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The Future of Higher Education:What is the IT Professional’s Role?<br />10:30 AM – Noon<br />Wednesday, March 17th, 2010<br />

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Tweet us #MWRC10 #futurepanel<br />

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INTRODUCTION OF OUR PANELISTS<br />Linda Jorn<br />University of Minnesota<br />Melissa Woo<br />University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br />David Dodd<br />Xavier University<br />Robert H. McDonald<br />Indiana University<br />

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Our Moderator<br />Jim Koenig<br />Director Information Technology Services<br />College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University<br />

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Linda Jorn<br />Director, Office of Information<br />Technology<br />University of Minnesota<br />

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Melissa Woo<br />Director of Cyberinfrastructure<br />Director of Network & Operations Services<br />University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br />

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Evolution of roles<br />Infrastructure-centric<br />Client-centric<br />How are you preparing for the future?<br />

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Future of the profession…<br />… are you ready?<br />

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David Dodd<br />Vice President for Information<br />Resources and CIO<br />Xavier University<br />

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Leadership<br />Being an agent for change ̶ <br />Making a difference!<br />Continuous Strategic Change<br />Accountability<br />Institutional Effectiveness<br />Information-Driven<br />Reflection and Planning<br />Self-Improvement<br /> ̶ a personal journey of development<br />and experience <br />

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Robert H. McDonald<br />Associate Dean for Library Technologies<br />Executive Director, Kuali OLE<br />Indiana University<br />

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XaaS<br />...as as Service<br />Becomes Pervasive<br />

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Community <br />Clouds<br />Apps<br />External<br />Clouds<br />Internal<br />Cloud<br />FEDERATION<br />Adapted from Rod Johnson’s Spring Source Cloud Image - http://blog.springsource.com/2009/08/10/springsource-chapter-two/<br />

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Tweet us #MWRC10 #futurepanel<br />

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Discussion Questions<br />What are the three partnerships/collaborations/interdependencies that you will nurture this year? Why?<br />What competencies do you feel we need to nurture in order to help the academy in the 21st century?<br />How can we as IT professionals best prepare to lead the changes ahead? <br />How might learning technologists best help with campus strategic planning efforts?<br />What interdependent activities might learning technologists engage in to support new learning environments?<br />What professional development opportunities will help us learn metaphors/languages to talk with academic leaders to solve academic challenges?<br />How are cloud opportunities changing your staffing needs and skills? <br />What area of your own professional development would you like to pursue as a result of attending this conference? <br />

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THANK YOU<br />