2006 Current Issues Survey Resources
Resources on this page EDUCAUSE Quarterly (Vol. 29, No. 2, 2006) – "Current IT Issues Survey Report, 2006 "HTML format | PDF format
EDUCAUSE Review (Vol. 41, No. 3, May/June 2006) – "Top-Ten IT Issues, 2006 "EQ article, focusing on the top-ten issues in 2006 that IT leaders identified as the most important for their institutions to resolve for strategic success.HTML format | PDF format
Items below that are two or more years old have been judged to still have relevance to the higher education IT community, either for general principles or specific guidelines. In addition to the cited readings, nearly all of the top-ten issues are also covered in recent conference presentation materials (typically PowerPoint presentations) that you can access by browsing and searching particular issues/topics at EDUCAUSE Connect .
Security and Identity Management Funding IT Administrative/ERP/Information Systems Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Faculty Development, Support, and Training Infrastructure Strategic Planning Governance, Organization, and Leadership E-learning/Distributed Teaching and Learning Web Systems and Services #1 Security and Identity Management Anderson, A. "Effective Management of Information Security and Privacy ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1 (2006): 15–20. Davidson, M. "Leading by Example: The Case for IT Security in Academia ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 1 (January/February 2005): 14–22. EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force. Computer Security Video Contest Winners EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force. Cyber Security on Campus: Executive Awareness Video EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force. Effective Security Practices Guide EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force. Information Security Governance Assessment Tool for Higher Education EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force. Principles to Guide Efforts to Improve Computer and Network Security for Higher Education Hughes, J. and Seuss, J. "Presidents and Campus Cybersecurity ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 6 (November/December 2005): 118–119. Luker, M. "Knock, Knock, Who's There? " EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 3 (May/June 2005): 76. Luker, M. and Petersen, R. Computer and Network Security in Higher Education Nixon, A. "Policy and Legal Implications of Spyware and Data Privacy ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1 (2006): 5–7. Qayoumi, M. and Woody, C. "Addressing Information Security Risk ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 4 (2005): 7–11. Rose, L. "Information Security: A Difficult Balance ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 39, no. 5 (September/October 2004): 10–11. Talbot, D. "Universal Authentication ." Technology Review. (March/April 2006). Worona, S. "The Business of Identity Management ." Presentation at the 2006 NERCOMP Conference. EDUCAUSE (2006). Yanosky, R. "Identity Management: The State of the Practice in Higher Education ." Presentation at the 2005 ECAR Symposium. EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (2005). #2 Funding IT EDUCAUSE and NACUBO. Funding Information Technology Goldstein, P. J. Information Technology Funding in Higher Education Goldstein, P., Gonick, L. S., Huish, D. S., Lambert, H. D., Lea, L. T., Pritchard, W. H., Siff, F. H., Smallen, D. L., and Steinbrenner, K. "Doing More with Less: Obstacle or Opportunity for IT? " EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 39, no. 6 (November/December 2004): 14–36. Graves, W. "Improving Institutional Performance through IT-Enabled Innovation ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 6 (November/December 2005): 78–99. Greenberg, M. "A University Is Not A Business ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 39, no. 2 (March/April 2004): 10–16. Hawkins, B. and Oblinger, D. "The Myth About Saving Money ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 2 (March/April 2005): 12–13. Ringle, M. "Can Collaboration Rescue Imperiled IT Budgets? " EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 39, no. 6 (November/December 2004): 38–46. Smallen, D.L. and McCredie, J. "Getting beyond Budget Dust to Sustainable Models for Funding Information Technology ." In Polley A. McClure, ed., Organizing and Managing Information Resources on Your Campus (2003): Jossey-Bass. Reprinted in EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 38, no. 2 (March/April 2003): 42–50. #3 Administrative/ERP/Information Systems Goldstein, P. with Katz, R. Academic Analytics: The Uses of Management Information and Technology