Dieudonné will begin his role as CIO on March 23 and will oversee the college's information technology plan.

McMath, who begins his new role on April 27, will be charged with developing, implementing and supporting all IT initiatives across the university.

The new facility is hoped to support collaboration between industry and academia, and host entrepreneurial training, events and community outreach activities.

Organizers of the Educause Learning Initiative canceled their event outside Seattle, Washington, citing health concerns. Would-be attendees are now planning a digital version, instead.

The coronavirus epidemic has disrupted education around the world, but collaboration and technology has been able to keep students in class.

Lance Collins will lead Virginia Tech's efforts to build university and industry partnerships to advance development of technology and talent.

Commentary: Lenovo Software's Jessica Menasian highlights considerations around budget, digital citizenship and teacher needs.

Commentary: edWeb.net's Stacey Pusey explains how a little probing could uncover a fragmented and potentially privacy-violating K-12 edtech environment.

The competencies are intended to give all K-12 teachers, regardless of subject, a base for instructing computer science.