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This 41 minute podcast features a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference entitled, "Extending Enterprise Authentication and Authorization in Higher Education: Building on the Success of Project METEOR". A PowerPoint slide show is also available for this session.

Enterprise authentication, authorization, and federated trust are increasingly important in enabling access to a wide swath of applications that use campus-based credentials. Their use makes access easier and more secure. A review of the successful METEOR federation and the EA2 Task Force work offer insight on how to move forward.

This session features:

• Timothy Cameron, Project Manager, The METEOR Project, NCHELP
• Charles F. Leonhardt, Principal Technologist, Georgetown University

This seven-minute podcast features information about the Jane N. Ryland Fellowship program. This EDUCAUSE grant program was established to expand opportunities for information technology professionals with a financial need to attend EDUCAUSE events, thus helping to build future leaders.

Awards are made on an annual basis, in amounts that will substantially or fully meet the costs of attending one EDUCAUSE educational event that aligns with the professional needs of the applicant and the strategic directions of his or her institution. Fellows select the event of their choice from among the eligible EDUCAUSE offerings described in this brochure. Grant monies are applied first to registration fees, then to transportation and housing costs.

On this podcast we feature a session from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. The session, Defining the Digital Commons: Abstraction of Enterprise Services and Policies Through the Use of a Unified Web-Based User Interface, discusses a methodology for abstracting enterprise services and the policies that dictate them through the use of a Web-based user interface. This establishes a unified tool for publication, storage, and recovery of files that streamlines training and support costs, facilitates innovation, and promotes the continued evolution of enterprise-level solutions. You can also view the slides for this presentation.

The panel includes:

Welcome to our back-to-school episode of EDUCAUSE Now! EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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In this podcast, we feature insights from three academic professionals on writing a winning academic conference proposal. Our interviewees have submitted successful proposals of their own and served as proposal reviewers at various conferences as well. They give their take on what they look for in a submission and advice on approaching the writing process.

Our interviews include:

Elizabeth Unger, Vice Provost for Academic Services and Technology, Dean of Continuing Education, and Professor of Computing and Information Sciences at Kansas State University

Jeff Bullington, Data Services and Government Information Librarian at the University of Kansas

Veronica Diaz, Instructional Technology Manager for Maricopa Community College District

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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This hour and thirteen minute podcast features a panel discussion from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Southeast Regional Conference. The participants of this general session, "Supporting Faculty Adoption of Emerging Technologies: Wanderlust or Creating a Campus Roadmap?," include:

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education.  Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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Web 2.0 tools have the power to transform education. Such a transformation requires that faculty, students, and institutions take risks. With those risks comes fear, which is often unarticulated. How do you tackle this fear and make real change?

In this 43 minute podcast we feature a conversation from the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting. Our particpants consist of a group of five higher ed professionals who co-presented the session, "Who's Afraid of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and the Big Bad CMS? A Digi-Drama About Fear 2.0."

They include:

This podcast features a 50 minute keynote address from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Enterprise Conference. The speech, "The Big Brother Dilemma," is by Gregory A. Jackson, Vice President & CIO, University of Chicago.

We want cameras watching for problems, but we worry that they will observe or disclose things we'd like to keep private. We want network administrators to track harassing e-mail to its source, but we don't want anyone monitoring our e-mail. We want our buildings to admit occupants and keep strangers out, but we don't want anyone keeping track of when we arrive and leave. In other words, we want big brothers to watch out for us, but we don't want Big Brother to watch us. And IT is caught in the middle.

note: commercial material from television and movies was used in this speech and has been cut out of the recording with as little effect on the speech as possible.

This hour and seventeen minute podcast features a panel discussion from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Enterprise Conference in Chicago. This lively discussion, "Community Source Software: The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning?," includes:

This 47 minute podcast features a keynote address from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Enterprise Conference. The speech, "Today's Clash of Cultures on Campuses and the Role IT Needs to Play," is by Morris W. Beverage Jr., President of Lakeland Community College.

Campuses today face a growing number of clashing cultures. Faculty struggle with traditional methods of teaching in an environment where demands for flexibility and convenience are rising. Learners increasingly treat a college degree like a commodity. Battles rage over resource allocation. Politicians are exerting influence on campus operations and outcomes. This session addresses these issues and the role IT departments need to play to help higher education not just survive, but thrive.

This 55 minute podcast features a keynote address from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Enterprise Conference. The speech, "The "Greening" of Information Technology," is by EDUCAUSE President and CEO, Diana Oblinger.

The environment is the largest enterprise system of all, and one that is impacted by information technology. As "green" initiatives and sustainability become a greater part of our consciousness, "green computing" will receive increasing focus in higher education. This presentation explores sustainability, energy use, and "reduce, reuse, and recycle" programs.

This 58 minute podcast features a panel discussion from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Policy Conference. The participants of this discussion, "IT and Campaign '08," include:

This hour and forty-five minute podcast features a panel discussion on the latest P2P news regarding higher education. The discussion, "P2P Policy Update - From Campus to Congress, and Now the State House," features: