clearTXT http://www.cleartxt.com/academics/ en Copyright 2008 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:02:48 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LSU Test A Success LSU Officials Say Text Messaging Test a Success:
Preliminary results show 99.2 percent success rate

For additional information, please see the article on the LSU website.

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2008/01/lsu_test_a_success.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2008/01/lsu_test_a_success.php Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:02:48 -0500 LSU Update With respect to the events that occurred on the LSU campus on 12/14/07, following is a statement from clearTXT regarding mobile message delivery:

clearTXT and LSU have investigated why some members of the LSU community did not receive their emergency text message. The issue resulted from a misunderstanding between LSU and clearTXT about how enrollment data was to be collected from subscribers in the LSU Personal Access Web Services (PAWS), not a malfunction of the text messaging system. This situation has been resolved and all those who previously subscribed and all those who subscribe in the future will be opted-in to receive text notifications in the event of an emergency. Additional information is available on the LSU website.

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2008/01/lsu_update.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2008/01/lsu_update.php Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:10:44 -0500 6 Technologies For The Future Excellent article by Eric Kunnen from Grand Rapids Community College about new technologies that will have an impact on teaching and learning in the near future. And no, it’s not an excellent post “just” because clearTXT is listed as one of these important technologies….but it doesn’t hurt. :^)

Click here to read the story

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/12/6_technologies_for_the_future.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/12/6_technologies_for_the_future.php Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:23:24 -0500 clearTXT to present at Southeast Venture Conference We’re proud to announce that clearTXT is one of only 40 companies selected to present at the Southeast Venture Conference. SEVC is one of the most highly regarded conferences in the southeast, so we’re thrilled to be selected. From the press release:

“The presenting companies represent some of the most promising technologies in the region. A diverse range of industries are represented in the first round of companies, including Energy, Mobile, Defense, Health, Security, New Media and Life Science.”

“Presenting companies will present to an audience of investors and executives from around the region. A total of 40 companies are expected to be showcased at the second annual conference. Currently, there is over $40 billion under management representing by investors already registered for the conference.”

The full press release is available here.

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/12/cleartxt_to_present_at_southea.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/12/cleartxt_to_present_at_southea.php Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:57:16 -0500 Universities communicate better with clearTXT

“Universities communicate better with clearTXT”

Robert Scoble

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/12/universities_communicate_bette.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/12/universities_communicate_bette.php Quotations Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:49:43 -0500 Interview with Robert Scoble Doug Kaufman, CEO of clearTXT, was interviewed by prolific video blogger Robert Scoble. You can see the full interview below. We’ll also have a briefer version online soon. Enjoy.

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/11/interview_with_robert_scoble_1.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/11/interview_with_robert_scoble_1.php Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:49:32 -0500 Let's Welcome the Wolfpack We’re very happy to welcome North Carolina State University to the clearTXT family. Located just a few miles from our new clearTXT offices, NC State is a national leader in education and sports. NCSU is the largest four-year institution in North Carolina, with more than 31,000 students.

Welcome aboard wolfpack!

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/11/welcome_the_wolfpack.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/11/welcome_the_wolfpack.php Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:42:57 -0500 We're In Last week we moved into our new offices. It’s a great new office location, just minutes from RDU International Airport, parks, restaurants, and some of the biggest guys around, like IBM, Cisco, and Nortel. Here’s a snapshot…

clearTXT_office_front.png

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hello! The address is:

133 Keybridge Drive
Suite C
Morrisville, NC 27560

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/11/were_in.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/11/were_in.php Updates Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:11:43 -0500 NIACC Selects clearTXT It’s our pleasure to welcome North Iowa Area Community College to the clearTXT family. Next year will make the “90th anniversary of the College, which began in 1918 as Mason City Junior College (the first public two-year college in Iowa)”

Welcome aboard NIACC!

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/10/niacc_selects_cleartxt.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/10/niacc_selects_cleartxt.php Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:08:09 -0500 Say Hello To Sussex It’s our pleasure to welcome Sussex County Community College to clearTXT. Located in Newton, NJ, SCCC “is committed to providing a supportive, caring environment that promotes academic excellence, economic development, attainment of career and educational goals, and personal and cultural enrichment for its diverse constituencies.”

With a mission statement like that, it should be easy to see why we’re proud to have been selected to provide their multi-channel communication and alerts. Welcome aboard!

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/10/say_hello_to_sussex.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/10/say_hello_to_sussex.php Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:03:16 -0500 Welcome Canisius It’s our pleasure to welcome Canisius College to clearTXT. Canisius is a premier private university, located in upstate New York, and online at canisius.edu. The school will be using clearTXT to send athletic information, sports updates, and other information about the Griffins.

Once again, welcome aboard!

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/09/welcome_canisius.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/09/welcome_canisius.php Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:47:48 -0500 Maricopa Community College District Select clearTXT Maricopa Community College District Selects clearTXT Ubiquity
Ubiquity Provides a Cutting-Edge Means of Communication with Students, Faculty, and Staff

Cary, NC, August 22, 2007 – The Maricopa Community Colleges have stepped to the cutting-edge of communication with their students, faculty and staff through an agreement with clearTXT. clearTXT’s Ubiquity, the company’s flagship information delivery and alerts platform designed specifically for colleges and universities, allows the colleges to connect with students via cellular text messages in the event of campus emergencies or need for immediate communication.

As one of the largest higher education systems in the world and the largest provider of health care workers and job training in Arizona, the Maricopa Community College system is comprised of 10 colleges, 2 skill centers, and numerous education centers dedicated to educational excellence. More than 200,000 students attend the Maricopa Community Colleges each year while nearly 4,500 full-time and more than 9,000 part-time faculty and staff are employed.

