Productivity Applications and Systems

The Impact of AI on Work in Higher Education

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:49:31 Z

In this research, we summarize work-related institutional AI strategies, policies, and guidelines; the risks, opportunities, and challenges associated with using AI for work in higher education; and specific examples of how staff and faculty use—and want to use—AI for work.

2025 EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Workforce in Higher Education

Thu, 29 May 2025 22:14:31 Z

This report examines the cybersecurity and privacy workforce in higher education and identifies challenges and priorities.

Project Management Community Group: September 2019 Meeting

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:02:57 Z

The September 2019 Project Management Community Group (PMCG) meeting includes updates from PMCG leaders on: Project Management Survey and Tools

Project Management Community Group: August Meeting

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:42:19 Z

The August 2019 Project Management Community Group (PMCG) meeting includes updates from PMCG leaders about the group’s 2019 Conference Planning

Project Management Community Group: June 2019 Meeting

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:03:49 Z

This month’s Project Management Community Group (PMCG) meeting includes guest speaker Judie Littlejohn sharing about her use of Trello, a discussion of campus-level PMO success, and an update of the PMCG Committee.

Power BI at Your Fingertips!

Fri, 18 May 2018 14:47:59 Z

In this one-hour presentation we will explore the origins of Power BI, its features both in the desktop and cloud, and how Power BI integrates with O365 SharePoint. Live demos of authoring, publishing and viewing will show just how easy it is to get started using Power BI!

The 2016 Enterprise Application Market in Higher Education

Fri, 12 May 2017 16:53:48 Z

The 2016 Enterprise Application Market reports from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research use data from the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) to better understand how higher education institutions approach various information systems.

OpenPGP: Technology Spotlight

Wed, 04 May 2016 21:56:34 Z

OpenPGP is a nonproprietary encryption suite that uses public key encryption to exchange e-mail messages and files (either e-mail attachments or files that might be exchanged via other means, e.g., web-based transfers) between individuals within and across institutions. OpenPGP can also secure files stored on mobile devices or in the cloud.

Alumni Email for Life Survey

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:24:53 Z

The following is the results of an informal survey concerning whether schools provided students email for life after graduation.

E-Mail Systems: A 2014 Enterprise Application Market in Higher Education Series Report

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:54:00 Z

The 2014 Enterprise Application Market reports from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) used 2014 data collected in the 2015 EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey to better understand how higher education institutions approach various information systems. The series includes an interactive data visualization and eight reports. Vendor market share and system rate of change are among the metrics highlighted. Each report includes a case study on an institution's system-implementation experience.

2013 CDS Executive Summary Report

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:36:07 Z

The EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) provides higher education CIOs and senior IT leaders with the benchmarks they need to make strategic decisions about IT at their institutions.

7 Ways to Use 7 Things

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:43 Z

The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative is proud to celebrate the 100th edition of the 7 Things You Should Know series.

2012 CDS Executive Summary Report

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:28 Z

This report summarizes results from the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey. Using a matched set of 616 CDS 2011 and CDS 2012 participating institutions, this year’s report is a detailed look at the most pertinent and interesting IT financial and staffing findings, with a high-level summary of the state of IT services.

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:32:49 Z

See the 2012 report for a full list key messages, findings, and supporting data.

The EDUCAUSE 2011 Core Data Service Report: Highlights and Insights into Higher Education Information Technology

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:33:45 Z

Authors: Susan Grajek, Vice President for Data, Research, and Analytics, EDUCAUSE Pam Arroway, Senior Statistician, EDUCAUSE

The iPad for Professors: Evaluating a Productivity Tool After One Year

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:30:09 Z

The ProfHacker has published a number of posts about Apple's first-generation iPad. Now that Apple has started selling the second-generation version, they thought it was time for the authors to share their thoughts about using the first iteration, roughly one year after it went on sale.

Implementing Google Apps for Faculty and Staff

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:25:08 Z

This ECAR research bulletin explains how Boise State University addressed important concerns about security and strategic alignment in finalizing its decision to move to Google Apps for Education.

Google Wave and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Impact on Higher Education

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:25:04 Z

This ECAR research bulletin is based on a 2010 study that was conducted as part of an examination assignment in the course "Introduction to Communication, Learning, and IT" at a Swedish university (Gothenburg).

7 Things You Should Know About Emergency Notification Systems

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:24:10 Z

An emergency notification system (ENS) provides broad-based notification to on- and off-campus communities in the event of a crisis or emergency, including natural disasters and acts of terrorism.

A Cure For Meetings?

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:24:39 Z

Ohio State experiment suggests that wikis could let professors make decisions more collaboratively without gathering in the same room.