IT Effectiveness

EDUCAUSE Library Items for IT Effectiveness

Breakthrough Models for College Readiness: An Introduction to Next Generation Blended Schools

November 28, 2012

This compilation of Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) grantee profiles illustrates the innovative approaches of 20 new blended learning school models awarded grants under NGLC's…

University of Southern California: USC Hybrid High

November 28, 2012

USC Hybrid High’s model includes a focus on content mastery, 21st-century skills, civic responsibility, and personal growth and resiliency . Flexible scheduling, personalized supports, proje…

Leadership Public Schools: Oakland R&D Campus

November 28, 2012

With this new 9-12 school in Oakland, CA, Leadership Public Schools is expanding its role as “collaborative innovator,” working with teachers and students to design blended learning environ…

Generation Schools Network: West Generation Academy

November 28, 2012

This Denver public 6-12 school operated by Generation Schools Network, which opened in Fall 2012, redesigned the academic model to a rotational blended model for greater personalization, more t…

Fayette County Public Schools: The STEAM Academy

November 28, 2012

Urban Fayette County Public Schools is designing and implementing this blended high school in partnership with the University of Kentucky so that students will graduate college and career rea…

Advancing the Next Generation of Learning through Evidence: What We Learned at ELI 2013

February 8, 2013

Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on the NGLC blog at nextgenlearning.org .  Several conversations, sessions, and keynote speakers at this year’s annual meeting of …

Five Guidelines for Instituting IT Value Measurement

November 13, 2012

Factors including budget cutbacks, rigorous regulatory requirements, rising demands for IT services, and IT’s contribution to transformative change fuel the need for IT leaders to communicate I…

Curating for Quality: Ensuring Data Quality to Enable New Science

October 24, 2012

The National Science Foundation sponsored a workshop on September 10 and 11, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia on  curating data, inviting Individuals from government, academic and industry settings …

Using an ERP Upgrade to Advance IT Best Practices

February 13, 2013 | A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference

Problem #1: You need to upgrade a major system. We'll present ideas on how you can reap additional benefits from this effort and can gain more than just the upgraded system. Problem #2: You …

Processes That Transform and Unite the IT Organization

February 13, 2013 | A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference

Discover how the University of Texas at Arlington is leveraging ITIL to transform and unite its IT organization. In this session, basic ITIL processes will be reviewed. Participants will explore …