CONTINUING EDUCATION
Oracle | January 24, 2022
Colleges and universities continue to face a wave of change, from the adoption of remote learning and working to more distributed academic research models. To be able to quickly adapt in the face of adversity, leading higher education institutions are looking to Oracle Cloud. With Oracle Cloud for Higher Education, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, and Oracle Student Cloud, schools including Bowie State University, Butler Community College, Coppin State University, Skidmore College, and University of Pittsburgh are simplifying business processes, maximizing resources, and better supporting their students and staff.
"Over the past year, higher education institutions have had to find new, creative ways to offer their services while staying focused on what matters most: the academic success and safety of students and faculty. With Oracle, colleges of all sizes and disciplines can easily take advantage of the latest innovations in the cloud to drive efficiencies and make well-informed decisions."
Vivian Wong, group vice president of Higher Education Development, Oracle
Bowie State University
Founded in 1865, Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland supports more than 6,000 students. Ninety-percent of Bowie's first-year undergraduates receive financial aid, so it's crucial that the process is as smooth as possible. When the university's financial aid processes started to hinder the student experience and divert staff's time, Bowie State decided to modernize the process with Oracle. With Oracle Student Financial Planning (SFP), part of Oracle Student Cloud, they will be able to eliminate inefficiencies for staff and empower students to secure available resources to ensure their success.
"We are dedicated to removing financial barriers that too often prevent students from pursuing or completing a degree, but our financial aid system wasn't adequately contributing to that vision," said Maurice Tyler, Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Bowie State University. "Oracle Student Financial Planning will enable staff to focus on higher value work and spend more time engaging directly to promote access to aid and student success."
Butler Community College
With eight campuses across South Central Kansas, Butler Community College serves 7,000 students. The college will move their Ellucian Banner system and other third-party applications to OCI to consolidate hardware, save time and money currently spent patching systems, and take advantage of enhanced security features.
Coppin State University
Since its inception in 1900, Baltimore-based Coppin State University (CSU) has had a clear mantra: students first. Today, the university serves thousands of students from diverse ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. With Oracle Student Financial Planning, the university will be able to make the financial aid process easier and less uncertain for students.
"Our focus at Coppin is to transform our students' experience," said Ahmed El-Haggan, CIO and VP of Information Technology, Coppin State University. "With Oracle Student Financial Planning, we can offer our students an easier digital experience and increased visibility into their college financial planning. This will support them in making better informed decisions with improved outcomes, helping ensure they reach their educational goals."
Skidmore College
Skidmore College, located in Saratoga Springs, New York, is among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. The college implemented Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud HCM to create an automated and unified back-office experience. With the applications, Skidmore College will be able to eliminate manual processes, reduce costs associated with maintaining legacy systems, and improve the productivity and performance of its finance and HR functions.
"The past year has magnified the need to be agile to support changing business models and initiatives," said Dwane Sterling, chief technology officer, Skidmore College. "With Oracle, we're creating a genuinely automated back-office experience that connects the dots between departments, enabling us to become more responsive, and financially and operationally efficient."
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, one of the nation's top public institutions for higher education and research, has implemented Oracle Cloud HCM to provide a better experience for staff and faculty. With Oracle Cloud HCM, University of Pittsburgh employees can complete HR tasks more efficiently and with greater accuracy. For example, the university's administrative users can log in to the online HR portal, see the status of a request and where it is in the approval cycle to identify delays and quickly address issues. The university can also benefit from improved employee visibility with enhanced workforce analytics.
"As a leading research university, it's crucial for us to constantly innovate and stay ahead in the industry. Our people are the essential link in ensuring that happens," said Michelle Fullem, acting assistant vice chancellor, HR operations, University of Pittsburgh. "Our previous on-premises HR systems weren't built to keep pace with the speed of change we're seeing today. Adopting Oracle Cloud HCM allows us to take immediate advantage of the latest tech enhancements to continually improve efficiencies in our HR processes while providing a great experience to our staff."
Oracle Cloud Applications for Education
Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite offers a fully integrated suite of cloud applications to run every part of a university including Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management & Manufacturing (SCM), Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), and Oracle Fusion Cloud Advertising & Customer Experience (CX). Oracle Student Cloud also provides universities comprehensive tools to manage the entire student relationship, from recruiting and financial aid, to engagement and support.
About Oracle
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
prnewswire | October 27, 2020
Netwrix, a cybersecurity merchant that makes information security simple, today declared monetary market discoveries from its 2020 Netwrix Cyber Threats Report. Netwrix directed this online overview in June 2020 to see how the pandemic and following work-from-home activities changed the IT hazard scene.
Of the apparent multitude of verticals the online study investigated, the money related industry displayed the most extraordinary changes in cybersecurity needs. Worry about VPN misuse soar, with an astounding 94% of respondents naming it a top security hazard. Stress over gracefully chain bargain additionally took off, from half to 97%. The quantity of associations organizing intentional information burglary dramatically increased, from 30% pre-pandemic to 70% now, while worry about incidental information sharing dropped from 80% to half.
Notwithstanding this expanded worry about vindictive action, the most generally detailed occurrences included human blunders: 48% of respondents had clients succumb to phishing assaults in the initial hardly any months of the pandemic, 31% endured ill-advised information sharing, and 28% experienced episodes brought about by administrator botches.
