Volume 28 Number 2 2005
VIEWPOINTS
"At Least One" Way to Add Value to Conferences
Get more from attending a conference by stretching your personal and professional boundaries and following the "at least one" approach to attendance
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CURRENT ISSUES
Trends in Current Issues, Y2K – 2005
Desktop computing, distance education, and ubiquitous computing no longer appear among the top-five, while funding IT continues as top challenge and security continues to grow in importance
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FEATURE ARTICLES
Whose System Is It, Anyway? Partnering with Faculty in Administrative System Projects
Involving the faculty in planning and implementing administrative systems fosters campus-wide engagement and support
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Software Agents to Assist in Distance Learning Environments
Software agents can act as teaching assistants for distance learning courses by monitoring and managing course activities
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Arts Go the Distance: Creating a Low-Budget, Long-Distance Collaboration
Bradley University and the University of Central Florida used Internet2 to stage Antigone from multiple sites
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
What's Next After You Say Hello: First Steps in Mentoring
A co-mentoring relationship with mutuality and clear goals benefits both those involved
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GOOD IDEAS
Monsters in the Closet: Spyware Awareness and Prevention
Despite the stealthy nature of the threat, you can take measures to remove spyware from your system and prevent reinfection
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The "Zen" of Risk Assessment
The time and resources needed for proper risk assessment can be mitigated and the benefits magnified by making assessment an ongoing, rule-based process
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Working Overseas: Implementing Technology for a Branch Campus in the Middle East
Establishing IT infrastructure for a branch campus in Qatar offered unique challenges and rewards to a team from Texas A&M University
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Managing Large Volumes of Assignments
A system designed to cope with a growing volume of assignments has lowered costs, reduced errors, and increased satisfaction of students and faculty
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RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Changing Course Management Systems: Lessons Learned
Converting a Blackboard course to Desire2Learn taught us some of the hazards and benefits of changing course management systems
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DEPARTMENTS
EDUCAUSE News
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Recommended Reading
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