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Updates on: Capella University, FL Lee County Schools, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, and University of Colorado

Chris Cassirer, dean of Capella University’s School of Human Services, discusses Capella’s status as the first and currently only online university to receive accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs for two master’s degree specializations. (Podcast) — Capella Commons

The School District of Lee County in southwestern Florida last week held a workshop for students, teachers, and parents on Internet safety, including the dangers of cyber bullying, stalking, and impersonation. — T.H.E. Journal

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in December will become the first school district in the United States to use security cameras with face-recognition technology. — T.H.E. Journal

A feisty online program director on a rock-bottom budget at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College is using free cast-off computers and help from an open source software startup to create podcasts of classroom lectures. — Campus Technology

As part of a system-wide migration of administrative technologies, the University of Colorado (CU) is switching out its current student information system in favor of an Oracle solution and also adopting Oracle SOA Suite to build a service-oriented architecture in an effort to improve IT efficiency. — Campus Technology