The Platform for Higher Ed Cloud Computing
What is studentforce ??
Built upon the force.com platform distributed by salesforce.com, studentforce is a Cloud Application serving student users.
By leveraging tools students currently use and are easily accessed now through any web browser; including mobile devices, students can easily collaborate and manage interactions with: classes, faculty, assignments, finances, classmates, others with similar interests, academic and career opportunities; and, more significantly, the relationships between each.
By leveraging tools students currently use and are easily accessed now through any web browser; including mobile devices, students can easily collaborate and manage interactions with: classes, faculty, assignments, finances, classmates, others with similar interests, academic and career opportunities; and, more significantly, the relationships between each.
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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.
Chatter will be available for studentforce some time in 2010. studentforce and all other apps built on the force.com platform will be available for the iPad in March 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 >>>>
By DAVID SHIEH
The 90-page report, "University Tuition, Consumer Choice and College Affordability: Strategies for Addressing a Higher Education Affordability Challenge," includes a set of strategies that public universities can adopt to keep tuition affordable. The report, sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) includes suggestions institutions can apply to keep tuition cost increases down and can be viewed by clicking here >>
Not surprisingly, among the strategies are suggestions that include modifying the delivery of courses by taking advantage of technology delivered on demand. Applying the value Cloud Computing delivers to Higher Ed can have a significant impact on the affordability of higher education going forward. Indeed, " .... in times like these, the force.com value proposition of low start up cost, low risk, and fast results is resonating like never before,” - Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com; 2008 QIII Earnings Report.
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
"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?
The 21st-Century Campus: Are We There Yet?
Click Here to View the Report Summary and/or download the report
Rhea Kelly, "Put It Online," Campus Technology, 11/1/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=68875
Trent Batson, "Web 2.0: Good for Education?," Campus Technology, 10/15/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=68503
Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology, 10/7/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=68281
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.
Chatter will be available for studentforce some time in 2010. studentforce and all other apps built on the force.com platform will be available for the iPad in March 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 >>>>
By DAVID SHIEH
The 90-page report, "University Tuition, Consumer Choice and College Affordability: Strategies for Addressing a Higher Education Affordability Challenge," includes a set of strategies that public universities can adopt to keep tuition affordable. The report, sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) includes suggestions institutions can apply to keep tuition cost increases down and can be viewed by clicking here >>
Not surprisingly, among the strategies are suggestions that include modifying the delivery of courses by taking advantage of technology delivered on demand. Applying the value Cloud Computing delivers to Higher Ed can have a significant impact on the affordability of higher education going forward. Indeed, " .... in times like these, the force.com value proposition of low start up cost, low risk, and fast results is resonating like never before,” - Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com; 2008 QIII Earnings Report.
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
"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?
The 21st-Century Campus: Are We There Yet?
Click Here to View the Report Summary and/or download the report
Rhea Kelly, "Put It Online," Campus Technology, 11/1/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=68875
Trent Batson, "Web 2.0: Good for Education?," Campus Technology, 10/15/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=68503
Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology, 10/7/2008, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=68281
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