2002 Show-Stopper Awards EDUCAUSE. (Show Stopper University Business 2002).Welcome to the first edition of our new University Business Showstopper showstopper - A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to something stunningly *good*. Awards program. Throughout each year, we will be bringing readers what they need to know most regarding products and services: which products and services their peers are judging as exceptional or worth serious consideration. At last month's EDUCAUSE EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. Membership is open to institutions of higher education, corporations serving the higher education information technology market, and conference in Atlanta (October 1-4), we recruited an undercover panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. technology administrators who are also key technology-purchasing decision makers. Several judges commented that the adjudication The legal process of resolving a dispute. The formal giving or pronouncing of a judgment or decree in a court proceeding; also the judgment or decision given. The entry of a decree by a court in respect to the parties in a case. exercise made them survey the exhibit floor even more seriously than they might have ordinarily or·di·nar·i·ly adv. 1. As a general rule; usually: ordinarily home by six. 2. In the commonplace or usual manner: ordinarily dressed pedestrians on the street. , and compelled them to give extra consideration to how products might be used in their own institutions or others like theirs. We should add this disclaimer (networking) disclaimer - Statement ritually appended to many Usenet postings (sometimes automatically, by the posting software) reiterating the fact (which should be obvious, but is easily forgotten) that the article reflects its author's opinions and not necessarily those of the , however: The project--though intensive--is not a scientific study; the comments on the following pages are based on the judges' opinions only. Many thanks to our panelists for a job well done. Sherry Clouser Clark Instructional Design and Technology Specialist University of Georgia Athens, GA Elizabeth Craft Director, Distance Learning Technology Arizona State University Tempe, AZ Jan Gabrielson Director of Technology, Washington College of Law American University Washington, DC Thomas Gaylord VP of Info & Instructional Technologies Libraries & Inst. Planning University of Akron Akron, OH Molly Gordon Director, Educational IT Services University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Paul R. Hagner Senior Advisor for Technology Planning & Assessment University of Hartford West Hartford, CT Bruce Higley Assistant Director of CES-ITI Center Brigham Young University Provo, UT Chuck Lanham Associate Director, ITS University of Idaho Moscow, ID Melissa J. Mills Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences for Computing Duke University Durham, NC Robert C. Zinck Director, Business Information Systems University of Dayton Dayton, OH |
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