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CNI Podcast: Research Cyberinfrastructure Needs at the University of Minnesota - An Interview with Ann Hill Duin

gbayne — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:36:15 -0500

This 17 minute podcast features an interview with Ann Hill Duin, Associate Vice President & Deputy CIO at the University of Minnesota. Our conversation was recorded at the CNI 2008 Spring Task Force Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dr. Ann Hill Duin is Associate Vice President and Deputy CIO at the University of Minnesota where she provides direct oversight of two large units within the Office of Information Technology--Academic & Distributed Computing Services (ADCS) and Networking & Telecommunications Services (NTS). Dr. Hill Duin serves as a catalyst for innovatively leveraging technology to advance and support extraordinary education, breakthrough research, and dynamic public engagement. She provides leadership for establishing a long-term vision and innovative IT strategic plan that is consistent with the mission, vision, and action strategies for the University.

This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2008 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

2008 EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Closing Session: Leading Ahead of the Curves by Brad Wheeler

llarsen — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:50:27 -0500

Leading Ahead of the Curves

Brad Wheeler, Vice President for IT and CIO, Dean, & Professor, Indiana University

[EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference Closing General Session, March 19, 2008]

The slides for this keynote are available at http://www.educause.edu/upload/presentations/MWRC08/GS02/Leading-Ahead-of-the-Curves-Wheeler20080319_inked.ppt

A podcast of the session is available at http://connect.educause.edu/blog/gbayne/podcastleadingaheadofthec/46500

NOTES

Brad Wheeler began his talk on technology leadership with reminisces beginning in 1993 when he was an associate professor at the University of Maryland and Mosaic was the hot new tool and the Web took off.

Adapting the well-known “and then a miracle occurs” cartoon, he changed the text on the blackboard to show a sketch of “Campus Cyberinfrastructure” -> “then a miracle occurs” -> ”Cloud Computing Nirvana” and said that we can be the miracle in leading ahead of the curves but we need more explicit information in the miraculous step 2.

The Curves we must lead ahead of and balance are:

Technical possibility is where coolness is the key factor. Investors for innovations keep the frontier moving forward. However, for a CIO, technical possibility is not the question but rather technical maturity. When charted against time you end up with a set of steps up rather than a smooth curve.
Social desirability is where “Gotta have it” is the key factor. Social expectation is now a flat line at the top of the chart. Millennials want new technologies immediately. When academic organizations say that you can only upgrade and make changes every few years there are questions to answer for when you can test and when you can deploy - we can’t always wait those few years before implementing. The curve is really a set of steps again. The CIO needs to decide where and when it’s right to buy-in to the new technology.
Economic Feasibility is a matter of dollars where, over time, a product becomes less expensive so you do have a downward curve.

Wheeler has a box where he keeps prognostications and quoted an article in Campus Technology (Oct 23 2007) about five factors they said will have a synergistic effect. There are many who provide these predictions but because of the fog factor we begin to dismiss them. He described how CIOs feel as Edvard Munch’s 1893 painting The Scream.

Wheeler said the main question is:

“Can our actions substantively affect the shape of the curves or do we just adapt as they are revealed?” and asked are we only an industry that reacts to the curves or do we have the wisdom and ability to shape the curves?

His Curve bending examples were

open educational resources/scholarship
search of certitude
community source
licensing terms

Leading ahead of the curve loops us back to Scholarship 2.0 and the rise of IT, digital repositories, and electronic collaboration in achieving and improving the quality of the scholarly endeavors of research, teaching, learning, and service.

He closed by saying that we need to come together and collectively be the miracle to lead ahead of the curve.

In the Q&A, Wheeler answered questions on

supporting those who still want face-to-face
how to leverage across campuses (higher education) so everyone benefits including less wealthy institutions
outsourcing email and integration of applications
open vs commercialization of courses.

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The slides are available at http://www.educause.edu/upload/presentations/MWRC08/GS02/Leading-Ahead-of-the-Curves-Wheeler20080319_inked.ppt

The podcast is available at http://connect.educause.edu/blog/gbayne/podcastleadingaheadofthec/46500

ELI In Conversation: Web 2.0 and Digital Storytelling

gbayne — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:12:13 -0600

In this podcast we feature a conversation with Bryan Alexander, Director for Research at the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE) , and Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Associate Director for Academic Technology at Simmons College . This discussion was recorded at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Digital storytelling merges leading-edge technology with age-old storytelling processes. Digital stories are typically in video format but can also include Web pages, digital maps, and other emerging technology mashups. With the addition of a Web 2.0 focus, audience also becomes co-author. How do these concepts apply to pedagogy and how can instructors evaluate and assess the process and final product?

Gail Matthews-DeNatale presented a session at ELI 2008 entitled, "Digital Story Making: Understanding the Learner's Perspective".

Bryan Alexander presented a workship at ELI 2008 entitled, "Web 2.0 Storytelling".

CNI Podcast: An Interview with Kim Milford, Special Assistant to the CIO at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

gbayne — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:00:50 -0600

In this 12 minute podcast, we feature an interview with Kim Milford, Special Assistant to the CIO at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis . She spoke to us at the Coalition for Neworked Information Fall 2007 Task Force Meeting, where she .co-presented a session entitled, "IU ChaCha Search: Research Development, and Services".

