EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Policy Development

Dialogue: Does the Cornell Policy Process Play in Peoria?

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:40 -0500

This session will contrast our actual experiences vis-a-vis the best practices learned from attending Cornell's Institutional Policy Development Program. We will use a question-and-answer format to engage the audience in discussing the challenges we face in attempting to implement an institutional policy framework in public research university settings.

Creating and Implementing Effective IT Processes

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:50 -0500

Effective IT processes move IT organizations beyond crisis management and personal heroics and into the realm of repeatable successes. This presentation talks about the characteristics of effective IT processes and relates positive and negative experiences in designing and implementing structured processes in organizations that are sometimes reluctant to implement them.

How Much Infrastructure Is Enough?

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

IT decision makers from small liberal arts institutions will share strategies for coping with the demand for increased hardware and software. Session leaders will describe policies and procedures that help create an equitable process for meeting needs.

Policy and Process for Security of Institutional Data

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:47 -0500

In this session we will discuss both the substance and process of developing an information security program for institutional data.

Developing Legal and Policy Frameworks to Sustain Digital Scholarship

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:31 -0600

Scholars producing complex born-digital scholarship need new models of institutional support, including different distribution channels for finished projects. Libraries are thus expanding their roles beyond archiving to include technical and legal developmental support and dissemination. What policy frameworks are needed when we commit to stable, long-term collection of digital scholarship?

How E-Learning Policies Can Reduce Faculty Workloads and Keep E-Learning Courses Running Smoothly

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:34 -0600

Thoughtful e-learning policies can significantly reduce faculty workload issues, reduce student frustration, and keep an e-learning course running smoothly. This presentation will provide examples of e-mail policies, electronic discussion policies, assignment policies, help policies, and many others. These examples are drawn from the e-learning policies recommended to the faculty of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

A Model for Academic IT Policy Development

drupal — Thu, 06 Dec 2001 16:36:49 -0600

IT policy development requires informed participation by a broad segment of the campus community. A critical element in the process is wide access to not only the policies, but the underlying legal foundations. This session provides a Web-based model and policy framework for providing education and encouraging broad campus participation.

Making Soup Without Liquid: Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues Affecting Technology Decisions in Higher Education

drupal — Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:14:56 -0600

John Oliver, a San Diego-based systems administrator, recently remarked that "any technical endeavor that ignores social aspects is doomed to failure. It's like making soup without liquid." This presentation will discuss the current legal, ethical, and social issues that should influence information technology decisions in institutions of higher education. Topics will include copyright, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and file sharing applications (MP3.com, NAPSTER, etc.); privacy and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; the First Amendment, Academic Freedom and appropriate use; policy development strategies; model educational efforts designed to encourage ethical use of computers; and tips about how to make decisions about technology use in an uncertain legal atmosphere.