in Higher Education Kvavik, R. B., Katz, R. N., and associates. The Promise and Performance of Enterprise Systems Powel, W. and Barry, J. "An ERP Post-Implementation Review: Planning for the Future by Looking Back ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 3 (2005): 40–46. West, R. and Daigle, S. L. Total Cost of Ownership: A Strategic Tool for ERP Planning and Implementation #4 Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Crafton, D., Hafner, K., and Nydam, R. "Critical Infrastructure Protection and Higher Education ." Presentation at 2005 EDUCAUSE Policy Conference. EDUCAUSE (2005). Franz, L. "Disaster Recovery Planning ." Evolving Technologies Committee Paper. EDUCAUSE (2003). Katz, R. "An Interview With Brian Voss, CIO at Louisiana State University ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 6 (November/December 2005): Web bonus. Voss, B. "At Katrina's Edge: One Campus's Story ." Archived Web Seminar. EDUCAUSE (2006). Voss, B. "What Would Ozymandias Think about Disaster Planning? " EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 41, no. 2 (March/April 2006): 76–77. #5 Faculty Development, Support, and Training Ayers, E. L. "The Academic Culture and the IT Culture: Their Effect on Teaching and Scholarship ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 39, no. 6 (November/December 2004): 48–62. Efaw, J. "No Teacher Left Behind ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 4 (2005): 26–32. Moore, A., Moore, J., and Fowler, S. "Faculty Development for the Net Generation ." In Oblinger, D. G. and Oblinger, J. L., eds., Educating the Net Generation (2005). EDUCAUSE. Oblinger, D. G. and Oblinger, J. L., eds. Educating the Net Generation Riedinger, B. and Rosenberg, P. "Uniting Technology and Pedagogy: The Evolution of an Online Teaching Certification Course ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1 (2006): 32–39. #6 Infrastructure Hitch, L. and McCord, A. "Of Nomadicity, Expectations, Campus IT Infrastructure and, Oh Yes, Budget ." EDUCAUSE Evolving Technologoes Committee Paper. EDUCAUSE (2004). Katz, R.N. "The ICT Infrastructure: A Driver of Change ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 37, no. 4 (July/August 2002): 51–61. Lightfoot, E. and Ihrig, W. The Next-Generation Infrastructure Pirani, J. A. and Salaway, G. Information Technology Networking in Higher Education: Campus Commodity and Competitive Differentiator #7 Strategic Planning Albrecht, R., Bender, R., Katz, R. N., Pirani, J. A., Salaway, G., Sitko, T. D., and Voloudakis, J. Information Technology Alignment in Higher Education Carr, N. "The End of Corporate Computing ." MIT Sloan Management Review . vol. 40, no. 3 (Spring 2005) (subscription of purchase required). Dobbins, K. "Getting Ready for the Next Generation Learner ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 5 (September/October 2005): 8–9. Duderstadt, J. J., Atkins, D.E., and Van Houweling, D. "The Development of Institutional Strategies ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 38, no. 3 (May/June 2003): 48–58. From Higher Education in the Digital Age: Technology Issues and Strategies for American Colleges and Universities (2002). Hawkins, B. and Oblinger, D. "The Myth About Competitiveness ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 3 (May/June 2005): 12–13. Sampler, J. Core Incompentencies . Sloan School of Management Working Paper 4237-02 (2002) (terms of use consent required) . Strong, B. "Strategic Planning: What's So Strategic About It? " EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1 (2005): 4–6. Voloudakis, J. "Hitting a Moving Target: IT Strategy in a Real-Time World ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 2 (March/April 2005): 44–55. From the ECAR Study Information Technology Alignment in Higher Education . #8 Governance, Organization, and Leadership Barone, C. A. "Leadership, Goals, and Transformation: An Interview with John C. Hitt ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 1 (January/February 2005): 24–33. Brown, W. "CIO Effectiveness in Higher Education ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1 (2006): 48–53. Dodd, D. "On the Road of Experience: Seven Observations on Leadership ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 4 (2004): 61–63. Hawkins, B. "A Framework for the CIO Position ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 39, no. 6 (November/December 2004): 94–103. Hawkins, B. "Twelve Habits of Successful IT Professionals ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 41, no. 1 (January/February 2006): 56–67. Hawkins, B. and Oblinger, D. "The Myth About CIOs ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 1 (January/February 2005): 12–13. Hill, L. "Leadership