January 8, 2010 to January 8, 2010
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada

CONNECTED. That sums up the modern college experience, the new face of higher education. College kids are ever on the lookout for newer, better, faster and more innovative technology; whatever the next big trend in consumer electronics is going to be, it’s a virtual lock that students will be among the first adaptors. Likewise, colleges and universities are overhauling the tools of the educational trade. Public and private, large and small, colleges of all makes and models are being retrofitted with new technology. From classroom to dorm room, from library to cafeteria, campuses are becoming showrooms for high bandwidth applications. Classes are online, labs are virtual, tests are WIKI-based, faculty and students are accessible 24/7 on YouTube, Moodles, iPhones wikis, social networks—each a potential game-changer for higher ed Using technology to save money and improve services, colleges are texting emergency notices, eliminating paper catalogs, and moving marketing online. The ivory tower of academia is getting wired and going virtual. Who should attend? Industry leaders, educators, journalists, and students themselves will discuss the hottest new products and the compelling questions raised by the emergence of the electronic educational experience. How do you stay atop this rapidly changing, rapidly expanding market? The HigherEd Tech Summit at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, the only event of its kind at CES, offers the opportunity to survey the latest trends, products, and services for today’s students and for the institutions that serve them. We invite you to join us for this novel a look at high tech meets higher education in the midst of the world’s greatest technology show, CES. We’ll explore the role technology plays in higher education: * High tech college prep and admissions * Online and distance learning * The professor’s new toolbox * Campus infrastructure * High tech entertainment and the college network * Tools for information gathering, feedback and collaboration * What’s coming in the next few years? * And more!

Conference Web Site: http://ces2010.higheredtechsummit.com/
Organization Web Site: http://www.cesweb.org/