SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. PHILOSOPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN When Robert M. Gagne published The Conditions of Learning, he may not have realized that his desire to find better ways to teach people would blossom into the field we know as Instructional Design. Today, there are many different instructional design theories, models, and approaches that you can use. In fact, you may find that some firms adhere strictly to one instructional design model. BUILDING A DATA LAKE: STEP BY STEP UNICON RELEASES FEDERATION GATEWAY FOR STREAMLINED Unicon announced the release of the Federation Gateway for Okta as part of an expansion to its technology partnership with the company. As higher education institutions embrace the cloud, they are looking to replace on-premise systems with scalable, cloud-based technologies. LEARNING CONTENT OPTIMIZATION Learning experience design experts develop primary content and supplemental resources including animations, simulations, job aids, tech lab assignments, and instructor guides. TECHNOLOGY DUE DILIGENCE Technology Due Diligence. Strategic and Technical Due Diligence. Unicon provides a variety of due diligence evaluations to guide organizations in the decision-making process when acquiring new technologies or lines of business, or when they need a simple

evaluation of

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Unicon’s Board of Directors is highly involved in supporting the management team and the company’s strategic direction. The Board consists of: Harold Schifman, Dr. William Lewis, Robert Bowen, Chris Franz, and John Blakley. The statutory Board is responsible for the overview of all company operations, including detailed review of the annual financial audit as well as the strategic WHY UPGRADE TO SHIBBOLETH IDENTITY PROVIDER VERSION 4 IN An updated Shibboleth Identity Provider is essential. There is a new major version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider (Shib IdP) 4.x series that has been available since March 2020. There are several reasons why we highly recommend planning an upgrade to v4 before the

end of 2020.

LTI ADVANTAGE: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW LTI Advantage provides a way to add extended capabilities of tools and platforms using the core LTI standard. As you consider adopting LTI Advantage, here are 5 things you need to know. LTI Advantage paves the way for richer tool and application learning environments. The new LTI Advantage service extensions allow for more personalization of INTRODUCING SHIBBOLETH IDP UI Introducing Shibboleth IdP UI. Shibboleth is a widely adopted federated identity solution that provides web single sign-on authentication services both within organizations and across organizational boundaries. As with any enterprise application, it can be challenging to deploy and configure Shibboleth. However, after you

have successfully

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. PHILOSOPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN When Robert M. Gagne published The Conditions of Learning, he may not have realized that his desire to find better ways to teach people would blossom into the field we know as Instructional Design. Today, there are many different instructional design theories, models, and approaches that you can use. In fact, you may find that some firms adhere strictly to one instructional design model. BUILDING A DATA LAKE: STEP BY STEP UNICON RELEASES FEDERATION GATEWAY FOR STREAMLINED Unicon announced the release of the Federation Gateway for Okta as part of an expansion to its technology partnership with the company. As higher education institutions embrace the cloud, they are looking to replace on-premise systems with scalable, cloud-based technologies. LEARNING CONTENT OPTIMIZATION Learning experience design experts develop primary content and supplemental resources including animations, simulations, job aids, tech lab assignments, and instructor guides. TECHNOLOGY DUE DILIGENCE Technology Due Diligence. Strategic and Technical Due Diligence. Unicon provides a variety of due diligence evaluations to guide organizations in the decision-making process when acquiring new technologies or lines of business, or when they need a simple

evaluation of

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Unicon’s Board of Directors is highly involved in supporting the management team and the company’s strategic direction. The Board consists of: Harold Schifman, Dr. William Lewis, Robert Bowen, Chris Franz, and John Blakley. The statutory Board is responsible for the overview of all company operations, including detailed review of the annual financial audit as well as the strategic WHY UPGRADE TO SHIBBOLETH IDENTITY PROVIDER VERSION 4 IN An updated Shibboleth Identity Provider is essential. There is a new major version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider (Shib IdP) 4.x series that has been available since March 2020. There are several reasons why we highly recommend planning an upgrade to v4 before the

end of 2020.

LTI ADVANTAGE: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW LTI Advantage provides a way to add extended capabilities of tools and platforms using the core LTI standard. As you consider adopting LTI Advantage, here are 5 things you need to know. LTI Advantage paves the way for richer tool and application learning environments. The new LTI Advantage service extensions allow for more personalization of INTRODUCING SHIBBOLETH IDP UI Introducing Shibboleth IdP UI. Shibboleth is a widely adopted federated identity solution that provides web single sign-on authentication services both within organizations and across organizational boundaries. As with any enterprise application, it can be challenging to deploy and configure Shibboleth. However, after you

have successfully

WELCOME TO UNICON

Cisco. Instructure is committed to broadening the adoption of open standards, and Unicon makes it easier for organizations to integrate with Canvas using those standards. We look forward to seeing increased adoption of LTI through the work that Unicon is doing. Less.

