Skype - 14 Resources

Skype is an application that turns a personal computer into a telephone. It uses Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology, which converts voice signals into data streams that are sent over the internet and converted back to audio by the recipient's computer.

Publications (7)
Presentations (2)
Podcasts (1)
Blogs (4)

Publications (7)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Skype.

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
CSD3855	Can 9 Million Skype Users Be Wrong? Simson Garfinkel Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	3,411
EQM0627	Social Software in Academia Todd Bryant Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	01/01/2006	9,503
EPO0726	Comments of the Ad-Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition In the Matter of Skype Communications S.A.R.L Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	EDUCAUSE Policy Office	01/01/2007	1,866
ERS0701	Beyond the Phone System: Converged Real-Time Communications for Enterprises David Passmore Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	02/01/2007	3,231
ELI7032	7 Things You Should Know About Skype Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative	12/05/2007	16,924
ELI3020	Collaboration Tools Cyprien P. Lomas, Michael Burke, and Carie Lee Page Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative	08/21/2008	6,467
CSD5660	Skype Universities section Programs and Projects	Community Contributions	07/02/2009	99

Presentations (2)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Skype

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views	Ranking
ELI07162	The World Is Flat: Using Blogs and Skype to Create Communities of Learners and Cultural Literacy Barbara Ganley, Elizabeth Geballe, Evelyn Levine, and Barbara Sawhill Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	01/22/2007	2,327
POL07004	Net Neutrality in Practice: What Would It Look Like? Scott M. Deutchman, Robert M. Frieden, Chris Libertelli, Richard S. Whitt, John Windhausen, Jr. Presentations/Speeches	Policy (Archives)	05/16/2007	3,548

Podcasts (1)

Name	Views	Post date
An Interview with MIT's Phil Long Play \| Show Notes \| Download (20.76 MB audio/mpeg)	4,137	10/17/2006

Blogs (4)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
Skypecasts Put to the Test - EduTechie.com	Jeff VanDrimmelen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11/20/2006	4,692
Skypecasts Academic Potential	Jeff VanDrimmelen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11/13/2006	9,755
Real-time Voice Translation with Skype	Catherine Howell, La Trobe University	05/15/2006	11,444
University of Cambridge department bans Skype, citing security concerns	Catherine Howell, La Trobe University	10/17/2005	9,586

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