North News - eBriefings
In this issue:
Muskegan Instructional Design Roadmaps
The Center for Teaching and Learning posts montly "Roadmaps" on the OIT web site which communicate upcoming instructional design opportunities, training, and articles. More
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The Link @ Wayne State University
Wayne State's Computer and Information Technology group has designed "The Link"- an interactive web site of video clips to reach students. Ease-of-use and quick, clear communication drive this site. Great job! The Link
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Truman State at EduComm
Diane Richmond, an instructional designer assigned to Truman State University, gave an interesting and well received presentation recently on podcasting at the EduComm 2008 Conference held in Las Vegas. The SGHE employee said her session, "Podcasting – Why and How to Get Faculty to Use this Pedagogical Tool,” was well attended by a varied audience, ranging from CIO’s and technology directors to faculty and administrators.
“Podcasting has moved from ‘hot new buzzword’ to an important pedagogical tool,” said Diane. “After reviewing the 2007 and 2008 Horizon Reports, it seems clear that today’s students are looking for more technology-infused options to meet their own individual learning styles. There are dozens of arguments why podcasting is an effective tool that faculty should be taking advantage of. But after the why is the how!”
Diane and co-presenter, Julie Lochbaum, Truman’s director of the Center for Teaching & Learning, gave several examples of how to create effective podcasts.
One attendee asked why students should bother coming to class if they can obtain podcasts of the lectures? Diane responded, “We recommend instructors use video/audio podcasts as pre- and post-lecture material. We’ve seen some really satisfying results in the classroom as a result of this. Not that lecture capture doesn’t have a place, but that should not be a solitary strategy.”
Diane earned her master’s degree in education from Truman and has completed 25 hours towards her doctorate in information science and learning technologies from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She has served in a number of roles during her tenure at Truman and has taught numerous workshops on a variety of topics in addition to podcasting.
You can view their presentation and obtain more information about podcasting by visiting Diane’s website at: http://ids.truman.edu/presentations/EduComm2008/
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The Academic Library in a 2.0 World - ECAR Report
This ECAR research bulletin provides a context for the current state of academic libraries and the issues they face in a Web 2.0 world. The literature suggests that library services in higher education will continue to be crucial to the core processes of learning, teaching, and research as long key library structures, processes, services, and staff roles evolve to accommodate the epochal changes occurring in publishing and communications. The bulletin discusses how disintermediation is affecting the academic library in higher education and the toll it is taking on traditional library collections, operations, and librarians themselves.
Citation for this work: Wawrzaszek, Susan, and David G. Wedaman. “The Academic Library in a 2.0 World” (Research Bulletin, Issue 19). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2008, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.
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Delta College Usage of iTUNES U Enhances Learning in a Familar Web 2.0 Environment
Today’s Millennium students are familiar and experienced with interactive, Web 2.0 applications and they expect their higher education institutions to provide a similar environment for their learning experiences. In order to meet their expectations, Delta College in Michigan has several digital initiatives under way. The college was recently recognized by the Center for Digital Education for the Web 2.0 applications we incorporated into our website.
Jason Stahl is CIO at Delta College and an IT expert with SunGard Higher Education.
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New CIO at Truman State University -- Meet Donna Liss
Donna Liss is the new CIO at Truman State University. After 23 years of technology experience in larger institutions, Donna hit the web to find the perfect school. "There was something about Truman's website - I could just see it was the kind of academic institution I was looking for."
Before joining Truman's ITS team in August 2008 as Chief Information Officer, Donna Liss was the Associate Vice Provost for Information services at the University of Kansas. Since high school, Donna knew she wanted to be in data processing. She still passed through majors from mortuary to oceanography to political science to get there.
"I have a passion for education," Donna said. "I love to find ways to take technology and make it meaningful in a University environment." Her husband Jerry is a Special Ed professor at Emporia State University. Her son Nate is an attorney with the Attorney General's Office of Nebraska. Her daughter Mallory is beginning school at K.U.
