February 2005

Full February 2005 issue of The Edutech Report in PDF format
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Buying Software Large and Small
By Thomas Warger
Someone is always buying software, and not always is it the information technology department. Big, enterprise-wide packages have their own category of purchase scenarios and are normally shepherded by IT.

Newsbriefs
Study on IT funding in higher education, report on online education, Opera site license free for educational institutions

Case Study: The Problematic Employee
By Linda Fleit
An IT staff member who takes an unconventional approach to work receives praise for his recent work setting up a math lab, but those who know him better continue to complain about his lack of standards and poor communication skills. What, if anything, should the CIO do?

Edutech Responds
student-programmed applications, computer competency for clerical workers, improving customer service, eliminating paper

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