Academic Partnership: Delivering IT and Virtualization as a Service
ITaaS requires a fundamental change in how IT services are created, paid for, delivered, and consumed. IT-as-a-Service has unveiled a new approach to IT – one that drives value and efficiency….But is it as easy as it..
Academic Partnership: Managing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in a Multi-Campus Environment
Virtual desktop infrastructure (or VDI) enables users, including students, professors, and administrators, to access their college desktop environment anytime, anywhere from a variety of devices. While VDI promises conve..
Augmented Reality: Using Aurasma to build Imagination in All Disciplines
Aurasma is a free augmented reality app that transforms images into 3D learning objects. This technology can be used in any discipline, and will enhance lessons with vibrant content. This workshop will showcase example..
Building a Zero Trust Network Architecture
In today’s security environment, can we truly define ‘trusted’ and ‘untrusted’ devices, networks or users? What we are hearing from manufacturers, industry analysts and customers is a resounding NO. The securit..
Creating an Accessibility Initiative at YOUR university: Policy Development and Implementation Planning
Web accessibility, online course accessibility and accessible course materials have become key topics in higher education, both because of what they allow – universal access to people with disabilities, and what they p..
Engage your Students with VOKI Avatars
This talk will demonstrate how to create a free customized Voki talking avatar and how it can be used to deliver your message and engage your audience. Voki can be embedded in your online course or webpage. Examples will..
Flipped Professional Development Track: Learning & Teaching Innovations
The flipped classroom has been a hot topic in education for a number of years. More recently, the idea of flipping professional development has been experimented at schools and in corporate training. The idea is to rethi..
From Low-Fi to High-Fi and Everything In-Between: Broadening the Scope of the Makerspace at Piscataway Public Library’s Summer of Make
With the continuing push towards Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, the library must support those literacies for students outside the classroom. Piscataway Public Library launched the first New Jersey ..
General Session II: The Operating System of Life
This talk describes the long-term objectives of major technology companies as they wire the world — and our bodies — for data. How will these changes affect our daily lives? Are they inevitable? What is our responsib..
General Session II: Welcome Remarks
Introduction to the General Session II of the NJEDge Conference 2014 by Sheri Prupis and George Laskaris.