Profile of Ellis Booker
Technology Journalist
News & Commentary Posts: 111
Ellis Booker has held senior editorial posts at a number of A-list IT publications, including UBM's InternetWeek, Mecklermedia's Web Week, and IDG's Computerworld. At Computerworld, he led Internet and electronic commerce coverage in the early days of the web and was responsible for creating its weekly Internet Page. Most recently, he was editor-in-chief of Crain Communication Inc.’s BtoB, the only magazine devoted to covering the intersection of business strategy and business marketing. He ran BtoB, as well as its sister title Media Business, for a decade. He is based in Evanston, Ill.
Articles by Ellis Booker
posted in February 2013
2/26/2013
As data collection and data analysis in education grow, so do worries about student and teacher privacy. Is there enough protection?
2/22/2013
From tablets to Google Glasses, education technology has a colorful history. Take a look back and a peek forward.
2/21/2013
Big data hype has reached a level where some customers are actually avoiding labeling projects as big data, Tibco executives say.
2/20/2013
Executives who believe their companies handle and share data well are more likely to say their companies outperform industry peers, says Economist study.
2/13/2013
Want to block Angry Birds while a student is inside your school's Wi-Fi geo-fence? There's an MDM app for that.
2/8/2013
Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) Framework initiative publishes its data definitions, clearing way for researchers to glean information from anonymized student data that might result in ways to improve graduation rates.
2/7/2013
Top Hat Monocle tool turns flood of student-introduced smartphones and tablets into teaching devices.
2/4/2013
Hands-on attention from higher-ups key to IT project success, says CIO for natural nutrition company Shaklee.
2/4/2013
Almost half of the students who begin college at a two- or four-year institution fail to earn a degree within six years. Can analytics help?