Professional Development

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Professional Development

Lessons from Dewitt by Mike Chapple

May 23, 2013

Recently the higher education IT community suffered a great loss when Dewitt Latimer was tragically taken from us after a motorcycle accident in Montana. The news of Dewitt’s accident spread qu…

Listening - The First Step of Many

April 30, 2013

When I was asked by EDUCAUSE to write a blog about the experiences of a first-time CIO, I was concerned that I wouldn't have enough to write about that would be of interest to the EDUCAUSE…

Mentoring, Self-Awareness, and Collaboration: The 2012 EDUCAUSE Award Winners

January 28, 2013

The EDUCAUSE Awards Program, under the guidance of the EDUCAUSE Recognition Committee, brings peer endorsement and distinction to professional accomplishments in higher education information tech…

Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction

January 1, 2011

As digital tools proliferate and improve, solid instruction in the basics will eventually become “flat”—available anywhere globally—and the elements of excellent teaching that ar…

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…

Elevate Your Game: Develop Your Five-Year Personal Professional Development Plan

March 19, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

The adage failure to plan is planning to fail applies to our careers. No matter what your career level or financial and time constraints might be, there are many opportunities available for you to …

The Importance of Mentors on the Journey to a First CIO Position

November 8, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012

Mentoring has evolved beyond the traditional long-term, one-on-one style. There are many different mentoring styles, and each can be leveraged effectively to assist in one's professional dev…

Les Howard

Director, Office of Continuous Improvement

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba

CANADA

The EITS Mentorship Program: A Powerful Tool for Personal, Professional, and Organizational Growth

May 31, 2012 | A session at the Southeast Regional Conference

Hear our success stories about the EITS Mentorship Program and learn how it was developed, how it works, and how to develop a similar program. Its members are employees from across EITS, and its mi…