Higher Education CIO Congress Fall 2026

Attendees, exhibitors & solutions

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LMS (Learning Management System)

Software used by colleges and universities to deliver course content, assessments, discussion and grades. At RTM Higher Education, LMS integration and analytics are common evaluation criteria for teaching-and-learning platforms.

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SIS (Student Information System)

The core record system for admissions, enrolment, transcripts and student accounts. Buyers at the event often ask how an SIS connects to LMS, CRM and analytics tools.

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EdTech

Technology products and services used for teaching, learning, assessment and campus operations. The term covers everything from lecture capture to AI tutoring and administrative workflow tools.

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Learning analytics

The collection and analysis of student and course data to spot risk, improve retention and measure outcomes. Sessions and exhibitors often link analytics to student-success and advising workflows.

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FERPA

The US Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which protects student education records. Vendors selling to US institutions should be ready to explain data handling, access controls and breach response in FERPA terms.

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Accessibility (WCAG / Section 508)

Standards for making digital content and software usable by people with disabilities. Higher-education procurement teams increasingly request VPATs and accessibility documentation before purchase.

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Identity and access management (IAM)

Systems for authenticating users and controlling access to campus applications and data. Single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and role-based access are central to higher-ed cybersecurity.

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Zero trust

A security model that verifies every user and device instead of trusting the campus network perimeter. It comes up in discussions about remote learning, cloud apps and research data protection.

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Cloud migration

Moving applications, storage and data centres to cloud infrastructure. For universities, the debate often centres on cost, data residency, integration with legacy SIS and research computing needs.

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AI in education

Use of machine learning for tutoring, grading support, analytics, chatbots and administrative automation. Buyers balance promised efficiency against privacy, bias, academic integrity and vendor transparency.

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Student success platform

Integrated advising, early-alert and retention tools that often sit alongside the SIS and LMS. Evaluation usually includes workflow fit, analytics quality and integration with existing campus systems.

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Digital credential / micro-credential

Verifiable records of skills, short courses or competencies, often issued as badges or blockchain-backed credentials. Relevant to assessment, continuing-education and workforce-alignment vendors.

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LTI / OneRoster

Integration standards that let learning tools, LMS and SIS platforms exchange course, user and grade data. Vendors should be able to show certification or real deployments, not just API claims.

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Research computing

High-performance computing, storage and data services that support university research. This is a specialist buyer group with different procurement cycles from teaching-and-learning software.

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VPAT

Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, a document vendors use to report how well a product meets accessibility standards. Procurement teams often request a VPAT before shortlisting EdTech tools.