Podcasts and spellings report

In this 54 minute podcast we feature a speech by Belle S. Wheelan, President of the Commission on Colleges at the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, and is entitled, "Accountability in Higher Education". It was delivered at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

This session focuses on activities that began with the Spellings Commission and have continued with the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, as well as the responses by various publics along the way. Additionally, expectations of one regional accreditation agency in the area of accountability are discussed.

In this 12 minute recording, we'll hear from the Charlene Nunley, President Emertia of Montgomery College. Listen in as she provides some observations from her three decades of work with Montgomery and thoughts on her particpation in the panel discussion about accesss, affordability and accountability in the information age.

In this 16 minute recording, we'll hear from the President and CEO of Western Governors University, Robert Mendenhall. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on his particpation in a panel discussion about accesss, affordability and accountability in the information age and about online learning more broadly.

In this 51 minute recording, we'll hear from CNI's Cliff Lynch.  Listen in has he shares some thoughts on cyberinfrastructure, patents, and much more..


This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting.  The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.  You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

In this 17 minute recording, we'll hear from Cal State's Director of Academic Technology Research, Glenda Morgan.  Listen in as she shares some thoughts about her research into faculty use of technology, intellectual property, and a range of other topics.  

In this 11 minute recording, Grant Crawford, Director of Technology Initiatives at Midwestern Higher Education Compact guides us through the work of his organization, shares some thoughts on the Spellings report and more. 

In this 10 minute recording, we'll hear from AACRAO's VP for Information Technology, Jerry Bracken.  Listen in as he shares some thoughts on key issues of interest to registrars, the Spellings Report, and EDI trends of interest.

AACRAO - American Association of Collegiate Registrars
http://www.aacrao.org

In this 13 minute recording, Bill Hogue sits down down with CLIR's Interim President, Susan Perry, for a discussion about digtial preservation, IT/Library collaboration, and much more.

In this 13 minute recording, Bill Hogue sits down with the Carnegie Foundation's Toru Iiyoshi for a discussion about the Keep Toolkit, the Spellings Report, and much more.

In this 18 minute recording, we'll hear from Al Essa, Associate Vice Chancellor & Deputy CIO at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on the Spellings report, patents, and Kurzweil's Law of Accelerating Returns.