making academic computing strategic
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Presentation on making academic computing a strategic differentiator - given at the 2009 Tennessee IT Symposium.TRANSCRIPT
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Making Academic Computing A Strategic Differentiator
Tennessee IT SymposiumApril 21, 2009p , 9
Thomas DanfordChief Information OfficerChief Information OfficerTennessee Board of Regents
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Students – Continue to Evolve!Students Continue to Evolve!
• “Net.Generation” – Current population of students
• “Digital Natives” – Start college in 2014in 2014
• Highly Connected – Lifelong use of communications & media technologies
• K-12 Exposure – Second-hand interactive learning techniques interactive learning techniques … heavy stimuli
• DIY Learners - EDUPUNKSEDUPUNK – Term coined by Jim Groom, Instructional Technology y , gy
Specialist at the University of Mary Washington.
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Devices – Continue to Evolve!Devices Continue to Evolve!
• PCs & LaptopsPCs & Laptops• Netbooks• Cell Phones• Entertainment
(Game) Stations• Media Players• TV & Cable• What’s Next?
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Internet Content – Continues to Evolve!Internet Content Continues to Evolve!
• Social SitesSocial Sites• News/Info Sites• Research Sites• Learning Sites• Employment Sitesp y• Application Sites• Content Sharing Sites• Portfolio Sites• …
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Academic Computing … Not So Much?p g
• Laptop & PC end user supportTraining for “generic” IT• Training for generic IT
• Multimedia & classroom support• LMS/CMS (campus resource) support & training• LMS/CMS (campus resource) support & training• Remote access to resources• Limited courseware integration• Limited courseware integration• Server administration (E-mail, LMS/CMS, etc.)
• Reactive … maintainers of systems & programs
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A Digital, Networked World – Changes A Digital, Networked World Changes the Game for Academic Computing
• Expectations of Digital Natives?
• Expectation of Employers and Employees in a Digital Global Economy?
• Digital Information D bl E H ?Doubles Every 11 Hours?
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Wait a Minute … Digital content will double every 11 hours by 2010?double every 11 hours by 2010?
• The “Toxic Terabyte” ProblemThe Toxic Terabyte Problem“data is accumulating at an increasing rate in servers, desktops, laptops, phones, RFID sensors, cameras and other devices” devices
• Digital Content Management (CM)“Create, Update, Publish, Translate, Archive, Retrieve”
Institutions will have to look beyond the campus for y p frelevant, up-to-date content, apps, and services
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Expectation of Employers and EmployeesEmployees• Changing “loyalty relationship” between employer
and employeep y• Employees are embracing a “free agent” mindset• Internet creates new category of job seeker called
“acti el passi e”“actively passive”• Emergent, relationship-based model of candidate
sourcing for Employees.g p y
Institutions will have to embrace and integrate cloud resources and collaborations to attract & retain high resources and collaborations to attract & retain high quality faculty and staff …
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Expectations of Digital Natives“Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was d ig d t t h” designed to teach” Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants By Marc Prensky
• Receiving information really fast “Twitch Speed”• The ability to parallel process and multi-taskThe ability to parallel process and multi task• Graphics over text• Prefer random access (e.g. hypertext like Wikis).
k d l i l• Networked, multiple sources• Instant gratification and frequent rewards• Games over “serious” workGames over serious work.
Institutions will have to compete in the Internet cloud & i hi h li d to attract & retain high quality students …
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Challenges Faced by Facultyg y y
• Time Constraints …▫ Research and staying current in their field▫ Research and staying current in their field▫ Publication▫ Community serviceCommunity service
• Dealing with Digital Natives▫ Yesterday’s tactics for today’s warsy y▫ Integrating “Legacy” and “Future” content▫ Overcoming years of history and tradition
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How Can Academic Computing “Ramp UP” in Order to Help?UP in Order to Help?• Understand and contribute to the “business” we’re
in … education and student enrichment• Concentrate on that which “adds value” • “Leverage” cloud resources … build only as a last resort
D l & ll b t “f lti li ” • Develop & collaborate on “force multipliers” … specialization vs. generalization
• “Re-tool” for APIs & SDKs for “Mashups” in a Web ld2.0 world
• Understand how Digital Natives learn• Research & evaluate new cloud and other digital Research & evaluate new cloud and other digital
resources for their application in education
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5 Principles Going Forward?p g• We’re in the “education” business not the e-mail,
Linux administration or other “task” business.• We should promote and leverage resources in the
cloud over buying and building whenever possible.• We need to position ourselves and our “profession” p p
as “consultants” to the faculty.• We should move our focus toward a model of
content management, courseware development and g , pintegration in a Web 2.0 world.
• Our mission is to overcome rationalization and lack of imagination as to “can’t work” to one of “will gwork.”
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Mobil Learning and iTunes UMobil Learning and iTunes UThinking “Outside the Box/Classroom”
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Open Source?p
• Software – (Linux, Open Office, etc.) … of Course
But what about …
• Open Courseware?
• Open Textbooks?
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Collaboration – Through Bookmarks?
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Collaboration – Through Presentations?
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I would welcome your comments and suggestions as to how I may improve this presentation. Please send your ideas to Thomas Danford@gmail com or tdanford@tbr [email protected] or [email protected]
Presentation available at: http://www.slideshare.net/tsdanford