PowerPoint presentation to EUNIS 2010 the 16th Congress of European University Information Systems in Warsaw, Poland by Dave Moldoff, Founder and CEO of AcademyOne about EdUnify efforts and initiatives.

EdUnify: Harmonizing and Harnessing Electronic Services describes and advocates for EdUnify. EdUnify is a set of core services enabling the universal registration, annotation and look-up of web services allowing users to search, access and secure data exchange through a federated platform supported by software implementers.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is the federal government’s core postsecondary data collection program. Approximately 6,800 postsecondary schools are required to complete annual IPEDS surveys on topics including enrollment, graduation rates, and finances. As policymakers have sought additional data to increase accountability in postsecondary education, the number and complexity of questions on the IPEDS surveys have increased. GAO was mandated to examine: (1) the time and cost burden for schools completing the IPEDS surveys, (2) options for reducing this burden, and (3) the potential benefits and challenges of collecting additional graduation rate data. To do this, GAO interviewed staff from 22 postsecondary schools, reviewed existing estimates of the IPEDS time and cost burden, interviewed officials at the Department of Education (Education) and Office of Management and Budget, and interviewed higher education associations and higher education software providers.

Within this guide we document a number of promising practices with respect to statewide transfer and articulation policies and practices. The information we gathered suggests a legitimate role for policy, including policy at the state level.

Slideshow presentation of Higher Education Web Portals: Serving State and Student Transfer Needs.