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- The best emerging technologies that education software providers should invest in
- Technologies recommended for classroom adoption among educational institutions
- Effects of adopting such disruptive technologies
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Technology (when strategically and practically applied) provides increased accessibility and quality to Higher Education. This presentation was made by USHE Assistant Commissioner and Chief Information Officer Dr. Steve Hess to the State Board of Regents October 29, 2010.
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- The best emerging technologies that education software providers should invest in
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Presentation for Centre of Legal Education Conference 2014:
https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/apps/events/3/home.aspx/event/149178/default/centre_for_legal_education_conference_2014
A full university without a physical classroom. A math teacher in China becoming multi-millionaire by having millions of online students. Those stories sound illusory but have actually become a reality thanks to the advancement of digital technologies which are reshaping various industries today, from banking, transportation, newspaper to health care and education. How education institutions can change to adapt and operate effectively in the digital age, bringing values to both teachers and students?
Leveraging Cloud Based Technology to Increase ProductivityJustin Denton
RAILS presentation
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If you’re at this level of juggling then this is the webinar for you. We will discuss how to utilize cloud based technologies such as One-Note, Google Docs, Google Apps, and other Media and Sharing Collaboration sites in a way to increase your and your team’s overall productivity.
We will also discuss how to manage cross team collaboration, keep things organized and how to ensure accountability to the various simultaneous changes that will occur when using cloud technologies.
The Mobile Learning infoKit is a developing resource from JISC infoNet launched at ALT-C 2011 alongside the new JISC publication Emerging Practice in a Digital Age (September 2011). Augmenting the Emerging Practice guide, this infoKit is a practical guide for educational institutions planning to implement a mobile learning initiatiative.
At launch, the Mobile Learning infoKit comprises a wiki-based resource collating information and guidance from JISC and other sources. It will develop to include a section on future trends, incorporate additional examples, and be made available in a variety of formats.
Technology can offer many opportunities and benefits to students in helping them to develop and communicate their employability skills. However many educational providers miss vital opportunities to equip students with the skills needed in the modern workplace.
This presentation summarises the findings from the recently launched 'technology for employability' report, focusing on an emerging vision for how universities and colleges can best prepare students for life and employment in a digital world.
Presentation for Centre of Legal Education Conference 2014:
https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/apps/events/3/home.aspx/event/149178/default/centre_for_legal_education_conference_2014
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Presentation of the challenges facing IT departments when digital natives invade universities. Presented at Forskningsnet Konference 2009
http://forskningsnettet.dk/konferencer/2009/
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G N Wikramanayake (2005) Impact of Digital Technology on Education In: 24th National Information Technology Conference 82-91 Computer Society of Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka: CSSL Aug 15-16, ISBN: 955-9155-13-X
Article: http://www.slideshare.net/wikramanayake/impact-of-digital-technology-on-education
National research networks must work closely with the universities as we are challenged with supporting advanced research (LHC data flows and grids) at the same level as digital native students (social media, podcast lectures).
Steve Beswick, Director of Education Sector, discusses Microsoft's place in education. His presentation provide guidance and vision for headmasters, principals, IT managers, and administrators about a variety of technical topics related to education. Topics discussed in clude virtual learning gateways, SharePoint, data management, and organizational agility.
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Presented at Blackboard User Conference 2004.
Co-Presenters: JoAnna Hunt (Seneca College) and Eric Kunnen (Grand Rapids Community College)
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http://www.nclca.org/2011conference/pre-con-C.html
Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein
Past President, NCLCA
Technology is present in our everyday lives from e-mail to e-Commerce from Internet to Instant Messaging from Youtube videos to video conferencing from social networking to Skyping from texting to online textbooks. Technologies bring together the seemingly disparate concepts of ease and complexity. Compared to just ten years ago, we have much more ease in accessing information, resources, and multimedia, but keeping up with emerging technologies can be complex and overwhelming. Knowing what technologies your students have and how they can be leveraged to increase students' success in college can be intimidating. Emerging technologies such as social networking, multi-media sharing, collaborative workspaces, and mobile technologies are significantly changing the nature of learning and learner expectations for interaction, access, and engagement. Learning center professionals need to leverage emerging technologies in ways that can enhance they ways in which we deliver services, create resources, market our centers, manage and train staff, and evaluate our centers. This pre-conference institute will address the following:
Provide a practical guide for how to best understand and evaluate the usefulness of emerging technologies;
Introduce participants to some free technology resources that can help learning center professionals maximize their resources and outreach to students;
Discuss best practices in implementing technology innovations in learning centers; and
Help participants devise a plan for how to choose the technology tools that will help them meet their goals in managing their learning center.
