Proof of skill attainment through alternative credentialing has gone mainstream. Microcredentialing and digital badging have become credible ways to codify achievements and nanodegrees—programs specifically targeted to develop industry skills, especially in technical areas—have gained acceptance and even encouragement from business. This session will define and describe the emergence of badging, microcredentialing, and nanodegrees, along with the role that technology plays in enabling these models and the impact they have on higher education.Outcomes: Learn about microcredentialing and digital badging as valid records of learning * Compare and contrast microcredentialing with a traditional credit * Discuss the impact of alternative credentialing on higher education
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This session will highlight three strategies outlined in Dr. Mfume’s book, What Works at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Nine Strategies for Increasing Retention and Graduation Rates. This presentation will demonstrate how Morgan State University is using Starfish to collect and report student data, early alerts, advising notes, and appointments.Outcomes: Understand the value of strategic initiatives to increase retention and graduation rates * Learn how to leverage external resources (grants) and how they can effect a campus-wide culture change * Discuss how technology, tools, and systems help faculty, administrators, and staff work smarter, not harder (Google Apps, Starfish)
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Will using video instructions on laboratory skills lead to better-prepared students during practical sessions, as well as more effective teaching time? What are the important video characteristics in making them educationally feasible, pedagogically suitable, and usable for open and online education?Outcomes: Learn important video characteristics of skills video lessons and apply them within your own practice *Learn how and why teachers use video instructions in a blended teaching manner *Identify risks and opportunities in using online courses to learn skills (as a next step)
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Our institutions continuously seek new ways to gain insight from the vast amounts of data we collect. IT has a critical role to play in delivering valuable information but cannot succeed alone. This presentation will describe how we are advancing a data-driven culture through collaborative partnerships at Purdue University.Outcomes: Understand why collaborative partnerships matter for building a data-driven culture *Use a BI maturity framework to assess your current state and progress *Identify opportunities for collaborative partnerships along with strategies that work for building them
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A diverse workforce enhances both productivity and job satisfaction. However, gaps in salary and opportunities for both women and people of color remain persistent in higher education. How can we move past lip service and take action in recruiting with an eye toward diversity, equity, and inclusion? Join us to learn innovative approaches that work!
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Academic and operational activities at universities are subject to major service disruptions caused by the environment, equipment failures, and people. Planning and preparation are paramount to successful recovery in a crisis. In this session, a disaster involving simultaneous main power feed, UPS, and generator failures will be reviewed and lessons learned during the two-month crisis. The valuable lessons learned and outcomes will provide the context for a discussion of a practical “inside out” recovery prioritization planning framework for IT and university business units.Outcomes: Understand the importance of DR/BC planning and preparation * Learn from an actual disaster * Learn about different methods to deal with DR/BC planning
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Developing sustainable IT funding models remains a top IT issue, and you can’t get there without effectively communicating the “value of IT.” Learn why telling this story is so critical to your success, how data can help you make a compelling case for IT, and how to show (not tell) IT’s value through service management, process, and governance.Outcomes: Identify key elements of an IT value proposition * Understand how to communicate the value of IT through action * Determine your capability to construct a compelling case for IT
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Pedagogical and technological changes are upsetting the status quo of course delivery. To remain relevant, academic technologists must be responsive, agile, and forward-thinking within a context of rapid change, high demand, and limited resources. Learn how one academic technology unit strategically prioritized and responded to these challenges in today’s climate.Outcomes: Articulate tactical work in response to the strategic goals of your institution and department *Redefine priorities in response to technological and pedagogical change *Retrofit Brown’s reflexive model to fit your own institutional culture
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EDUCAUSE conducted extensive research on the role of the higher education CISO in 2016, focusing on leadership development; skills and abilities; and mentoring and professional development case studies. In this session, panelists will paint a picture of the skills, leadership pathways, and professional development opportunities available to aspiring CISOs.Outcomes: Understand contemporary CISO leadership and technical skills *Understand CISO professional development opportunities *Understand CISO career pathways
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Whether contemplating a merger or looking to improve library-IT relationships, participants will discover best practices in reconciling library and IT cultures, issues to consider when merging (and how to address these before the merger takes place), and examples of natural working affinities across campus and within library and IT organizations.Outcomes: Learn best practices in reconciling library and IT cultures *Understand some of the issues to consider when merging *Articulate natural working affinities across campus and within library and IT organizations
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