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31 décembre 2012

Upgrading to the next generation of campus networks

By UB Custom Publishing Group. Network building blocks support virtualization and mobile wireless today and for the next big thing.
From BYOD environments to high bandwidth applications, there is intense pressure on network infrastructures. Upgrading is a high priority for higher education technology leaders. In this web seminar broadcast on September 20, an administrator from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts described how the school faced those challenges head on when it embarked on a fourth-generation upgrade and redesign of its network to meet the changing demands of its users. Improvements included upgraded firewalls, added redundancy and improved user profile management to maintain a secure and reliable network while meeting demand for more high-bandwidth applications, content and services in an increasingly BYOD environment. Read more...

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31 décembre 2012

Mobile applications help connect students to large campuses

By UB Custom Publishing Group. AT&T’s Campus Guide gives DePaul University students one-stop access to campus information.
With more than 25,000 students, DePaul University in Chicago is the largest Catholic university in the United States. With 10 colleges divided between two campuses, along with three additional satellite campuses, finding certain pieces of information can be challenging for students.
Memorizing maps, building locations, and class times is an additional stress on freshmen adjusting to college life. DePaul realized that being able to access such information on the go, at any time, would make life much easier for its students. Since twothirds of DePaul’s students already owned a smartphone, a mobile answer seemed to be the best solution. Read more...

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31 décembre 2012

ACU Mobilizes Learning with Smartphones

By UB Custom Publishing Group. Abilene Christian University commits to mobile, delivers advanced applications supported by an Alcatel-Lucent network infrastructure
Integrating mobile devices in learning is getting to be old hat in Abilene, Texas. As early as 2008, Abilene Christian University (ACU) was the first university in the United States to provide each incoming student with an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. Each of the nearly 4,800 students on the ACU campus located 180 miles west of Dallas can access course calendars, campus maps, receive homework alerts, security alerts, and answer in-class surveys and quizzes, among other ACUdeveloped web applications. Read more...

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31 décembre 2012

Capgemini et l'université d'Aix-Marseille

Par CercleFinance.com. Sogeti High Tech, opérant sur le marché de l'ingénierie et du conseil en technologies et filiale à 100% du groupe Capgemini, et l'université d'Aix-Marseille, plus grande université française et du monde francophone, signent une convention de partenariat.
Par le biais de cette convention de partenariat, Sogeti High Tech souhaite favoriser les contacts avec les étudiants pour identifier de nouveaux talents, développer sa notoriété auprès de futurs ingénieurs et enfin faire connaître les opportunités de carrière existant au sein de la société. Suite de l'article...
Capgemini : Sogeti High Tech s'associe à l'université d'Aix-Marseille
Sogeti High Tech (Capgemini) a signé un partenariat avec l'université d'Aix-Marseille. "Forte de 71.000 étudiants sur 5 grands campus, l'université d'Aix-Marseille constitue un vivier de nouveaux talents pour Sogeti High Tech", explique la SSII, qui va favoriser le recrutement des étudiants issus de l'université pour les stages, l'apprentissage ou l'emploi, va participer à la formation professionnelle des étudiants et sera associée à l'élaboration des contenus pédagogiques. Enfin, Sogeti oeuvrera au cotés de l'université à une meilleure insertion professionnelle des étudiants.
Aix-Marseille. Un partenariat entre l’Université et Sogeti High Tech
La société Sogeti High Tech (2.758 salariés; CA 201: 208 millions d’euros), basé à Issy-les-Moulineaux (92), leader sur le marché de l’ingénierie et du conseil en technologies, filiale du groupe Capgemini, vient de signer un partenariat avec l’Université Aix-Marseille. Objectif annoncé de l’opération: « favoriser la connaissance mutuelle et œuvrer ensemble dans des relations durables ». En effet, forte de ses 71.000 étudiants répartis sur cinq campus, l’Université Aix-Marseille constitue un vivier de nouveaux talents pour la société, qui souhaite notamment développer sa notoriété auprès des futurs ingénieurs et faire connaître les opportunités de carrière qu’elle propose. Sogeti High Tech intervient dans de nombreux projets d’innovation et d’ingénierie technologiques pour le compte de grands groupes industriels mondiaux.
Capgemini, partenaire de l’Université d’Aix-Marseille
Par Mathieu Bouchard. Sogeti High Tech, la filiale du groupe Capgemini (CA 2011: 9,7 mrds €) dédiée à l’ingénierie et au conseil en technologies, vient de signer une convention de partenariat avec l’Université d’Aix-Marseille. Soucieuse de développer sa notoriété auprès des futurs ingénieurs de l’Université, la SSII proposera des formations à ses étudiants. Elle leur réservera aussi des stages, des contrats apprentissage et des emplois.
Capgemini Sogeti High Tech sta collaborando con l'Università di Aix-Marseille
Sogeti (Capgemini) ha siglato una partnership con l'Università di Aix-Marseille. "Con 71.000 studenti su cinque grandi campus, l'Università di Aix-Marseille è un terreno fertile per i nuovi talenti a Sogeti High Tech", ha detto che le aziende IT, che favoriscono il reclutamento di studenti dell'università per i corsi, apprendimento o di occupazione, parteciperà alla formazione degli studenti e sarà associato con lo sviluppo di contenuti educativi. Infine, Sogeti affiancherà l'Università ad una migliore occupabilità degli studenti. Più...

