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Session: Cloud Computing—Services, Economics, and Impacts

Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

A panel session from the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference. The session is, "Cloud Computing: Services, Economics, and Impacts," and participants include:

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Session: Lessons from the United Kingdom's Experience with Federated Access Management
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

A session from the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference, featuring Norman Wiseman, Head of Services and Outreach for the JISC - Joint Information Systems Committee. His session is, "Lessons from the United Kingdom's Experience with Federated Access Management."

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Session: "Print"
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

A session from the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference, featuring Charles J. Henry, President of the Council on Library and Information Resources. His session is, "Print."

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Session: The Changing Role of the CIO
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

A session from the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference, featuring H. David Lambert, Vice President of University Information Services and CIO at Georgetown University. His session is, "The Changing Role of the CIO."

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Session: Dancing with History—A Cautionary Tale
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

This session, from the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference, features a keynote address by Brenda Gourley, Former Vice Chancellor and President of the Open University. Her session is, "Dancing with History: A Cautionary Tale."

This EDUCAUSE 2009 Conference Podcast is sponsored by Juniper Networks and Qwest Communications International.

Music: "Memorial Day" by Jaime Beauchamp

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Session: It Is About Time—Getting Our Values Around Copyright Right
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

This session, from the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference, features a keynote address by Lawrence Lessig, director of the Edward J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University and a professor of law at Harvard Law School. He is also a founding board member of Creative Commons. His latest book is, “Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy.” His session is, "It Is About Time: Getting Our Values Around Copyright Right."

This EDUCAUSE 2009 Conference Podcast is sponsored by Juniper Networks and Qwest Communications International.

Music: "Memorial Day" by Jaime Beauchamp

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Southwest Regional Conference 2010: Register Now
Created by Colleen Luckett (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

Registration is now open for the 2010 Southwest Regional Conference, "The Ever-Evolving Role of IT," February 17–19 in Austin. Join top leaders in higher education technology in a convenient and affordable setting this winter—register now to save money with low early-bird rates.

The conference program will follow these tracks:

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Nov. 27 is a day for listening
Created by G. Christopher Clark (University of Notre Dame) on November 24, 2009

On the day after Thanksgiving, set aside one hour to record a conversation with someone important to you.

Started last year by Story Corps, the National Day of Listening has excellent potential as a class activity. It may be late to incorporate it formally ... [read the rest here]

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Down with technological determinism!
Created by G. Christopher Clark (University of Notre Dame) on November 24, 2009

Technological determinism is the belief that technology X will always yield result Y. Today my colleague had to endure a couple of mini-rants as I reacted to flagrant determinism, first in a survey and later in an article ... [read the rest here]

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NACUA Offering Cloud Computing/Contracting Virtual Seminar in December
Created by Colleen Luckett (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

In cooperation with NACUBO and EDUCAUSE, NACUA will host a virtual seminar, Outsourcing Email and Other Institutional IT Services: Cloud Contracting, on December 10, 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m., EST. The program will explore the practical advantages and disadvantages associated with the outsourcing of e-mail and other IT services, as well as a systematic review of the key legal and practical considerations in outsourcing. Browse related EDUCAUSE resources on cloud computing.

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EDUCAUSE Publishes Issues Brief Focusing on the Evolving Role of the CIO
Created by Lisa Gesner (EDUCAUSE) on November 24, 2009

This fall, EDUCAUSE interviewed 14 higher education CIOs to understand how new developments in cloud computing, mobile learning, and consumer IT services, among others, are influencing the evolution of the CIO role. From those conversations, EDUCAUSE distilled a series of key themes and issues that highlight the present state and future directions of the profession, and compiled them in The Evolution of the CIO, along with recommendations for how CIOs and EDUCAUSE might strengthen the capacity of the role to serve the best interests of higher education. Access related EDUCAUSE CIO-specific resources.

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Tune In December 1: Online Learning as a Strategic Asset--APLU-Sloan Findings and Recommendations
Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on November 23, 2009

ELive logoThe APLU-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning conducted an extensive benchmarking study over a 15-month period in 2008–2009 designed to: (1) identify key factors that contribute to successful, strategic online learning initiatives; and (2) gain a better understanding of faculty attitudes toward online learning and how those attitudes might impact institutional efforts to initiate and grow online programs. The benchmarking study included interviews with more than 230 senior administrators, faculty, and students at 45 campuses across the country and a national web-based survey of faculty that generated almost 11,000 responses from faculty at 69 campuses. The benchmarking study is the largest study of this type regarding online learning yet conducted.

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Cancer Research
Created by Mabel Ellen Kelley (Northampton Community College) on November 23, 2009

Testing this blog to see if it meets the requirements for a blog entry on Cancer reasearch.

 

TERENA Advanced EuroCamp November 2009: Resources Now Available
Created by Valerie M. Vogel (EDUCAUSE) on November 23, 2009

Resources are now available online from the TERENA Advanced EuroCamp, which took place November 17-18, 2009, in Budapest, Hungary. View Day 1 and Day 2 of the program for a complete list of presentations and resources to download.

