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		<description><![CDATA[ CIOs in educational institutions are under tremendous pressure to provide greater access, increased security and improved services. Gartner offers practical research and advice on the strategic alignment, management, applications and infrastructure required to meet these expectations in both higher education and K-12 education. ]]></description> 
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Student Information Systems in the North American Higher Education Market]]></title>
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ IT Leaders in K-12 Education: Don't Hire a Goldfish!]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ When selecting school-based IT staffing to schools, technology leaders in K-12 education should hire staff with soft skills that complement technical or instructional abilities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The 2011 Higher Education CIO's Agenda: Lean Controlled Growth]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's 2011 CIO survey shows that higher education CIOs as a whole are back on a growth track, but with a more strategic and lean approach to IT investments. This year, we make comparisons in two dimensions: industry and time. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Case Study: Approaching the Learning Stack: The Third-Generation LMS at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The university needed flexibility to support the diverse needs of its students and faculty. Fifteen years of evolution resulted in an enterprise service bus that enabled a learning stack approach, and gave it the speed of implementation and cost-effectiveness that support a culture of innovation. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Key Issues for K-12 Education, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Technology has expanded the education ecosystem in ways that challenge traditional approaches to IT. We describe how the research team will support K-12 IT leaders in making decisions that address opportunities and challenges that current and emerging technologies present in education. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Key Issues for Higher Education, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Higher education CIOs in 2011 and onward face an expanding education ecosystem that challenges traditional approaches to IT. This Key Issues research describes how Gartner's education research team will support CIOs on their decisions in 2011. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Roundup of Education Research, 4Q10]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Roundup provides IT leaders in education with a menu of education IT research published from October 2009 through December 2010 on gartner.com. This research is aligned with and presented in a manner similar to our Key Issues. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ OSS Administrative Solutions in Higher Education Are Becoming More Viable]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Any higher education institution considering replacement or adoption of a financial or research management system should seriously consider an open-source software alternative. Viable point solutions are now available with commercial support. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Overview of Kuali Administrative OSS Offerings for Higher Education]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The use of open-source software for administrative functions in higher education is increasing. Users must objectively evaluate OSS offerings for their critical functions. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Toolkit: Speed Up Your Innovation Process; How to Quickly Create Interactive Strategic Technology Prioritization Maps From the Education Hype Cycles]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Toolkit enables you to quickly build a Strategic Technology Map seeded with 70 Technologies and 212 datasets from the 2004 through 2010 education Hype Cycle reports. The Google Docs Motion Chart enables you to interactively visualize the relative strategic importance of various technologies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ IT Leaders in K-12 Education: Don't Hire a Goldfish!]]></title>
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The 2011 Higher Education CIO's Agenda: Lean Controlled Growth]]></title>
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Roundup of Education Research, 4Q10]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Roundup provides IT leaders in education with a menu of education IT research published from October 2009 through December 2010 on gartner.com. This research is aligned with and presented in a manner similar to our Key Issues. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Toolkit: Speed Up Your Innovation Process; How to Quickly Create Interactive Strategic Technology Prioritization Maps From the Education Hype Cycles]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Toolkit enables you to quickly build a Strategic Technology Map seeded with 70 Technologies and 212 datasets from the 2004 through 2010 education Hype Cycle reports. The Google Docs Motion Chart enables you to interactively visualize the relative strategic importance of various technologies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Strategic Technology Map and Education Hype Cycle Mashup for K-12 Education]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Hype Cycle for Education, when mashed up with a Strategic Technology Map, gives K-12 IT leaders a process that identifies emerging technologies that should be included in the technology strategic plan. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ More Than a Dozen Ways to Save Technology Money in Higher Education Institutions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As higher education CIOs are forced to find resources out of their current allocations for transformational initiatives, these examples will assist them in searching their own organizations for opportunities for economic efficiencies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Predicts 2011: Technology and the Transformation of the Education Ecosystem]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT is changing the education ecosystem, effectively transforming long-held pedagogical and organizational strategies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Roundup of Education Research, 3Q10]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This roundup provides IT leaders in education with a menu of education IT research published from October 2009 through September 2010 on gartner.com. This research is aligned with and presented in a similar manner to our Key Issues, 2010. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Best Practices in Pragmatic Service Catalog Development for Higher Education]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Institutions that have successfully developed service catalogs share a number of characteristics. This research describes these best practices and makes recommendations for other institutions that are beginning or refining their service catalogs. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Two Metrics That Report the True Level of IT Support to K-12 Schools]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Technology leaders in K-12 education can provide senior management with nontechnical metrics on cost and staff time to communicate and clarify the level of IT support provided to schools. Here, we describe why this is important. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ A Centralized IT Organization Model for K-12 Education]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A centralized IT department led by a cabinet-level CIO is best positioned to organize and leverage school district resources in response to agreed-upon education goals and priorities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Student Information Systems in the North American Higher Education Market]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Regardless of an institution's size and complexity, a number of viable student information system point solutions are available in the North American market. Closely consider all the options in the market and your institution's risk profile before exploring point solutions and self-integration. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Case Study: Approaching the Learning Stack: The Third-Generation LMS at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The university needed flexibility to support the diverse needs of its students and faculty. Fifteen years of evolution resulted in an enterprise service bus that enabled a learning stack approach, and gave it the speed of implementation and cost-effectiveness that support a culture of innovation. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Roundup of Education Research, 4Q10]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Roundup provides IT leaders in education with a menu of education IT research published from October 2009 through December 2010 on gartner.com. This research is aligned with and presented in a manner similar to our Key Issues. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ OSS Administrative Solutions in Higher Education Are Becoming More Viable]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Any higher education institution considering replacement or adoption of a financial or research management system should seriously consider an open-source software alternative. Viable point solutions are now available with commercial support. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Overview of Kuali Administrative OSS Offerings for Higher Education]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The use of open-source software for administrative functions in higher education is increasing. Users must objectively evaluate OSS offerings for their critical functions. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SciQuest Broadens Its Solution Portfolio by Acquiring AECsoft USA]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ SciQuest, a catalog e-marketplace, e-procurement and e-invoicing vendor for the higher education, public-sector, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, is broadening its solution portfolio and client base by acquiring supply base management and e-sourcing suite specialist vendor AECsoft USA. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The K-12 Cloud 360: A Decision Framework for Education]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A cloud decision framework uses five rubrics to compare cloud-based solutions or IT services with in-house counterparts. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ E-Mail as a Service as an Icebreaker: The E-Mail Sourcing Trend in Higher Education, 2006 to 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Change in higher education is slow. But, can the practical example of e-mail as a service help higher education CIOs implement a sourcing strategy that speeds up change and finally focuses the scarce institutional resources where they matter the most? ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Training, Support and Sourcing of E-Learning Platforms in Higher Education, 2006 to 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The e-learning surveys from 2006 to 2010 show trends that are affected by an increasingly competitive market and the financial crisis. They point to the need for a mature multisourcing strategy. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ MarketScope for K-12 Student Information Systems in the U.S.]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Vendors that offer Web-based student information solutions, work closely with school districts during planning and development, ensure a surprise-free implementation, and offer solid ongoing support after the installation continue to find acceptance in this market. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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