Different discoveries of the overview include:
30% of monetary associations feel they are at more prominent cybersecurity hazard now than they were pre-pandemic. The lion's share (64%) are worried about both more regular cyberattacks and the security holes brought about by far off work.
14% of respondents announced a flexibly chain bargain since the pandemic started. Despite the fact that this function is viewed as a basic danger by practically all monetary associations now, the casualties were especially delayed in distinguishing it: 76% required days, weeks or months.
Uncertain information sharing took the longest to recognize: 51% expected days to hail the episode, while 19% required weeks and 11% required months.
"In the money related area, worry about pernicious admittance to touchy information soar in the initial hardly any months of the pandemic, more so than in some other vertical. Notwithstanding, most of occurrences at budgetary associations during that period were really brought about by the human component. To limit both malevolent and unintentional information misfortune, this industry should notice cybersecurity specialists, who suggest consolidating normal end-client preparing with adaptable arrangements that can proactively distinguish and secure touchy information and spot assaults before they become breaks," said Ilia Sotnikov, VP of Product Management at Netwrix.
About Netwrix
Netwrix makes information security simple, in this way disentangling how experts can control delicate, controlled and business-basic information, paying little heed to where it lives. In excess of 10,000 associations overall depend on Netwrix answers for secure delicate information, understand the full business estimation of big business content, pass consistence reviews with less exertion and cost, and increment its efficiency groups and information laborers.
Established in 2006, Netwrix has acquired in excess of 150 industry grants and been named to both the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 arrangements of the quickest developing organizations in the U.S.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Juni Learning | January 21, 2022
Juni Learning (Juni) the online learning platform for kids focused on real world readiness, today announced its newest course in partnership with Makeblock, NASA and Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration: ‘Intro to Robotics: Exploring Uncharted Territories’. During the course, students will use foundational knowledge of Juni’s Scratch or Python coding courses to build and interact with Makeblock’s mBot Neo robot, inspiring excitement and intrigue among the next generation of curious explorers and future roboticists.
‘Exploring Uncharted Territories’ teaches students about robotics through a real-world lens. To begin, students are tasked with building an mBot Neo robot from Makeblock’s award-winning STEM education kit, designed to teach the fundamentals of robotics. Students will then use their knowledge of Scratch or Python coding to program the robots' driving controls. With each project, students are presented with a real-world challenge to maneuver their robots through, emulating what a NASA astronaut exploring Mars or a deep sea researcher mapping the ocean floor may encounter. At the end of the course, students will design and complete a master simulation challenge to present to the Juni community.
“Robots are the present and future, and right now, students aren’t given enough opportunities in school to explore their power and world changing potential. We’re launching ‘Exploring Uncharted Territories’ to help students deepen their understanding of robotics and to inspire wonder about what they might be capable of in the future. We’re excited to have industry-leading partners unveil this course with us and invite students to embark on this exciting, exploratory journey into robotics right from their homes.”
Vivian Shen, CEO and cofounder of Juni
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Juni on this exciting new robotics course,” said Jasen Wang, Founder and CEO at Makeblock. “Our expertise in STEM education toys and excitement for robotics, paired with Juni’s unique approach and commitment to developing future-looking courses that prepare students for tomorrow make this partnership a seamless fit. We believe hands-on learning is the key to inspiring a passion for robotics in young learners and are honored to bring ‘Exploring Uncharted Territories’ to life with Juni.”
Juni offers online courses with a focus on STEAM, financial literacy, robotics/AI and more. Through flexible learning models including private, group and self-led courses, students learn real-world skills and solve real-world problems. Juni promotes learning that makes a mark on the world and provides students with the opportunity to make change. For more information about Juni, the ‘Intro to Robotics: Exploring Uncharted Territories’ course, or to explore Juni’s offerings for your child.
About Juni Learning
Juni Learning makes a real mark on the world. Founded in July 2017 by Vivian Shen, Juni Learning is an online learning experience where kids 7-18 years old can learn real-world skills and solve real-world problems. Juni’s 10,000+ students focus on critical STEAM topics, like coding, investing, math, and more. With an extensive curriculum and various course formats, Juni Learning prepares students for the future and inspires the leaders of tomorrow. No matter who they are or how they learn, every student at Juni gets a chance to make their own mark on the world.
About Makeblock
Makeblock is a leading STEM toy company with a mission to empower kids to prepare for the digital age and learn STEM through play. Makeblock’s mBot Neo has been recognized by STEM.org as one of the best STEM educational toys for kids. This kit allows kids to learn the fundamentals of robotics while using Scratch or Python coding. Equipped with latest technology, mBot Neo can expand the scope of activities with more than 60 different modules and connect in series up to 10 various sensors, motors, LEDs, or other components at a time. mBot Neo uses a long-lasting built-in battery and aluminum alloy metal materials. Makeblock’s robots have received recognition from the Edison Awards, International Design Excellence Awards and more.
About NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is America’s civil space program and the global leader in space exploration. NASA is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.
About The Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration
The Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration (GFOE) focuses on the deep sea, to help better understand, interpret, and protect the global ocean environment. GFOE empowers the underwater science community with tools and expertise to explore the greatest depths of the planet's largest and deepest bodies of water.
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