Are you looking for a good reason to attend Campus Technology’s Winter Conference, December 10-12, 2007 in San Francisco, CA? Check out these eight!
Reason 1:
Gain expert knowledge from BI gurus like David Wells, The Data Warehousing Institute. Dave has a wealth of experience in successfully designing BI strategies for higher education institutions. He believes, «No campus IT leader can afford to move into 2008 without solid data warehousing and business intelligence action plans in place.» Learn how to establish or refine your campus BI initiatives in Dave’s workshop—Mastering the Art of Business Intelligence.
Reason 2:
Get up to speed on social/academic collaboration tools. Find out how other campuses effectively incorporate wikis, blogs, and other collaborative technologies into university life. Plus, receive advice on your own social collaboration project challenges from gurus like Julian Lombardi, Ph.D., Duke University. Join Julian for his insightful workshop on Leading Change in Social Collaboration Environments.
Reason 3:
Maximize your institution’s ‘learning value’ through an optimized assessment and accountability strategy. Steve Acker, Ph.D., Ohio State University is an assessment expert who has worked with the state of Ohio to develop a successful strategy to measure student attainment of learning goals. You’ll find Steve’s workshop packed full of valuable information on alternatives to published rankings; course, discipline, and institutional assessment, and more: Assessment: Accountability & Credibility on Your Own Terms.
Reason 4:
Discover how to take advantage of global distance learning opportunities. Join well-known global education experts like Diane E. Beck, Pharm.D., University of Florida as they examine numerous distance learning models to determine what works and what doesn’t across continents and time zones. Beck observes, «Campus IT leaders need to get up to speed quickly (on global distance initiatives), or fall behind.» Meet Beck and other global education specialists in their workshop: Going Global: Advance Your Institution via a Winning Worldwide Learning Initiative.
Reason 5:
Hone your leadership skills and set your path on the road to CIO. John Camp, Ph.D., Former CIO of Wayne State University offers his experience to help the next generation of CIOs and technology executives transform their roles to meet the challenges of various current and emerging campus technologies. Find the answers to your individual campus and leadership challenges at Camp’s workshop: Preparing for an IT Leadership Role: Your Path to Success.
Reason 6:
Gain peace-of-mind with a well-designed security initiative that gets buy-in on all levels. Joy R. Hughes, Ph.D., George Mason University and other campus security leaders share their successes and challenges on how they guided their institutions through security compliance, incident response, and funding—including acceptance from all key audiences, and management of politics, as well as cultural differences. You’ll also receive expert coaching through security scenarios that develop creative solutions suited to your unique situation—all at Hughes’ workshop: Your Golden Rings to Authentic Security Leadership.
Reason 7:
Understand how 21st-century students learn and how to apply the right eLearning solutions to achieve the greatest educational impact. Hear from several renowned eLearning professionals, like Joel M. Smith, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, and find the answers to your most pressing eLearning questions in this workshop: Leading the Pack Through eLearning Excellence.
Reason 8:
Design the ultimate high-tech learning space. Join «smart classroom» guru Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno, Ph.D., San Jose State University and her panel of specialists as they examine the ins-and-outs of designing, implementing, and assessing a high-tech learning space initiative. Develop or refine your own «smart classroom» project that students and faculty can successfully use to meet their objectives: Hi-Tech Learning Spaces That Succeed and Engage.
It’s all here at Campus Technology’s Fast-Track Immersive Workshop event: the tools, resources and expert advice you need to achieve your own campus IT goals.
Don’t wait. Sign up now and return home with strategies and plans to get you moving toward success in 2008 and beyond. Register now and save >>
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