Kim Milford recently joined Indiana University as Special Assistant to the Vice President for Information Technology. In this role, Ms. Milford is leading initiatives that cross IT and university domains, such as the development of strategic alliances, enhancing online search and identity management. Prior to joining Indiana University, Ms. Milford served as the Director and Information Security Officer at the University of Rochester, where she successfully incorporated security planning and operations into strategic IT initiatives. Additionally, she developed and led an information security program that included disaster recovery planning, identity management, incident response and user awareness.

This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2007 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

Midwest Regional 2008: The Evolving Challenges Facing IT in Higher Ed

cluckett — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:20:02 -0600

The 2008 Midwest Regional Conference, "New Directions in Higher Ed IT: Navigating the Course While Still Drawing the Map," will be held March 17–19 in Chicago. View the program and register by February 19 to save money with low early-bird rates.The conference will focus on these topic areas:

Collaborate from Where You Are
IT Agility for a Constantly Changing Environment
IT Infrastructure: Adding Value and Helping Organizations Achieve Their Strategic Objectives
Technology to Support Learning
Libraries, Information Resources, and Literacy (New!)
Corporate and Campus Solutions

Keynote Speakers

Susan E. Metros, Deputy CIO & Associate Vice Provost, University of Southern California, Challenging IT Leaders to Mashup, Twitter, Tag, and Poke: New IT Strategies for a Digital Society
Bradley Wheeler, Vice President for Information Technology & CIO and Professor of Information Systems, Kelley School of Business (Topic TBA)

Half-day preconference seminars will offer a close look at important current issues, such as essential privacy practices, rendering animations and images for more dynamic courses, and using communication as an effective leadership strategy.

Tune in Jan. 18 for New EDUCAUSE Live! Spotlight on Identity Management Series Seminar on Collaborative Identity Management

pkurkowski — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:48:47 -0600

The EDUCAUSE Live! Spotlight on Identity Management series is a new, six-month series that will feature one or two speakers from a campus that have analyzed or solved a problem in a way that many people will find instructive.

In the series' first seminar on January 18, A Case for Collaborative Identity Management in a Complex Decentralized Environment, presenters Andrea Beesing, Assistant Director, IT Security, and David S. Yeh, Assistant Vice President and University Registrar, Cornell University, will use the identity life cycle of the Cornell student as a use case and discuss the value of approaching identity management as a collective responsibility. The business and IT sides of the house must partner to meet rising expectations for streamlined access to information in a world where services are distributed not only across multiple campus units but also across multiple institutions.

The event is free, but registration is required and virtual seating is limited. REGISTER NOW.

New EDUCAUSE Constituent Groups Form: IT Communications and Virtual Worlds

cluckett — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:16:58 -0600

EDUCAUSE invites subscribers to join two new constituent groups: IT Communications, led by Mur Muchane and Lisa Trubitt, and Virtual Worlds, led by AJ Kelton. Browse the full list of constituent and discussion groups at EDUCAUSE.

Midwest Regional Conference 2008: Call For Proposals Now Open

cluckett — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:58:27 -0500

The call for proposals is now open for the Midwest Regional Conference 2008, "New Directions in Higher Ed IT: Navigating the Course While Still Drawing the Map," March 17–19 at the InterContinental Chicago Hotel in Chicago. The program for this leading event in higher education IT will follow these tracks:

Collaborate from Where You Are
IT Agility for a Constantly Changing Environment
IT Infrastructure: Adding Value and Helping Organizations Achieve Their Strategic Objectives
Technology to Support Learning
Corporate and Campus Solutions

Submit a presentation proposal. The deadline for submissions is November 5, 2007.

A related opportunity: consider submitting material for publication in EDUCAUSE Quarterly. EQ authors receive full editorial support and gain valuable exposure and recognition in a professional forum.

Podcast: Prisms Around Student Learning: Information Literacy, IT Fluency, and Media Literacy

gbayne — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:52:58 -0500

In this 37 minute podcast, we feature the opening plenary session from the ELI Fall 2007 Focus Session. The speaker is Craig Gibson, Associate University Librarian at George Mason University. His speech is entitled, "Prisms Around Student Learning: Information Literacy, IT Fluency, and Media Literacy"

The family of literacies now promoted in higher education (information literacy, IT fluency, and media and visual literacies) continues to multiply. These educational agendas call for more pervasive collaboration among all stakeholders (faculty, administrators, librarians, technologists, student life staff, assessment specialists, and others) because of conceptual and programmatic linkages and convergences among them. The blending of these literacies can become a catalyst that taps into student learning and engagement at a deep level and effects cultural change within and across institutions.

Podcast: The Changing Literacy Landscape: An Interview with Kathleen Tyner

gbayne — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:24:09 -0500

In this 12 minute podcast, we feature an interview with Kathleen Tyner, Assistant Professor of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. She presented a speech at the ELI 2007 Fall Focus Session entitled, "One Click at a Time: How Net Savvy Learners Are Transforming Educational Institutions".