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. CLIENTS | UNICON, INC. Clients. Over 400 clients and counting. Since 1993, we have been designing, developing, and managing education technology solutions for major universities, colleges, and corporations. The following is a partial list of our latest clients.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Unicon’s Board of Directors is highly involved in supporting the management team and the company’s strategic direction. The Board consists of: Harold Schifman, Dr. William Lewis, Robert Bowen, Chris Franz, and John Blakley. The statutory Board is responsible for the overview of all company operations, including detailed review of the annual financial audit as well as the strategic INTEGRATION FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGY Standards-based Integration for Education Technology Whether your project requires complex integrations with custom extensions for the delivery of a learning ecosystem, or a simple application-to-application integration, our integration experts are here to tackle your toughest integration challenges. TECHNOLOGY DUE DILIGENCE Technology Due Diligence. Strategic and Technical Due Diligence. Unicon provides a variety of due diligence evaluations to guide organizations in the decision-making process when acquiring new technologies or lines of business, or when they need a simple

evaluation of

STUDENT SUCCESS ANALYTICS: LET'S GET READY WEBINAR When: Thursday, June 10, 2021 Where: Virtual Register Now. With student success analytics becoming more prevalent, there is a need to expand the accessibility of analytics beyond traditional audiences (data geeks and technologists). REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a Machine Learning (ML) approach where actions are taken based on the current state of the environment and the previous results of actions. To put it in context, I'll provide an example. Let's say that you are playing a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. Figure

1.

WHAT IS A DATA LAKE ANYWAY? Parker Neff is a Senior Architect at Unicon, Inc., the leading provider of education technology consulting and digital services. Since joining Unicon in 2010, he has worked with companies such as Scholastic, John Wiley & Sons, and the California Community Colleges system to deliver a diverse portfolio of projects including college admission systems, system integrations, data lakes, data HOW INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS WORK WITH SUBJECT MATTER March, 2020 In Part 2 of our instructional design vlog series, two members of our experienced instructional design team explain how instructional designers and subject matter experts work together to create the best possible learning experience.

WELCOME TO UNICON

Cisco. Instructure is committed to broadening the adoption of open standards, and Unicon makes it easier for organizations to integrate with Canvas using those standards. We look forward to seeing increased adoption of LTI through the work that Unicon is doing. Less.

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. PHILOSOPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN When Robert M. Gagne published The Conditions of Learning, he may not have realized that his desire to find better ways to teach people would blossom into the field we know as Instructional Design. Today, there are many different instructional design theories, models, and approaches that you can use. In fact, you may find that some firms adhere strictly to one instructional design model. BUILDING A DATA LAKE: STEP BY STEP

STUDENT SUCCESS

Learning Analytics and Proactive Interventions A comprehensive digital student success strategy includes technologies that inform educators and engage students. Your strategy may include learning analytics and case management software to identify at-risk students, enabling you to implement technology for proactive interventions. Capabilities for Student Success We offer the following UNICON RELEASES FEDERATION GATEWAY FOR STREAMLINED Unicon announced the release of the Federation Gateway for Okta as part of an expansion to its technology partnership with the company. As higher education institutions embrace the cloud, they are looking to replace on-premise systems with scalable, cloud-based technologies. LEARNING CONTENT OPTIMIZATION Learning experience design experts develop primary content and supplemental resources including animations, simulations, job aids, tech lab assignments, and instructor guides. WHY UPGRADE TO SHIBBOLETH IDENTITY PROVIDER VERSION 4 IN An updated Shibboleth Identity Provider is essential. There is a new major version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider (Shib IdP) 4.x series that has been available since March 2020. There are several reasons why we highly recommend planning an upgrade to v4 before the

end of 2020.

REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM WHY SHIBBOLETH IS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO ACTIVE DIRECTORY November, 2014 If you are currently using Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), you might want to consider implementing Shibboleth instead. Shibboleth was specifically designed with higher education in mind. Both Shibboleth and ADFS were designed for enterprise application, but ADFS was designed with higher education as an

afterthought.

WELCOME TO UNICON

Cisco. Instructure is committed to broadening the adoption of open standards, and Unicon makes it easier for organizations to integrate with Canvas using those standards. We look forward to seeing increased adoption of LTI through the work that Unicon is doing. Less.

