EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Thanks to everyone who made the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference a great success!

Formal proceedings will be available in a few weeks, but videos of selected sessions are already available. Get ready to watch the videos by reading the Mediasite System Requirements and Mediasite Player Tutorial.

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