IWMW 2002: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The E-StrategyIWMW
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http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2002/materials/stanley/
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Education is a necessary human virtue and essential for society because it reflects the personality of the human being in our society. The effective way of teaching gives the quality of education and advance learning such as e-learning to the learners and also a high quality of teaching to the tutors. Information Technology (IT) plays a significant role in field of education. Now days, E-learning and M-learning have become very popular trends of the education technology riot. E-Learning is the new tool related to the virtualized distance learning by means of electronic communication mechanisms, specifically the Internet to enhance the traditional learning system. An E-learning system generally needs a lot of software and hardware resources. Today, many educational institutions cannot afford such investments and environments therefore cloud computing is the finest solution. The Cloud Computing environment rises swiftly as a natural platform to provide support to e-Learning systems. Hence, this paper presents the impact on using cloud computing for e-learning which contains an innovative environment resulting from both virtual and personal learning environments. This paper introduces concepts of e-learning and cloud computing infrastructure with their key benefits.
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1. The Modern IT Working Environment (MWE) Great Expectations..... Students today, Employees tomorrow Simon Vaughan, Programme Director, Information Services Cardiff University October 2007
2. My Background Joined Cardiff University in 2005 Programme Director Modern Working Environment Assistant Director University Systems Group Over 20 Years Global IT experience in the Private Sector 14 years at Sony Manufacturing 6 years as Global Technical Director for a US Packaging company
3. Agenda Background to Cardiff University & Information Services The Modern IT Working Environment (MWE) Some Challenges MWE Vision Overview of the MWE and the Journey to Date and Next Steps How we are implementing the IBM toolset…. Bringing Business Value to the University MWE Version 1.0 Websphere Portal, Collaboration tools, Business Process enablement tools Questions
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8. A workforce in transition provides challenges …………………..and opportunities Capture their knowledge before they retire Relieve their stress and increase their effectiveness Attract and retain; harness their collaborative style Traditional approach to technology, collaboration, organizational loyalty, and rewards Hold the wisdom and intellectual capital of the organization Growing as % of workforce Shrinking as % of workforc e Essential source of professionals and middle managers Tech savvy but not “native speakers”; mixed approach to collaboration, loyalty, and rewards Technology is 2 nd nature; more interested in peer / interest groups than organizational identity ; think work should be fun and fulfilling Critical to long-term viability and innovation Growing as % of workforce Source : IBM Older workers (Age 50 +) Mid- career workers (Age 35 – 50) New generation (born after 1980)
9. Web 2.0 is the native language of “Millennials” and the new language of collaboration … A new blog gets created every second. Everyone’s opinion should be heard By 2009, wikis are predicted to become mainstream collaboration tools in at least half of all companies. Everyone contributes Communication is constant And every generation wants the applications at work to be as “cool” and attractive as the ones at home … Source : IBM / Technorati/ Law Technology News, Dec 1, 2005 ; Comscore, Aug 8, 2005 ; America Online / Research Alert, Jan 6, 2006 E-mail is for old people…. Almost three-fourths of teens send instant messages more than e-mail.
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13. Internet or Remote A ccess Campus Access Staff Students (Current) Staff Researchers Researchers Student ‘ Islands of Information’ Current IT setup Access via a ‘desktop icon’ to individual applications / Systems Email Library Resources (Voyager) Blackboard Finance system HR and other Admin systems Student records Unstructured Content (Docs, Images,,,,)
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15. Islands of information…… Manual Process Takes lots of time… Lots of Paper Re-keying of data Errors No ‘one source’ of data ‘ Spaghetti effect’ Finance Estates Student records
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17. Today, people choose online (Internet) services and business processes because they are fast / easy to use / and available at anytime from anywhere . They expect online web based systems to “ know them ”… … provide personalised choices Why do we need an MWE at Cardiff? … provide an intuitive user interface … hide all system complexity … .. be available when ever they need to use them!
