The world of on-line retail is often seen as an existential threat to Main Street. But sometimes, digital technology is Main Street’s best friend. Springwise has the story: The fashion industry and social networks are just as dynamic as each other, which is perhaps why they lend themselves well to each other in a retail […]
It’s already become an old saw: talent is the key source of competitive economic advantage in the 21st Century. So the rise of new learning opportunities driven by technological change will have a major impact on economic competitiveness of companies and communities. At the recent “University Unbound” conference of the New England Board of Higher […]
CRM is “customer relations management,” a type of database that tracks customer preferences and activities to enable businesses to fine tune the way they relate to those customers. Tech Crunch has a post today on MyEdu, a web-based company that has brought a CRM approach to higher education, and is seeking to strengthen students’ abilities […]
TechCrunch reports on Facebook’s collaboration with General Assembly to create an online training opportunity for the social network’s app developers: The new co-designed curriculum will teach aspiring developers how to develop social applications on the Facebook platform. “Facebook is happy to be working with General Assembly to help developers and would-be developers learn how to […]
According to a report in the New York Times, new programs have been created that provide on-line mentoring for women interested in pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Hundreds of prominent women working in science, technology, engineering and math will become online mentors for college students next month, part of a six-week […]
We’ve ruminated a fair amount about the profound implications changes in information technology have for learning and higher education. This week, Inside Higher Education’s Joshua Kim looks at how changes in higher education are affecting campus information technology services. What would be the advantages of re-branding our IT Departments as Collaboration Departments? Aligning to How […]
