EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

General Session Speaker Videos Sponsored by Sonic Foundry, An EDUCAUSE Silver Partner

Click on a speaker's picture to watch the video of his or her session. You can also purchase DVDs of the general sessions.

Featured Speaker Videos Sponsored by Sonic Foundry, An EDUCAUSE Silver Partner

• The Community Source Model: Promise or Peril for Higher Ed?

  • Adrian Sannier, University Technology Officer, and Professor, Computing Studies, Arizona State University
  • Brad Wheeler, VP for IT, CIO, and Professor, Indiana University

• Confessions of a Digital Immigrant

  • Joel L. Hartman, Vice Provost, Information Technologies and Resources, University of Central Florida

• Crisis Communications: The Virginia Tech Response

  • Larry Hincker, Associate Vice President, University Relations, Virginia Tech

• Digging Deep with P2P: Understanding Students' Media Habits

  • Warren S. Arbogast, Founder & President, Boulder Management Group, LLC
  • David Greenfield, Director, Student Technology, Illinois State University
  • Alexandre M. Mateus, PhD Candidate, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Mark S. Walbert, Associate Vice President, Academic Information Technology, Illinois State University

• Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge

  • Christine L. Borgman, Professor & Presidential Chair in Information Studies, UCLA

• Preparing Your Campus for Data-Intensive Researchers

  • Larry Smarr, Harry E. Gruber Prof, Dept of Computer Science & Engineering, University of California, San Diego

• Social Media and Education: The Conflict Between Technology and Institutional Education, and the Future

  • Sarah Robbins-Bell, PhD Candidate, Ball State University

• The Regional Networks

  • Guy T. Almes, Director, Academy for Advanced Telecommunications and Learning Technologies, Texas A&M University
  • Douglas S. Gale, President, Information Technology Associates
  • Richard Mandelbaum, Principal, Xynetics
  • Session moderator: George O. Strawn, CIO, National Science Foundation

Point/Counterpoint Videos Sponsored by Sonic Foundry, An EDUCAUSE Silver Partner

• E-Mail: In or Out?

  • John Calkins, Associate General Counsel, Northwestern University
  • Beth Cate, Associate General Counsel, Indiana University System
  • Dennis J. Cromwell, Associate Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure, Indiana University
  • Wendy Woodward, Director, Technology Support Services, Northwestern University

• ERPs and the Academy: The Benefits and the Problems

  • Ted Dodds, CIO and Associate Vice President - IT, The University of British Columbia
  • Thomas L. Maier, Vice Chancellor for Information and Instructional Technology/CIO, University System of Georgia Office

• Faculty: Scholars or Software Developers?

  • Chad J. Kainz, Senior Director, Academic Technologies, University of Chicago

• In and Outsourcing: Benefits and Risks

  • Lev S. Gonick, Vice President for Information Technology Services/CIO, Case Western Reserve University
  • David E. Trevvett, Senior Director, NSIT/Administrative Systems, University of Chicago

• P2P War Stories: Tales from the Trenches

  • Jean L. Boland, Vice President, Technology Services, Morrisville State College
  • Christine E. Haile, Chief Information Officer, University at Albany, SUNY
  • Joseph Storch, Assistant Counsel, Office of University Counsel, SUNY System Administration
  • Session moderator: Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Program, Cornell University

• Will the Last One to Leave Turn Out the Lights?

  • Richard N. Katz, Vice President, EDUCAUSE
  • Robyn R. Render, Project Director and IT Strategist, Nevada System of Higher Education

• Virtual Worlds: Fad or Future?

  • AJ Kelton, Director, Emerging Instructional Tech, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Montclair State University
  • Cyprien P. Lomas, Director, Learning Centre, The University of British Columbia
  • Sarah Robbins-Bell, PhD Candidate, Ball State University