September 2004

The Edutech Report September 2004 full issue PDF
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Getting Serious About Professional Development
By Thomas Warger
Why are there so few internal promotions to CIO? Colleges and universities seem to have reconciled themselves to searching every three or four years for a new CIO from “outside.” Fresh leadership is sometimes necessary, but when replacement means having to look elsewhere, there are larger disruptions in the IT unit and ultimately greater costs in lost productivity, searching, and departure of other personnel who feel overlooked or who do not feel comfortable in the new regime.

Quotes of the Month
CIOs need social and behavioral qualities that can help them tap into what their constituents really need.

NEWSBRIEFS
SOFTWARE EVALUATION PUBLICATION; MICROSOFT WANTS TO COLLABORATE WITH ACADEMIA; EDUCAUSE ANNOUNCES 2004 AWARD WINNERS

Things About IT That Drive the President Crazy
By Linda Fleit
At a meeting earlier this summer for college and university presidents, the subject of IT came up, as it often does at such gatherings. But as soon as it did, eyes began to roll and many of the participants just sat shaking their heads ruefully. Why such a reaction?

Edutech responds
Meeting the ever-increasing demands for data, planning, and assessment; cost/benefit analysis; outsourcing.