She grew up in Nebraska, but the Liss family tries to vacation outside the country. So far, they've been to Italy, France, England, Mexico and Canada. Next year is Poland. "I love the Midwest," Donna said. "I love the change of seasons, but I still like to see the ocean once or twice a year." She also likes to paint, watch HGTV and read "everything." She just finished The Bone Garden. It was pretty good.
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Elliot Kimbrough Promoted and Transfers to Lincoln University
Elliot Kimbrough has been promoted to the level of CIO within SunGard Higher Education. He will be serving as Executive Director at Lincoln University. He has been with the company for the last six years and brings a great deal of experience to the CIO team. Elliot is completing his assignment as Applications Director assigned to Prairie View A&M University. During this assignment, Elliot has been successful at stabilizing the legacy system and enhancing the services improving the University’s access to information.
Recently, Elliot has completed managing Banner implementation moving Prairie View into the next generation of ERP systems. Elliot possesses a BS in Business with a Concentration in Computer Science and a MBA with a Concentration in Technology Management. Elliot has been appointed to manage the SunGard staff assigned to Lincoln University and assist the administration in aligning their technology initiates with their strategic mission.
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Missouri SunGard CIOs and SFCC College President Present at Educause 2008
From Left to Right (Donna Liss, Bob Paulson, Elliot Kinbrough, Marsha Drennon)
Educause attendees came out in numbers to hear SFCC President Dr. Marsha Drennon, Bob Paulson, CIO at SFCC; Donna Liss, CIO at Truman; and Elliot Kimbrough, CIO at Lincoln on Friday Oct 31, 2008. The three client schools collectively submitted a proposal to Educause on how to successfully recruit and retain IT professionals in rural areas. Attendees came from all parts of the United States to hear what these four executives had to share on how to better meet the challenges of institutions located in rural settings. Even though vendors cannot present and promote their companies in Educause presentations, Dr. Marsha Drennon spoke boldly, accurately, and precisely about SunGard. She unashamedly used the ‘O’ word (outsourcing) on 6 different occasions.
Dr. Drennon stated “Without SunGard SFCC would not have been able to transform the institution, like we have.” She continued by stating “I have been part of two institutions where outsourcing IT was utilized, and I would not try doing it any other way.” Mike Mathews, GM for Missouri who was in attendance stated “The best marketing team in the world could not have produced the kind of live publicity that Dr. Drennon delivered.” The audio tape of the session can be ordered at educause.edu and may be one of the best promotional pieces that we have ever produced.
Bob Paulson, Donna Liss, and Elliot Kimbrough shared success stories from each of there institutions in rural Missouri. It should be noted that after a 19 cumulative years of providing IT services to these institutions, our IT retention is above 93%. In addition, in order to recruit for the 7% turnover, we have recruited individuals from all parts of the US who have brought seasoned experience for each of these institutions. Bob Paulson shared his recent recruitment endeavor for a Banner UL from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The audience laughed as they heard the methods and lengths that Bob used during the recruitment process to ensure his institution did not go without a valuable position, and the best candidate for the position. Bob sounded like a athletic recruiter who scoured the country to locate the top talent who could perform for the best institution, best IT vendor, best IT team, and of course led by (in his mind) the best CIO.
Questions and engagement from the audience included ‘How and where do you recruit from?” “How do you help spouses of candidates locate jobs?” How do you accommodate the remote and telecommunication blend of IT services?” The presentation was a huge testimony to the value of SunGard IT services. Even though it was not the intent to promote SunGard every attendee left challenged to get creative and/or accept options of strategic sourcing. It is even possible many crossed the line and may even start using the ‘O’ word to meet their institutional objectives.
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Missouri Clients Join the North
We would like to welcome the following three clients and CIOs to the North Territory.
- State Fair Community College, Bob Paulson
- Truman State University, CIO Donna Liss
- Lincoln University, CIO Elliot Kimbrough
State Fair has been a client for 5 years, Truman for 8 years, and Lincoln for 6 years. The three clients are managed by General Manager Mike Mathews, who lives in Springfield, MO.
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