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. PHILOSOPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN When Robert M. Gagne published The Conditions of Learning, he may not have realized that his desire to find better ways to teach people would blossom into the field we know as Instructional Design. Today, there are many different instructional design theories, models, and approaches that you can use. In fact, you may find that some firms adhere strictly to one instructional design model. BUILDING A DATA LAKE: STEP BY STEP

STUDENT SUCCESS

Learning Analytics and Proactive Interventions A comprehensive digital student success strategy includes technologies that inform educators and engage students. Your strategy may include learning analytics and case management software to identify at-risk students, enabling you to implement technology for proactive interventions. Capabilities for Student Success We offer the following UNICON RELEASES FEDERATION GATEWAY FOR STREAMLINED Unicon announced the release of the Federation Gateway for Okta as part of an expansion to its technology partnership with the company. As higher education institutions embrace the cloud, they are looking to replace on-premise systems with scalable, cloud-based technologies. LEARNING CONTENT OPTIMIZATION Learning experience design experts develop primary content and supplemental resources including animations, simulations, job aids, tech lab assignments, and instructor guides. WHY UPGRADE TO SHIBBOLETH IDENTITY PROVIDER VERSION 4 IN An updated Shibboleth Identity Provider is essential. There is a new major version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider (Shib IdP) 4.x series that has been available since March 2020. There are several reasons why we highly recommend planning an upgrade to v4 before the

end of 2020.

REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM WHY SHIBBOLETH IS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO ACTIVE DIRECTORY November, 2014 If you are currently using Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), you might want to consider implementing Shibboleth instead. Shibboleth was specifically designed with higher education in mind. Both Shibboleth and ADFS were designed for enterprise application, but ADFS was designed with higher education as an

afterthought.

WELCOME TO UNICON

Cisco. Instructure is committed to broadening the adoption of open standards, and Unicon makes it easier for organizations to integrate with Canvas using those standards. We look forward to seeing increased adoption of LTI through the work that Unicon is doing. Less.

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives.

ENTERPRISE PORTALS

Enterprise portals boast three major features: aggregation, personalization, and access control. These features allow for flexible, extensible portals that meet the unique needs of many different industries. In education, enterprise portals aggregate and deliver campus services according to roles that you define. This leads

to highly

STUDENT SUCCESS

Learning Analytics and Proactive Interventions A comprehensive digital student success strategy includes technologies that inform educators and engage students. Your strategy may include learning analytics and case management software to identify at-risk students, enabling you to implement technology for proactive interventions. Capabilities for Student Success We offer the following LEARNING CONTENT OPTIMIZATION Learning experience design experts develop primary content and supplemental resources including animations, simulations, job aids, tech lab assignments, and instructor guides. STUDENT SUCCESS ANALYTICS: LET'S GET READY WEBINAR When: Thursday, June 10, 2021 Where: Virtual Register Now. With student success analytics becoming more prevalent, there is a need to expand the accessibility of analytics beyond traditional audiences (data geeks and technologists). BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE In businesses with a high degree of human-to-human connection, it is especially important to use technology in a way that doesn’t take the focus from the things that matter. In these businesses, technology is successful when it effortlessly supports user interactions and facilitates connections, surfaces insights and provides services. HOW INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS WORK WITH SUBJECT MATTER March, 2020 In Part 2 of our instructional design vlog series, two members of our experienced instructional design team explain how instructional designers and subject matter experts work together to create the best possible learning experience. LTI ADVANTAGE: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW LTI Advantage provides a way to add extended capabilities of tools and platforms using the core LTI standard. As you consider adopting LTI Advantage, here are 5 things you need to know. LTI Advantage paves the way for richer tool and application learning environments. The new LTI Advantage service extensions allow for more personalization of MAKING THE CLOUD DECISION June, 2015 Unicon has published an article on ways of approaching decision-making about adopting cloud and/or managed services. The article is broken down into six segments. The segments will cover elements including: strategic, financial, architecture, security, process, and people. CONSULTING | UNICON, INC. Consulting. Create learner-centric experiences to transform online teaching and learning. Unicon’s technology consulting and advisory team help design and implement tech strategies, grounded in a learner journey framework, for your digital learning experiences and products.

