2018 Top 10 IT Issues
What’s Important and Where to Focus in 2019:
Announcing the Top 10 IT Issues in Higher Education
The 2019 issues selected by members of the EDUCAUSE community were announced in a Featured Session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference on November 1, 2018. Watch the session video. The EDUCAUSE Review feature article and additional resources will be published in January 2019.
The Remaking of Higher Education
Higher education’s biggest concerns are converging with technology’s greatest capabilities. Evidence is mounting that digital technology is a major differentiator and a key to productivity and success within higher education. The 2018 Top 10 Issues reveal the broader strategic impact of technology on the entire institution.
IT organizations will be focusing on four areas this year:
- Institutional adaptiveness
- IT adaptiveness
- Improved student outcomes
- Improved decision-making
IT organizations won't focus on these areas alone. Leaders from across campus are invested collaborators with IT. When information technology brings strategic value, the solutions and the technologies that power them are less important than the people, processes, and culture—which make all the difference in the 2018 Top 10 IT Issues.
Read the EDUCAUSE Review Feature Article
Explore Resources on the Issues
Gain different perspectives from a variety of resources, including an infographic, recommended readings, and interviews with higher education leaders. You can start by watching the quick video summary, or you can dive right into your focus area.
Find Your Focus and Apply the Findings
No matter your area of expertise, you'll find value in the Top 10 IT Issues. From a general understanding of key trends in higher education to specifics relevant to IT planning, the information in these resources will ensure you focus on what's important.
IT Leadership
- Find advice for addressing each IT Issue in the feature article
- See why diversity, equity, and inclusion is a strategic issue for IT Leaders
Campus Leadership
- See why college and university presidents must view IT as a strategic asset, not just a utility.
- Read five influential leaders’ views on technology's contributions to the remaking of higher education
Enterprise IT
- Read what enterprise IT leaders have to say about the data-related issues
- Find advice for addressing the data-related issues in the feature article
Information Security
- Find out what security leaders have to say about being the #1 issue (again)
- See why information security made the list of Key Issues in Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning
- Explore the intersection between the IT and teaching and learning issues
- See what the Top 10 list says about the future of learning logistics
Corporate
- Understand the issues that relate to your products and services
- Find out what corporate leaders have to say about the IT Issues
Don't Put Me In a Box
- Choose from one of the following overviews of the 2018 Issues:
- Read the feature article for the full story
- See the infographic for a mashup of the issues and related data
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