The aim of EuroCAMP is to develop middleware awareness at grassroots level and to present some of the various identity management (IdM) and authentication mechanisms available. This Advanced EuroCAMP focused on getting applications and services to work in an identity federation and addressed the following topics:

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Promethean’s Interactive Whiteboard and related instructional products
Created by Kelly Walsh (The College of Westchester) on November 23, 2009

The 4th post in a series in which we have been learning about Interactive Whiteboards for the classroom.
 

Three weeks ago I started this effort with a post in which I researched market leaders and confirmed that the ubiquitous SMART Board is the clear market leader (with about 50% market share). Of the many other manufacturers that split the rest of this large and growing market, Promethean is a name I’ve come across frequently. This week I experienced a demonstration of their ActivBoard and various related products that Promothean offers for the classroom.

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Brilliant Learning Space Mash-up: Norlin Commons @ CU Boulder
Created by Joe Schuch (Thorburn Associates Inc.) on November 23, 2009

Boulder, CO. ITS and the university libraries of CU Boulder partnered for an ambitious project: The Norlin Commons, which opened ahead of schedule in July. The good folks at CU Boulder rolled out the welcome mat to show our EDUCAUSE contingent around.

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Session: Initiatives from the NSF's DataNet Program: DataONE and the Data Conservancy
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 21, 2009

This session, from the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference, features reports on two initiatives from the National Science Foundation's DataNet Program. DataNet Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) represents a new virtual organization that will enable new science and knowledge creation through universal access to data about life on earth and the environment that sustains it. The Data Conservancy (DC) embraces a shared vision: data curation is not an end, but rather a means to collect, organize, validate, and preserve data to address the grand research challenges that face society.

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Yves Paul Epelboin with a Peek at French Higher Ed IT
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 20, 2009

Yves Paul Epelboin is the Director of IT for Teaching and Learning at the Universite Pierre Et Marie Curie in Paris, France. In this ten minute podcast, he shares some cultural insights with Marilu Goodyear about European and French Higher Ed IT.

This EDUCAUSE 2009 Conference Podcast is sponsored by Juniper Networks and Qwest Communications International.

Music: "Memorial Day" by Jaime Beauchamp

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Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management Roadmap Now Publicly Available
Created by Valerie M. Vogel (EDUCAUSE) on November 19, 2009

The Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management Roadmap and Implementation Guidance is now publicly available. The purpose of this 220-page document is to outline a common framework for Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) within the Federal Government and to provide supporting implementation guidance for program managers, leadership, and stakeholders as they plan and execute a segment architecture for ICAM management programs. The Roadmap provides courses of action, planning considerations, and technical solution information across multiple federal programs spanning the disciplines of identity, credential, and access management.

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Tune In November 23: Complying with P2P Mandates in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008
Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on November 19, 2009

ELive logoThe Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008 requires all campuses to certify that they have plans to "effectively combat the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including through the use of a variety of technology-based deterrents" and to "offer alternatives to illegal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property." After months of drafting, debate, and discussion, the Department of Education has issued the final regulations for enforcing these requirements.

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In Conversation: Cloud Computing—Hype or Hope?
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 19, 2009

"Cloud computing" is the buzzword today. What is reality, and what is merely hype? Does this paradigm offer great promise or extreme peril to the core mission of the academy? Two academic IT leaders discuss the pros and cons of moving mission-critical services to the cloud. Melissa Woo is Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Director of Network & Operations Services at the University of Wisconson-Milwaukee. Michael Dieckmenn is Senior Associate Vice President and CIO for the University of West Florida. Both took part the point/counterpoint session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference, "Cloud Computing: Hype or Hope?."

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Kenneth C. Green on the Current and Future Climate of IT in Higher Education
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 19, 2009

This twelve minute podcast features Kenneth C. Green, Founding Director of the Campus Computing Project, in conversation with Marilu Goodyear at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference. In this interview, Green talks about the annual Campus Computing Survey as well as the recent WCET-Campus Computing Project Survey of Online Education.

This EDUCAUSE 2009 Conference Podcast is sponsored by Juniper Networks and Qwest Communications International.

Music: "Memorial Day" by Jaime Beauchamp

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December 10, 2009: NACUA Virtual Seminar on "Outsourcing Email and Other Institutional IT Services"
Created by Anna Gould (EDUCAUSE) on November 19, 2009

In cooperation with EDUCAUSE and NACUBO, the Natonal Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) will be hosting a virtual seminar, "Outsourcing Email and Other Institutional IT Services: Cloud Computing." The online seminar, which runs from 12- 2 pm ET on December 10, will cover the "practical advantages and disadvantages" of cloud computing. For more details and price information, please click here.

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Larry Smarr on Green IT Strategies
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on November 18, 2009

On this seven minute podcast, Larry Smarr shares his thoughts on strategizing cleaner energy for data centers and greener IT campus-wide. He is the Harry E. Gruber Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. Smarr co-authored an article in EDUCAUSE Review, along with Bill St.

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New Electronic Records Management Toolkit Also Addresses E-Discovery and Records Retention & Disposition
Created by Valerie M. Vogel (EDUCAUSE) on November 18, 2009

The Electronic Records Management Toolkit is now available in wiki format and addresses issues related to electronic records management, e-discovery, and records retention & disposition.

We all create and use information every day. Taking care of that information (in all its many forms) is an effort requiring shared responsibility by each member of a specific community. Just figuring out where to start and what needs to be done can be a time-consuming task.

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