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The Most Common Pairings of Systems Used in Higher Education
Ever wonder what types of technology are used together? I thought it might be interesting to have a look at the most common pairings of systems used by higher education institutions. To do so, I examined tech stacks, defined as the set of technologies an institution has implemented, and is using it simultaneously. The graph ... The Most Common Pairings of Systems Used in Higher Education Read More
Proctoring Software
The month of March has seen a mad rush from educational institutions to acquire the services of proctoring companies.
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K-12 Student Information System Historical Implementations
This historical view of new implementations in K12 SIS Student Information Systems is based on almost 7,100 school districts in the USA and Canada. It represents 53 million students or 86% of the total number of students enrolled in elementary and secondary school programs in Canada and the USA. I like this view since it ... K-12 Student Information System Historical Implementations Read More
Are Cooperative Contracts Being Used by its Members?
In January, I was invited to NJEdge’s Conference to be part of a group discussion. It was a fun conference with great people. One of the discussions was surrounding NJEdge’s negotiated contract agreements for educational products. Being curious, I wondered how many members were using these negotiated or preferred pricing? This got me thinking about all ... Are Cooperative Contracts Being Used by its Members? Read More
How Canadian HigherEd Moved to Distance Learning
In just under three weeks, almost all Canadian institutions have decided to select distance learning as their unique mode of delivery
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Research Administration Software Used in Higher Education
As mentioned last week, today we are releasing our newest report titled Grant Management Systems in the Educational Sector. The report contains several views to help breakdown the market. As a sneak peek of the report, a condensed version of the Features and Functions of the Top Grant Management Systems table is below. If you ... Research Administration Software Used in Higher Education Read More
Grant Management in the Educational Sector
Next Monday, we will be launching our Grant Management Systems in the Educational Sector report. The report shows the evolution of the grant market for higher education institutions. It was written as a way to offer the much-needed data behind the selection of a grant management ecosystem. Overview of our table of content: Sneak-peek of ... Grant Management in the Educational Sector Read More
Edtech Conferences – Cancellations
After receiving questions regarding conference cancellations regarding Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), we created the following table as a quick reference. We will continue updating it. Please let us know if you have canceled your event. List of academic conferences canceled due to Coronavirus Caution: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O3wnaFYSZCgY3Ih4yDw3EIH2SC_-vjhyHwrCQSy0J7M/edit?pli=1#gid=0 Read More
European SIS Markets
A question for all you SIS experts… In the past few months, we have been expanding our European coverage of Student Information Systems (SIS) that is part of our SIS subscription. Unlike the North American SIS market, continental Europe has mostly country-centric systems, where a company gets public funding to build a specific system for ... European SIS Markets Read More