Productivity Applications and Systems

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Productivity Applications and Systems

2012 CDS Executive Summary Report

January 24, 2013

This report summarizes results from the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey. Using a matched set of 616 CDS 2011 and CDS 2012 participating institutions, this year’s report is a detaile…

Google Wave and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Impact on Higher Education

June 29, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin is based on a 2010 study that was conducted as part of an examination assignment in the course "Introduction to Communication, Learning, and IT" at a Swedis…

7 Things You Should Know About Emergency Notification Systems

April 21, 2010

An emergency notification system (ENS) provides broad-based notification to on- and off-campus communities in the event of a crisis or emergency, including natural disasters and acts of terrorism…

A Cure For Meetings?

March 15, 2010

Ohio State experiment suggests that wikis could let professors make decisions more collaboratively without gathering in the same room. Ohio Stat…

The Revolution No One Noticed: Mobile Phones and Multimobile Services in Higher Education

March 26, 2009

By Alan Livingston Mobile phone usage among students is virtually universal, presenting an opportunity for higher education to pursue. Higher education, however, has failed to notic…

Collaboration Tools

August 21, 2008

Students use technology in natural ways that allow them to do what they want: communicate with anyone they want, in the time and space that suits them best. Easily accessible and user-friendly, c…

Keeping Track of Students, and Staying in Touch

August 15, 2008

A start-up company from a former Blackboard executive is positioning itself to help colleges boost retention with communication tools ... and lots of data. …

Messaging and Communication Survey

July 17, 2008

This July 2008 survey is a critical component of the EDUCAUSE Center on Applied Research (ECAR) study of messaging and communication in higher education. It seeks to understand the provision, pol…

FCC asked to bar cellular carriers from blocking SMS traffic

December 11, 2007

A handful of public-interest groups have filed a petition (PDF) with the Federal Communications Commission asking it to prevent cellular service providers from blocking text messages from adv…

Google Suite for Higher Education

October 15, 2007

The evolving technologies committee is charged with identifying and monitoring evolving technologies and their impact on higher education institutions. This submission is on Google Apps for highe…