Here’s a talk I gave recently at the CIT event in Duke. In addition to being very nice and gracious, the Duke folks impressed me with how many faculty they have who are not only committed to improving their teaching practices but dedicating significant time to it as a core professional activity.
Anyway, for what it’s worth, here’s the talk:
This is a guest post by Paul Heald. Paul is a teaching faculty member at George Washington University completing his master’s program in information systems technology in May 2010. Paul earned his Master’s degree in education from the University of Manchester and Bachelor’s degree from Keele University. He has taught and served as an administrator in public and private high schools. Upon graduation he will be joining the staff of Sigma Systems Inc., where he will focus on the networked applications design.
Gartner’s Jan-Martin Lowendahl has authored several insightful analyses on information technology in colleges and universities. ((Other reports authored by Lowendahl and his colleagues:
The Business Impact of Social Computing on Higher Education with Marti Harris, 9 September 2008.
Financial Slowdown Emphasizes Budget-Planning Effectivess in Higher Educaton, but It’s About Yield, Not Cost with Michael Zastrocky and Marti Harris, 21 March 2008.
Four ‘Business Model’ Scenarios for Higher Education: An Introduction to Strategic Planning Through Storytelling with Marti Harris, 17 September 2009.
Gartner Higher Education E-Learning Survey 2008-2009: Poised for the Next Step? With Marti Harris, 14 December 2008.
Hype Cycle for Education, 2009 with contributing Gartner staff, 27 July 2009.
Key issues for Higher Education 2009: The Future is Now, Strategic Planning Capabilities Are Crucial with Marti Harris, 27 February 2010.)) These include “Key Issues for Higher Education, 2010” published in February. Here, Lowendahl and his colleagues wrote:
Gartner will continue to help CIOs keep up with current technological trends so as not to be caught in a dead end and to avoid costly changes in strategy. The 2010 research will include continued coverage of student trends, identity and access management (IAM) and standards.
Lowendahl briefed members of the Georgetown University faculty and staff and invited Washington, DC area higher education CIOs and their staff on March 18th.
Although the meeting was brief, Lowendahl covered a great deal of material, engendering considerable discussion among the assembled group.
