Summer Snapshot
Here's a fast glance at the Campus Technology 2007
sessions you simply won't want to miss, next month.
Year after year, teaching, learning,
and associated technology challenges
shift and evolve as campuses
change and the world changes,
too. But two things never change: 1)
Campus technologists want to help
guide their schools to positions of institutional
leadership and competitive
edge, and 2) Campus technologists are
understandably interested in advancing
their careers—especially as more and
more CIOs join presidential cabinets.
That is why Campus Technology
2007 (Washington, DC, July 30-Aug. 2)
is designed to deliver attendees a true
"Roadmap to IT Leadership." Let me
share with you a quick sampling of the
results-focused workshops, sessions,
and plenaries you should not miss.
For instance, in "Your Personal
Guides to IT Leadership," Tufts' Mely
Tynan, the indomitable Annie Stunden
(formerly of U Wisconsin), and Ron
Bleed (Maricopa Community Colleges)
will serve as personal consultants to
attendees, helping to develop actionable
institutional and career takeaways.
Then, in his workshop, "Protecting Con-
fidential Data: From Task Force Blueprint
to Your Institution," Boston
College's David Escalante will drill down
through the complex layers of potential
data breaches, and detail the precise
steps needed for attendees' customized
data-protection blueprints. In workshops
and sessions focused on the newest
teaching and learning technologies, Jim
Wolfgang (U System of Georgia), Keith
Politte (U Missouri-Columbia), and Frank
Lowney (Georgia College & State U) will
share the keys to successful social software
and academic podcasting initiatives,
while an expert panel from
Appalachian State will walk attendees
through "Teaching and Learning in a 3D
Immersive World," and Wake Forest IT
leaders will share their MobileU program
model for "Moving to the New Converged
Device Campus."
Included in the 50-plus sessions are
in-depth focuses and dynamic panel
discussions on "smart" classroom
decision-making and funding; the use
of gaming, iTunes, and other edgy
technologies to educate; the cuttingedge
use of ePortfolios; the next wave
of community source initiatives; the
newest success keys for online learning
programs; and even the centralization
of high-performance computing for
increased impact and efficiency.
What's more, they will tackle the
impact of business intelligence and
data warehousing on competitive
edge; disaster recovery and security,
post-Virginia Tech; overcoming faculty
barriers to IT integration; positioning IT
as an entrepreneurial application service
provider; surviving and thriving in a
Web 2.0 world; and so much more.
But this special leadership-centered
conference is also crammed with opportunities
for attendees to hone their personal
leadership skills, including:
"Self-Mentoring to Leadership Success,"
"Understanding Your Critical Leadership
Stages," "Diary of a New CIO," and "The
Leader's Toolbox," all topped by "Leading
in a New IT Environment," delivered
by keynoter Ken Klingenstein, director,
Internet2 Middleware and Security.
So, join us for an invaluable networking
experience, and tour the University
of Maryland's innovative tech implementations
while you're at it. You'll head
back to your campus with IT leadership
skills elevated to a new level.
--Katherine Grayson, Editor-In-Chief
What have you seen and heard? Send to: [email protected].