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EDUCAUSE Now - Show #9 - NPR's Moira Gunn, The Regional Networks, and Emotional Intelligence in IT Leadership

gbayne — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:57:14 -0600

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Join host Gerry Bayne and Colleen Luckett for a look at news, views, and issues in higher ed IT. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

An Interview with National Public Radio’s Moira Gunn
(01:54–8:43)
Moira Gunn is the host of Tech Nation and BioTech Nation on National Public Radio. She was also a keynote speaker at the 2008 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, providing a unique perspective into the wide field of technology by integrating her background as a software engineer, her early career at NASA, and her current work at the University of San Francisco. Her many in-depth interviews on NPR Talk with the leading figures in technology give her insight into the nature of technology and what we can expect from it. You can also hear Moira Gunn's full keynote address in audio or video.

A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(8:44–11:51)
Diana talks about the challenge of what we do with IT.

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in IT Leadership
(11:52–16:46)
Researchers have recognized that while IQ has been a good predictor of academic success, many exceptionally bright people remain remarkably ineffective and unproductive in their professional lives. Morris Beverage Jr., President of Lakeland Community College, talks about the concept and key components of emotional intelligence and illustrates the impact of EI on successful leadership. More resources on this subject are available.

Forming the Regional Networks – A Personal History
(16:47–24:48)
Ultimately benefiting institutions of all types and sizes (and acting as the precursor to the Internet we know today), the regional networks solved formidable technical problems, created critical interoperability standards, developed organizational models, and evangelized for new applications. One of the visionary pioneers of the regional networks was Douglas Gale. Gale provides us with a personal account of the nascent Internet of the late 1980s and early 1990s with the formation of the fledgling MIDnet and NSFNET. The regional networks are the winner of the 2008 EDUCAUSE Catalyst Award.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:

"Glide" by Sebastian6
"Lorge" by El Ten Eleven
"Blue Eyes" by Justin Winokur
"Understanding Bound" by Dan Tharp
"Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #8 - Cybersecurity Awareness Month, EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

gbayne — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:32:03 -0500

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! So EDUCAUSE Now hosts Gerry Bayne and Colleen Luckett celebrate by bringing you information on tools, community, and opportunities for involvement on the topic of Cybersecurity in higher education.

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – An Interview with Jodi Ito
(01:52–10:00)
Jodi-Ann Ito is the Information Security Officer for the University of Hawaii. She’s also serves on the EDUCAUSE and Internet 2 Security Task Force. Recently, Jodi spoke with us about Cybersecurity Awareness Month. You can find a variety of cybersecurity resources on the EDUCAUSE/Internet 2 Security Task Force website, including a resource kit and information on the 2009 Computer Security Awareness Poster and Video Contest.

The EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference – A Bird's-Eye View
(10:01–16:40)
The EDUCAUSE 2008 Conference takes place October 28-31, and is the premier information technology event in higher education. Hear EDUCAUSE staff talk about what you can expect at the conference and share helpful tips on getting the most out of your experience. An extended version of this podcast piece is also available.

A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(16:41–20:14)
Diana talks about uncommon thinking for the common good.

Uncommon thoughts from the EDUCAUSE/Internet 2 Security Professionals Conference
(20:15–25:33)
The EDUCAUSE/Internet 2 Security Professionals Conference took place in May of 2008. During the session breaks and lunches, EDUCAUSE Now roamed among the attendees asking about their experiences in Cybersecurity and advice for newcomer’s to the field. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, get involved by visiting the EDUCAUSE/Internet 2 Security Task Force website.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:

"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
"F1-11" by Blues Garden
"Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #7 - Virtual Worlds

gbayne — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:41:14 -0500

Welcome to our Virtual Worlds edition of EDUCAUSE Now! Join co-hosts Gerry Bayne and Colleen Luckett for a look at the intelligent use of Virtual Worlds. How can Second Life be best utilized in a curriculum? What virtual world is best for your institution? Take a listen and find out!

Each episode of EDUCAUSE Now features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

ELI In Conversation: Second Life in Curriculum
(02:05–09:28)
At the ELI 2008 Annual Conference, a roundtable discussion on virtual world was recorded for podcast. This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features an excerpt of the longer conversation. The participants include:

Sarah Smith Robbins, PhD Candidate at Ball State University.
Teshia Roby, Assistant Professor of Educational Multimedia at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Chris Johnson, Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Arizona.

Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(09:29–12:24)
Diana considers how virtual worlds fit into the larger picture of socio-technical systems.

Which Virtual World is Right for Your Institution?
(12:58–20:24)
Virtual worlds have great potential in education, but much needs to be learned about them. One of the biggest questions is whether the best venue is the public mixed-use virtual world, a private education-only space, or a hybrid. We spoke with Donald J. Welch, President and CEO, Merit Network, Inc., who presented the session, “Virtual Worlds: Which Type is Right for Your Institution,” at the 2008 EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:

"Symmetry and the Pocket of Angels" by Josh Woodward
"Lazy Afternoon Sun" by Ekayani & the Healing Band
"F1-11" by Blues Garden

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #6 - Back To School: Helicopter Parents & Emergency Notification Systems

gbayne — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:35:01 -0500

Welcome to our back-to-school episode of EDUCAUSE Now! EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

Helicopter Parents and Technology
(01:18–12:32)
The term “helicopter parents” refers to parents that are overly involved in their child’s life, usually at an educational institution. Why do some parents have trouble letting go once their child is ready to leave the home for university? Can technology help parents feel connected? We speak with three professionals that have extensive contact with parents and students:
Barrie Smith is the founder of MOFchat dot com, a support website for parents who are having difficulty adjusting to their children being on their own at school.
Terry Winters has been the Director for Academic Technology in the department of Computing & Information Services at the University of New Hampshire since 1996. She has been key in developing a Blackboard portal for parents, allowing them to access to instant bill pay and information on parent's association and student life at the university.
Tracy Mitrano is Director of IT Policy and University Computer Policy and Law Program in the Office of Information Technologies at Cornell University and has extensive contact with both parents and students through her office.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(12:33–15:33)
Diana considers the various facets of openness in higher education.
Emergency Notification Systems - Everyone on the Same Page
(16:13–23:30)
Choosing and implementing an emergency notification system is a complex undertaking. We speak with Mark Katsouros, Director of Telecommunication & Network Services at the University of Iowa (which underwent tremendous flooding in June ’08), and Bruce Myers, Business and Technology Analyst at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. They give their thoughts on the multitude of considerations when taking a layered approach to emergency notification.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:

”Groove IT” by Denis Kitchen
“Lapse” by Might Could
“F1-11” by Blues Garden
”Lorge” by El Ten Eleven

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #5 - P2P Update & Data-Rich Blogging

gbayne — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:13:19 -0500

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

P2P Update: New Business Models, Old Ways of Thinking
(01:22–10:52)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a nonprofit organization that fights for your rights in the digital realm. We interview EFF's staff attorney, Corynne McSherry, to hear the latest updates in the file-sharing debate and learn some new ways of thinking about the issue.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(10:52–14:16)
Diana contemplates what we mean by “communication” in a tech-savvy world.
Data-Rich Student Blogging: Reflection and Ownership in Learning
(14:53–21:43)
Biology professor Stephen Gallik noticed that more of his students’ time in the lab was spent on clerical tasks and record keeping than on reflection and learning. He collaborated with instructional technologists Jim Groom and Andrew Rush to design a flash application that saves time and publishes full lab results to a student’s own blog. A screencast demonstration of this application is also available.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:

"Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen
“Electric Guitar 005” by Plastic Soul Band
“Rebirth” by Steven Host
"Butterfly Disease" by Undadogg
"Sunsand" by Sebastian6

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #4 – Cybersecurity, Cyberinfrastucture, Fear 2.0

gbayne — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:39:26 -0500

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

Lessons Learned in Cybersecurity
(01:37―07:24)
We speak with security professionals from Ohio University about their highly publicized 2006 security breach and what they've learned from the experience. The presented a session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Security Professionals Conference entitled, " The Lifecycle of a Security Breach."
New Research Study―" Higher Education IT and Cyberinfrastructure: IntegratingTechnologies for Scholarship"
(08:04―14:09)
Cyberinfrastructure is a term that has confounded and confused many of us in higher education. We speak to ECAR Fellow Mark Sheehan about this new study on how institutions are using cyberinfrastructure successfully and what you need to know about it.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(14:10―17:01)
Diana considers a few of our assumptions about new and old technologies in a changing world.
ELI in Conversation: "Fear 2.0"
(17:20―22:35)
A conversation from the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting. A group of higher ed professionals discusses Web 2.0 tools and how they are shifting education. Participants include:
- Laura Blankenship, Senior Instructional Technologist, Bryn Mawr College
- Martha Burtis, Director, Teaching and Learning Technologies, University of Mary Washington
- Barbara Ganley, Lecturer in English and Writing Program, Middlebury College
- Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Teaching Resources Center, University of California, Davis
- Barbara Sawhill, Director Cooper International Learning Center, Oberlin College

