Generative AI in the LMS: A Looming Dichotomy of Instructional Quality
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is simultaneously going to make some instruction better than ever and some worse than it has ever been—and you might not be able to spot the difference. It’s no secret that generative AI is here to stay, and it’s no surprise that learning management system (LMS) companies are rolling out new […]
The Evolution of the Chatbot: Introducing Generative AI
To meet expectations around timely, relevant, and personalized communications amid budget cuts, staffing shortages, and other pressures, many higher education institutions are turning to chatbots—more recently, generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. Institutions have been using chatbots for years now. However, recent solution advancements that utilize generative AI have profound implications for higher education, which has […]
Financial Aid is Hard. Is Your Legacy System Making it Harder?
Financial aid is critical for many students to make higher education accessible. It’s also vital for the financial sustainability of the many institutions that serve those students. But as essential as it is, many colleges are still using legacy systems with complex user interfaces and little or no workflow capabilities to guide students through the […]
CASE DRIVE 2023: A Critical Forum for Advancement Technology Practitioners
The annual CASE DRIVE conference convenes higher education advancement practitioners to discuss their daily work and the technology they use to support it. The 2023 event was back in person with a sold-out attendance, and it was energizing to come together to share ideas, discuss issues, brainstorm, and talk to colleagues in a safe environment. […]
iPaaS in Higher Education: An Nascent Market
What’s The Problem? Higher education often lags behind other industries in the adoption of new technology. There are multiple reasons for the lag: Technical investment is difficult to justify to institutional leaders without significant research. Time to implement new core technologies is limited, and delivering new functionality is preferred. Changing how we work is difficult […]
What Is Workday’s Technology Strategy in 2022?
Workday recently held an event for industry analysts, the Workday Summit. The event brought together many Workday senior executives (including Aneel Bhusri, Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Chairman, Pete Schlampp, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)) for a deep set of discussions about the Workday strategy. The topics ranged from the core business to the Workday platform, architecture, and […]
Insights for Public Universities: Tambellini’s 2020 Finance and HCM Market Trends and Leaders Report
With the publication of Tambellini’s 2020 Financial Management and Human Capital Management Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report, many institutions can benefit from the in-depth view of the finance and HCM technology selections across the higher education landscape. However, public universities can draw specific insights from the report’s information and help […]
Is a COVID-19 Pivot Needed in Higher Education (and For Those Who Serve It)?
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few weeks thinking about what, if any, long-term impact the COVID-19 experience will have on our lives and expectations, broadly, and on higher education, specifically. I suspect many of us have. How long will this pandemic continue? Will we return to ‘normal’ at some point, or […]
