But the massive amount of data is a double-edged sword.
“Now that research data is born digital and needs to exist for future access, people are trying to come to terms to make that happen.”
“In the recent past, both the NSF and NIH have both come up with mandates that to qualify for grants you need to describe a data access and data manage- ment plan for the longevity of your data, and that has got many universities scrambling to come up with a solution.”
“Whether it’s in running the business of higher edu- cation, the back-end operations, or the front-end learning operations, there is not a consistency across higher education to what level technology is used to help them meet their needs. In some schools, tech- nology is not only proactive, it is part of the learning curriculum. In other ones, technology may be an afterthought.”
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Institutions, especially online providers, serve international student populations.
“If you know that it [the material] is going to be translated, think in terms of what global audiences need, not necessarily the U.S. market.”
“A lot of training developers or e-learning developers have translation needs. They work for global organizations as well, and they need to distribute their content into multiple languages.”
Despite the rapid expansion of online delivery systems, most learning platforms need to be blended.
“Most of the [institutions] take a blended approach
to learning because everyone learns differently, and they have to be able to support that learning after the initial training.”
“STT Trainer is a collaborative tool that allows you to set standards and project content management. That way you can manage content creation as well as maintain that content throughout the entire project life-cycle.”
Technology is a cost. Technology can be complex. It can also make things simple. What is its value?
“We’re very much facing a reality where people are saying, is the brick and mortar cost of higher educa- tion always warranted, or should we be delivering more and more content online? Having that content available in an asynchronous manner can be a huge asset for folks. It can bring them the ability to expand what they can deliver.”
“Have you ever wanted to do lecture capture? Have you ever wanted to take those power points and add your voice, put in a table of contents, and let your students zip through them? Captivate is a great way to do it.”
In higher education, we are always talking and thinking about technology. Maybe someday we won’t be so conscious of it.
“Computers will disappear from sight but be every- where we look. Think about it. We don’t talk about electricity anymore, but it is everywhere we expect it to be. Computers will be like electricity—no longer specific devices, but in every wall, floor, and ceiling.”
“In the future, we’ll all have the internet in our eye- glasses … don’t like glasses? Then try the internet in your contact lenses.”
“Right now, computers are as smart as lizards. By 2020, computers will be as smart as people—that’s when things will get really interesting.” TC
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