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. PHILOSOPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN When Robert M. Gagne published The Conditions of Learning, he may not have realized that his desire to find better ways to teach people would blossom into the field we know as Instructional Design. Today, there are many different instructional design theories, models, and approaches that you can use. In fact, you may find that some firms adhere strictly to one instructional design model. BUILDING A DATA LAKE: STEP BY STEP

CLOUD SERVICES

Start Your Cloud Journey The motivations behind outsourcing cloud initiatives vary, and may include cost-related goals, dramatic increases in scale, reliability of existing infrastructure, or the need to allocate people resources more effectively. Our team of Cloud Solutions Architects, Developers, SysOps Administrators, and DevOps Engineers collaborates with your institution or organization UNICON RELEASES FEDERATION GATEWAY FOR STREAMLINEDOKTA FEDERATION O365OKTA FEDERATION SERVICESOKTA FEDERATION WITH OFFICE 365OKTA WS

FEDERATION

Unicon announced the release of the Federation Gateway for Okta as part of an expansion to its technology partnership with the company. As higher education institutions embrace the cloud, they are looking to replace on-premise systems with scalable, cloud-based technologies. BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE In businesses with a high degree of human-to-human connection, it is especially important to use technology in a way that doesn’t take the focus from the things that matter. In these businesses, technology is successful when it effortlessly supports user interactions and facilitates connections, surfaces insights and provides services. REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM WHY UPGRADE TO SHIBBOLETH IDENTITY PROVIDER VERSION 4 INSHIBBOLETH IDP DOWNLOADSHIBBOLETH IDP INSTALLSHIBBOLETH DOWNLOADSHIBBOLETH IDP DOCKERSHIBBOLETH SOFTWARESHIBBOLETH SP An updated Shibboleth Identity Provider is essential. There is a new major version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider (Shib IdP) 4.x series that has been available since March 2020. There are several reasons why we highly recommend planning an upgrade to v4 before the

end of 2020.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Unicon offers a full spectrum of information about its services and solutions on this web site. By using this web site you are agreeing to accept and comply with the terms and conditions stated below, which Unicon has the right to update at any time without notice. Creative Commons License Except as noted below, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution CONSULTING | UNICON, INC. Consulting. Create learner-centric experiences to transform online teaching and learning. Unicon’s technology consulting and advisory team help design and implement tech strategies, grounded in a learner journey framework, for your digital learning experiences and products.

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. PHILOSOPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN When Robert M. Gagne published The Conditions of Learning, he may not have realized that his desire to find better ways to teach people would blossom into the field we know as Instructional Design. Today, there are many different instructional design theories, models, and approaches that you can use. In fact, you may find that some firms adhere strictly to one instructional design model. BUILDING A DATA LAKE: STEP BY STEP

CLOUD SERVICES

Start Your Cloud Journey The motivations behind outsourcing cloud initiatives vary, and may include cost-related goals, dramatic increases in scale, reliability of existing infrastructure, or the need to allocate people resources more effectively. Our team of Cloud Solutions Architects, Developers, SysOps Administrators, and DevOps Engineers collaborates with your institution or organization UNICON RELEASES FEDERATION GATEWAY FOR STREAMLINEDOKTA FEDERATION O365OKTA FEDERATION SERVICESOKTA FEDERATION WITH OFFICE 365OKTA WS

FEDERATION

Unicon announced the release of the Federation Gateway for Okta as part of an expansion to its technology partnership with the company. As higher education institutions embrace the cloud, they are looking to replace on-premise systems with scalable, cloud-based technologies. BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE In businesses with a high degree of human-to-human connection, it is especially important to use technology in a way that doesn’t take the focus from the things that matter. In these businesses, technology is successful when it effortlessly supports user interactions and facilitates connections, surfaces insights and provides services. REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM WHY UPGRADE TO SHIBBOLETH IDENTITY PROVIDER VERSION 4 INSHIBBOLETH IDP DOWNLOADSHIBBOLETH IDP INSTALLSHIBBOLETH DOWNLOADSHIBBOLETH IDP DOCKERSHIBBOLETH SOFTWARESHIBBOLETH SP An updated Shibboleth Identity Provider is essential. There is a new major version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider (Shib IdP) 4.x series that has been available since March 2020. There are several reasons why we highly recommend planning an upgrade to v4 before the

end of 2020.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Unicon offers a full spectrum of information about its services and solutions on this web site. By using this web site you are agreeing to accept and comply with the terms and conditions stated below, which Unicon has the right to update at any time without notice. Creative Commons License Except as noted below, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution COMPANY | UNICON, INC. The Unicon Story Two good engineers with two rulestake care of our clients and take care of each other. These two ASU graduates remain dedicated to problem-solving, remain, passionate for the education and learning industry, and remain steadfast in their belief that successful partnerships are grounded in trust and respect. Curious, passionate, and trustedUnicon is a team of people

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives.

