ctw2007: Creative Conference Wrap-Up

The facilitator used Turning Point clickers to first assess who attended each workshop, and then provided five statements that people had to vote as the most insightful or important. He could then cross-analyze the data based on attendance and post the results. The results were used to launch discussions.

Campus Technology Winter 2007
Technology Leadership in Practice

Leading the Leaders: A Conference Wrap-Up
Moderator: Victor Edmonds, Director, Educational Technology Services, University of California, Berkley
Panelists:

The key workshops from the conference and their notes:

  • Business Intelligence: I liked the idea that it needs to start slow because the data can be overwhelming and the whole process needing focus and refocus.
  • Social/Academic Collaboration Environments: Fascinating that people who attended acknowledged that “organic growth and mass contributions are key to social collaboration” then those who did not attend. I’m glad the mentioned that not ALL of our students are comfortable with learning new technologies.
  • Assessment: Discussion of what is being assessed; everything! The workshop ended with a major discussion of ePortfolios.
  • Going Global: Definitely confirmed that building relationships takes time and energy; however, I learned that “the ‘Big Mac Index’ can be used to establish parity between the economics of US and another country.” Before you start going global, think about why! Is this only a money making venture, or are there other reasons? That will impact how and why you go global.
  • IT Leadership: Most important is that “effective IT governance structure is intergral to the success of a strategic plan,” “an IT leader must be a visionary,” and “a CIO’s most difficult decision is what NOT to spend money on.” Emphasis on IT not making decisions, its the whole community!
  • ELearning Excellence: typical account for students, involve multiple groups/experts, etc.
  • Learning Spaces: The key point to remember was “It’s essential to involve students and faculty to design effective spaces;” however, there was an emphasis on the need to “build a community of practice around the space.”
  • Leadership (message of the entire conference): The participants voted for the following (top 3/5):

    • A leader, above all, builds trust. 64%
    • The skills and personality of the leader is an essential factor in success. 21%
    • A leader must choose a culture that fits his or her skills. 10%

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