Even before the pandemic, U.S. K-12 school districts were undergoing a digital transformation - digitizing paper-based processes and adopting ‘smart’ technologies for core services, including facilities management, transportation, HR and staffing, business services, and teaching and learning. The pandemic accelerated those trends, in support of providing online learning to children sheltering at home. But this also means that schoo...

F5 is going on tour! We hope you'll be able to join like-minded IT professionals in the state, local, and education space for SLEDFest in Tallahassee on August 3rd. Headlining this event will be curated content on topics and solutions listed as top priorities by SLED leadership, including cybersecurity, IT modernization, F5's future vision, and much more! You can check out the event agenda below and see detailed course descriptions on our F5...

The field of higher education faces a number of challenges - declining enrollments, evolving continuing education and workforce development needs, fast-changing classroom technologies, even heightened cybersecurity requirements to deal with the threat of ransomware. Gartner’s "Top Technology Trends in Higher Education for 2022," released in February, identifies the changes in higher education business models and students’ learning...

LEARNING THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU EDUCATE During 650+ sessions at ISTELive 22, you’ll discover strategies, activities and research-based practices that will change the way you educate. You’ll be learning from presenters who are just like you – global educators who love to share their experiences. And you’ll get the dose of inspiration you need thanks to our enthralling, thought-provoking featured speakers from educa...

Over the past decade, colleges and universities in the United States have seen a steady decline in enrollment, and that trend is not expected to reverse any time in the near future. Stretching across various functions from marketing, admissions, financial aid, and institutional research, the need for gathering deeper insights from data and having a strategic enrollment plan has never been greater. Join Alteryx and HAI Analytics as they review...

During this webinar, attendees will learn how universities modernize their data ecosystems to deliver a multitude of outcomes like how: University of Pennsylvania uses Talend Data fabric to enable the movement of data from on-prem to cloud and back in support of their Alumni giving application with improved customer experiences for fundraising Case Western uses Talend Data fabric in a micro-services architecture to move data from both on-prem...

Join this webinar with SentinelOne, Zimperium, and Carahsoft where our mobile experts will discuss: Why states and educational institutions use Chromebooks Cyber threat challenges and concerns Chromebook users face What can be done to protect Chromebook users, including K-12 students How Chromebooks play into K-12 holistic endpoint security strategy

Addressing disparities related to race, economic status, sexual orientation, and other forms of human differences requires a balance of conceptual frameworks, rigorous analyses, and practical guidance. Before designing strategic plans, organizations must analyze and understand the data surrounding the underserved and underrepresented populations. In this webinar, we will demonstrate an analytical framework that supports the movement toward edu...

Higher education institutions rely on technologies that are scalable and secure to manage their vast data storage, protect and growth responsibilities. GitLab enables universities to modernize, innovate and secure quickly with an all-in-one platform where everyone can contribute. Join GitLab on June 14th to learn how GitLab has helped the University of Washington scale to effectively host over 10,000 projects, representing roughly 400 GB of da...

Due to rising COVID case numbers in the Fairfax region, and the need to allow for speaker/attendee flexibility due to ongoing global events, the planning team has decided to make this year's symposium on June 8th virtual only. We're looking forward to a return to in-person status next year. In the meantime, the links to the virtual sessions will be sent to registered attendees the week before the event. We look forward to a vibrant and engagin...