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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Student Information Systems
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State U Online
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April 23, 2013
Author Rachel Fishman, examines the most common challenges to implementing successful distance-education programs, including cost, quality, and faculty buy-in. Fishman decribes 5 steps to success…
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Recommended for You
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March 16, 2012
Tristan Denley, the provost at Austin Peay State University, built the Degree Compass software, "that analyzes an individual student’s academic record, along with the past grades of…
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The ‘Personalization’ of Higher Education: Using Technology to Enhance the College Experience
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October 4, 2011
This brief from the Center for American Progress provides an overview of technology and industry change, a series of examples of technology innovations that are driving the “personalization”…
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Aggressive Plan for State Data Systems
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September 28, 2009
U.S. Senate plan would have states collect students' test scores and other information and link it to wide range of other systems. U.S. Sena…
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Match at First Site
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August 26, 2009
More colleges let students search for their ideal roommate using online services -- and several companies aim to attract business in that market. …
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Attrition in Online and Campus Degree Programs
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August 5, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine how the mode of instructional delivery, campus face-to-face or online, affected dropout relative to students’ academic and demographic characteristics. …
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Keeping Track of Students, and Staying in Touch
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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. …
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Well, if They’re Already Using It ...
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October 25, 2007
College representatives at Educause conference ponder outsourcing e-mail to Google and how to embrace students’ Facebook habits. College repr…
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Forget Friending — Roommate Me
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August 27, 2007
"For the first time, incoming students at San Francisco State U. can select who they want to live with by searching online profiles." &…
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The Value of ConnectND: Return on Investment and Benefits Analysis Update
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January 1, 2004
Between November 2002 and January 2003, the State of North Dakota and the North Dakota Higher Education system conducted a detailed analysis of the estimated costs and benefits of the ConnectND pro…

