This is an excerpt of a longer conversation.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:
"Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen
"Zune 2" by Sebastian6
"MOAQ" & "Kalimbabumbum" by Kelly Walker
"Amber" by Dan Tharp

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #3 - Current Issues Survey, Big Broadband Policy

gbayne — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:27:45 -0500

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education.

This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

The EDUCAUSE 2008 Current Issues Survey
We hear from Current Issues Committee Chair Debra Allison and EDUCAUSE staff liasion Peter DeBlois. The Current Issues Survey resource page is now available.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger talks about current issues facing higher education and how IT can be a solution, even for non-technical challenges.
A Look at Big Broadband Policy in America
John Windhausen Jr. speaks to EDUCAUSE Now about his white paper, "A Blueprint for Big Broadband".
Music for EDUCAUSE Now:
- "Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen
- "Symmetry and the Pocket of Angels" by Josh Woodward
- "Anapop" by Sebastian6

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #2 - P2P, Clifford Lynch, IT Cultures

gbayne — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:57:01 -0500

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education. EDUCAUSE Now will also inform you about upcoming events, report on past events, and feature the movers and shakers in policy, teaching and learning, security, and a whole host of other important topics for our members. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

Peer-To-Peer Filesharing on Campus.
We hear from some of the players in this debate including Steve Worona, EDUCAUSE Policy Director; Greg DePriest, Vice President of Technology Policy for NBC Universal; Kenneth C. Green, Founding Director of the Campus Computing Project, and Fred Von Lohmann, Senior Staff Attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. You can find more information on the EDUCAUSE website abou the P2P debate.
A Conversation with CNI Executive Director, Clifford Lynch
The Coalition for Networked Information recently held their 2008 Spring Task Force Meeting. This gave us an opportunity to sit down with Clifford Lynch for an interview to discuss cyberinfrastructure, open access, and more. You can also hear the extended version of our conversation.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger.
EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger talks about moving into the future of EDUCAUSE by listening to member concerns and responding to those concerns with action.
IT Cultures Collide: Centralized and Decentralized Workflow
We talk about the culture conflict between centralized and decentralized IT units- bringing together the strengths of two very different approaches. We speak with Chris McCoy, Director of Engineering Computing at Iowa State University who presented a session entitled, "A Place For Everyone: Understanding IT Culture Using S-Curves", at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Midwest Regional Conference. Also included in the discussio is Ann Hill Duin, Associate Vice President & Deputy CIO at the University of Minnesota.
Music for EDUCAUSE Now:
- "Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen
- "Of Travel and Longing" by Sebastian6
- "Energy Drink" by Andrew Pfaff
- "Amber" by Dan Tharp

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #1 - Premiere Episode

gbayne — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:46:49 -0500

Welcome to the premiere episode of EDUCAUSE Now!

This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) Study entitled, "Service on the Front Line: The IT Help Desk in Higher Education"
We talk about some of the surprising findings with ECAR Fellow and author of the study, Mark Sheehan.
ELI in Conversation: Future Learning
A conversation between George Siemens, director of the Learning Technologies Centre at the University of Manitoba, and Michael Wesch, assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University. This conversation was recorded at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2008 Annual Meeting. George Siemens is the author of "Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age", and - Michael Wesch has produced two important videos on Web 2.0, "Information R/evolution" and "The Machine is Us/ing Us." You can listen to the full length podcast of this conversation.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger.
Diana introduces herself as the new president of EDUCAUSE and provides some background information on her career path. She also speaks about her vision for the future of EDUCAUSE.
The EDUCAUSE Policy Office: Update
We check in with EDUCAUSE Vice President Mark Luker regarding current hot topics -- federal broadband policy, net neutrality, and peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. You can read the EDUCAUSE report, "A Blueprint for Big Broadband", and visit the talking points for P2P filesharing issues.
Music for EDUCAUSE Now:
- "Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen
- "Lorge" by El Ten Eleven
- "Guitar Suite I, Movement I" by Dan Tharp