Epiphany vs. Evidence: Why (and How) We Must Assess the Impact of IT on Learning Outcomes

Session Details

Speaker(s)

• Carl F. Berger, Retired, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• Lev S. Gonick, Vice President for Information Technology Services/CIO, Case Western Reserve University
• Gilbert R. Gonzales, Chief Information Officer, University of New Mexico
• Kenneth C. Green, Founding Director, The Campus Computing Project
• Lynne M. O'Brien, Director, Academic Technology and Instructional Services, Perkins Library, Duke University
• Session convener: Diane Louise Jung, Events Manager, Indiana University System

Abstract

During the past few years, Case Western Reserve University, California State University at Monterey Bay, and Duke University have each launched innovative, highly visible IT projects. The panel will focus on the evaluation/assessment challenges at each campus, what the larger campus community might learn from the IT initiatives and assessment efforts at each institution, and the broad institutional and public policy imperatives for IT learning outcomes and assessment.

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