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Track 2

"Lean" LDAP Services as a Basis for Rapid Directory-Enabled Application Deployment

Wednesday, March 26, 2003
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. SESS34

Richard L. Goerwitz, III, Data Warehouse Architect/Oracle DBA, Carleton College

Mark F. Heiman, ITS Information Coordinator, Carleton College

Over the past year, Carleton College has deployed an LDAP-based directory service that intelligently combines data on prospects, students, faculty, staff, and alumni from five isolated databases. By limiting the scope of information stored in the LDAP directory, we have greatly reduced the complexity of applications and have been able to deploy rapidly a high-availability service that provides data for expanded white page services, authorization/authentication, personalized Web services, and more.

Building Infrastructure for Online Course Development

Tuesday, March 25, 2003
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. SESS06

Matthew Coleman, Information Technology Professional, University of Minnesota Duluth

Bud McClure, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Duluth

Michael T. Sullivan, Staff, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sandy Woolum, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Duluth

The psychology department at the University of Minnesota, Duluth has created a number of online, independent study courses with audio and video streaming. This presentation will demonstrate the process by which the department developed a delivery system, provided model courses, added technology support, created an online learning center, and engaged faculty, with no prior interest or expertise in technology, to develop courses. We will illustrate these innovative courses and their interactive capabilities, and share ongoing research into their effectiveness.

Canning Spam at Indiana University: What's Possible and What's Not?

Tuesday, March 25, 2003
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. SESS10

Rick Jackson, Manager, Messaging, Indiana University System

Merri Beth Lavagnino, Chief Information Policy Officer, Indiana University System

Marsha Waren, Senior Communications Specialist, Indiana University System

How can a public institution balance its users' demands for institution-wide spam filtering of e-mail with the requirements of the First Amendment? Indiana University took a two-tier approach: an educational campaign combined with innovative technical solutions, both of which keep users in control of what e-mail they do and do not receive.

Postconference Resource

Elementary, My Dear Watson: Using Network Forensics

Tuesday, March 25, 2003
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. SESS18

Brian Paige, Executive Director, Networking and Technology, Oakland University

Theresa Rowe, Chief Information Officer, Oakland University

In response to legal, economic, and institutional requirements for network incident handling, this presentation will explain how Oakland University's Office of Information Technology has developed a formal framework for a forensic approach to network incidents.

Implementing Enterprise Authentication with Active Directory at the University of Iowa

Wednesday, March 26, 2003
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. SESS22

David L. Dobbins, CIO, The University of Iowa

Christine S. Pruess, Manager, Directory & Authentication Services, The University of Iowa

Tracy Scott, User Support and Education Manager, The University of Iowa

The University of Iowa has implemented a multidomain Active Directory forest to authenticate enterprise environments and services. We will discuss the political, technical, and practical issues of introducing a pervasive change in the context of dispersed decision authority, diverse interests, varied technology levels, and heterogeneous legacy environments and applications.

Middleware: Addressing the Top IT Issues on Campus

Wednesday, March 26, 2003
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. SESS26

Renee Woodten Frost, Director, Technology Transfer and Outreach, Internet2

Offering online services tailored to diverse audiences is difficult and time consuming, given the complexity of managing the accompanying access, security, and privacy issues for each application and constituent group. This session will discuss how middleware contributes to the bottom line and what help is available through the NSF Middleware Initiative.

Postconference Resource

Navigo Project: An OKI Course Management Assessment Engine

Wednesday, March 26, 2003
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. SESS38

Hans C. Masing, Systems Project Coordinator, Sakai Project, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Lance Speelmon, Sakai Foundation Board of Directors and Manager of the Course Management Systems, Indiana University System

We will outline the collaborative efforts of Indiana University, University of Michigan, and Stanford University to develop a next-generation assessment engine based on the OKI programming interfaces. Learn how these efforts will enhance these institutions' course management systems and deliver a modular implementation that can be leveraged by any institution.

Postconference Resource

Same Challenges, Different Packaging: How You Can Impact an Evolving National IT Agenda

Tuesday, March 25, 2003
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. SESS42

Garret Sern, Government Relations Officer, EDUCAUSE

Digital piracy, affordable access to broadband, and SPAM are just a few of the IT-related challenges federal policymakers are grappling with this year. Why should you care? This session will focus on federal information technology policies, how they impact your institution and your job, and how your involvement can help federal policy makers craft sensible solutions.

Self-Service Privacy Using LDAP at the University of Notre Dame

Tuesday, March 25, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. SESS02

Brendan Bellina, Identity Services Architect, University of Southern California

Managing privacy requirements while satisfying the needs of electronic services for information can prove difficult. This session describes how Notre Dame's recently implemented LDAP enterprise directory has provided privacy protection, with reduced latency and administrative maintenance and increased system compatibility, and put it all in the hands of the students.

Web Portal Development With uPortal Or .Net: Platforms and Processes for Limited Budgets

Wednesday, March 26, 2003
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SESS30

Dominic Selly, Technical Architect, Capella University

Mark Troester, Director, Institutional Web Support Service, Illinois State University

David B. Williams, Emeritus Professor of Music and Arts Technology, Illinois State University

Illinois State University's iCampus and Capella University's iGuide offer two different solutions to building a Web-based campus portal for student support. Attendees will leave this session with practical solutions from varied campus settings, insights into the planning and budgeting process, and demonstrations from diverse implementation platforms.

Postconference Resource


 
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