Reports

The Converge media platform is composed of the quarterly themed Converge Special Reports, Converge online and nationwide events. Converge provides strategy and leadership for technology use in the K-12 and higher education market. Subscribe to Converge Special Reports

Q4 2011 Special Report: The Evolving Classroom

The 2011 Q4 Special Report focuses on the evolution of learning settings from traditional, instructor-led classrooms to completely virtual, student-centric classes and schools. It describes and illustrates myriad K-12, college and university learning environments, gives examples of how evolving classroom models impact students and teachers, and highlights the technologies that make it possible. To bring students into a digital learning age, the classroom must evolve.

2011 Yearbook: Technology Innovation in Education

This inaugural Yearbook highlights both the top technology trends in education and some of the innovators who have made it all possible. The first part of the Yearbook takes a look at IT spend, funding opportunities and top trends of the 2010-2011 school year to shed some light on what technologies are top of mind and how to fund them. The second part highlights 50 education innovators that have led the way and provided best-practice models to imitate. This look at what was done, who is doing it and where we are going is intended to provide inspiration and guidance to education leaders on their own innovative quests in education.
 

Q3 2011 Special Report: The Education Dashboard

The 2011 Q3 Special Report examines the emergence of education dashboards and how they are transforming the way that schools measure, evaluate and predict results for students, programs and education institutions. The first part of this report lays the groundwork for building a dashboard that meets your institution’s unique needs, outlines how dashboards are used, and addresses the key drivers of dashboard-based information. In the second half of this report, we review the different types of data management systems currently in use, discuss key technology considerations for building a dashboard, and provide a short list of considerations to help your organization get started down the path of implementing an education dashboard.

Q2 2011 Special Report: Mobility and Security

The 2011 Q2 Special Report examines how the concept of mobility is changing the education scene. It discusses the ecosystem of elements that comprise mobility and some challenges education leaders may confront when transitioning to a mobile environment. The second half of the report confronts the issue of security and helps answer the question of how to successfully balance mobility and security while still providing the proper access needed by students, faculty and staff.

Q1 2011 Special Report:  Digital Teaching and Professional Development

The 2011 Q1 Special Report examines the evolution of the traditional role of the teacher into the digital teaching age. It explores the innovative ways teachers can deliver content and continually transform their techniques to keep pace with rapidly changing technologies and most importantly, the changing needs of students. The second half of the report focuses on the importance of professional development. Schools will not be successful in implementing technology and digital content initiatives without ensuring that ongoing training is available for teachers.

Q4 2010 Special Report: Digital Content and Learning Managment Platforms

The Converge Q4 Special Report discusses how digital content is transforming the way students consume information as well as how teachers prepare lessons, engage students and assess student achievement. It addresses the reasons why textbooks are taking a backseat as the primary content medium and explores how educational institutions are investigating ways in which they can benefit from these developments, including the ability to share digital content and to create their own so they can lower costs and keep content fresh.

Q3 2010 Special Report: Campus Technology Infrastructure

The Converge Q3 Special Report investigates the major digital infrastructure technologies on P-20 campuses, including voice, data and video infrastructures, and their unified applications. It discuss how these infrastructures are equipped, deployed, secured and managed while giving special attention to how they can accommodate emerging technologies in the classroom and back office. The report identifies trends that support campus infrastructures, including the movement to third-party providers and the focus on green and sustainable solutions.

Q2 2010 Special Report: Classroom Technology

The Converge Q2 Special Report focuses on the classroom and campus technologies that enable teachers to more effectively engage student interest, develop lifelong learning skills, deliver content relevant for each student and efficiently assess student understanding. It provides an overall landscape of the tools of the day, why they are important, and how best to use them.  
 

Q1 2010 Special Report: Campus Management Systems

The Converge Q1 Special Report discusses the need for campus management system solutions and highlights options available to institutions. The primary thrust of this report will focus on the broad category of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and the more defined areas of Student Information Systems and Longitudinal Data Solutions.