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TOPICAL SESSIONS 2004 Project Management Strategies for IT Directors in Education Rarely are technology projects confined to the IT sphere of an educational institution. Major installations, such as student management software, typically impact offices across the school and redefine how departments and individuals perform their day-to-day-work. Given this reality, IT Directors seeking successful implementations must wear not only their “technology guru “hat, but many other hats such as project manager, team leader, and change agent. In this session, Rob will review his two-year, multi-stage implementation of a school-wide student information system as a basis for discussing proven project management strategies that can improve the success of all IT implementations. Participants will leave with specific project management techniques to apply in their own educational settings, regardless of the size of their institution or their department.
IT Funding Strategies - What Works and What Doesn't! Today 4% – 6% of the typical educational institution budget is spent on information technology, with about half this amount funding personnel costs. And in small colleges, IT budgets are growing faster than institutional budgets. This panel session will explore current approaches to funding IT at small schools, including the experiences of edACCESS members who have successfully funded a new or ongoing IT project.
Copyright or Copywrong - The Challenges of Intellectual Property
in a Digital World When Walt Disney created the animated version of Steamboat Bill, the company borrowed ideas from the original film version, Steamboat Willie, in a way that charmed children around the world. The Constitution is clear about balancing the interests of the creators of intellectual property with the advancement of creativity, innovation, and science. Since Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the balance of intellectual property and creativity has been tilted in favor of copyright owners. Is this a result of greed or the inability to cope with a new paradigm in the digital world? This mini-workshop will explore traditional copyright law, the DMCA
as it affects schools and colleges, and the TEACH Act. Panelists will
also discuss the current quagmire associated with peer-to-peer file
sharing of copyrighted materials such as music, video, and software.
The goal of the workshop will be to assist schools and colleges in developing
good policies that emphasize constituent education, provide an understanding
of the current environment, and minimize the risks of the organization. |
edACCESS Roundtable and Focus Groups On the first day of every edACCESS conference, all attendees join a facilitated roundtable discussion. Each participant has the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves, their institution, their areas of expertise, and their hopes for the conference. Our roundtables provide an opportunity early in the conference to discover other attendees with similar interests or relevant experience. They also help to determine focus group topics. At edACCESS the participants generate the focus groups! Using pre-conference registration questionnaires and the roundtable discussion, the conference organizers compile a list of focus session topics and find attendees qualified to lead the discussions. This format allows the conference to meet the expressed needs of participants, and it allows people to get to know each other through informal discussion. The edACCESS focus groups are widely acclaimed and a perennial highlight of the conference! Here are some examples of focus group topics from recent conferences:
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