Five Key Trends in Campus Technology
Helping faculty integrate ed tech into their instruction is still a key pain point for campus technology leaders, according to the 2014 Campus Computing Survey, the largest ongoing study of IT planning and policy issues in American higher education. Four decades into the higher-education technology revolution, the survey found that although campus technology leaders say user IT support is one of their top institutional priorities, many still struggle to provide adequate IT tr
Ed-Tech Companies Pledge to Support Student Data Privacy
With data privacy concerns on the rise, more than 40 ed-tech companies have signed a “Student Privacy Pledge” promising to collect and use student information responsibly. Led by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Software & Information Industry Association, the pledge aims to “enhance the trust between families, schools, and third-party service providers,” said Jules Polonetsky, FPF’s executive director, in a press release. Ed-tech companies signing the pledge say the
