Author Archives: Stephen Landry

I found three of Tuesday’s sessions particularly informative and valuable.  These were: Creating Campus Communities for Student Success:  The Tuesday opening plenary was given by John Gardner, a pioneer in developing the “First Year Experience” aimed at increasing student success … Continue reading →

You can find the Banner 9 FAQ on the Banner Commons at: http://www.edu1world.org/CommonsBanner/wiki/document/4465#5010 The FAQ was recently updated with screenshots of Banner 9 along with several use cases and “job aids” to testers / users navigate Banner 9. Steve Landry

Last week at Sungard Higher Education Summit 2011 the SHU team learned that the Banner Evolution / Banner Horizon was being re-named Banner 9.  At the same time we learned that rather than just a technical upgrade, Banner 9 was … Continue reading →

Day #2 of Sungard Summit 2011 had a nearly overwhelming number of tracks.  I often felt it was an embarrassment of riches; in many periods there were several sessions I would have liked to attend.  However, this also presents an … Continue reading →

Here’s a link to the PowerPoint for Anya Kamenetz’s very interesting talk “DIY U”. http://www.slideshare.net/Anyaanya/diy-u-sungard There are some interesting resources there on open content / open textbook initiatives and using social media to build learning communities.

From Sungard Summit 2011 I know I wasn’t the only one who had a brief moment of panic when I first saw the phrase … “Banner 9″.

We’ve all been to workshops, conferences, or training where there’s been a technical glitch, or where the presentation isn’t at the right level or doesn’t cover the material we expected.  I’ve been to some great sessions here at Summit 2011, … Continue reading →

I just wanted to post some very brief observations and highlights from Day 1 here at Sungard Summit 2011.  Many of us participating in Summit 2011 attended different sessions, and those that view the same sessions as I did might … Continue reading →

I shared a cab last night from the airport with Lori, a financial aid consultant from the midwest.  The campus she’s working with has been on Banner 8 for about a year.  She says we’re really going to like Banner … Continue reading →