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Unizin (pronounced yo͞o-nə-zin) is both a consortium of higher education institutions and a service provider.〔http://www.unizin.org 〕 The Unizin consortium was founded in 2014 by Colorado State University, University of Florida, Indiana University, and University of Michigan.〔http://www.unizin.org/faq〕 On July 22, 2014, Unizin named Amin Qazi its founding CEO.〔http://www.internet2.edu/news/detail/6787/〕 The Unizin service debuted its first offering, Canvas by Instructure, in late summer 2014.〔http://www.unizin.org/faq〕 The goal of the Unizin service is to establish the standard gauge rails of digital learning, creating common standards that enable collaboration within the higher education community.〔http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/06/11/after-weeks-rumors-universities-unveil-digital-education-consortium-unizin#sthash.U7ujTUWu.dpbs 〕 Unizin operates as an unincorporated association under Internet2; however, Unizin’s Chief Executive reports to the Unizin board of directors.〔http://www.internet2.edu/news/detail/6549/ 〕 == Background == In June 2014, Internet2 and each of the four founding member universities separately announced Unizin.〔http://www.internet2.edu/news/detail/6549/〕 On October 1, 2014, Unizin announced three additional universities had joined, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota, and Oregon State University.〔http://www.universitybusiness.com/news/unizin-welcomes-three-new-founding-members〕 On December 18, 2014, Unizin announced it had added three additional members: University of Iowa, Ohio State University, and Penn State University.〔http://unizin.org/2014/12/unizin-grows-to-ten-with-three-new-founding-members/〕 In June 2015, Unizin also welcomed the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 〔http://unizin.org/2015/06/university-of-nebraska-lincoln-joins-unizin-consortium-as-a-founding-investor/〕 Representatives from each of the founding institutions comprise the Unizin board of directors.〔https://kb.iu.edu/d/betw〕 In July 2015, Unizin announced its first subscribing member and first university system the State University System of Florida. 〔http://unizin.org/2015/07/state-university-system-of-florida-joins-unizin/〕 Unizin is currently accepting new members from not-for-profit higher education institutions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unizin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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