Presented at Western Regional conferences

Why is technology often blamed when bad behavioral things happen? This session will address how higher education provides American society with leadership on how to understand the role that technology plays, not only in our classrooms but also in our homes and families, as a conduit for the creation of culture and as a medium for individual development and identity formation of youth.

ACID, the Art Center Identity System, was rapidly deployed in three months, from development to rollout. This presentation will discuss how Art Center decided it needed an identity management system, chose Sun JES identity management software, planned delivery, and integrated the identity management system midterm. We'll share some identity management lessons learned that can benefit any institution.

While students and educators clamor for unfettered access to the Internet, IT professionals are shoved against the firewall by the likes of the RIAA and the Union of Concerned Parents for a Safe College Experience. What are the educational arguments for open networks in higher education? Can’t the kids just look at YouTube and Facebook at Starbuck’s? What’s the use of an open-laptop, Internet-enabled classroom? What’s the duty of an educational institution regarding digital rights management? Is censorship of particular sites or content the proper role of higher education? This lively session will discuss these and other topics.

Working on IT projects requires input across IT teams and often from employees in other departments as well. This presentation will show the solutions that ITS at Occidental College has developed using a wiki to maintain open and timely communication across broad groups.

Disabilities should not exclude a qualified, prepared person from higher education. This talk will review the current state of accessible design guidelines, summarize accessible design methods for new technologies, and explore approaches for supporting people with a diversity of disabilities in using a variety of technologies in their quest for education.

The University of Washington's Office of Information Management responsibilities include core business applications, defining data management and application integration practices and policies, managing information systems and business process improvement projects, and establishing a strong developer community. The OIM's role is to align the various information management activities throughout the university.

Additional contributor: William Shirey, Associate Vice Provost, Business Applications, University of Washington

CSN used a unique collaborative approach in the development of an online casino management degree program. The Office of eLearning, the Division of Workforce and Economic Development, SunGard Higher Education, and gaming industry experts worked collaboratively to complete the development of the online degree program.

As demand and cost for resources grow and we look to technology for solutions, it is imperative that we use technology resources on campuses wisely. Technology projects spring up here, there, and everywhere! Hear how Cal State Northridge has implemented a process to effectively identify and manage our technology projects.

The practice of information assurance in a university computing environment requires a well-established patch management system, balanced with a vulnerability assessment process to effectively protect institutional resources. This presentation will introduce a model that has proven successful at our institution.

This presentation will evaluate a project to implement a team-based library multimedia services program and look at ways to partner with central university services.