SunGard Higher Education Services Newsletter Community
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We are excited to finally have the infrastructure that allows all sites to have their newsletters in one location. This consolidated approach allows each employee to access the great information that is available across the client base, as well as pertinent information happening within higher education.
In this issue:
Webinars of interest:
Performance-based Funding
Instead of funding institutions based on the number of students they enroll, the new formula would appropriate dollars based on colleges' ability to retain and graduate students. Inside Higher Ed: Article
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Online Student Support Needs Are Increasing
Many institutions are offering online programs to meet rising enrollement needs. While online degree programs can help solve this crisis, there are program delivery, retention and degree-completion challenges posed by this type of learning that must be addressed if we are to serve students well.
Full Article
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College's Switching LMS Tools-- ITC Survey Results
A new survey conducted by Instructional Technology Council indicates that a sizable number of colleges are dissatisfied with the learning-management system they are using to deliver these courses. Thirty-seven percent of them said they might switch in the next few years. Article / Survey
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The Chronicle Features San Juan College MicroLectures
Online services manager and Sungard course designer for San Juan College, David Penrose, is featured in the March 6th issue of The Chronicle of Higher Ed. The article covers his 60 second microlecture format that is gaining popularity and boosting online enrollment for San Juan's occupational safety program.
PDFFiles/San Juan College/60 second lectures.pdf..pdf
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Best Q2 '09 Site Stories
Voted Best Human Interest
Genesee Community College - A Steep Learning Curve
Voted Most Informational
Prairie View A&M - Print Conservation Story
Voted Best IT Security Story
Mercy College - Being Safe in Cyber Space
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U of Colorado Boosts Online News Effort
In a cost-saving measure, the University of Colorado eliminated its weekly print publication in favor of more efficient online communications. The university will communicate with its employees entirely online-- through existing digital publications, e-mails, and a new electronic system-level communication vehicle. More
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Cash Crunch
Colleges now face “unprecedented” financial challenges and will need to demonstrate ready access to cash or risk downgraded bond ratings, Moody’s Investors Service announced today. Read what Inside Higher Ed has to say. More
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Colleges Use Social Networking to Recruit Students
Data from the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth show that last fall, 61 percent of admissions offices were using social-networking sites and 41 percent had blogs, up from 29 percent and 33 percent, respectively, in 2007. Chronicle Article.
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SGHE Solutions & Cloud Computing
Students and professors are obtaining access to more resources and tools through the cloud. Slidelive is a an alternative to services such as WebEx, a popular online meeting and video conferencing service that often proves too pricey for colleges and universities, especially over the past year as budgets have been cut while endowments shrink. More
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You Tube Launches HE Landing Page
You Tube EDU is an active Higher Ed site similar to iTunes University with over 100 universities providing lecture capture videos covering a wide range of studies, research and events free to the public. Easy to surf, it is a well-designed and broad site. View.
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