Webinars and other forms of presentations can be a great way to gain familiarity with a new topic or brush up on a skill that you haven’t used in a while. These presentations cover a variety of topics, from security to project management, and come from various sources around the web.
An Institutional Assessment and Decision-Making Model for Cloud-Based Educational Technologies
Join us for an interactive conversation about the real-world challenges institutions face when adopting and integrating cloud-based educational technologies. Learn about UC Irvine’s cross-functional model for assessing these third-party tools and walk away with an action plan for implementing relevant strategies at your institution.Outcomes: Learn about the components that encompass a comprehensive educational technology assessment *Evaluate your institution’s current level of engagement with each component of the assessment *Develop an action plan for addressing the evolving landscape of third-party tools at your institution
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SOURCE: Educause
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Cloud Computing
Join this important discussion on challenges and opportunities associated with cloud computing. Topics include contract negotiation and management, vendor relationship management, IT service management practices, compliance and legal issues, data privacy and security considerations, identity and access management, service integration, skills and staffing implications, and cloud use cases that enable institutional agility, efficiency, and innovation.
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SOURCE: Educause
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Using Splunk Data Analytics to Protect Students, Faculty, and the University
We use Splunk at ASU uses to protect our thousands of students, staff, and faculty across the globe. Splunk software has helped us detect and prevent payroll fraud and reduce the impact of phishing by tracking phishing transactions. This data is used to remediate the impact and educate the victim on what to look for to avoid future attacks.Outcomes: Understand how Splunk’s data analytics can empower a IT staff to protect the entire university *Understand how to be proactive in solving security concerns and do more with limited resources *Understand how analytics can help you prevent fraud on your campus
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SOURCE: Educause
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Leading Change: Building Toward a Strategic Vision of Innovation
How do you execute your vision while tackling daily challenges? When do you stop triaging and steward your strategic plans? Why should you build an organization ready for tomorrow’s challenges? By modeling a hierarchy of IT needs, we will debate building a culture of innovation through leadership, governance, and effectiveness.Outcomes: Learn how to advocate for change and innovation within your organization *Understand the connections between operational effectiveness, technology architecture and strategic advocacy *Consider their positioning within their institution and the overall role of IT in higher education
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SOURCE: Educause
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“We’re Moving Your Cheese!”: Communicating IT Change
Communications can make or break your IT project. When UC Irvine undertook a potentially contentious pilot of a new campus-wide LMS, our comprehensive communication strategy led to solid participation and eventual adoption of the system. We’ll share our processes, framework, templates, and strategies for successfully navigating IT change communication.Outcomes: Identify constituencies and create communication considerations documentation for each *Map and execute a long-range plan for effectively communicating through different channels to constituent groups *Discover how tone and message change at key milestones for various campus constituent groups
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SOURCE: Educause
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The EDUCAUSE 2017 Top 10 IT Issues
Get an exclusive preview of 2017’s Top 10 IT Issues, which won’t be published until January. IT Issues Panel members will discuss the issues and their importance. Session attendees will have considerable time to share their viewpoints and reactions to the list. Listen, reflect, opine—be ready to learn and participate!Outcomes: Get a jump-start on 2017 planning * Obtain strategic directions to share with your institutional leadership * Learn what your peers think
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SOURCE: Educause
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Using LSRS and FLEXspace to Measure Impact and Support Learning Space Master Planning
New tools enable more effective master planning for learning spaces. The Learning Space Rating System can be used to measure the learning potential of spaces and assist with renovation prioritization; FLEXspace is a detailed, growing repository that provides examples of peer solutions, and a place where you can document and showcase your own campus learning spaces.Outcomes: Understand how to access LSRS and FLEXspace for planning *Understand and begin to apply the integrated planning process used to align resources and stakeholders *Learn how to participate in a broader community of practitioners using these toolsets
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SOURCE: Educause
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Finding the Answers: How to Complete an Establishment Survey
Your organization completes countless surveys every year. How confident are you in the accuracy of the information you provide? Do you have an established process for completing surveys? Learn several best practices for completing an establishment survey and increase your confidence in providing data for apples-to-apples comparisons.Outcomes: Identify common concerns about providing good data * Learn best practices and processes for completing an establishment survey * Increase your confidence in providing accurate data to surveys.
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SOURCE: Educause
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Hydra: One Body, Many Heads for Digital Repositories
Hydra is both an open-source technical framework for building digital repository systems and a growing community of partners engaged in supporting the framework and creating front-end digital repository and content management applications. We will provide an overview of Hydra, demonstrate Hydra-based applications, and discuss integration with library and IT environments.Outcomes: Learn about the goals and basic structure of the Hydra digital repository community and development framework *Understand how institutions are integrating Hydra-based solutions into their larger IT and library services infrastructure *Learn how to get involved with the Hydra community
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SOURCE: Educause
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The Phenomenon of Trust within Higher Ed Consortia
Trust is a foundational element for success within higher education consortia. Member institutions cooperate but still compete for students and appropriations as examples. Risk and opportunism must be mitigated. We will present the findings of research that examined the phenomenon of trust from the perspective of consortia directors including IT leaders along with valuable insights into effective consortium leadership.Outcomes: Identify the basic requirements for the establishment of trust within higher education consortia *Recognize interpersonal or social exchange theory factors associated with the formation of trust within consortia *Articulate interorganizational factors linked with risk mitigation, effective consortium leadership, and the creation of trust
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SOURCE: Educause
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