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Session Type: Hot Topics Discussion
If your institution forwarded 10 early settlement letters from RIAA, your students probably paid $30,000 this year in settlements. Should you forward these letters? What if your campus appears on an "evil top 25" list? What technological means should you employ? Who ya gonna call? Join a lively discussion of timely issues and solutions and an opportunity for blue sky ideas.
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Is your campus using or considering open/community source as part of your application portfolio? If so, what are the forces driving the adoption? Are the decisions tactical or strategic in nature? What challenges do you face? What are the benefits to the campus? Discuss the issues, share experiences, and learn from your colleagues.
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If your campus was hit by a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina or a fire destroyed your primary machine room or a key telecommunication facility at your site, would you be prepared? Come visit with your peers and learn what IT professionals, business staff, and senior administrators are watching and what they plan to do to address these and other emerging threats.
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Institutional repositories are creating a buzz on campuses. Let’s separate the reality from the hype. What are the technical considerations? How do you support one and encourage use? Join colleagues for a discussion of institutional repositories from the point of view of a technologist, a librarian, and a faculty member.
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Cyberinfrastructure is a hot topic (NSF issued a CI report and EDUCAUSE has a CI working group) that promises to be an effective way to organize and fund IT services. Come share your thoughts on what it is and what it isn't, as well as how we might engage our faculty and administrators in such a geeky-sounding topic.
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Technology policy and security continue to be hot areas in higher education, and experienced security professionals are becoming hard to find and keep. If you try to grow them, you may fall behind in building your defenses. If you seek an experienced security officer, you may find you need to spend a lot more money. Also, do you require staff certifications? Do you pay for staff certifications? Discuss these issues and share practical advice and ideas with your colleagues.
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We run the computer operations. Of course, we're professional and execute our job responsibilities in an ethical manner, but what happens when the auditors arrive? Let's discuss the dos and don'ts in procurement processes, staff management, and organizational operations. Know best practices and how to build and maintain an organizational environment on an ethical foundation before the auditors and the media arrive.
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Given the unrelenting pace of technology innovation, keeping up with developments is often a daunting challenge. What methods do you use to learn about new and emerging technologies? How do you identify the promising ones that you might pursue later? Join us to share insights and tips from colleagues.
For more information, see:
http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/NewandEmergingTechno/45457
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Well-managed access to online resources enables collaborative applications, ensures privacy, and supports identity management infrastructures. Come to this session to discuss identity management on campus, including policy and governance, technology and practice, and implementation. Share your experiences and learn from your colleagues.
For more information, see:
http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/IdentityManagement/45702
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How do you know that your data exchange is secure? Our campuses exchange data daily, much of it critical and confidential. Is your banking relationship supporting secure data exchange? How secure are your retirement file feeds? Can anyone on campus initiate data exchange? If so, are they trained to make the exchange secure? Discuss challenges and solutions for making data exchanges secure.
For more information, see:
http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/SecureDataExchange/45353
Session Type: Hot Topics Discussion
How big a deal is e-discovery? How much attention do CIOs and their staff need to invest in it, and in what issues? What division of labor does it require? What campus officers are key to effectively navigating e-discovery? Do federal and state IT e-discovery issues differ? Do they differ for public and private institutions? What's the most important thing to do, and avoid doing, regarding e-discovery?
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Can applications like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn teach us anything about practices in higher education? Come prepared to talk about the positive aspects of these seemingly superfluous applications and how using them can help build community and enhance the quality of life for you and your students.
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Will teaching in a virtual environment really be the next big thing? A number of institutions and faculty think so, and that number is growing. This session brings together those who want to discuss how virtual learning environments impact all facets of the institution. Given the position of Second Life in this arena, it will probably dominate most discussions.
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Yours, mine, or ours? No, not the blended family structure found in today’s society but rather an open discussion on how we identify, and develop, tomorrow’s leaders. When are you responsible for your own development opportunities, when does the organization step up, how do we cultivate the best and brightest?
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Do faculty, staff, and students have preconceived notions about the level of privacy they can expect? Is this the same as what they get? What is the minimum level of information required? Who needs to know what? Please come with questions, answers, and best practices to share.
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How does your institution fit the 50-gallon flow of demand for IT services through the 20-gallon pipe of your available IT resources? Any way you look at it, the pressure’s going to rise and something has to give. Let’s get together to discuss how we make our limited supply of resources fit the seemingly unlimited demand for IT services.
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Adolescents who grew up playing Space Invaders are now in their mid to late 30s, the age of many new faculty hires. Does their entrance into the academy signal the long-awaited "generational shift" away from technophobia and toward technophilia? Will the promise of teaching and learning technologies finally be realized now that an entire generation of new faculty has grown up with computers? Has academic conservatism already thwarted this promise? Come discuss millennial faculty with us.
