Category: ResNet
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Plagiarism of ResNet Research
This does not represent the views or opinions of anyone other than myself. Â Specifically but not exclusively, this does not represent the views or opinions of anyone with whom I have worked in the past, my employer, or anyone associated with ResNet, Inc. I am very, very sad to have to write and publish…
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EFF Publishes a Bit of ResNet History
The EFF, one of my favorite organizations, has announced a report describing a security vulnerability in Impulse Point’s SafeConnect product. I don’t have any new insight to add regarding the security flaw or SafeConnect. But the announcement is a quick read with a nice little history of Network Access Control (NAC) technology and its important…
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Assessment in IT
A few weeks ago, I attended the 2010 ResNet Symposium in Bellingham, Washington where I was invited to present a preconference session on assessment. I presented two identical sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. In this post I’ll reflect on what we discussed in these sessions and my perceptions of assessment…
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Current and Upcoming Projects
(I started to write an e-mail to some colleagues outlining my current and upcoming projects and the e-mail was getting a bit long. So I’m writing it all out here as perhaps some of you will be interested in one or more of these projects.) Here are my current and upcoming projects, listed in no…
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Reflections on the 2009 ResNet Symposium: Part 2
The next session that I “attended” was the program I presented on Monday morning. The program was entitled Playing Well With Others: Understanding ResLife, Housing, and Student Affairs. Its abstract: ResNet professionals work hand-in-hand with residence life, housing, and student affairs professionals. These professions share common histories, traditions, and professional and personal cultures. Learning about…
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Reflections on the 2009 ResNet Symposium: Part 1
A few weeks ago I attended and presented at the 2009 ResNet Symposium. Held at St. Cloud State University in Saint Cloud, Minnesota from June 26 through June 30, the symposium was smaller than in previous years with only 134 registered attendees. However, the programs, activities, and interaction were all wonderful, interesting, and useful so…
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2008 ResNet Survey Results Released
Yesterday, my colleagues and I posted the following message to several higher education IT support listservs: Earlier this year, the ResNet Applied Research Group solicited participation in the 2008 ResNet Survey. This comprehensive survey focused on residential technology support groups, their responsibilities in supporting technologies to residential students, the service issues they addressed, and their…
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Current Project: Historical Origins of Student Technologies in Residence Halls
One of my current projects is an examination of the history of student-used communication and entertainment technologies in American college and university residence halls. Examples of such technologies include buzzers, telephones, televisions, computer labs, and in-room computer network connections. I’ve still got a lot of work to do, particularly on the older technologies, as those…
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Higher Ed Act P2P Amendment: If At First You Don’t Succeed…
In July, those of us interested in technology issues related to higher education were whipped into a frenzy by an amendment to the Higher Education Act proposed by Sen. Reid (D-NV) that would have put a spotlight on institutions that receive lots of notices alleging online copyright infringement by students and required them to adopt…