EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar (free): The EDUCAUSE 2014 Top-Ten IT Issues: Be the Change You See

Speakers:   Mark Adams, Vice President for Information Technology, Sam Houston State University Susan Grajek, Vice President, Data, Research, and Analytics, EDUCAUSE David Hoyt, Chief Information Systems Officer, Collin County Community College District Becky King, Associate Vice President for Information Technology, Baylor University Reserve your seat now—virtual seating is limited.   Date: April 16, 2014 Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET (UTC-5); convert to your time zone Topic: This year marks a turning point for higher education IT organizations, when the new ideas, solutions, and models that have been accumulating in higher education and technology will hit them—and the institutions they serve—fast and hard. Join EDUCAUSE Vice President Susan Grajek and three members of the IT Issues Panel (Mark Adams of Sam Houston State University, David Hoyt of Collin College, and Becky King of Baylor University) in a discussion of the themes and implications of the 2014 Top-Ten IT Issues and a deep dive into six of them. Thanks to Our Sponsor EDUCAUSE Live! webinars are supported by Dell, Platinum Partner. Learn how Dell is helping universities reach student retention goals.   About EDUCAUSE Live! Interact with today's leaders in higher education IT while learning about emerging trends with Diana Oblinger and Marc Hoit as they alternately interview a special guest during this free webinar series. Find Adobe Connect technical requirements; past webinar archives; instructions for attending webinars using an iPhone, iPad, or Android-enabled device; and suggestions for making webinars a collaborative event on your campus on the EDUCAUSE Live! website.   Connect with EDUCAUSE

 

BlendKit 2014: An EDUCAUSE and UCF Partnership (free!)

EDUCAUSE is excited to announce a five-week open course on blended learning, in partnership with the University of Central Florida. On April 21 we will launch the BlendKit 2014: Becoming a Blended Learning Designer MOOC. Drs. Kelvin Thompson and Linda Futch (UCF Center for Distributed Learning) will provide facilitated assistance to faculty members and instructional designers in developing and designing blended courses. Participants will consider key issues related to blended learning and gain practical step-by-step guidance in producing materials for a blended course. Although the MOOC is offered at no cost, participants may choose to earn the portfolio-review-based UCF/EDUCAUSE Certified Blended Learning Designer credential and digital badge for a fee ($89). We hope you’ll take advantage of this valuable learning opportunity. Enroll now; the course starts on April 21! Starts April 21

BlendKit 2014: A partnership of EDUCAUSE and the University of Central Florida.

The newly redesigned LexisNexis® Academic is here!

The newly redesigned LexisNexis® Academic is here! Experience faster, simpler searches than ever before through our refreshed interface.

LexisNexis Academic makes it easy to get relevant results quickly. How easy? With our improved interface researchers can now:

• Find everything they need with a simplified, single-search box for a complete set of results sorted by relevance and date
• Benefit from more streamlined navigation, resulting in more intuitive, user-friendly research and improved advanced search options for more sophisticated queries
• Get access to support services such as the Academic Knowledge Center, YouTube™ video tutorials, and A – Z Source List, all just a click away

Take a quick tour of LexisNexis Academic to see what makes it simply better!

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE Xplore Digital Library Sneak Peek Webinars

 

 

IEEE Xplore Digital Library Sneak Peek Webinars Now Available Hosted by IEEE Client Services Managers, Ruth Wolfish and George Plosker

Are you interested in a sneak peek at the latest content and features coming to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library?   Join us for a 60-minute webinar where we will share a sneak peek of what’s new and what’s coming this year.   Some new things you will learn about include:   IEEE content and features coming soon 2014 IEEE journal titles and details Exciting collaborations with other publishers The new image app, patent citations, and new library resources   We will also be sharing some tips and tricks to make your research easier and faster. For your convenience, this webinar is offered at different dates and times. Please select from the following live sessions: 18 March 2014 at 10:00 A.M. EST 19 March 2014 at 11:30 A.M. EST 15 April 2014 at 2:00 P.M. EST 29 April 2014 at 4:00 P.M. EST Register today! Sincerely,   The IEEE Xplore Team Follow IEEE Xplore

IEEE Xplore Digital Library Sneak Peak Webinar Presenters:      IEEE Client Services Managers                     Ruth Wolfish                   George Plosker

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What could happen in China in 2014?

What could happen in China in 2014?

The year ahead could see companies focus on driving productivity, CIOs becoming a hot commodity, shopping malls going bankrupt, and European soccer clubs finally investing in Chinese ones. McKinsey director Gordon Orr makes his annual predictions.

 

 

 

 

IBM’s 5 Predictions For 2019

IBM's 5 Predictions For 2019: Custom Healthcare, Digital Guardians, And More

 

The company has released its annual 5 in 5, a set of five predictions for technology that will change the way people live and work in the next five years.

LexisNexis Academic released its new interface on December 23rd!

Some of the enhancements you’ll see are:

• A simple, streamlined design
• A more intuitive place to start your research
• One-step search capability
• Improved options for advanced queries

To help you transition to the new interface, there are updated reference and training materials:

• LexisNexis Academic YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/lexisnexisacademic
• Curriculum Guides: http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Curriculum-Based_Research_Guides