OPEN SOURCE SUPPORT

Unicon’s Open Source Support (OSS) program provides SLA-driven commercial support to our subscribers for these open source community projects: For each project, we offer a customizable program with direct access to an experienced and dedicated team of developers, consultants, and system administrators.

CLOUD SERVICES

Start Your Cloud Journey The motivations behind outsourcing cloud initiatives vary, and may include cost-related goals, dramatic increases in scale, reliability of existing infrastructure, or the need to allocate people resources more effectively. Our team of Cloud Solutions Architects, Developers, SysOps Administrators, and DevOps Engineers collaborates with your institution or organization CONTACT US | UNICON, INC. Contact Us | Unicon, Inc. For over 25 years we've been helping our clients apply the right teams, strategies, and tech to keep them aligned with the evolving world of online learning.

ENTERPRISE PORTALS

Enterprise portals boast three major features: aggregation, personalization, and access control. These features allow for flexible, extensible portals that meet the unique needs of many different industries. In education, enterprise portals aggregate and deliver campus services according to roles that you define. This leads

to highly

BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE In businesses with a high degree of human-to-human connection, it is especially important to use technology in a way that doesn’t take the focus from the things that matter. In these businesses, technology is successful when it effortlessly supports user interactions and facilitates connections, surfaces insights and provides services.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Unicon offers a full spectrum of information about its services and solutions on this web site. By using this web site you are agreeing to accept and comply with the terms and conditions stated below, which Unicon has the right to update at any time without notice. Creative Commons License Except as noted below, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution HOW INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS WORK WITH SUBJECT MATTER March, 2020 In Part 2 of our instructional design vlog series, two members of our experienced instructional design team explain how instructional designers and subject matter experts work together to create the best possible learning experience. MAKING THE CLOUD DECISION June, 2015 Unicon has published an article on ways of approaching decision-making about adopting cloud and/or managed services. The article is broken down into six segments. The segments will cover elements including: strategic, financial, architecture, security, process, and people.

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. CONSULTING | UNICON, INC. Consulting. Create learner-centric experiences to transform online teaching and learning. Unicon’s technology consulting and advisory team help design and implement tech strategies, grounded in a learner journey framework, for your digital learning experiences and products. PHILOSOPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN When Robert M. Gagne published The Conditions of Learning, he may not have realized that his desire to find better ways to teach people would blossom into the field we know as Instructional Design. Today, there are many different instructional design theories, models, and approaches that you can use. In fact, you may find that some firms adhere strictly to one instructional design model. BUILDING A DATA LAKE: STEP BY STEP

CLOUD SERVICES

Start Your Cloud Journey The motivations behind outsourcing cloud initiatives vary, and may include cost-related goals, dramatic increases in scale, reliability of existing infrastructure, or the need to allocate people resources more effectively. Our team of Cloud Solutions Architects, Developers, SysOps Administrators, and DevOps Engineers collaborates with your institution or organization UNICON RELEASES FEDERATION GATEWAY FOR STREAMLINEDOKTA FEDERATION O365OKTA FEDERATION SERVICESOKTA FEDERATION WITH OFFICE 365OKTA WS

FEDERATION

Unicon announced the release of the Federation Gateway for Okta as part of an expansion to its technology partnership with the company. As higher education institutions embrace the cloud, they are looking to replace on-premise systems with scalable, cloud-based technologies. BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE In businesses with a high degree of human-to-human connection, it is especially important to use technology in a way that doesn’t take the focus from the things that matter. In these businesses, technology is successful when it effortlessly supports user interactions and facilitates connections, surfaces insights and provides services. REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM WHY UPGRADE TO SHIBBOLETH IDENTITY PROVIDER VERSION 4 INSHIBBOLETH IDP DOWNLOADSHIBBOLETH IDP INSTALLSHIBBOLETH DOWNLOADSHIBBOLETH IDP DOCKERSHIBBOLETH SOFTWARESHIBBOLETH SP An updated Shibboleth Identity Provider is essential. There is a new major version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider (Shib IdP) 4.x series that has been available since March 2020. There are several reasons why we highly recommend planning an upgrade to v4 before the

