August, 2006

The Edutech Report - August, 2006 - Full Issue PDF
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Information Technology Allies: What We Need from Them
By Thomas Warger
Everyone on campus (and in the e-learning network) knows what he or she expects from the IT support operation. Now it is time to talk about what IT needs from other offices at the institution in order to give the best service. This is more than a matter of mutual interest between the service providers and client offices: information technology support for the whole community depends increasingly on wide participation and fundamental cooperation.

Quotes of the Month
What's next for publishing? Portabilty and privacy

Newsbriefs
Internet2 Chooses Company to Build Its New National Fiber-Optic Network; New E-Book on Professional Development for Campus IT

Executive Oversight of IT
By Thomas Warger
What is the right degree of executive oversight for information technology? Many CIOs will tell you, privately, that they cannot believe how little effective supervision they receive from the person to whom they report—or that their executive cares remarkably little about IT and only pays attention when there is a crisis. Some other CIOs find they are micromanaged by executives who are too ready to insert their own opinions on technical matters or find themselves drawn into IT negotiations with faculty and departments but leave out the CIO.

Edutech Responds
Choosing a personal response system (classroom clickers); becoming better organized to meet the IT support needs of newly hired faculty; choosing a new administrative system