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    ACUTA Journal of Telecommunications in Higher Education

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    In This Issue Mobil VoIP for the Converged Campus Managing Remote IP Telephony Systems Cellular Service at University of Toledo Working with Wireless lmpact of Handheld Devices at Washington state university Point: Presence-Aware Communication Tools Counterpoint: Accessibility: Are You Too Connected? IP Telephony Payoff at Adelphi Institutional Excellence Award SUNY Upstate Medical University GIS Technology Brings the Layered Look to Campus Interview President\u27s Message From the Executive Director Here\u27s My Advic

    Rhythms of social interaction: messaging within a massive online network

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    We have analyzed the fully-anonymized headers of 362 million messages exchanged by 4.2 million users of Facebook, an online social network of college students, during a 26 month interval. The data reveal a number of strong daily and weekly regularities which provide insights into the time use of college students and their social lives, including seasonal variations. We also examined how factors such as school affiliation and informal online friend lists affect the observed behavior and temporal patterns. Finally, we show that Facebook users appear to be clustered by school with respect to their temporal messaging patterns

    Leading edge technologies in a community college library setting: identifying disconnects of academic libraries and their users

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    The intent of this research was to discover what, if any, disconnect exists between community college students\u27 library perceptions and technology use. The researcher studied how students at a very-large southwestern community college are using the physical and virtual college library, and their overall technology and library technology use. The research addressed the following six research questions: (a) What are the technology profiles (defined as technology ownership, use, skill, and adoption status) of students at a very-large size southwestern community college? (b) What are the library profiles (defined as library use, skill, awareness, and emerging technology receptivity) of students at a mid-size southwestern community college? (c) How do the library and technology profiles of students of disparate demographic factors such as age, digital status, gender, and academic status differ? (d) How can student receptiveness to and awareness of emerging technology library services be characterized? (e) How do students of disparate library and technology profiles compare in their awareness of, assessment of, and receptivity to traditional emerging technology-based library services? (f) What is the relationship between student use and awareness of library services and self-perception of technological competency, and receptivity to emerging technologies? The data collection instrument consisted of a survey containing a mixture of multiple choice, Likert scale questions and open-ended questions. The researcher used a combination of data analysis software and Heuristic Coding. In general, students at this institution use the library on a regular basis, with second year students using it more than first year students. The majority of them own a computer, having high-speed Internet connection at home. Most identified with the statement that they adopt new technologies about the same as others. They use technology daily, mostly in the form of text messaging and social networking applications. The primary technologies used in their courses are library related. The results of this study may provide libraries and institutions information as to where additional instruction is needed to better assist students in their research needs and what technologies need to be promoted to better equip students in their pursuit of higher education, and ultimately in the workforce

    Managing educational leadership and online teaching in a diverse technological society

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    This paper consisted of an overview of leadership and its definition and\ud a discussion of who and what surrounds the leader in a diverse society of everchanging technology as he/she make decisions that impact the students, teachers\ud and staff of school districts and other educational institutions. The discussion\ud supported the notion espoused by Thomas Freeman that the world is indeed truly\ud flat and getting smaller through instant communication. Leaders interested in\ud applying the best practices in communicating are now able to utilize the internet in\ud ways that can save time, energy and money. Selected technology and best\ud practices from various disciplines were outlined as examples of how leaders can\ud bring about positive change and focus on cutting edge techniques for classroom\ud and business applications. Methods were discussed in the use of an analysis of a\ud business or corporation, to the use of bringing experts to students, university\ud professors, managers and chief executive officers via the internet and other\ud electronic devices. The author included several examples of best practices for use\ud with the adult or P-12 learners in the classroom, or managers of a Fortune 500\ud organization. Examples of how to conduct live, online international connections\ud were presented in detail. Key concepts such as defining leadership, who controls\ud leaders, and the managing leadership in a diverse society as contradiction were\ud discussed

    Today’s University Students and Their Need to Connect

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    Higher education is rapidly changing and university instructors are presented with new types of students for whom technology is a significant influence. They perceive technology as a way of life and express a need to feel connected at all times. With increasingly diverse university classroom, technology integration is both a challenge and an opportunity. Supportive communication is important in the promotion of relationships and essential in a university classroom. A convenience sample of 390 students was surveyed to investigate the perceived influences of technology on relationships, including preferences, usage and time with technologies. Results indicated that technology makes communication easier, allows students to stay in touch with more people, and have relationships that would otherwise not be possible. Implications of this study suggest positive influences of technology on academic work, performance and maintenance of relationships. However, disadvantages with using technology such as increased stress, addictive feelings toward technologies, and increased misunderstandings in relationships and conflict also exist

    ACUTA Journal of Telecommunications in Higher Education

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    In This Issue The Rollout That Will Never End Unified Communications lmplementation: A People Problem? UNC\u27s VolP Migration: Decommissioning a Legacy Switch Mapping the Plumbing of Unified Communications Technology Primer: Unified Communications Higher Ed, Data Retention\u27 and Federal eDiscovery: The Case for Full e-Mail Archiving Partnerships: Taking the Business Relationship to the Next Level Interview President\u27s Message From the Executive Directo

    Email is Alive: How to Communicate with Graduate College Students

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    The purpose of this research is to ascertain how graduate college students prefer to be communicated with regarding academic deadlines, professional development events and social events. Living in a Web 3.0 world, where people are never alone, but rather always connected, there are several methods to share information. I focus on email, websites, text messaging, instant messaging, and Facebook. For the richest data, I used both quantitative and qualitative methods. First, I conducted focus groups and then designed and distributed a survey. If more engaged students are the more successful, they first need to be aware of ways to get engaged. What is the best form of communication to convey the information that will engage them? Results showed that graduate students prefer email over text messaging and instant messaging when receiving information regarding academic deadlines, professional development events, and social events

    Losing the Battle: Student and Instructor Perspectives on Attention Loss in the Classroom

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    Because Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) provide many advantages, such as increasing effectiveness and efficiency, they are becoming extremely common in the classroom. However, alongside these advantages, ICTs have also become a big distraction for many students, thus causing students to use ICTs to slack. Through surveying students and interviewing instructors, we examined two different points of view on whether the presence of ICT causes student’s to lose their attention in the class. We found that the presence of ICTs does have a negative effect on student’s attention, and this loss of attention occurs most often during PowerPoint lectures. We conclude with practical implication and suggestions for remedying slacking in the classroom
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