| Sunday, February 24, 2008 | |
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| 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Registration |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Welcome Reception |
| Monday, February 25, 2008 | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sponsor Networking Lounge Open |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Opening Session: 10 Top IT Trends in Higher Education The future is hard to predict -- and even tougher when you're talking about technology. A panel of experts talks about where higher-education technology has been in the recent past, and where it is going in the future. Panelists: Richard A. DeMillo, dean and distinguished professor of computing, Georgia Tech Richard Garrett, program director and senior research analyst, Eduventures Mark David Milliron, president and CEO, Catalyze Learning International Moderator: Warren Arbogast, technology consultant and host of The Chronicle's Tech Therapy podcast |
| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | General Session: Campus Rights vs. Copyrights: The Entertainment Industry's Battle With Higher Education Illegal file sharing has been running rampant on campuses, according to the entertainment industry. Should college officials become antipiracy police? If they don't, are they condoning criminal acts? Should Congress force colleges to act? And might this change the nature of academe, infringing on individual rights and freedom of expression? Panelists: Cheryl Elzy, dean of university libraries, Illinois State University Jim Gibson, visiting associate professor of law, University of Virginia; associate professor of law, University of Richmond Stewart McLaurin, executive vice president of education affairs, The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. Tracy Mitrano, director of IT policy and of computer policy & law program, Cornell University Moderator: Josh Fischman, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Sponsor Case Studies |
| Academy of Art University: Quality Courses On Campus and Online With the cost of higher education on the rise, and student recruitment efforts becoming increasingly competitive, colleges and universities are seeking to build 21st century learning models that reach beyond the boundaries of traditional campuses. Toward that end, the Academy of Art University is using technology to extend the physical boundaries of its San Francisco campus -- and enroll record numbers of students into virtual, accredited, degree and certificate programs. In this session, Jason Schaefer, Director of Online Studies, shows how Academy of Art University used Adobe technologies to improve the quality of their online courses, improve student access to those courses, reduce costs, and enhance the effectiveness of recruiting. Speaker: Jason Shaeffer, director of online graduate studies and synchronous services, Academy of Art University |
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| 802.11n and the All-Wireless Campus: Carnegie Mellon's Campuswide Wireless Project 802.11n offers the promise to change the structure of the college campus from class curriculum to administrative functions. It will allow convergence of many services onto one flexible infrastructure and enable wireless to become the primary access method. In this session, a representative from Carnegie Mellon University will discuss the college's move to 802.11n, reviewing the risks and benefits of transitioning to the new standard, including a review of its business requirements, technology evaluation criteria, selection process, and deployment. Panelists: Dan McCarriar, assistant director of network services, Carnegie Mellon University Robert Fenstermacher, global education marketing, Aruba Networks |
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| Can You Hear Me Now? Unified Communication on the 21st-Century Campus
CDW Government, Inc. will present data from their recent study about the state of America's Emergency Alert Infrastructure. From IP phones to emergency alerts, learn how higher-education institutions are using the latest technologies to streamline and reshape communication on campus. Brandeis University will share their consolidated response plan — BENS — which focuses on the importance of converging safety and communications. Panelists: Otis McNaught, solution specialist, CDW Berbee Phylis Miquel, education solutions manager, Cisco Systems, Inc. John Turner, director of networks and systems, Brandeis University Moderator: Julie Smith, director of higher education, CDW Government, Inc |
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| Student and Institutional Information: How Analytics Change Higher Education
Broward Community College has gone from simple reporting to a data-oriented approach to decision making. Using predictive analytics to target potential students, monitor students' success, understand program effectiveness, and view enrollment history across campuses and disciplines, Broward can measure strategic performance and forecast student and institutional data in minutes. By using a dashboard, human resources, administrative assistants, and leaders of the college all have desktop access to the intelligence they need. Speaker: Patti Barney, vice president for information technology, Broward Community College |
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| 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Luncheon Keynote Session: Public Intellectuals, Blogs, and the Modern YouNiversity Speaker: Henry Jenkins, director of the comparative media studies program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | General Session: How Professors Are Using Technology: A Report From the Trenches With course-management systems, "smart classrooms," and gadget-toting students, technology is now ubiquitous in college classrooms and labs. But what's it like to actually teach in this environment? In a free-wheeling discussion, a panel of professors--technophiles and technophobes -- look at the day-to-day realities of teaching in today's high-tech world of academe. Moderator: M. Lewis Temares, CIO and vice president for information technology, University of Miami |
| 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee Break |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions |
