Leadership

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Leadership

Practical Project Management for Security Implementation in Enterprise Systems

April 17, 2013 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference

Security implementation is, or should be, a part of every enterprise system, not an add-on after the fact. One of the best ways to ensure effective IT security is to have a seat at the table throug…

Going Exponential – Growing the Charter Sector’s Best

January 1, 2011

The supply of seats in the nation’s best charter schools is not growing rapidly enough to serve the millions of low-income children who need better schools.  Based on lessons from the fastes…

Seizing the Opportunity at the Top: How the U.S. Can Reach Every Student with an Effective Teacher

January 1, 2011

American children deserve the one ingredient we know creates stellar learning results: excellent teachers, consistently. This brief explains why every child needs excellent teachers year after …

3x for all: Extending the Reach of Education’s Best

January 1, 2009

Teacher effectiveness has the largest impact of school effects on student learning, and research indicates that top-quintile teachers produce learning gains three times (3X) that of bottom-quin…

Using Technology to Personalize Learning and Assess Students in Real-Time

October 6, 2011

This paper examines new models of instruction made possible by digital technologies.  Pilot projects from across the country are experimenting with different organizations and delivery systems…

Finding a Better and More Productive Project Management System

January 28, 2013

Key Takeaways Realizing the need for a better tool to collaboratively manage time, tasks, and goals on a key project, faculty members at Western Oregon University decided to inve…

Interview and Interactive Q&A Session with General Session Speaker Elizabeth Coleman, Bennington College

March 13, 2013

Join us for an exclusive interview and take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage in dialogue with the general session speaker who will comment on and discuss her presentation from the f…

Introduce Facilitation in Your Next Testing Initiative

January 28, 2013

Key Takeaways A facilitated testing program uses a three-stage approach that motivates testers to actively engage with a system by first introducing the expected changes and th…

Choose Your Own Adventure

January 17, 2013 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Where are you in your IT career? Find out what skills and qualifications are needed to move into middle management or to an executive position and discuss the reality of getting there with academ…

Building Blocks for College Completion: Blended Learning

December 11, 2012

Ten projects funded by Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) in the initiative’s first round of investment in 2011, known as Wave I, sought to scale the adoption of blended learning model…