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Webinars, Cultural Change, and Props to Yale IT
Did any of you catch Thursday's EDUCAUSE Live webinar Changing the Culture of an IT Organization, Whirlwind Style? The discussion was hosted by Yale's Jane Livingston, Associate CIO and Karen Polhemus, Director, ITS Organizational Change Management - and was (beautifully) moderated by NC State's CIO Marc Hoit.
2 Higher Ed Lessons from Johnson's J.C. Penney Departure
A department store is a familiar sort of thing for higher ed folks. What are we but a department store of academic disciplines? Bloomingdales and Macy's have housewares, men's and bedding departments - we have economics, biology and women's studies.
University Legal Counsel As an EdTech Resource
When have you worked with your university lawyer?
Illness, Long Absences, and EdTech
I'm married to a pediatric oncologist / hematologist, so dinnertime conversation is often about when things go really really wrong. The good news about pediatric cancer is most kids now get better. But even in cases with good outcomes extended hospital stays are not uncommon, and relapses and new diagnoses do occur for college kids.
Do We Still Need the "Opinions Are My Own" Social Media Disclaimer?
How many of you have some variant of the following words on your Twitter, blog or other social media bio? "Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer."
A Campus Creative Renaissance Built on Learning Design
The other day I had one of those realizations that come initially as a total surprise, and then on further reflection seem glaringly obvious. We are in the middle of campus creative renaissance built on learning design.
The Embedded EDU Startup
An embedded startup consists of a dedicated team working on a new business within a larger organization. The dedicated team is formed in a conscious effort to avoid mimicking the culture, organizational structure, norms, and assumptions of the larger organization.
An Argument to Spend 24 Hours with "Private Empire"
24 hours and 16 minutes is how long it took me to listen to the audio version of Steve Coll's Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power. That translates into 704 pages for all of you eyeball-centric reading people.