Development: A Strategic Imperative for Higher Education ." In Forum Futures 2005 . EDUCAUSE and The Forum for the Future of Higher Education (2005). Katz, R., Kvavik, R., Penrod, J. I., Pirani, J. A., Nelson, M. R., and Salaway, G. Information Technology Leadership in Higher Education: The Condition of the Community Kelley, T. and Sharif, N. "Understanding the Mindset of Higher Education CIOs ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 4 (2005): 33–43. Molina, P. "IT Leadership Principles from Don Quixote ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 3 (May/June 2005): 8–9. Ward, D. and Hawkins, B. "Presidential Leadership for Information Technology ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 48, no. 3 (May/June 2003): 36–47. Weill, P. and Woodham, Richard. Don't Just Lead, Govern: Implementing Effective IT Governance #9 E-learning/Distributed Teaching and Learning Abel, R. "Implementing Best Practices in Online Learning ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 3 (2005): 75–77. Allen, I. E. and Seaman, J. Entering the Mainstream: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2003 and 2004 Allen, I. E. and Seaman, J. Growing By Degrees: Online Education in the United States, 2005 Arabasz, P., Pirani, J., and Lawcett, D. Supporting e-Learning in Higher Education Campbell, J. "Changing A Cultural Icon: The Academic Library as a Virtual Destination ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 41, no. 1 (January/February 2006): 16–31. Dziuban, C. D., Hartman, J. L., and Moskal, P, D. Blended Learning EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative . Various Resources.EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative and The New Media Consortium, The Horizon Report, 2006 Edition Epper, R. M. and Garn, M. "Virtual Universities: Real Possibilities ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 39, no. 2 (March/April 2004): 28–39. Gandel, P., Katz, R., and Mitrano, T. "The 'Weariness of the Flesh': Reflections on the Life of the Mind in an Era of Abundance ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 39, no. 2 (March/April 2004): 40–51. Gonzales-Major, J. and Albright, A. Hitchhikers Guide to Course Development Hawkins, B. and Oblinger, D. "The Myth About Online Course Development: 'A Facilty Member Can Individually Develop and Deliver an Effective Online Course' ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 41, no. 1 (January/February 2006): 14–15. Kvavik, R. B., Caruso, J. B., and Morgan, G. ECAR Study of Students and Information Technology, 2004: Convenience, Connection, and Control Johnson, L. "Emerging Technologies: The 2006 Horizon Report ." Web Seminar. EDUCAUSE (2006). Levine, A. "All That Glitters ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 2 (March/April 2005): 8–9. Mitrano, T. "InCommon: Toward Building A Global University ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 41, no. 2 (March/April 2006): 74–75. Oblinger, D. G. and Oblinger, J. L., eds. Educating the Net Generation Ruth, S. "E-Learning—A Financial and Strategic Perspective ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1 (2006): 22–30. Wagner, E. "Enabling Mobile Learning ." EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 40, no. 3 (May/June 2005): 40–53. Waterhouse, S. and Rogers, R. "The Importance of Policies in E-learning Instruction ." EDUCAUSE Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 3 (2004): 28–39. #10 Web Systems and ServicesArticles, books, conference sessions, contracts, effective practices, plans, policies, position descriptions, and blog content in the EDUCAUSE Resource Center
Funding IT Security Management Administrative Systems Disaster Recovery Faculty Development, Support, and Training Infrastructure Strategic Planning Governance, Organization, and Leadership E-learning/Distributed Teaching and Learning Web Systems and Services The PowerPoint files below, using tables, figures, and comparative analyses from the EQ Current Issues article, have been created for CIOs and IT professionals to draw on for presentations to various constituencies—e.g. presidential and deans cabinets, legislative bodies, computing advisory boards, IT staff, etc.—on how their campuses and systems are addressing current IT issues. Individual slides can be deleted or customized for particular uses.
Summary Results from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey Demographic Results from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey Top Five IT Trends in Higher Education, 2001–2006 Comprehensive Presentation (comprised of data from all three presentations above) MS Word Outline of Comprehensive Presentation
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