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| | Today's Top Stories | | 1. | Software-Defined Networks Promise Innovation | | | via EdTech Magazine | | | Among colleges and universities that have made the move to software-defined servers and to software-defined storage, many find that a third option software-defined networking (SDN) fits right in. More
Why This Matters: Want a more agile and cost-effective campus network? Read why SDNs might be just what your institution needs to make your network fighting fit. |
| | 2. | SUNY New Paltz Builds 3D Printing Superlab to Serve Students and Support Community | | | via Campus Technology | | | A new additive manufacturing lab at The State University of New York at New Paltz will make a variety of 3D printers including industrial-grade machines available both to students and the surrounding community. More
Why This Matters: If you are a fan of the maker movement, you won't want to miss the specs of the cutting edge 3d printing super lab at SUNY New Paltz. It gives everyone on campus a chance to use industrial grade equipment, which should help spur innovation in a big way. |
| | 3. | TCC Takes Z-Degrees to the Next Level With Adaptive Learning | | | via EdSurge | | | When students at Virginias Tidewater Community College (TCC) earn their Associate of Science in Business Administration, chances are, they will never have purchased a single textbook. Thanks to the schools Z-degree programfor zero dollars spent on textbooksstudents are saving up to 25 percent on college costs. More
Why This Matters: OER can save students from the astronomical costs of textbooks, and this program shows how much of an impact open content can truly have. So far, the Z-degree program has saved students a whopping $500,000. |
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