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Google apps constituency group
Wendy Woodward – Northwestern University Constituency group mainly to discuss how things are going. Several people are concerned about the time it takes for updates on outages. They are saying that they could wait for an hour or more before … Continue reading
Big data – discussions
Big data is a challenge because it can lead to information overload. Data was gathered and looked at, but then no action was taken. Most of our users want the data analyzed and then rolled up and packaged for them. … Continue reading
Higher Ed is a massively multiplayer game
Jane mcgonagal A billion gamers worldwide spend at least an hour a day playing video games. Some worry that games are waste of times. For example We’ve spent 400,000 years playing angry birds. Games are more engaging than schools. Why? … Continue reading
Bring Your Own Credential: Providing Access to Campus Services with Social Identities (Google, Yahoo, Twitter)
( this was the session that I was a backup presenter for. ) Identity management and authentication is like having a key to an office building that gets you in the building, but you still need to be authorized to … Continue reading
How to make strategic use of top 10 IT issues 2013
Issues top 10 list 10 using analytics to support critical institutional solutions. 9 transforming the institutions business with IT. 8 supporting the trends towards IT Consumerization and BYOD. ( BYOE – environment) 7 determining role of online learning Biggest concern … Continue reading
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Avoiding the project landfill
Strategies to stop wasting precious IT resources on throw away projects. Notre dame mostly centralized. Failed projects lead to low morale, angry customers and wasted resources. Too many projects, with not enough staff. We can’t catch up. ( sounds very … Continue reading
The Personal Leadership Philosophy: A Valuable Leadership Tool
Military leadership is more than just telling people what to do. It is more about person to person leadership. It is the same thing at a university. You need to build trust, and relationships. Army leadership model is “be, Know, … Continue reading
The future of administrative IT
Debi Allison, brian Voss, Gordon Wishon, and Jarrett Cummings ( all CIOs from various universities) Panel discussion on the entire future of administrative IT in 50 minutes. This ought to be interesting… Spoke with several CIOs and asked some Key … Continue reading
Turning change into opportunity: the 21st century’s most valuable skill
David Dodd – Stevenson institute of technology If you are uncomfortable with change in general, then you will not be effective in leading others through change. Change is not easy. It is disruption. So, first you must understand how comfortable … Continue reading
Balanced leadership: the role of behavior styles
Morris Beverage – pres of Lakeland college. Behavior styles are what you do, not what your personality style is. For example, using your hands to talk, or talking fast. Beauty is that you can change your behavior. Also about reactions. … Continue reading
Dan at a Conference 