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Little Tools for “Big” Data

Little Tools for “Big” Data

Big Data has been a hot topic in technology circles for several years now. Thanks to hardware and software advances and improved purchasing and deployment processes, we are able to employ more systems to analyze more data than ever before. For nearly all consumers of...

Diving into Canvas Data at the University of Iowa

Diving into Canvas Data at the University of Iowa

Diving into data is not for the faint of heart. Just ask Sam Van Horne. Working for the University of Iowa Office of Assessment and liaison to Unizin, Van Horne is surrounded by data all day–tables and lists, schemas and sets of it. As the University of Iowa nears the...

A Balanced Approach to Content Strategy

A Balanced Approach to Content Strategy

Two Approaches to Content As Unizin becomes immersed in the processes and practices of instructors and instructional designers, we are finding that our content strategy must take into consideration the contemporary and traditional course development processes. While...

Unizin Consortium Members See Faster Migration to New LMS

Unizin Consortium Members See Faster Migration to New LMS

An essential aspect of Unizin’s mission as a consortium of higher education institutions is to foster collaboration between our Members to encourage the sharing of ideas, models, content, and data. At this time, Unizin supports Instructure’s...

Engage Saves Students $12 million at Indiana University

Engage Saves Students $12 million at Indiana University

  In 2013, Indiana University began using an eReader called Courseload Engage to provide students with affordable textbooks and improve digital teaching and learning on their campus. Engage is designed to exist within the LMS so that all students have access to...

Ohio State Builds Better Books with Book Launch

Ohio State Builds Better Books with Book Launch

In July 2014, The Ohio State University Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE) created Book Launch, a program that allows students, faculty, and staff at Ohio State to write and publish interactive digital textbooks. Currently, the...

Same Mission, New Nonprofit: Unizin, Ltd.

Same Mission, New Nonprofit: Unizin, Ltd.

Nearly two years ago, an idea to improve higher education through digital technologies took shape as Unizin. During that time, we at Unizin have had the privilege of seeing first-hand how another edtech consortium operates. Internet2 started...

Student Perspective: How I Use My LMS

Student Perspective: How I Use My LMS

My university transitioned from Blackboard to Canvas as its primary LMS. Faculty leaders went through a long process to determine that the system was the best fit for us. But when you have hundreds of great minds in one space, you get several...