Increasing student communication opportunities is the primary reason Maricopa Community Colleges looked into mobile messaging to reach their students. Nearly all of the system’s students commute to the various campuses and centers. In addition, many students in the system enroll in multiple colleges during the same semester or academic year. This multi-institutional attendance pattern, common among students attending community colleges, called for a single system-wide solution.

The agreement between the Maricopa Community Colleges and clearTXT came after the successful introduction of the service at Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC). As a commuter community college whose students manage complex daily schedules, EMCC felt clearTXT would be essential in helping meet one of its primary goals – increasing academic engagement and faculty-student communication. A secondary, but critical, consideration was the ability to issue campus-wide emergency alerts.

“For a number of years our college faced the challenge of how to best reach our students with the most up-to-date campus, classroom, and emergency information,” said Roger Yohe, director, center for teaching and learning, EMCC. “The use of e-mail as a primary means of direct communication has been deemphasized as most all of our students now own cell phones and use text messaging regularly.”

All of the college’s approximate 5,000 students and 800 full- and part-time faculty and staff have opt-in access to clearTXT, granting permission to the college to text students, faculty, and staff on their cell phones in the event of a need for immediate communication. Students may opt-in via Blackboard, a web-based software system used by the district for flexible teaching and learning.

After initially implementing the system in January of this year, the college recognized that as with most innovative technologies, early adopters on campus were the first ones to actually use clearTXT. In order to further increase user adoption and effectiveness, the campus offers regular faculty workshops on how to use clearTXT as a student communication tool.

The ability to integrate with any legacy e-learning system has proven to be a key factor in promoting academic engagement and faculty-student communication. The clearTXT Building Block provides simple integration, built-in authentication, and automatic course messaging through Maricopa’s Blackboard system.

“Our honors program coordinator reports a greater connection with her students through their use of clearTXT,” said Yohe. “We have a number of enrichment programs for our Honors students and the coordinator finds a text message is much more effective than an e-mail reminder.”

The college also experienced success with the system’s emergency messaging capabilities. The day after the Virginia Tech tragedy, Estrella Mountain received an on-campus threat. As an integrated part of the college’s emergency communication plan, an evacuation message was immediately sent to students, informing them that the campus would be closed until further notice. Students were directed to the college home page for additional information.

“While we hope to never execute this particular type of message again, we were very happy with the way in which clearTXT helped us deliver the message to our campus community in a very efficient and timely manner,” said Yohe.

About clearTXT
Founded in 2003, clearTXT is a leading provider of information delivery and alerts platforms for colleges and universities. clearTXT was created by an academic solely to provide communication solutions to the academic community. Its Ubiquity product enables a multi-channel approach for campus communications by sending messages via email, text message, ticker desktop window, instant message and pop-up desktop alert (both PC and Mac). clearTXT currently provides distributed information delivery systems to dozens of universities, including the University of Cincinnati, Louisiana State University (LSU), Seton Hall and the University of Memphis. For more information, visit www.cleartxt.com or call 1-866-472-1901 (toll free).

About Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College is located on Thomas and Dysart Roads in Avondale and offers transfer-ready academic courses and job-specific occupational training to more than 13,000 students annually. Estrella Mountain is part of the Maricopa County Community College District, one of the largest community college districts in the nation. For more information, visit http://www.estrellamountain.edu or http://www.maricopa.edu.

About the Maricopa Community Colleges
The Maricopa County Community College District is one of the largest community college districts in the nation. It includes 10 colleges - Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Estrella Mountain Community College, GateWay Community College, Glendale Community College, Mesa Community College, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix College, Rio Salado College, Scottsdale Community College and South Mountain Community College. The District also includes the Maricopa Skill Center, SouthWest Skill Center, several satellite campuses and business/industry, technical and customized training institutes and serves more than a quarter million students annually. For more information: 480-731-8333, 480-731-8000 or www.maricopa.edu. District News: www.maricopa.edu/press.

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/08/maricopa_community_college_dis.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/08/maricopa_community_college_dis.php Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:25:48 -0500 Looking for a few great men and/or women clearTXT is growing and we’re looking for some great people to join our team. Are you an entrepreneurial, business oriented, and motivated superstar (or superstar-to-be) who is looking for a long-term fit with a dynamic, high growth company? If so, you might be exactly the person we’re looking for.

Current positions include Sales Associate, Account Manager, Support Representative, and Engineer. To receive more information or send a resume, email us at HR@clearTXT.com

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/08/looking_for_a_few_great_men_an.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/08/looking_for_a_few_great_men_an.php Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:29:18 -0500 Welcome University of San Diego clearTXT is proud to welcome its newest client, The University of San Diego. Located on 180 acres overlooking the city of San Diego, Mission Bay and the Pacific Ocean, The University of San Diego has more than 7,000 students enrolled.

The university has seen incredible growth over the last 50 years, growing from just 50 students and a small number of teachers, to being nationally recognized for its academics. Plus, USD has a great athletic program that includes basketball, baseball, soccer, cross country, rowing, golf, and much more. And soon, students will be able to get sports scores and other information delivered right to their mobile phones!

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/08/welcome_university_of_san_dieg.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/08/welcome_university_of_san_dieg.php Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:01:47 -0500 clearTXT Featured on Campus Technology The latest edition of Campus Technology has a feature story about clearTXT and the University of Cincinnati. The article appears on the top of the front page at www.campustechnology.com.

You can also go directly to the full story by going to http://campustechnology.com/articles/49147/

]]> http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/07/cleartxt_featured_on_campus_te.php http://www.cleartxt.com/i/blog/2007/07/cleartxt_featured_on_campus_te.php Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:29:15 -0500