Most Important IT Roles

A recent CIO Insight post states:
The age of IT specialization is dead, replaced by an emphasis on skills that can translate across the enterprise. That’s one of the chief findings of a recent Forrester Research survey in which 128 IT decision makers were asked about their changing staffing needs.
According to Forrester, this shift can be […]

Preparation tips for the successful student

The new semester is about to start here at UMass Boston and while I should have posted this quite some time ago, better late than never!  For the first time, in quite some time, I am no longer an active student having recently graduated from the MA in Applied Linguistics at UMass Boston (great […]

A Look Into Oracle’s Academic Enterprise Solutions

In 2009, Oracle published a white paper, Oracle Academic Enterprise Solutions, that offers some interesting thoughts on the future of not just Learning Management Systems, but a larger ecosystem for the delivery of online teaching and learning environments. The white paper highlights the emerging demands on organizations developing and delivering online education, such as:

Integration and […]

10 Myths of Telework, Why You Aren’t Working from Home

eWeek has published the results of a recent report commissioned by Citrix Online and compiled by Telework Research Network outlining the benefits U.S. businesses and employees could gain from adopting virtual work policies, including “reduced stress, increased productivity, better work and life balance, and reduced absenteeism.” While the report focuses on debunking the myths, it […]







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