This EDUCAUSE community group is designed for discussion of issues and challenges that affect chief information officers in higher education: the role of the CIO, financing and funding strategies, planning and organizing for information resources (especially information technology) within the institution, human resource issues, policies for the networked information environment, and the future of higher education. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
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This EDUCAUSE community group is sponsored by the Higher Education Information Security Council. The purpose of the group is to provide a forum to identify problems and share strategies or solutions as colleges and universities continue to improve information security governance, compliance, data protection, and privacy programs. The group will also inform the council's Advisory Committee of current issues and trends and will help identify and promote effective community practices. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
Recent breakthroughs in the field of generative AI have caused unprecedented disruption to higher education and beyond. This community group discusses the issues and opportunities related to pedagogical, ethical, privacy, and other aspects of generative AI impacting students, staff, and faculty across higher education. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
Programs, services, and resources at universities and colleges continue to expand exponentially, and delivery methods have become increasingly technology-centric. Unless these technologies are designed and deployed to support the access needs of all users, including those with disabilities, universities and colleges risk excluding qualified students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders. The IT Accessibility Community Group will help the EDUCAUSE community to assess the scope of issues of IT accessibility, identify resources and initiatives, develop best practices on policy and assistive program and service development, and in general focus on how to approach campus-wide universal access to information available via technology by engaging in dialogue across boundaries within and beyond the campus environment. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and online on the first Wednesday of the month. The electronic discussion list via EDUCAUSE Connect hosts robust discussion of issues throughout the year and links to the monthly meetings. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
This EDUCAUSE community group is to provide a forum for all topics related to instructional technologies. Instructional technology combines an understanding of pedagogy and technology. With this field rapidly changing due to the continual evolution of underlying technologies, enhanced understanding of learning, and discipline-driven changes within the subjects being taught the topics discussed in this group range from learner-centered principles to technology selection and key issues relating to instructional technologies. The EDUCAUSE Instructional Technologies community group includes a diverse membership of faculty, staff, and students with a wide range of professional backgrounds and expertise in technology and education. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
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This EDUCAUSE community group provides a forum for discussion of how to effectively gather, analyze and apply student data to inform and quantify the efficacy of instructional design decisions and processes. Data-informed instructional design, which parallels the emerging theory of Course Design Analytics and Learning Analytics, leverages student-generated data to inform learning and course design for a specific set of students who bear unique characteristics. Since students’ academic performance can be affected by study activities conducted in classrooms, out of classrooms, and through newly-emerging and rapidly-evolving technology, this group will examine data in a variety of venues. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
This EDUCAUSE community group addresses all forms of wireless local area networking in the unlicensed spectrum, focusing on issues pertaining to 802.11x as well as emerging broadband and high-speed technologies. Topics of interest include authentication, authorization, roaming, IEEE standards, vendor interoperability and bugs, scalability, RF site surveys, and RF congestion and interference in the ISM/U-NII band. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
This EDUCAUSE community group provides a forum for discussing adoption and implementation of ITSM (IT Service Management) guidance and the related issues and obstacles that are particular in higher education. The topics include discussions of ITIL and ITSM processes implementations, usage of tools, training, and ways to promote a service management culture in higher education IT. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
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This EDUCAUSE community group focuses on issues faced by project managers of technical projects within higher education. Discussions include best practices and tools, promotion of project management culture in IT organizations, managing cross–functional groups, the introduction of new technologies, and meeting client expectations. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
The Google Workspace community group provides a forum for higher education professionals to share thoughts and experiences about the Google Workspace including: mail, calendaring, docs and spreadsheets, etc. The group will identify effective practices in support and use of the suite and discuss how "living in the cloud" is working. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
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The Women in IT Community Group collaborates and disseminates effective practices in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in higher education IT. Meaningful connections are made through a variety of collaboration tools, including EDUCAUSE Connect, providing an opportunity for addressing a wide range of topics impacting women IT professionals in colleges and universities. Open to all, this group facilitates a networking opportunity at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference and offers sessions that highlight a variety of industry best practices. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
In the age of analytics, building a strong data foundation is essential: ensuring data conforms to standards, is of high quality, is available when needed, and is managed by Data Stewards. The Data Governance Community Group is a venue for data governance managers—and open to those seeking to initiate data governance programs. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
This EDUCAUSE community group focuses on strategic thinking on how to best provide support for the higher education communities of faculty, staff and students. In particular this group focuses on how to share information, best practices, common tools and strategies. This community has expert knowledge of help desk management, desktop support, hardware/software standards, knowledge management, service management systems and end user communications. By leveraging our commonalities, this constituency group seeks innovative, effective and efficient practices that insure successful support. This group consistently meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference, often at the EDUCAUSE regional conferences and communicates via electronic discussion throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
This EDUCAUSE community group provides interested higher education professionals with an opportunity to share ideas and concerns about managing and supporting networks, including the expanding area of wireless networks. Topics include new technologies, hardware and software standards, user support. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
The IT Communications Community Group (ITCOMM CG) is a forum and resource for higher education IT communications professionals and others to share ideas and best practices about communicating effectively about IT at their institutions. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
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The purpose of this EDUCAUSE community group is to provide a forum for all topics related to identity and access management, including procedures, technologies, products, administration, prototypes, projects, business models, and many other areas. Participants are encouraged to share experiences about what has and has not worked on their campuses and to suggest ways that the community can organize activities and distribute information that will facilitate deployment of effective identity and access management solutions. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
Higher Education is seeing exponential growth in the field of digital and blended teaching and learning. This EDUCAUSE community group is geared at Directors, Coordinators and/or Administrators of blended and digital programs and provides a space for the exchange of ideas, tips and information related to excellent practices and policies, quality control, accessibility, staffing and structure, as well as management of support services, faculty development, and Learning Management Systems. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
The Cloud Computing Community Group (CCCG) provides participants with the opportunity to learn about and discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with the adoption of cloud computing in colleges and universities. Examples of discussion topics include cloud management practices, compliance and legal issues, data privacy and security considerations, cloud identity and access management, cloud service integration (cloud to cloud and cloud to on-premise), research computing, skills and staffing implications, vendor relationship management, and cloud use cases to enable institutional agility, efficiency, and innovation. This group meets monthly via Zoom, at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, and uses this list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
This EDUCAUSE community group is designed for the discussion of information technology issues that are unique to small colleges, those with an FTE enrollment under 5,000. We share our issues, ideas, and solutions related to the planning, implementation, and management of technology-related information resources. We have bi-monthly meet-ups on zoom, covering a variety of topics. Participants are encouraged to submit discussion items ahead of time but may also ask for feedback during the meeting. Occasionally we have special topic conversations or webinars on zoom. And, we have an active discussion forum. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
The way we use space impacts teaching practices, learning activities and effectiveness, student interactions, as well as the campus sense of community. This is as true for formal spaces, such as classrooms, as for non-formal spaces, such as a computer or information commons, student unions, study areas, living spaces, or even the hallway. Well-designed learning spaces are predicated on an understanding of the learning activities that must occur, the type of interaction desired, the needs of the discipline, and the learning outcomes sought. The EDUCAUSE Learning Space Design community group provides a forum for the exchange and archiving of information and for discussions of key issues in the field. Topics range from what makes a physical space conducive to learning to the principles and processes of learning space design. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year. Participation in EDUCAUSE Community Groups is non-exclusive and may not be limited due to impermissible factors.
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