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31 décembre 2012

Philippe Aghion: «Pourquoi j'ai soutenu le projet Idex»

Propos recueillis par S. Bardy. Professeur d'économie à Harvard, membre du jury Idex et auteur d'un rapport sur «l'excellence universitaire», Philippe Aghion revient sur le projet Idex Toulouse qui vise à créer une université fédérale de rang mondial.
Vous avez été membre du jury de l'Idex. Comment avez-vous perçu les évolutions qui ont marqué le dossier de Toulouse?
Il est passé de justesse, lors de la deuxième vague d'appels à projets. Il y a eu beaucoup de discussions au sein du jury. Je dois vous dire que j'ai personnellement beaucoup poussé pour la candidature de Toulouse. Probablement, si je n'avais pas autant soutenu ce dossier, Toulouse n'aurait pas eu l'Idex. Suite de l'article...

Agallamh le S. Bardy. Ollamh le hEacnamaíocht in Harvard, ball giúiré Idex agus údar na tuarascála ar "barr feabhais acadúil", mar aidhm ag Philippe tuairisceáin Aghion ar an Idex thionscadal Toulouse a chruthú den chéad scoth Chónaidhme na hOllscoile. Níos mó...

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31 décembre 2012

Can a ‘Pay as You Go’ Model Work for Higher Education?

By Matthew Tabor. We think of the cost of higher education as a series of massive bills — typically twice a year — for a semester’s worth of classes. But could that model be replaced by pay-as-you-go pricing that fits personal budgets better than going into massive debt and finding a way to haul yourself out of it?
New Charter University is experimenting with a subscription plan that mimics what is already familiar to consumers — it’s not unlike a cellphone plan. For $199, a student has access to a month of New Charter’s offerings.
They’re not the only ones changing pricing models. StraighterLine, another ed provider, sells access for $99 per month and an additional $49 per class. Read more...

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31 décembre 2012

Can Medical School Be Shortened and Made Cheaper?

By Matthew Tabor. In the United States, medical school is a major commitment. After 13 years in K-12 education, a doctor-to-be must first complete a 4-year Bachelor’s degree. Then, once admitted to medical school, it takes another four years — for a total of 21 years of formal education, the last 8 of which can be, depending on the institution, incredibly expensive.
Is it possible to make the path to becoming a doctor both shorter and less expensive?
New York University and other institutions with medical school programs think it’s possible to reduce the last stage of medical education from four years to three, resulting in jumping into practice sooner without compromising training, but also saving up to $50,000. NYU’s plan is to streamline curriculum and clinical training, as well as taking advantage of summer months that currently are used suboptimally. As Anemona Hartocollis writes in the New York Times, NYU is confident, but schools are easing into 3-year programs slowly. Read more...

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31 décembre 2012

State school quotas for universities face axe following protests

By Tim Ross. Controversial admissions rules intended to force leading universities to take more students from state schools are to be reviewed after protests.
Under rules introduced last year, universities wanting to charge higher tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year are expected to recruit more low-income students, with their attendance at state school being one of the major criteria.
Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, suggested that tutors should be willing to offer places to students from state schools on the basis of lower
A-level grades than they would require from privately educated candidates. The reforms provoked protests from elite universities and leading independent schools. Head teachers accused the Government of pursuing a “Communist-style” agenda of social engineering, while about half of Britain’s leading universities boycotted the state school target this year.
Critics said it was not possible to make a “crude” judgment that the poorest pupils always attended state schools while the richest were privately educated. Read more...

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31 décembre 2012

Why tuition fees haven't improved university teaching

The introduction of tuition fees is not enough to restore the standard of university teaching – we need to encourage academics to take it seriously, argues Gervas Huxley.
Last year’s furious student protests reminded us that few political debates are as divisive as the battle over tuition fees.
But if the warring parties can agree on anything – optimistic as that sounds – it’s surely that tuition fees should at least benefit the students who pay them. In other words, funding provided by undergraduates should mean better-quality teaching.
Unfortunately, that simply hasn't happened. Why? Because the lack of resources which tuition fees were designed to solve was only ever one part of the problem. So long as higher education does not provide incentives for academics to prioritise teaching, standards will continue to suffer.
Tuition fees were introduced in 1998 in response to a fall in revenue per student from around 1980, itself driven by the desire of successive governments to increase participation in higher education without bothering to actually pay for it. Read more...

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31 décembre 2012

The 4th International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics: ICETI 2013

The 4th International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics: ICETI 2013 in the context of The 4th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2013 - March 19 - 22, 2013 ~ Orlando, Florida, USA.
Purpose
Education (cognitive development) and training (performance in a specific skill) are different but highly related notions. They have common means to achieve their objectives as it is the case of, for example, teaching, learning and e-learning. Informatics is supporting both of them with an increasing frequency and effectiveness in more and more activities and domains. The objective of ICETI 2013 Organizing Committee is to bring together researchers, professionals and practitioners from the three areas so they can share their knowledge and experiences in an multi- and inter-disciplinary intellectual climate.
Conference’s Major Themes
Education: Concepts, Technologies and Methodologies
Education Research, Theories, Practice, and Innovations
Training: Concepts, Technologies and Methodologies
Training Research, Theories, Practice, and Innovations Strategies for Assessing Student Learning and Teaching: Peer Reviews, Peer Observation, etc.
Interdisciplinary Education
Education and Training: Relationships and Complementarities
Learning Technologies
Teaching Support Systems
On-Line Education
On-Line Training Virtual Classroom.
Virtual Universities.
Distance Education and Open Learning
Game Based Learning
Application of Education Technologies
Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Submissions
Articles might be submitted for face-to-face or virtual participation in the conference. Details regarding the types of submission can be found at the menu option Papers/Abstract Submissions. Submitted papers will have double-blind and non-blind review. They may also have peer-to-peer participative review. More details regarding the Reviewing Policy is found at the menu option “Multi-Methodological Reviewing Process for Multi-Disciplinary Conferences”. The acceptance policy to be applied to the reviewed submissions made to ICETI 2013 is based on the Majority Rule, applied to the reviews received for each submitted article. Details on this issue can be found at the menu option “Acceptance Policy”.

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