18. Internet / Remote A ccess Campus Access IDENTITY MANAGEMENT Personalised view of all Resources relevant to your role Staff Students (Current and Potential) Staff High level Vision Researchers Researchers Alumni Institution to Institution (eg Uni -> Uni, NHS, Commercial org, etc) Single point of secure access Common and personalised view of all resources Seamless access to authorised services regardless of location Partners Students Collaboration tools (IM, E-mail, Calendar, Social Computing) Unstructured Content (Docs, Images,,,,) Library Resources (Voyager, E Journals, etc) Blackboard Finance system Student records HR and other Admin systems External systems External web content
19. Single Sign on (One Username / Password to access your authorised resources) Identity Management System Enables User My MWE My Business Processes My Alerts / ‘Action items’ Web Site Content Information Feeds / Subscription Document sharing / Collaboration Platform Independent Location Independent Current ‘Services’ Independent My Admin systems E-Learning system (Blackboard) Advanced Search Tools My Library Information ‘ My Schools’ Applications Desk to Desk Video Conference Instant Messaging My Personal e-mail My Cardiff University e-mail New Services
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23. The Foundations…………… a) Governance University wide buy in Software / Services governance Moving towards Composite applications (Collaboration tools ‘mashed up’ with Process enablement tools delivered by a single user interface - the Portal) d) Move towards the introduction of Web services c) Business process re-engineering (working with the Lean University team) b) Implementing an Enterprise infrastructure (MWE SOI…) A Procurement process, resulting in: Resilant Hardware Infrastructure Enterprise Portal (with Single Sign on to applications) Collaboration tools - e-mail, Calendar, IM, Social computing.. Enterprise Srv Bus with Data Integration / Apps integration toolkit Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS) Business Process modeling, mapping and monitoring toolkit
24. a) Governance / Buy in : Major Phases to date INSRV Preparation INSRV investigation Dec 2005 2006 ‘ DO IT’ University led 2004 2007 Idea Generation * Formulate MWE vision and plan Key Deliverables * Project preparation in line with University strategic direction Project Mobilisation * Recruit Key Insrv Staff * Bid For Funds * Technical Evaluation * Supplier Evaluation * Basic elements of Insrv geared up and funding to start the journey secured * Phased implementation of MWE vision Realisation and Delivery * Phased implementation of MWE version 1.0 and beyond.. * Communications * Tender process resulting in the Procurement of ‘software and infrastructure’ from IBM * Partnership agreement with IBM * User led implementation * Training (Technical and User) * Gain support within the University * Heads of School * Admin Divisions and other team members * University Board * Development of Pilot Education and Buy in * Demonstrate pilot to
25. MWE Steering Group Chair: Dr David Grant Independent Reviewer Portal Services Implementation Groups MWE Programme Office Programme Management, Change Control, Project Reviews, Financial Management Technology Realisation Architecture Design, Procurement, Technical Knowledge Transfer, Product Release Management Research PSIG Chair: Pro VC research Learning, Teaching and Student Experience PSIG Chair: Pro VC L and T Administration PSIG Chair: Director of Strategy Business Change Communications, Awareness raising, Requirements Gathering, Analysis, Reporting & End-User Training D E L I V E R Y T E A M S a) Governance / Buy in : Structure
28. • Version 1.0: The First Implementable Version of the MWE Tender lots • Lot 1 Resilient hardware platforms and storage including backup/restore services • Lot 2: Enterprise portal software including single sign-on services • Lot 3: Collaboration tools including e-mail and calendaring • Lot 4: Enterprise content management • Lot 6: Application integration • Lot 7: Data integration • Lot 8: Knowledge transfer session • Lot 5: Business Process management
34. Tender Timescale Action Date Advertisement placed in the OJEC 31 January 2006 Expression of Interest deadline 10 March 2006 Invitation to Tender 31 March 2006 Last date to register for Bid Clarification Open Day and Closed Technical Sessions Noon on 7 April 2006 Vendor Bid Clarification Open Day 11 April 2006 Vendor Closed Technical Session 12 April 2006 Receipt of Tenders Noon on 15 May 2006 Evaluation / bid clarification, reference site visits 17 May – 17 August 2006 Detailed discussion with Preferred Vendor 18 August - 29 Sept 2006 Steering Group Endorsement 18 Sept 2006 Contract award followed by start of work October 2006
