education in pictures

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  IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Education

• Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

  By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 15:48

  An Ohio startup company has raised US$200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S., the company announced Wednesday.

• Up-and-Coming Tech Jobs

  By Mary K. Pratt | 21 May, 2012 23:44

  Any study of the IT labor market is likely to find that project managers and business analysts are in demand, but what about cloud transformation officers?

• The Grill: Arthur Langer turns the IT education model on its head

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 08 May, 2012 00:09

  Arthur M. Langer is chairman and founder of Workforce Opportunity Services, a nonprofit that uses an outsourcing model to train economically disadvantaged youth and match them with hard-to-fill IT positions. Langer's "skills first" approach stresses getting vocational training and a job upfront, and then gradually fulfilling general education requirements part time to finish a degree in five to six years -- leaving students with no debt. And since many families today can't afford the cost of college tuition, Langer's model is one that could have much broader appeal.

• HCL CEO Vineet Nayar: Outsourcing is dead, and there's nothing innovative in cloud technology

  By John Gallant | 01 May, 2012 02:29

  The customer always comes first. Except when it comes to HCL, the $6 billion Indian outsourcing -- make that co-sourcing -- giant led by CEO Vineet Nayar, who literally wrote the book on a philosophy known as 'employees first, customer second.' In this latest installment of our CEO Interview Series, Nayar spoke with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant about how that philosophy is fueling HCL's rapid growth and why more CIOs ought to consider adopting it. Nayar also discussed how HCL has set its sights beyond competing with other Indian outsourcers like Infosys and Wipro and is squarely targeting what he believes are the many unhappy customers of services giants like IBM, Accenture and CSC. The outspoken Nayar took shots at the 'fear psychosis' created by services firms in trying to peddle their offerings and used a barnyard epithet to describe public cloud computing, which he claims isn't ready for prime time. He also outlined HCL's aggressive plans for hiring locally in the U.S. and Europe, and defended the company's use of the controversial H-1B visa program. In addition, Nayar talked about the new goals for IT departments in 2012 and beyond, and explained why treating mobile as a technology 'misses the point.'

• Fla. university writing new computer science plan, cites 'overwhelming' backlash

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 28 April, 2012 05:53

  University of Florida computer science students remain fearful about their department's future, despite the school's decision this week to "set aside" an earlier plan to reorganize the department and cut its budget.

• Florida university plan to 'decimate' computer science draws protest

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 24 April, 2012 20:21

  The University of Florida in Gainesville is on the verge of dismantling its computer science department through budget cuts and restructuring, a move that has shocked students in the program.

• Help for the Help Desk

  By John Brandon | 24 April, 2012 00:24

  A help desk can be a real lifesaver for employees, not to mention a productivity boost. If a keyboard stops working or Outlook keeps crashing, a technician is just a phone call away. Even complex problems can usually be resolved internally, and relatively quickly, without the need for an outside vendor.

• CS Enrollments on the Rise, Up 10% in 2011-12

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 24 April, 2012 00:14

  Interest in computer science continues to grow among undergraduates, according to a survey conducted by the Computing Research Association (CRA). The number of students pursuing computer science majors rose nearly 10% in the 2011-2012 academic year, marking the fourth straight year of increases.

• Best in class

  By Brian Corrigan | 23 July, 2008 12:07

  What are the differences and similarities between the role of a CIO within a large corporate and a state education department?

• Embracing the educational iOS device

  By Christopher Breen | 11 April, 2012 03:03

  I recently offered some advice on how to configure an old iPad for a child, and while the subsequent reaction was largely positive, there were the few (and expected) replies that suggested exposing a child to an iPad would lead to a machine-dependent future, devoid of fresh air, firm muscle tone, and true human interaction.

• IN DEPTH: Defying the odds

  By Julia Talevski | 30 September, 2011 09:28

  The incredible - and inspiring - story of neuroscientist and Promethean chief science of education officer, Ramona Pierson

• 50 years of essential student technology equipment

  By Lauren Barnard | 07 September, 2009 13:51

  University students just can't do without their gadgets. We look at the technology that's been a must-have for students from the 1950s to the present day.