What's in a 'Broadband,' Anyway?
Matt Hamblen, PC World – March 6, 2010
The National Broadband Plan is due to reach Congress in two weeks, but there is still some mystery about how the plan will define the term "broadband."
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Higher Ed Sees Dramatic Ramp-Up of Unified Communications Plans
Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology – March 2, 2010
Two-thirds of institutions of higher education institutions--66 percent--have prepared a business case or strategic plan for implementing unified communications (UC), citing reduced operating costs and distance learning as the top benefits.
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Colleges Automate Process of Responding to Copyright-Violation Notifications
Jeff Young, The Chronicle of Higher Education – March 23, 2010
Some colleges get hundreds of e-mail messages a month from music, movie, and book publishers notifying them that a student or professor is illegally sharing copyrighted material over the campus network. Colleges are required to look into each alleged violation, and some are setting up automated systems to make the process cheaper and easier.
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Colleges embrace MP4 technology for delivering instruction
Dennis Carter, eCampus News – March 11, 2010
University Alliance promotes live chats, streaming lecture video, and message boards through students’ mobile devices.
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Campus IT Under the Knife
Bridget McCrea, Campus Technology – March 4, 2010
The University of Illinois is being forced to take a hard look at its IT expenditures in the wake of state budget cuts.
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Comcast's Usage Meter Hits Boston
Karl Bode. DSL Reports – February 17, 2010
Back in October of 2008, Comcast implemented a 250 GB usage limit for all broadband subscribers. In December of 2009 Comcast finally released their usage meter, which allows users to track their consumption.
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Can social media cure low student engagement?
Dennis Carter, eCampus News – February 15, 2010
Panel discusses how social networking can help colleges retain students and ensure they graduate
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