Miami University students are no strangers to the ongoing changes online. With the axe of Blackboard, Miami will welcome CampusEAI at the end of first semester.
CampusEAI, "EAI" standing for Enterprise Application Integration, is a web platform where students can receive more organized information.
"You will be able to get all of the information in one place so you won't have to memorize passwords for different features," said Corey Close, marketing and communications coordinator of CampusEAI.
MyMiami will have a new look designed by University Communications using the new Miami branding. It will feature a single sign that will provide access to Niihka, BannerWeb, Gmail, Exchange and some social networking sites like Facebook, Cathy McVey, senior director of Strategic Communications and Planning said.
"The whole idea of the portal is to provide a one stop place where you can get lots of services, so students can see the dining hall menus, check their bursar bill, see their courses etc.," McVey said.
CampusEAI will integrate these applications across the whole university hopefully after the initial launch of the new platform.
Students are familiar with the changes regarding Niihka and McVey is confident that the transition from Blackboard to CampusEAI will be seamless in December.
"We didn't get a lot of support from Blackboard and the faculty was unhappy," McVey said.
Miami won a grant to help pay for CampusEAI and the cost has gone down significantly. The university paid $300,000 a year for Blackboard's services and with the five-year grant, Miami will only be paying $75,000 per year for CampusEAI.
"There are a lot of benefits to the grant, including opportunities to collaborate with other schools," said Jonathan Mullapudy, director of relationship management at CampusEAI. He went on to say the Blackboard does not offer as many features such as the Smartphone app and the ability to instant message other students.
Miami has been talking with CampusEAI since the spring in preparation to launch at the end of December when the contract with Blackboard is over.
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McVey, Close and Mullapudy all said there will be no problem with the transition to CampusEAI and that the new platform will be easier for students to navigate than Blackboard.
"These changes are not drastic enough to confuse students," Vice President of Student Organizations Meghan Wadsworth said.
CampusEAI's platform will allow Miami to expand its technology base bringing social media and mainstream technology to students.
"I think the new platform is a step in the right direction as we move to update Miami's most visited webpage," Wadsworth said.
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