CT at the Show :: Campus Technology 2007

CT's annual conference in Washington, DC, at a glance

Campus Technology 2007 Draws the Leaders

Ken Klingenstein Internet2 Insider. Ken Klingenstein's opening keynote, "Leading in a New IT Environment," grabbed Web 2.0-focused attendees who were fascinated by the Internet2 guru's unique perspectives. For more on the future of net-based learning, catch the Mediasite recording here.

CT at the Show R U Digitally Competent? A sharp UT-Austin panel tackled the urgent issue of how to lead institutions in "Preparing 21st-Century Students," and audience interaction was dynamic. Left to right: Robert Bruce, moderator Susanna Wong Herndon, Lucas Horton, and Leslie Jarmon. Watch the discussion here.

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CT at the Show Mobility Packs 'Em In. Attendees converge on Jay Dominick's (Wake Forest U) "MobileU" session focused on the hot area of "Moving to the New Converged Device Campus." The assistant VP/CIO kept attendees enthralled with the nitty gritty of how WFU determined strategy and then moved quickly to actionable planning and deployment.

CT at the Show Behind the Model Learning Spaces. The always outspoken San Jose State U AVP Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno led a team "reveal" entitled "Building Innovative Formal/Informal Learning Spaces for Collaboration," and gave attendees a behind-the-scenes look at how project leaders met the challenge of building new high-tech learning spaces and an up-to-the-minute incubator classroom at SJSU. Attendees also learned how the team is reporting their ongoing research to the community. Left to right: Gorney-Moreno, Andrew Milne (Tidebreak), and Menko Johnson (SJSU). See the action here.

CT at the Show HPC and the CIO. How does high performance computing change campuses? MIT's VP of IS/IT Jerry Grochow led an all-star CIO panel in an eyeopening discussion of the true impact. Left to right: Grochow, Betty Leydon (Princeton), Marilyn McMillan (New York University), and Jeff Huskamp (University of Maryland-College Park).

CT at the Show Ad-Hoc Leadership Groups Work! The members of the "Santa Fe Women" shared with both female and male session attendees how the successful networking group has impacted their careers and lives. Left to right: Carrie Regenstein (Carnegie Mellon), Anne Moore (Virginia Tech), Kathy Christoph (U of Wisconsin-Madison), and moderator consultant/author Judith Boettcher.

CT at the Show Exhibits for All. Attendees thronged to an exhibit hall chock-full of technologies for every possible campus application. Demos abounded!

CT at the Show Campus Tours That Wow. Pre-conference attendees were treated to tours of cutting-edge technology applications on the University of Maryland-College Park campus. Hosted by UM's VP and CIO Jeff Huskamp, along with Manager of Learning Technologies Chris Higgins and a veritable army of UM's IT leaders and innovators, the halfday tour took attendees for a first-hand, hands-on look into the classrooms, research labs, and hightech buildings that help make UM one of the nation's most tech-advanced campuses.

CT at the Show MISSED CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY 2007? Head to the follow-on fast-track immersive workshops at the Campus Technology Winter 2007 "LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE" conference, Dec. 10-12 in San Francisco, CA. Visit here for more information.

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