools can take advantage of: IBM SPSS Statistics: Solve business and research problems through multiple forms of analysis. Statistics is available for Windows and Mac and can be rented for 6 or 12 month periods. IBM SPSS Amos: Amos…

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3 Key Insights for Accessible Education Technology

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Whether we’re helping schools go digital with eTexts or providing discounts on software for students, we believe in alleviating barriers to education. That’s why accessibility in education technology is so important to us – everything we make for future classrooms must support all learners to truly further our goal. Developing our digital textbook platform Texidium and attending conferences such as the International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference has grown our knowledge base on accessibility best practices. We strive to…

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Ontario ministry of Education

Department of Education Says Yes to Textbooks in Tuition

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Education should be easily accessible for everyone. We are very pleased that the Department of Education has introduced rules that will make it simpler for students to get the textbooks they need. Starting on July 1, 2016, higher ed institutions will be allowed to include the cost of textbooks and supplies in students’ tuition and fees. This ruling reduces the burden that traditional hardcover textbooks place on students and schools. Now that textbooks will be grouped with tuition and fees,…

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