35. Tender responses PQQ responses Invited to Tender Submitted Tender Preferred Partner 80 + Vendors * Cap Gemini * Computacentre * EMC * IBM * Hummingbird * HBS * Parity * PCS * EMC (Documentum, BEA, Microsoft) * IBM * HBS (SAP, Groupwise) * Parity (Oracle) IBM
36. ‘ Glue’ Enterprise Portal Resilient and Secure IT Infrastructure Information and Administration Systems School Systems applications SITS Compel Coda Honours Cyborg Toolset for cross University integration, Process mapping and ‘e-forms’ Secure Identity Managed Environment ECMS (Doc Mgt) Library (Voyager) VLE (Blackboard) External content Information Resources Web Content E-mail Calendar Collaborative Workspaces Instant Message Forums Collaboration and Communication Tools News Feeds Discussion Boards Blogs / Wiki Productivity Tools IBM WebSphere Portal Websphere, Ichain Tivoli, IBM Blade centres Lotus (Notes, Sametime, Quickplace, Connections) Websphere Message Broker Websphere Business Modeller Websphere Process server Workplace Forms Rational Portlet Factory WID Information server
38. Process mapping, Modeling, Simulation and Documentation c) Business process re-engineering Enabled by Business change and the ‘Lean University’ Project Empowered by the ‘MWE’ Project and toolset Business Owners Business Analysts
41. Composite Applications: Pulling it together Aggregate Surface in an Enterprise Portal (MWE!) Integration Student Records Residence system Finance system Aggregate Disparate Information 2 1 Combine services from multiple back end systems (internal + external) Present in an Interactive, Composite application thru an Enterprise Portal UI 3 Student Number Residence Details Payment Details
42. Composite Applications: Pulling it together Creating Business Value with Portal, Collaboration and Process tools integration
51. Lotus Connections / Quickr Services which we will use in the MWE Benefits for Cardiff ; Directory of Expertise, People search Virtual Communities which individuals build up themselves (self selecing) Team Blogs, Personal blogs : share experience / expertise and more………… Communities Blogs Dogear Activities Profiles Quickr Connectors Shared Content Team Workspaces Workflow Anywhere Anytime Wikis Team Blogs Business templates Quickr Services Quickr content stores
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53. Delivery plan – presented to Steering group July 2007 Dec 06 Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 July 07 Aug 07 Sept 07 EARLY TEST VERSIONS Test out of box functionality demo servers and loan kit PROTOTYPES Test dependencies in real environment BETA TESTING First version that test users will see and test resulting in iterative development MWE Milestones and activities Time Hardware Early Delivery Hardware Delivery Site1 USER ENGAGEMENT and BUSINESS CHANGE ACTIVITIES DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION TESTING (Highly Structured) ROLLOUT Hardware Delivery Site 2 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Begin planning for Further Versions User Feedback v0.1.0 v0.1.1 v0.9.0 v 1.0 ( Requirements gathering, Evaluation, Prioritisation, Feedback, Training, etc )
54. INSRV Technical Delivery Teams Governance Support User Support Library Tech Group Insrv working Group Programme Director: Simon Vaughan Business Change David Harrison / Heather Kitts / Joan Wright Technical Design Authority Hugh Beedie / Paul Hobson Technical Realisation Guy Middleton P R O G R A M M E O F F I C E Financial Control Nicola Bolt MWE Steering Group Research PSIG Administration PSIG LTSE PSIG Programme Officers Infrastructure Portal Collaborative Tools Authentication and Identity (SSO) Business Process Management & Application Integration Knowledge Transfer Desktop Delivery Data Integration and Business Intelligence Findability Content and Records Management Test and Inter-stream integration User Engagement User Education User Communication User Experience Rollout Management
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56. ‘ ...trying to introduce change in a university is like trying to move a cemetery. You can expect no help from the people inside.’ Graham Leicester, Policy Learning And Finally.............
57. And every generation wants the applications at work to be as “cool” and attractive as the ones at home … Technorati/ Law Technology News, Dec 1, 2005; Comscore, Aug 8, 2005; America Online /Research Alert, Jan 6, 2006 The environments we create for our Students will be expected from you when they join YOUR workforce…..
58. Thank you ! Questions......... For further information, please feel free to contact: Simon Vaughan [email_address] October 2007