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UPDATE: Students Encouraged to Help Shape New “My ASU” Page
The popularity of online personalization is beginning to show as the university prepares to release a new version of the myASU page that will merge three popular sites: ASU Interactive, ASU Current Students, and myASU. This will create a one-stop-shop for students to manage their academic life. According to the project website the new site will go live on July 20. Based on student feedback that was collected last May, the University has set out to simplify the online experience for current and potential students…
UPDATE: Blackboard Hearts Facebook
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!For the first time in a really long time, I felt a twinge of excitement that was associated with Blackboard. I was browsing the Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Campus Blog and just read a post that said Blackboard has [...]
Saved By The Bell In Organic Chemistry
The Spring 2008 semester ended dramatically for me today. I was about an hour into my Organic Chemistry final when the fire alarm went off. My professor had us leave our exam, take our stuff and leave the room. It was pretty obvious that she didn’t have a backup plan for something like this. I [...]
ASU Drops Google, Signs Agreements With Microsoft
In a landmark decision to improve the technology experience for its 60,000+ students, the University Technology Office announced this morning their decision to end its relationship with Google and their Google Apps and start fresh with Microsoft. Many of the details are still unknown, however a reputable source has made it clear that this transition [...]
Pressing Issues at the Polytechnic Campus
At the beginning of the semester, I was approached by the State Press, ASU’s daily newspaper. In an effort to promote all of the campus locations, the paper is hiring reporters from each campus. The ultimate goal is to have a story every day from each campus.
As of this morning, it is now official. In [...]
