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The Spotlight on Identity Management series, six monthly web seminars beginning in January 2008, focuses on identity management challenges and solutions in higher education. Registration is free, and all sessions will be archived.
EDUCAUSE Review takes a broad look at current developments and trends in information technology, what these mean for higher education, and how they may affect the college/university as a whole.
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IntroductionThe Identity Management Working Group Steering Committee will be working on this section to provide structure and seed information to the site.
EDUCAUSE Live! Spotlight on Identity Management SeriesEach Web seminar in the Spotlight on Identity Management series will feature one or two speakers from a campus that has analyzed or solved a problem in a way that we think you will find instructive. We encourage listeners to participate in teams with campus IT professionals joined by representatives of stakeholder units, such as registrars, human resources personnel, alumni relations staff, etc. Each Identity Management Spotlight will feature a small number of specific questions that we encourage these teams to think about before the Web seminar, and that will be discussed after the seminar on this wiki. Discussion Questions for the May 19 Spotlight on Identity Management [Click here to view or add comments]
What are the problems that an enterprise directory and identity management system needs to solve for a large university?
How do you allow decentralized units to manage their own sponsored identities?
Many of the decisions to be made regarding how an enterprise directory and identity management system will work are actually policy decisions. How do you reach decisions that will be acceptable across several campuses and many departments and units?
How do you deal with the challenge of people having multiple relationships with the institution, sometimes at the same time (faculty, staff, student, alumni, contractor, conference attendee, visiting scholar, potential faculty member, and so on)?
How are you planning to ensure that identity information is kept up to date and accurate, and that an identity expires when a person's affiliation with the university ends?
How is "student" defined on your campus? How has that definition evolved over the past few years? Do you expect the evolution to continue? How will you plan for that continuing evolution?
What special problems arise for non-traditional students such as distance learning students, alumni, employees who take classes, etc.?
At what point in the application/interview/acceptance process do you first assign an identity?
Who are the stakeholders on your campus that need to be involved in a university wide IAM initiative?
How do you organize such a large and diverse group--bringing focus to a complex subject?
What are the primary IAM issues your campus needs to address to increase collaboration, improve customer service, contain costs and boost productivity, better protect your digital assets, and mitigate risks?
Who are the stakeholders (application owners, identity providers, etc.) on your campus?
How are the stakeholders' roles affected by the adoption of an identity management infrastructure? How do you manage that change?
What are appropriate standards for identity management when used for your campus's business operation?
What is an appropriate governance structure for your campus's identity management infrastructure? Who should the members be to ensure adoption throughout the institution?
How would you describe the "identity life cycle" of students on your campus? How does it compare to Cornell's, and how relevant is Cornell's solution to your situation?
Who are the key stakeholders on your campus in defining your approach to student identity management? Are there already mechanisms in place (regular meetings; joint teams; others) by which these stakeholders can communicate?
What's the governance structure for identity management on your campus? Formal governance body focused solely on identity management? Formal body with a larger mission? Informal approach? Other?
What's your timeline or project plan for putting your solution in place for student identity management?
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