EDUCAUSE2007 and Leadership Development

In this 35 minute podcast, we feature a speech by Greg Jackson, Vice President and CIO for the University of Chicago. This speech was recorded at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Conference in Seattle, Washington and is entitled, "Things I’ve Screwed Up—and How!".

The abstract:

Recognitions, awards, best practices, best of breed: so engaging, so uplifting, so motivating, so prominently covered. Failures, frustrations, firings, misdirection: so off-putting, so depressing, so demoralizing, so rarely covered. The literature on quality improvement and economist Paul Ormerod’s Why Most Things Fail contend that progress and quality improvement require that we not only seek success but also avoid failure, and therefore that we understand both. In this session, Jackson will offer a different perspective by reflecting on some mishaps and why they occurred.
WINNER: 2007 EDUCAUSE Leadership Award. Award sponsored by SunGard Higher Education, An EDUCAUSE Platinum Partner.

This 40-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Brian L. Hawkins, President, EDUCAUSE, Edward Kelty, CIO/Dean Information Services, Rio Salado College, Ann Kovalchick, Deputy CIO and Executive Director, Academic Technology, Tulane University, Greg Marrow, Chief Information Officer, North Carolina Central University, and Lisa Trubitt, Assistant to the CIO for Policy & Communications, University at Albany, SUNY providing a "Frye Institute Overview."

The session abstract:

This 49-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Michael R. Zastrocky, VP & Research Director/Academic Strategies, Gartner, Inc. speaking on IT Leadership and the Role of the CIO: The Annual Gartner/EDUCAUSE Update.

The session abstract:

As higher education institutions face a growing shortage of IT leaders, some executives question the need for a CIO while others see this role expanding. During this annual Gartner/EDUCAUSE update, we will look at the role of the CIO and how it has evolved, along with current and future institutional needs for IT leadership. We will also look at how institutions can prepare for the next generation of IT leaders and future models for IT governance.

In this 16-minute podcast, we feature an interview with Robert Renaud, Vice President and CIO, Dickinson College He discusses the future of and challenges facing Enterprise Resource Planning systems as well as leadership in a time of change.

In November of 2006, Brian Hawkins, EDUCAUSE President, announced his plans to retire from the presidency of EDUCAUSE at the end of the 2007•2008 academic year. At the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, he was asked to share the important lessons he has learned in his nearly 40-year career in higher education regarding management, leadership, and professional life. In this 42-minute podcast of that address, entitled "Learning To Drive (and Other Lessons Learned Along the Way)", he discusses issues including personnel management, professional development, and how to map a course for good leadership and a successful career.

 

I was really looking forward to hearing more about Microsoft Live@Edu, communication strategies (texting, portal and othe web services), LMS and organizational strategies for IT units at other colleges. But I didn't make it out to Seattle this year because we are getting ready to meet our first milestone for MICA Connected.On Monday we will release Oracle/PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.0 to our community. Along with CS 9.0 we are upgrading our Oracle/PeopleSoft portal and with a entirely new approach to branding and integration with our main web site.I'm optimistic that after we launch these new systems on Monday I'll have some time to catch up on all the news from Educause 2007.