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What Software Asset Management Programs Do for Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

It was once a daunting task to manage thousands of student, staff and faculty devices in higher education. In the past, managing devices might have meant literally going from computer lab to computer lab, with IT staff members physically downloading updates and other software onto each device.…

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How Software Support Can Ease the Burden on Higher Ed IT Departments

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Higher ed institutions have many software environments to manage, from collaboration to productivity and cybersecurity. With increased demands being placed on higher ed IT departments, this can be time-consuming and place an added burden on small staffs.

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Adobe Acrobat Pro: How To Use This Dynamic Software To Support Higher Ed Users

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

In nearly every area of higher education, Adobe Acrobat Pro — perhaps the most well-known PDF viewing and editing software on the market — has become a must-have. But the platform can do much more than simply open and mark up PDFs, particularly with the wealth of features recently introduced.

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How the Recruitment of High School Quarterbacks in College Football Foreshadows the Future of Tech Career Prospects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Just as the exclusion of young quarterbacks from top college football programs highlights the challenges faced by aspiring athletes, the increasing complexity of technology careers suggests a similar shift towards a higher level of skill required to break into certain tech fields.

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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students.

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Success Coaching and Online Platform Shown to Improve Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To address this, the MMSI used software designed to make a personal approach more scalable. The software, called Student Success & Engagement, uses data to send alerts to success coaches about when they might need to reach out to a student. It’s easy for a student who needs help to slip through the cracks.

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How Data Drives Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It took years to develop this kind of software, reaching out to faculty and staff to ask their needs and offer training to understand how to use data sets. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. The current iteration of the program, Insights 2.0, DFWI rates have since declined by 20%.