Despite its status as the country’s largest provider of personal loans, Provident Mexico had, by 2017, fallen a bit behind the technology curve. Things like contracts and marketing materials remained largely paper based. If the IT department wanted to build a new on-premises server, the process could take anywhere between six and eight weeks—and sometimes […]
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North East ISD
It’s not uncommon for students at North East Independent School District (ISD) to take a virtual field trip to NASA or use video conferencing to read a book with students in another part of Texas. Some study weather online with peers in Michigan or head to the library to experience makerspace activities, such as basic […]
Neal Weaver – Santa Fe Public Schools
At the end of the day, a laptop isn’t that different from a textbook. Without proper instruction, it’s almost useless. That understanding is essential to how Neal Weaver, digital learning coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS), does his job. To help teachers integrate technology into their classrooms, SFPS has created the Digital Learning Plan—a […]
Neeraj Kumar – Roosevelt University
As chief information officer (CIO) at Chicago’s Roosevelt University, it’s Neeraj Kumar’s emphasis on analytics and collaborative decision making that truly set the technology professional apart in his field. A mechanical engineer by training, Kumar first came to the United States in the early 1990s to pursue an MBA from Western Illinois University. Kumar then […]
