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September 09, 2024

Charting an AI “Middle Path”

If you operate in technology circles, you’ve observed substantial amounts of FOMO-based decision-making and pressure to do something, anything “with AI.”

What is LTI Advantage Data?

One of the latest updates from 1EdTech within the past year has been its newest official collection of LTI specifications known as LTI Advantage Data.

Interoperability

InCommon Trusted Access Platform: midPoint vs Grouper

Understand the strengths of InCommon Trusted Access Platform software midPoint and Grouper, open-source solutions for Identity and Access Management.

Identity and access management

EdTech Integrations Simplified

Simplify EdTech Integrations now! Understand standards like OneRoster® & LTI® for seamless app connections in K12 education.

Interoperability

November 27, 2023

D2L Analytics: Data Extraction to the Unizin Data Platform (UDP)

Explore the complex process of extracting and transforming data from D2L Brightspace LMS to the Unizin Data Platform (UDP) for D2L analytics.

October 03, 2023

Measurably Effective Content: Learner Engagement and Curiosity

Explore the importance of measuring online content effectiveness through learner behavior tracking, using data insights to improve learner engagement.

September 26, 2023

Digital Accessibility for Educational Organizations

Digital Accessibility in education: Ensuring inclusivity, meeting legal standards, enhancing reputation, and driving innovation for all learners.

August 09, 2023

Articulation of Courses in College Transfer Credit Evaluations

Explore the intricacies of course articulation in college transfer credit evaluations, the challenges of manual processes, and innovative automations.

Master Data Governance: High-Level Roadmap to Planning & Implementing

Mastering Data Governance: A comprehensive roadmap for successful planning, implementation, and management of data governance in organizations

Implement AWS Cost Optimization

Explore effective AWS cost optimization strategies to manage cloud expenditures and enhance the efficiency of your cloud services.

Data Lakehouse vs Data Lake vs Data Warehouse: What Works For You?

Explore the use cases, benefits, and challenges of three popular data management architectures: Data Lakehouse vs Data Lake vs Data Warehouse.

How to Upgrade uPortal Versions

Upgrade uPortal Versions and the changes you need to keep your uPortal service running on the latest versions

What is a Data Catalog – And How Do You Adopt One?

What is a data catalog? A data catalog unlocks the potential of collected but under-utilized data, providing a valuable asset for decision-making.

February 21, 2023

Data Analytics Issues: Overcoming Barriers to Effective Data Analytics

Data sources and systems outside your control can impact your warehouse and help you plan for–and even prevent–data analytics issues.

January 10, 2023

Changing Log4j to SLF4J in uPortal and Other Java Projects

Learn about the Log4j issue that hit the IT industry in late 2021 and how to change Log4j to Slf4j, a more secure logging library.

November 10, 2022

Shibboleth IdP: Understanding the Attribute Registry

Understanding the Attribute Registry, the Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) V4.x release introduced a new concept to the IdP: the Attribute Registry.

November 03, 2022

Emerging EdTech Ecosystem for Competency-Driven Technology

The EdTech ecosystem that supports a competency-based program is a potential paradigm shift for systems built with traditional programs in mind.

September 06, 2022

Information Security Management Part 3: CISO strategy

Learn what information security leadership thinks about CISO Strategy, pillars of an information security program, and controls that support them.

The Three Key Elements of Learning Experience Design

An introduction to LXD as a practice and outlines how the practice incorporates three key areas: Learning Design, Learning Technology, and Learning Data.

Applications and product development

Information Security Management Part 2: Information Security Pillars

Information security and information assurance impact the way we think about information security pillars of a management program.

Information Security Management Part 1: Starting Your Security Journey

Begin your security journey with this guide to starting an information security program. Learn best practices to ensure a robust security strategy.

Extensible and Easily Customized: Which UI Framework is Best for You?

Find out which UI framework is best for you: React vs Angular?

October 01, 2021

How I Met Your Platform: What is LTI 1.3 Dynamic Registration?

What is LTI 1.3? LTI 1.3 has greatly advanced integration of edtech applications and offers security improvements with OIDC, Oauth2 and JWT tokens.

Applications and product development

System Architecture: Traditional and Serverless CMS Approaches

Defining Traditional and Serverless CMS approaches. All major cloud providers offer services that replace traditional software operational models.

DevOps Principles for Content Creation

The goal of DevOps principles is to move software from proof-of-concept to production as fast as possible without sacrificing quality.

September 10, 2020

Adapting to Distance Learning

In response to COVID-19, Unicon reached out to instructors, students, parents and learning institutions to understand the shift to distance learning.

Applications and product development

September 09, 2020

Three Approaches to Creating a Canvas Template

Pros and cons of creating Instructure Canvas templates with: the Rich Text Editor; both the HTML Editor and Rich Text Editor; or custom CSS.

Applications and product development

September 08, 2020

IMS Global Learning Consortium: What IMS Standard Do I Use When?

IMS Global Consortium standards drive educational tool interoperability. Learn key Integration strategies to enhance online learning experiences.

Applications and product development

Findings from Our Parent Survey on Online Education

Explore Unicon's parent survey on the impact of COVID-19 on K-12 education: the challenges parents face balancing teaching, technology, and their own jobs.

Applications and product development

Supporting your Remote Workforce: Sharing Unicon’s Approach

As we pass from the initial COVID-19 scramble, here's how we take care of each other and encourage our remote workforce to take care of themselves.

Toolkit for Digital Learning: Online Course Development & Scaling Tech

Our clients face technical challenges in maintaining academic continuity on campus from online course development to infrastructure scaling. We can help.

Your Newly Remote Workforce: Remote Working Tips

Unicon has had remote employees and telecommuting policies for years. Here are remote working tips we've learned as one of the leading EdTech companies.

November 11, 2014

Shibboleth: An Active Directory Federation Service (ADFS) Alternative

If you are currently using Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), you might want to consider implementing Shibboleth instead.

Identity and access management

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