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.
Being Connected: Mobile Mashup of Location + Campus Tools + Daily Activities
Connect with us as we focus on delivering timely and relevant interactions to students through a mashup of location, campus tools (e-mail, LMS, and enterprise data), and daily activities (schedule and tasks). With a glance at their mobile devices, students have immediate access to assignments and quizzes, grades and announcements, schedules and academic life, and much more, all connected through time and place. Here’s just one example. A student needs to take a quiz in one of our testing labs. As she walks by, we can check for seat availability against her calendar and electronically nudge her to stop by. OUTCOMES: Engage students using contextual and relevant data * Identify how to leverage third-party tools to integrate with existing solutions * Discover how to create mashups at your institution
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SOURCE: Educause
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Campus Partners: Sharing the Same Context?
Even though we may speak the same language (i.e., English), we often interpret different meanings. This may lead to frustration and disappointment when working with campus partners because we thought we shared the understanding when we may have different contexts for our understandings. Collaborating with campus partners is a necessity for many in higher ed. To increase the chances of a successful partnership, being careful to create a shared context for the partnership at the outset is essential. The context should be revisited throughout the partnership to maintain a shared context. Assuming is lethal.OUTCOMES: Explore the notion and importance of differing understandings * Construct methods for developing a shared context * Identify how these methods may be used on your campus
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SOURCE: Educause
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E-Learning and Student Success through Business Analytics
Are your e-learning and student success initiatives topnotch? Or are you hitting a roadblock but you just don’t know why? Are you asking yourself how to communicate critical information and create calls to action in support of recruitment, outreach, retention, and graduation efforts while enhancing the user experience? We’ll look at big data from traditional and digital sources for discovery and analysis, the usage of BI tools to ensure student success, and the role of predictive analyses to improve student retention. We’ll also explore the new EDUCAUSE online service that helps IT leaders assess and benchmark maturity and technology deployment for a suite of strategic initiatives including analytics, e-learning, IT risk management, IT governance, information security, and student success. Join us to take a deep dive into benchmarks for student success and learn about the landscape of EDUCAUSE benchmarking. OUTCOMES: Explore maturity and technology benchmarks of IT’s capability to deliver on e-learning and student success initiatives * Investigate the usage of BI tools and regression analysis for reports, dashboards, and predictive analytic models * Reflect on comparative areas of success and opportunities for improvement
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SOURCE: Educause
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IT Investment Portfolio Management: A Framework for Managing IT Demand
In today’s technology-saturated world, there is a limitless demand for IT solutions and a finite supply of IT resources. IT departments often struggle to meet demand, prioritizing as best they can based on importance or achievability. In this session, participants will learn about a framework for selecting and prioritizing IT requests that will guide decision makers in a transparent and defensible manner. Through experiential activities, participants will practice techniques using simple tools that can be adapted to their institutional use. They will leave with practical solutions, scalable tools, new information sources, a network of compatriots, and a roadmap for implementation.OUTCOMES: Adapt an IT portfolio management framework to a your institution’s unique needs and culture * Develop a business case for proposed IT investments using a simple template * Use KPIs to select and prioritize proposed IT investments
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SOURCE: Educause
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Developing Frontline Managers Who Lead
New frontline managers need to concurrently develop both a management skill set and a leadership mind-set in order to successfully transform from an individual contributor to a strong, capable frontline leader. This development must ultimately enable them to manage multitalented, cross-functional teams able to serve the diverse clientele who support the teaching, learning, and administrative processes at our institutions. This session will present a simple, proven method for IT professionals to develop soft skills for communicating effectively, resolving problem situations, building effective relationships, and creating high-functioning teams.OUTCOMES: Understand the common needs of new managers and your institution’s specific needs * Identify leadership qualities needed to lead a cross-functional team * Discover how to improve your communication skills and build effective relationships
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SOURCE: Educause
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On the Privacy Pyramid: A Framework for Privacy Policy and Practice
Each day colleges and universities collect more and more data about students and their activities on campus and online. This data, collected in the SIS, LMS, and a multitude of other campus systems, are an incredible asset to the institution to uncover students’ journeys and pathways to success. As institutions begin expanding this digital data footprint through cloud-based solutions, data privacy discussions must evolve to address the implications of the usage of these data. During this session, participants will explore a “privacy pyramid” framework and a real-world institutional experience of making the change from on campus to cloud-based infrastructures and systems.OUTCOMES: Explore principles of data privacy that drive insights and actions * Identify the impact cloud-based solutions have on data accessibility * Develop a framework for effective data policies
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SOURCE: Educause
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Embrace the Physical World: Proactive Device Monitoring Keeps the Wheels Turning
Proactive device monitoring in classrooms and labs combined with automated incident creation in your service management system helps ensure equipment availability and provides an enterprise solution that includes problem reporting and cross-functional team interaction. We will explore how integrating device monitoring with our ITSM system has helped Tulane’s academic technologies group keep classrooms running smoothly. Join us to explore planned implementations in nonacademic areas and to think about our environments and how we may benefit by embracing the physical world. OUTCOMES: Think beyond IT to identify equipment that can be monitored * Discover ways to integrate monitored devices into your ITSM * Reap the benefits of ITSM integration
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SOURCE: Educause
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Meaningful Partnerships through Tech Investigation
We’re all very busy. New technologies are being developed every day, but we rarely have time to conduct a full pilot. Investigating emerging technology and concepts doesn’t have to be a lengthy process and is much more fun when you do it with new friends. The “hot team” model connects people with diverse perspectives from across the university and beyond to put those ideas into action. The magic is in the process.OUTCOMES: Explore the rapid 5-week process for investigating emerging tools or concepts * Develop strategies for coordinating efforts across your institution * Participate in a mini–hot team with attendees and share results
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SOURCE: Educause
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Float, Flail, or Sink in the Tides of a Reorg
Reorganizations are prompted by the need to achieve new goals, cut costs, or address shifts in institutional direction or client demand. Senior leaders may or may not easily communicate the driving factors behind the changes. Too often, employees perceive inherent changes as reflections on their individual competency or line of work. As a result, midlevel managers can become overwhelmed, assuming new responsibilities from their leaders, attempting to explain new strategies and assignments to their teams, deprecating historical services, and delivering continued services in the midst of changing direction. Learn tips for surviving and thriving in your next reorg.OUTCOMES: Find your new place on the map * Self-assess your strengths * Learn to communicate organizational changes effectively
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SOURCE: Educause
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