EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE2007

E07 Podcast: Kuali Rice: Simplifying Software Development

gbayne — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:40:56 -0500

This fifty-minute podcast features a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference. The session,
"Kuali Rice: Simplifying Software Development," is presented by Aaron Godert, Senior Software Architect/Engineer at Cornell University.

Kuali Rice integrates workflow, a lightweight service bus, and centralized notification within an easy-to-use, enterprise class, development framework. The suite enables agile development so that developers can react to end-user business requirements in an efficient and productive manner, allowing them to focus on producing high-quality business applications. Additional resources are available for this session.

E07 Podcast: Stanford Online: Evolution of Stanford University's Online Learning Platform

gbayne — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:34:13 -0500

This thirty-nine minute podcast features a presentation from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. The session, "Stanford Online: Evolution of Stanford University's Online Learning Platform," concerns Stanford University's next-generation course delivery interface, which features dramatically enhanced video assets combined with an innovative bookmarking tool. This tool enables the creation of personal notated bookmarks synchronized with streaming media content, innovative one-click navigation, sharing functionality for collaborative learning, and direct dialog with teaching staff.

Session presenters include:

Michael Rouan, Director, Stanford Online, Stanford University
Hoop Somuah, Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
Session convener: Elizabeth A. Unger, Vice Provost & Dean Emeritus, Kansas State University

E07 Podcast: A Strategy for Deploying Web 2.0 Technologies

gbayne — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:20:32 -0500

This forty-three minute podcast features a session from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. The presentation, "Riding the 2.0 Wave (Successfully): A Strategy for Deploying Web 2.0 Technologies," explains Marist College's award-winning work with Web 2.0 applications. This work has led to the development of an e-learning 2.0 strategy for the pedagogically based deployment of these technologies. This session includes methodologies for controlling costs, enhancing learning, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals. PowerPoint slides are also available for this session.

Session presenters include:

Joshua D. Baron, Director, Academic Technology and eLearning, Marist College
William T. Thirsk, VP of Information Technology/CIO, Marist College

E07 Podcast: Using Business Intelligence to Gain a Strategic Advantage in College Admissions

gbayne — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:44:17 -0500

This forty-eight minute podcast features a presentation from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. The session "Using Business Intelligence to Gain a Strategic Advantage in College Admissions,"is presented by Richard R. Burnette, III, Director of Student Information Management at Florida State University.

Florida State University used business intelligence to reengineer much of their admissions processes, including decision processing, back-office workflow, data auditing, and reporting. Leveraging data gives Florida State University a strategic advantage in managing head count, quality, and diversity. This session will discuss data uses, as well as organizational and process change. Powerpoint slides are also available for this session.

E07 Podcast: Interactive Services on Mobile Devices for Higher Education

gbayne — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:00:30 -0500

This forty-eight minute podcast presents a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conferece. The session, "Interactive Services on Mobile Devices for Higher Education," consists of a panel from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington discussing a new initiative to develop and test a wide range of information services accessible through mobile devices. This session compares the relative costs and advantages of applications based on SMS text messaging, WAP browsers, and Java MIDlets as well as the structuring of the relationship between the faculty start-up and the institution to develop and pursue the resulting initiatives. A PDF is also available for this session.

This session features:

Jeff Brown, Professor of Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Robert R. Hoon, Associate General Counsel, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Debra Saunders-White, Vice Chancellor, ITSD & CIO, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Ronald J. Vetter, Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

E07 Podcast: Teaching & Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World

gbayne — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:37:25 -0500

This forty-three minute podcast, we feature a panel discussion from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference. The panel, "Teaching & Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World,"shares their experiences with teaching in Second Life. Using the interaction combinations integration model they developed as a framework, the panel describes the projects, outcomes, and gives some recommendations.

The panel includes:

David M. Antonacci, Director of Teaching & Learning Technologies, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Stephanie Gerald, Educational Technologist, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Randolph Hollingsworth, Assistant Provost for Integrated Academic Services, University of Kentucky
Edward Lamoureux, Associate Professor, Multimedia Program and Department of Communication, Bradley University
Nicholas S. Noakes, Director, Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
David Thomas, Lecturer, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Session convener: Mary Jane Clerkin, Coordinator of Online Faculty Support, Berkeley College

E07 Podcast: Technological Impact: Interactive Digital Centers as Digital Content Providers

gbayne — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:50:39 -0500

This forty-eight minute podcast features a session from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. The session, "Technological Impact: Interactive Digital Centers as Digital Content Providers," features Jamie Justice, Director of Visualization and Technology Education at Kentucky Community & Technical College System. Powerpoint slides are also available for this session.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College system has implemented an Interactive Digital Center focused on digital content creation, visualization systems integration, simulation, and digital learning. This session provides an overview of how the IDC is also focused on application development, training, integration, and deployment of visualization technologies.

E07 Podcast: Effective Pedagogical Strategies for Social Bookmarking

gbayne — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:45:04 -0500

This forty-five minute podcast features a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference entitled,
"From Information Literacy to Scholarly Identity: Effective Pedagogical Strategies for Social
Bookmarking." PowerPoint slides from this presentation are also available.

Collaborative research teaches students critical knowledge management skills, whether they are undergraduates learning the basics of Web research or advanced scholars defining their own knowledge domains. Faculty need practical examples and strategies to initiate social bookmarking activities. Case studies demonstrate how this has been accomplished in undergraduate and graduate courses.

This session is presented by:

Deborah Everhart, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown Univ., & Principal Architect, Blackboard, Georgetown University
Eric J. Kunnen, Coordinator of Instructional Technologies, Grand Rapids Community College
Kaye Shelton, Dean of Online Education; Asst Prof, Adult Education, Dallas Baptist University
Session convener: Doug Williams, Associate VP of Information Technology, Dallas Baptist University

E07 Podcast: Implementation of Rich Media in a Measured Feedback Model

gbayne — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:02:56 -0500

This forty-two minute podcast features a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference. The session, "Implementation of Rich Media in a Measured Feedback Model," presents how UCLA used student feedback and control group studies to inform an ongoing course Webcasting pilot project.

Session presenters include:

Kumiko Haas, Associate Director, UCLA
Rob Rodgers, Associate Director, Office of Instructional Development, UCLA
Session convener: Dianna Sadlouskos, Principal, Sadlouskos Consulting Services

E07 Podcast: Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Designing and Redesigning a Digital Campus Somewhere in Between

gbayne — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:46:05 -0500

This thirty-two minute podcast features a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference. The session, "Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Designing and Redesigning a Digital Campus Somewhere in Between," is presented by Hans Ogg, Head of the IT Department at INHOLLAND University of Professional Education. PowerPoint slides are also available for this session.

Four years ago, INHOLLAND university launched a learning scenario that required the latest in electronic communication and collaboration tools. The new digital campus that was built is being redesigned now using Windows Vista and SharePoint 2007. What was learned during these past few years, and what did the designers hope to achieve now?