Podcasts and EDUCAUSE Conferences

This podcast features an overview of the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference. The conference takes place October 28th through the 31st in Orlando, Florida. Hear EDUCAUSE staff share a birds-eye-view of EDUCAUSE 2008 and ways you can make the most of the conference.

You can find all the resources mentioned in this podcast on the EDUCAUSE 2008 Conference website.

Music used in this podcast:

• "Beach Town In The Off Season" by The Hesh Inc.
• "East Side Bar" and "To Lose the War" by Josh Woodward
• "Blue Eyes" by Justin Winokur

In this hour and ten minute long podcast from the 2007 Seminars on Academic Computing, we hear from Fred H. Cate, Distinguished Professor at the School of Law and Director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at Indiana University, with a speech entitled, Privacy and Security in Higher Education: Filling the Policy Vacuum .

Whether or not you're attending the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference this year, this 14 minute discussion with EDUCAUSE President Brian Hawkins and EDUCAUSE Media Relations Director Peter DeBlois can serve as an invaluable tool for evaluating your options, maximizing your time, and even making the conference work for you from home.

Some helpful links for those attending the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference in Seattle:

This is the podcast of the third general session of EDUCAUSE's 2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. This session was recorded on Thursday, January 12, 2006. The session featured panelists Patty Gertz, Carl W. Jacobson and Tony Stanco and was moderated by H. David Lambert. Below is a brief synopsis.

"The higher education software marketplace is undergoing rapid change. Understanding the role of open source software in this volatile market is crucial. Panelists will bring the perspectives of higher education and the government sector as they discuss the pros and cons of open source licensing and collaborative, community development."

This is the podcast of the second general session of EDUCAUSE's 2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. This session was recorded on Wednesday, January 11, 2006. The session featured panelists Amy Ginther, Samuel K. Haldeman and Susan Foster and was moderated by Mark A. Luker. Below is a brief synopsis.

"Panelists bring their considerable experience in higher education and the entertainment industry to a discussion of the ins and outs of digital entertainment on campus. Topics will include illegal file sharing, legal online services, laws and policies, technology and business models, as well as education and ethics."

Hello from the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of EDUCAUSE.  This is a podcast of the first general session from Tuesday, January 10, 2006 delivered by Richard N. Katz, Vice President of EDUCAUSE.  Below is a description of the session.

"A UC Berkeley professor once described IT as an irresistible force cutting a channel through our institutions.  At times, many of us think of our institutions themselves as immoveable objects.  This session will outline some of the key technologies that are coursing their way though our institutions.  It will also raise issues about how IT leaders and practitioners can foster change and will establish how powerful new channels are indeed being cut through higher education and beyond."

At this year's Annual Conference, we'll be trying something new.  We've recruited three members to serve as podcast correspondents.  They'll be providing first hand accounts of sessions they attend as well as on-the-scene reporting with speakers and attendees.  In this podcast, we'll hear from Allan, Brian and Vidya as they share some background on themseleves. 
Later in the podcast, we'll also get a few comments from Diane Graves as she provides a quick preview of the conference and some insight into what it takes to pull off an event of this size.  The running time for the attached recording is about 15 minutes. 

For those of you that haven't already tuned into the MP3 that Stephen Downes posted on his web site, this recording provides coverage of his speech on Principles of Distributed Representation at the 2005 Seminars on Academic Computing Conference.  For those of you who may be more text-orriented, a transcript of his presentation is also available at his web site.

The attached MP3 provides coverage of the 2005 Seminars on Academic Computing conference session entitled Transforming the IT Organization

The attached MP3 provides coverage of the 2005 Seminars on Academic Computing session entitled Scads of Content: Grappling with the Content Explosion