EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences; Instructional Technologies; and Strategic Planning, Teaching and Learning

Calming the Waters: Facilitating Technology Change at Your University

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:45 -0500

This hands-on seminar addresses the driving forces behind educational technology change and helps participants outline strategies for how their institutions can deal with these changes from the theoretical "innovation adoption" and "change process" perspectives as well as practical approaches. We will present a case study of the process used at the University of Missouri-Columbia including statistics to collect, partnerships important to nurture, and "costs" to consider in a successful migration scenario. Participants will then work on developing consolidation/migration plans and discuss those strategies.

From Today's CMS to Tomorrow's Learning Support System

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:42 -0500

Higher education has successfully embraced the notion and implementation of course management systems (CMSs) as the newest element of the integrated enterprise information technology infrastructure. This provocative session will focus on what we must do next to support truly transformational approaches to learning for the next generations of students. The session represents the impact and potential for which EDUCAUSE has selected course management systems for recognition through its inaugural Catalyst Award.

WINNER: 2006 EDUCAUSE Catalyst Award.

Multicampus Planning to Enhance Teaching with Technology: The University of Massachusetts Initiative

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:51 -0500

Faculty/staff teams from University of Massachusetts' campuses, UMassOnline, and the President's Office have begun an ambitious, 10-year planning initiative aimed at the most effective use of technology to improve teaching and learning. We will describe the genesis and early history and offer a midcourse assessment. Access is provided to key documents.

Strategic Planning for Course Management Systems

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:45 -0500

This seminar is for university administrators who want to carry out a strategic planning program or reorganization of the way the course management system (CMS) is deployed on their campuses. The goals of this strategic planning process might be to select and transition to a new CMS vendor, to strategically assess campus CMS needs, or to better link the CMS to other university enterprise systems. The seminar will cover the methods and processes used in strategic planning and how to apply these to planning for CMSs. Participants will leave the seminar with a draft outline for conducting a strategic planning program around CMSs at their institution.