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Category Archives: Higher Education
Educational Publishers Appear to be Supporting SOPA
UPDATE 12/23: Per the House Judiciary Committee, it is now confirmed that these companies are on the record supporting SOPA and the Protect IP companion legislation. Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee began the process of marking up the Stop Online Piracy … Continue reading
Instructure Security Assessment Results
Instructure has engaged Securus Global to test the Canvas LMS product for security vulnerabilities. Instructure has also invited me to be an independent observer – participating in the process and independently reporting on the testing and Instructure’s response to any vulnerabilities identified. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Guest Bloggers, Higher Education, LMOS, Notable Posts, Openness Tagged Educational technology, Instructure, LMS, Phil Hill, Security, Securus Leave a comment
Protecting the Security of Student Data: CollegeNet v XAP, A Case Study
In her blog “Law, Policy and IT” Tracy Mitrano expressed a concern: protecting student privacy as colleges and universities outsource information processing with external servicers. To ensure education records are protected, she writes, outsourcing contracts must explicitly detail the protection … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Education, Openness Tagged CollegeNET, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, FERPA, Tracy Mitrano, XAP Leave a comment
Instructure Security Mid-Term
Instructure has engaged Securus Global to test the Canvas LMS product for security vulnerabilities. Instructure has also invited me to be an independent observer – participating in the process and independently reporting on the testing and Instructure’s response to any vulnerabilities identified. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Guest Bloggers, Higher Education, Notable Posts, Openness Tagged Canvas, Instructure, LMS, Phil Hill, Security, Securus 4 Comments
Regulatory Barriers to Innovation for Ed Tech and Open Education
Over the past few weeks there has been a significant backlash growing against SOPA (the anti-piracy bills introduced in Congress) – read here or here for background. The biggest change since the bills were introduced is that big technology vendors … Continue reading
