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Information technology policy is impacted by a wide range of perspectives from international, national, state, and campus levels. This resource page underscores the connections among these different levels and how international organizations, Congress, federal agencies, state governments, and the courts all play a role in shaping IT policy and law, as well as why this matters to higher education. Campus policies, whether developed to comply with legal mandates or to formalize institutional norms and processes, are under constant development and review as a result of changes precipitated by the introduction of new information technologies.
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Information Privacy Revealed
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January 28, 2013
Merri Beth Lavagnino is Chief Privacy Officer and Compliance Coordinator at Indiana University. Information privacy is not a technology concept. Long before there were Chief Privacy Offic…
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Data Classification, Security, and Compliance: Helping Users Help Themselves
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January 28, 2013
Key Takeaways Being able to accurately identify, manage, and secure data is imperative in an era where every sector, higher education included, is data-driven. The goal of d…
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Addressing Academic Dishonesty in the Age of Ubiquitous Technology
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September 5, 2012
Key Takeaways Technology can help fight cheating that is itself based on technology, especially with tweaking of assignments and assessments in a way that makes it …
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Policy Dimensions of Analytics in Higher Education
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July 18, 2012
Rodney J. Petersen is Senior Government Relations Officer and Managing Director, Washington Office, for EDUCAUSE. The current higher education landscape is replete with demands for im…
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A Case for Fair Use: The Georgia State Decision (5/15/12)
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May 18, 2012
This policy brief summarizes the long-awaited opinion released May 11, 2012 in the Georgia State University e-reserves copyright infringement case, and provides analysis of what this means for h…
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Protecting the Security of Research Data
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November 8, 2011
The effective protection and management of research data has become a hot topic in U.S. higher education. Funding agencies increasingly require data management plans as part of grant submittals…
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Who Sets E-Mail Rules?
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September 12, 2011
U. of Illinois says it is trying to protect privacy and intellectual property, but two national groups see unreasonable limits on free speech. …
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Penetrating the Fog: Analytics in Learning and Education
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September 12, 2011
George Siemens ( gsiemens@gmail.com ) is with the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute at Athabasca University. Phil Long ( longpd@uq.edu.au ) is a Professor in the Schools of …
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Data Privacy Legislation: An Analysis of the Current Legislative Landscape and the Implications for Higher Education (8/12/11)
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August 12, 2011
With the ubiquity of mobile devices and the increases in data breaches, Congress has responded with bipartisan support for comprehensive privacy legislation. As of August 2011, 18 bills have bee…
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Cloud Services: Policy and Assessment
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July 21, 2011
David Escalante is Director of Computer Policy & Security at Boston College. Andrew J. Korty ( ajk@iu.edu ) is Deputy Information Security Officer at Indiana University. Commen…




















