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“… And I have become convinced that the most revolutionary force for change is the students themselves. Give children [students] the tools they need and they will be the single most important source of guidance on how to make the schools relevant and effective” Don Tapscott, 1999

By providing students access as full force.com PLATFORM users they will no doubt encourage exponential adoption among themselves while inspiring Higher Ed to implement platform solutions for challenges faculty and business users face daily.

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studentforce + Chatter .....

Chatter is an enterprise social networking tool enabling faculty, staff, administration, alumni and students the ability to collaborate within secure groups. Studentforce + Chatter deployed enterprise wide is a natural portal for students; one they can easily configure to communicate with individuals who share classes, curricula, assignments, and social interests. Learn about Chatter Use Cases for Higher Ed >>

Studentforce is the platform enabling the distribution of eTexts and 'Lectures On Demand' for iPad and other mobile devices. Students now have mobile access to their learning resources - specifically related to Classes, Semesters, Faculty and Assignments.

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff talks about the consumerization of the Internet at the Gartner ITxpo in Orlando. Benioff says the software industry needs to work harder and make transformations faster to keep pace with the changing needs of a younger generation entering the workforce.

This Week's Chatter:
"Studentforce + Chatter = Brilliant"
Jeff Grosse, CRMFYI May 2010

Making it Through the First Year David Raths for Campus Technology, July 2009 TARGETED PORTALS HELP FRESHMEN MAKE THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE LIFE AS MUCH AS IT IS EAGERLY ANTICIPATED, freshman year is often a time of confusion, disorientation, and even alienation for many students. According to ACT (maker of the ACT college entrance exam), one in four college freshmen will drop out before completing sophomore year. The reasons for this high level of withdrawal vary, but a report by UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute suggests that new students often feel overwhelmed and unprepared for the academic and social challenges of college life >>>>

Video Spotlight: Campus Technology 2008 Keynote Address A ‘New’ American University for Next-Gen Learners 8/19/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=66143

Adrian Sannier, technology officer for Arizona State University, discusses strategies for putting in place ground-breaking plans that will serve the next generation of students. These are actionable visions that include strategic technology choices--advancements that may be unfamiliar or even unpopular at first, but which carry enormous potential.

Click here to view the keynote address

Delivering Higher Ed IT services to millennial generation students
"Emerging Tech Challenges," Campus Technology, 11/1/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=68879
What keeps higher ed technology leaders up at night?

David Nagel, "Is Higher Ed Technology Keeping Up with Student Demand?," Campus Technology, 10/14/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=68495

The 21st-Century Campus: Are We There Yet?
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