EDUCAUSE | Podcasts and Leadership

E08 Podcast: Confessions of a Digital Immigrant

gbayne — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:33:08 -0600

This thirty-one minute podcast features a session recorded at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference. The speech is by Joel L. Hartman, Vice Provost for Information Technologies and Resources at the University of Central Florida. Joel Hartman is also the recipient of the 2008 EDUCAUSE Leadership Award. His speech is entitled, "Confessions of a Digital Immigrant."
Video of this session is also available.

Most of us have come to our positions in information technology as what Marc Prensky would call "digital immigrants." We descended from, and spend most of our time in, a primarily analog world, yet we have the responsibility to create and lead a primarily digital world. What resources can we consult to find a sense of direction and meaning as we navigate this strange new world?

This EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference Podcast is sponsored by Real Networks, Inc.

EDUCAUSE Podcast: An Interview with Jean Engle, Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA/Johnson Space Center

gbayne — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:27:19 -0600

This 12 minute podcast features an interview with Jean Engle, Chief Knowledge Officer for NASA at the Johnson Space Center. She delivered the opening keynote speech at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Southwest Regional Conference entitled, "Knowledge Sharing: Some Myths and Ideas, and a Little IT".

Ms. Engle joined the Johnson Space Center as a cooperative education student in 1984. She earned a B.A. in Mathematics in 1987, and an M.B.A in 1993 from the University of Houston, Clear Lake. She has served in a variety of increasingly responsible division and directorate staff positions and has been a member of the CIO Office since its inception in 1994. Over the last several years, she has led JSC’s involvement in a number of Agencywide and Centerwide Information Technology standards and security efforts.

In September, 2006, Ms. Engle was named the Chief Knowledge Officer for the Johnson Space Center. In this capacity, Ms. Engle is responsible for the development of an integrated knowledge management plan across the entire center, conduct studies of current and past knowledge management activities, evaluate current policies and processes, as well as collaborate with other NASA Centers and industry to identify and utilize best practices.

E07 Podcast: Brian Hawkins - Learning To Drive (and Other Lessons Learned Along the Way)

gbayne — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:11:20 -0600

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.

An Interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin

mpasiewicz — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:10:37 -0500

In this nine minute recording, we'll hear from Pulitzer prize winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Listen in as she shares some poignant thoughts on the leadership that may prove especially relevant to institutions ripe with diversity such as those we find in higher education. She'll also comment on the prospects of Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt as bloggers in the 21st century, digital preservation, and the shares some thoughts on baseball. As an avid Red Sox fan, I'm sure she's thrilled with the outcome of the recent World Series and her comments regarding the momentum of the Red Sox were spot on.

E2006 Podcast: Using a Dashboard for Business Intelligence

Carie417 — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:08:57 -0600

In this 45 minute recording from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Session, we’ll hear from Sue Workman in a session entitled, ”Using a Dashboard for Business Intelligence.” Workman suggests a Dashboard may help university leaders make snap decisions while taking stock of emerging trends.

An Interview with Don Padgett

mpasiewicz — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:11:30 -0600

In this 18 minute recording, Bill Hogue hosts a discussion with Don Padgett about IT metrics, leadership and more.

An Interview with Paul Gandel

mpasiewicz — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:16:37 -0500

The attached 14 minute recording provides coverage of an interview with Syracuse CIO, Paul Gandel. Listen in as Gene Spencer hosts a discussion about strategies for talking with the press, data visualization, scholarly communication and much more.

An Interview with Dennis Trinkle

mpasiewicz — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:54:57 -0500

In this 23 minute recording, we'll hear from Valparaiso's CIO, Dennis Trinkle. Listen in as he shares a few thoughts on his 361º Model for Transforming Teaching and Learning with Technology, scholarly communication in a digital age, learning space design and cyberliability insurance.

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Dennis was also recently quoted in a recent Chronicle article about cyberliability.

An interview with Georgia Nugent

mpasiewicz — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:10:28 -0500

In this 15 minute recording, Gene Spencer hosts Kenyon College President, Georgia Nugent to get her thoughts on the Spellings Report, Kurzweil's Law of Accelerating Returns and much more.

An Interview with John Walda

mpasiewicz — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:27:27 -0500

In this 17 minute recording, we'll hear from NACUBO President, John Walda on a range of issues of interest to business officers in higher education. Among other things, topics covered in this interview include the Spellings report, federal policy and other key issues facing academia.

For more information about NACUBO, visit
http://www.nacubo.org/