end of 2020.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Unicon offers a full spectrum of information about its services and solutions on this web site. By using this web site you are agreeing to accept and comply with the terms and conditions stated below, which Unicon has the right to update at any time without notice. Creative Commons License Except as noted below, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. CONSULTING | UNICON, INC. Consulting. Create learner-centric experiences to transform online teaching and learning. Unicon’s technology consulting and advisory team help design and implement tech strategies, grounded in a learner journey framework, for your digital learning experiences and products. PHILOSOPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN When Robert M. Gagne published The Conditions of Learning, he may not have realized that his desire to find better ways to teach people would blossom into the field we know as Instructional Design. Today, there are many different instructional design theories, models, and approaches that you can use. In fact, you may find that some firms adhere strictly to one instructional design model. BUILDING A DATA LAKE: STEP BY STEP UNICON RELEASES FEDERATION GATEWAY FOR STREAMLINEDOKTA FEDERATION O365OKTA FEDERATION SERVICESOKTA FEDERATION WITH OFFICE 365OKTA WS

FEDERATION

Unicon announced the release of the Federation Gateway for Okta as part of an expansion to its technology partnership with the company. As higher education institutions embrace the cloud, they are looking to replace on-premise systems with scalable, cloud-based technologies.

ENTERPRISE PORTALS

Responsive, Cloud-Friendly Portals for Your Enterprise Enterprise portals boast three major features: aggregation, personalization, and access control. These features allow for flexible, extensible portals that meet the unique needs of many different industries.

CLOUD SERVICES

Start Your Cloud Journey The motivations behind outsourcing cloud initiatives vary, and may include cost-related goals, dramatic increases in scale, reliability of existing infrastructure, or the need to allocate people resources more effectively. Our team of Cloud Solutions Architects, Developers, SysOps Administrators, and DevOps Engineers collaborates with your institution or organization BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE In businesses with a high degree of human-to-human connection, it is especially important to use technology in a way that doesn’t take the focus from the things that matter. In these businesses, technology is successful when it effortlessly supports user interactions and facilitates connections, surfaces insights and provides services. WHY UPGRADE TO SHIBBOLETH IDENTITY PROVIDER VERSION 4 INSHIBBOLETH IDP DOWNLOADSHIBBOLETH IDP INSTALLSHIBBOLETH DOWNLOADSHIBBOLETH IDP DOCKERSHIBBOLETH SOFTWARESHIBBOLETH SP September, 2020 There is a new major version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider (Shib IdP), 4.x series, there are several reasons to upgrade to v4 before the end of 2020.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Unicon offers a full spectrum of information about its services and solutions on this web site. By using this web site you are agreeing to accept and comply with the terms and conditions stated below, which Unicon has the right to update at any time without notice. Creative Commons License Except as noted below, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution COMPANY | UNICON, INC. The Unicon Story Two good engineers with two rulestake care of our clients and take care of each other. These two ASU graduates remain dedicated to problem-solving, remain, passionate for the education and learning industry, and remain steadfast in their belief that successful partnerships are grounded in trust and respect. Curious, passionate, and trustedUnicon is a team of people

SPECIALIZATIONS

Content Optimization, Technology, and IAM Solutions With almost 30 years as a trusted technology consulting firm, Unicorn is experienced across a number of technology practices. Equally important, Unicon has domain expertise and a full understanding of broad strategic needs as well as the variety of impacts on teaching and learning in K12, Higher Education, and workforce initiatives. CONTACT US | UNICON, INC. Contact Us | Unicon, Inc. For over 25 years we've been helping our clients apply the right teams, strategies, and tech to keep them aligned with the evolving world of online learning.

CLOUD SERVICES

Start Your Cloud Journey The motivations behind outsourcing cloud initiatives vary, and may include cost-related goals, dramatic increases in scale, reliability of existing infrastructure, or the need to allocate people resources more effectively. Our team of Cloud Solutions Architects, Developers, SysOps Administrators, and DevOps Engineers collaborates with your institution or organization

OPEN SOURCE SUPPORT

Briefings. We hold Open Source Support briefings several times a year to inform the public and community members about development contributions that the Unicon OSS team has made on behalf of clients and program subscribers. BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE In businesses with a high degree of human-to-human connection, it is especially important to use technology in a way that doesn’t take the focus from the things that matter. In these businesses, technology is successful when it effortlessly supports user interactions and facilitates connections, surfaces insights and provides services.

ENTERPRISE PORTALS

Responsive, Cloud-Friendly Portals for Your Enterprise Enterprise portals boast three major features: aggregation, personalization, and access control. These features allow for flexible, extensible portals that meet the unique needs of many different industries.

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