Adobe

Adobe® Digital Publishing Suite Delivers Higher Education in Tablet Form
Sponsored by Adobe

WHITEPAPER: More and more, publications are moving away from traditional print towards newer avenues of distribution, and none are gaining popularity as quickly as the tablet. The iPad has paved the way for new innovations in how readers access and interact with content, and today’s students have to be able to adapt to an ever-changing publishing landscape. Find out how some universities have leveraged Adobe technology to successfully build programs with tablet publishing in mind.

Creating a Successful College Readiness Program, featuring KCTCS
Sponsored by Pearson

WEBINAR: Dr. Sandy Cook, the System Director for Kentucky Community and Technical College System’s (KCTCS) Online Programs, Learn on Demand & Learn by Term, will be discussing the KCTCS virtual learning initiative designed specifically to reach new student markets. Listen to Dr. Cook explain the student friendly Learn on Demand model, built in association with Pearson Learning Solutions, which allows students to learn and use at their convenience.

Premiered: February 29, 2012  |  Expires: May 28, 2012

Increase Student Success with Dynamic Digital Content from NBC Learn
Sponsored by NBC Learn

Today’s students are visual learners who comprehend by seeing, hearing, and observing events themselves.

Join Chris Tine, an NBC News Senior Producer, and Dr. Alexa S. Cawley, Associate Professor of History at Delaware State University, as they share their insights on the use of multimedia content as a tool to draw students into a topic, provide background information, and improve their ability to read and comprehend course materials.

Premiered: March 22, 2012  |  Expires: June 21, 2012
Microsoft

Preparing for the Demands of Digital Learning
Environments in Higher Education
Sponsored by Dell

WHITEPAPER: The challenge that the higher education community faces is how to reduce complexity and costs within their infrastructure and maximize existing resources at a time when funding is in short supply. Some campuses are solving this problem by streamlining and simplifying their existing IT infrastructure. Improving what's already in place not only saves money, but also makes it easier to enhance student learning. Here's a look at how this is possible.
Microsoft

University of Florida
Sponsored by Microsoft

WHITEPAPER: To support its environmentally friendly initiatives, the University of Florida wanted to reduce the environmental impact and wasted time that resulted from faculty members traveling to and from across-campus meetings. This article describes how UF was able to use federal stimulus funds and the help of Microsoft to create video conferencing solutions to achieve the goals of its green initiatives.