Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Strategic Planning, Teaching and Learning

Riding the 2.0 Wave (Successfully): A Strategy for Deploying Web 2.0 Technologies

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Title:Riding the 2.0 Wave (Successfully): A Strategy for Deploying Web 2.0 Technologies (ID: EDU07289)
Author(s):Joshua D. Baron (Marist College) and William T. Thirsk (Marist College)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
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Marist College's award-winning work with Web 2.0 applications has led to the development of an e-learning 2.0 strategy for the pedagogically based deployment of these technologies. We will present our strategy and lessons learned from recent implementations, including methodologies for controlling costs, enhancing learning, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

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Attaining the Potential of E-Learning Through Strategic Planning: Step-by-Step Guidelines and Example Plans

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Title:Attaining the Potential of E-Learning Through Strategic Planning: Step-by-Step Guidelines and Example Plans (ID: EDU06305)
Author(s):Shirley Waterhouse (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/11/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Attaining the potential of e-learning is more likely when e-learning is fully understood and endorsed by campus leaders and when campus constituents have opportunities to provide input on e-learning systems and practices. This can be accomplished through an e-learning strategic planning process. This session will provide a detailed description of the e-learning planning steps taken by ERAU and other institutions.
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Calming the Waters: Facilitating Technology Change at Your University

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Title:Calming the Waters: Facilitating Technology Change at Your University (ID: EDU06151)
Author(s):Danna Vessell (University of Missouri-Columbia) and Andrew White (University of Missouri-Columbia)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/09/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract: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.
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From Today's CMS to Tomorrow's Learning Support System

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Title:From Today's CMS to Tomorrow's Learning Support System (ID: EDU06061)
Author(s):Malcolm B. Brown (Dartmouth College), Joel M. Smith (Carnegie Mellon University), and Carie Windham (North Carolina State University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/11/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract: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.
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Multicampus Planning to Enhance Teaching with Technology: The University of Massachusetts Initiative

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Title:Multicampus Planning to Enhance Teaching with Technology: The University of Massachusetts Initiative (ID: EDU06313)
Author(s):David J. Gray (University of Massachusetts Central Office), Robert W. Green (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), and Mark A. Schlesinger (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/12/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract: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.
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Strategic Planning for Course Management Systems

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Title:Strategic Planning for Course Management Systems (ID: EDU06149)
Author(s):Kathy Fernandes (California State University, Chico), Glenda Morgan (California State University, Office of the Chancellor), and Kathleen Willbanks (California State University, Office of the Chancellor)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/09/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract: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.
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A Strategic Plan to Support Learning in a Technology-Rich Environment

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Title:A Strategic Plan to Support Learning in a Technology-Rich Environment (ID: EDU04157)
Author(s):Sharon P. Pitt (George Mason University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:LITRE is the topic of North Carolina State's quality enhancement plan for reaffirmation of accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. LITRE is an investigative, scholarly process through which new approaches to learning with technology are proposed, vetted, evaluated, and, if the evaluation results indicate, deployed and routinely assessed.
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Institutional Leaders, This Is Your Wakeup Call: You Have Major E-Learning Responsibilities

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Title:Institutional Leaders, This Is Your Wakeup Call: You Have Major E-Learning Responsibilities (ID: EDU0420)
Author(s):John P. Johnson (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), Martin A. Smith (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), and Shirley Waterhouse (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/20/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:E-learning success begins with institutional leaders who are willing to take responsibility for creating a supportive e-learning environment in which faculty can thrive. This session will discuss how to (1) create an e-learning vision, (2) facilitate an institutional e-learning strategic planning process, (3) address faculty issues, and (4) foster communication with faculty.
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