| Coping With the Data Deluge Many academic disciplines are drowning in data gathered for research. That data could be crucial to new discoveries or to opening up new kinds of research. But right now it is being thrown out or lost. A look at the growing movement to archive and distribute scholarly data. Panelists: Sayeed Choudhury, associate dean of university libraries and director of the digital research and curation center, The Johns Hopkins University Michael C. Witt, interdisciplinary research librarian, assistant professor of library science, Purdue University Moderator: Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
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| President and CIO: Improving Communication to Maximize Impact Often college presidents and chief technology officers live in different worlds and rarely interact. But when the two join forces, sharing and communicating central goals and missions, technology can help drive strategic change. A panel of presidents and CIO's offer examples of how to sing in harmony. Panelists: Mitch Davis, CIO, Bowdoin College Jan I. Fox, senior vice president for information technology/CIO, Marshall University Stephen J. Kopp, president, Marshall University Barry Mills, president, Bowdoin College Moderator:Jeffrey R. Young, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
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| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Networking Reception |
| Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Sponsor Networking Lounge Open |
| 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM | General Session: Will Technology Take You to Court? Legal Landmines and How to Avoid Them College presidents, CIO's, and other institutional leaders must confront a growing number of thorny legal issues as new technologies emerge on their campuses: copyright infringement, libel, invasion of privacy, and security breaches, to name just a few. Three experts will outline the most important legal problems they see occurring now and on the horizon -- and advise how campus leaders should be prepared to deal effectively with those issues. Panelists: Beth Cate, associate general counsel, Indiana University Steven J. McDonald, general counsel, Rhode Island School of Design Tracy Mitrano, director of IT policy and of computer policy & law program, Cornell University Moderator: Sarah Hardesty Bray, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Keynote Session: Lessons From Multiple IT Crises: The Case of Ohio University Ohio University suffered perhaps the most extensive security breach in college history, and since then its leaders have worked to make the institution a model of how to secure sensitive data. The university's president talks about what the institution learned and about his vision for making computer security a priority. Speaker: Roderick J. McDavis, president, Ohio University Introduction: Phil Semas, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Sponsor Case Studies |
| Your Campus Knowledge, Online Now: A Case Study of Classroom Webcasting at the University of Tennesse
The University of Tennessee's implementation of classroom knowledge capture technology has rapidly come to be one of the most sought after IT services on campus. Learn how its applications save time, money and drive innovation throughout the campus.
Speaker: Bob Hillhouse, director of engineering services, University of Tennessee |
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| When Crisis Strikes: Security Breaches
The number of records reported compromised in the U.S. increased sixfold last year. In November 2007, a single incident in the U.K. affected 25 million people. Whether a breach results from malicious hacking or human error, how you deal with the situation makes all the difference with constituents. This session will review how one institution dealt with a recent incident, providing you with valuable insight and vicarious hindsight that can help your institution.
Speaker: Gary Koeven, dean of information services, Dixie State College of Utah |
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| 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Concurrent Sessions |
| Who Will Produce Higher Education's (and America's) New IT Leaders? Colleges, along with companies and government, need visionary leaders to manage information at a time when technology is changing faster than ever. Yet the number of students graduating in many technical fields is declining, and some worry that the field isn't attracting enough people with the necessary skills in management. What should higher education be doing to produce the librarians, CIO's, and tech-savvy executives of the future? Panelists: Rebecca S. Chopp, president, Colgate University Lonnie Harvel, CIO, vice president educational technology, Georgia Gwinnett College Moderator: Goldie Blumenstyk, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
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| IT Challenges for Community Colleges
Two-year colleges often have the fewest resources, serve the most diverse student bodies, employ the most diverse corps of faculty members, and have the greatest demands placed upon them by companies and people in their communities. In this audience-driven session designed especially for community-college leaders, you can share ideas on how to keep your institution on the cutting edge. Moderator: Mark David Milliron, president and CEO, Catalyze Learning International |
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| 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Coffee Break |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Closing Plenary: Emergency Management: Lessons for IT From Virginia Tech and Hurricane Katrina The shocking shootings on a peaceful Virginia campus highlighted the need for emergency alerts, and the difficulties in getting alarms and news out to a far-flung campus community. IT leaders have crafted response plans, and will talk about solutions for situations ranging from violent individuals to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Panelists: Michael L. Dame, director of university web communications, Virginia Tech Brian T. Nichols, chief IT security and policy officer, Louisiana State University Cinta Putra, CEO and co-founder, 3n National Notification Network Moderator: Josh Fischman, The Chronicle of Higher Education |