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Feel free to browse past events sponsored by NERCOMP. Many presentations and discussion topics are available on this site. If you have any questions, or for more information on the events or participants, please contact us.

Year 2010
NERCOMP 2010 Annual Conference		Monday, March 08, 2010 8:30am - 4:00pm Providence, RI NERCOMP 2010, "The Next-Generation University: Rethinking IT in Disruptive Times." Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastr... Read More>>

Security Camp Spring 2010 at Boston College		Friday, March 05, 2010 9:00am - 4:30pm Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College will be hosting the SPRING SECURITY CAMP 2010 Anyone interested in speaking at Spring Security Camp should email securitycamp@listserv.bc.edu Any topic touching on computer and ... Read More>>

Live Meeting - Premier Support		Thursday, February 25, 2010 2:00pm - 3:00pm , Microsoft offers various flexible support solutions based on customer needs. As a part of Microsoft Services, Premier Support is an annual agreement that provides a managed support offering with dire... Read More>>

Live Meeting - Premier Support		Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:00am - 12:00pm , Microsoft offers various flexible support solutions based on customer needs. As a part of Microsoft Services, Premier Support is an annual agreement that provides a managed support offering with dire... Read More>>

New Discovery Tools Symposium		Monday, February 01, 2010 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Libraries continue to migrate from out-of-the-box interfaces that search single collections to new products that promise, in various ways, to do a better job connecting people with the information the... Read More>>

Hiring, Training, and Retaining Strong Student Workers		Monday, February 01, 2010 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Hiring high-quality student staff is one of the most critical tasks of a higher education support center. In this SIG, you will learn about a variety of tools and approaches you can use to attract an... Read More>>

Digital Scholarship in the Humanities and Beyond		Monday, February 01, 2010 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Digital scholarship can be defined as "the development, study and application of new technology techniques and methods to traditional modes of scholarship," which is how Stephen Woodruff defines human... Read More>>

Live Meeting - Premier Support		Monday, February 01, 2010 3:30pm - 4:30pm , Microsoft offers various flexible support solutions based on customer needs. As a part of Microsoft Services, Premier Support is an annual agreement that provides a managed support offering with dire... Read More>>

Cyber Security Awareness: How to Build Buzz on Your Campus		Friday, January 22, 2010 9:00am - 3:15pm Southbridge, MA Raising cyber security awareness on college and University campuses is no easy task. This SIG will focus on best practices and challenges related to communicating cyber security information in higher ... Read More>>

Geo-everything: Map Mash-ups, Geotagging, and Interactive Learning		Friday, January 22, 2010 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Are you looking for ideas to incorporate interactivity into the classroom, a website, or your own research? Join us for this hands-on session as we explore how to create map mash-ups, geotag (adding c... Read More>>

Getting on the Assessment Bandwagon: Interpreting Results from National Surveys		Friday, January 22, 2010 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA When asked to assess the effectiveness of their services, many information professionals develop home-grown assessment methods. Instead, administering existing, well-run national surveys on your camp... Read More>>

Developing a Strategic Technology Plan		Friday, January 22, 2010 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Explore the strategies and tactics needed to develop an effective technology plan that supplements and supports your institution’s strategic plan. Avoid several common errors and focus instead on the ... Read More>>

Year 2009
Facing the Future of Learning Management Systems		Monday, December 14, 2009 9:00am - 11:30am Boston, MA The next meeting of the Education Technology Group will be on December 14th. The topic is “Facing the Future of Learning Management Systems”. Sheryl Barnes will tell us about Tufts University’s pr... Read More>>

Commercial to Open Source: Making the LMS Leap		Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Have you, or are you currently, considering making a Learning Management System (LMS) switch? Open source software is becoming more popular in higher education, and adoption rates for open source lear... Read More>>

Steal This Workshop! Faculty Development Workshops to Go!		Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Want to ramp up your workshop offerings to faculty? Don't reinvent the wheel! Attendees of this SIG will go home with access to lesson plans, scripts, handouts, slides, and exercises from colleague... Read More>>

Climbing the Mountain of Software Licensing - A User Group Session on Keyserver and K2		Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA As expenses at our institutions continue to require strict control, one place that is often overlooked is the volume of software application licenses that we purchase. Why buy another license when you... Read More>>

IT Service Desk Operations		Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:00am - 3:15pm Worcester, MA IT Support is the face of the greater IT organization. Whether you call your forwarding-facing service point a “Help Desk”, “Service Desk”, “Technology Center” or something else, this group represent... Read More>>

New England Higher Ed Windows 7 + MDOP Briefing - MA		Friday, November 20, 2009 9:00am - 2:00pm Waltham, MA This session is targeted towards members participating in the Microsoft Campus Agreement. You own Windows 7. You own the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). Join Microsoft Corporation and... Read More>>

New England Higher Ed Windows 7 + MDOP Briefing - CT		Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:00am - 2:00pm Farmington, CT This session is targeted towards members participating in the Microsoft Campus Agreement. You own Windows 7. You own the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). Join Microsoft Corporation and... Read More>>

Keeping Their Eyes From Glazing Over.......Delivering Engaging, Effective, and Efficient Presentations		Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Through examples of best practices and hands-on exercises, this SIG will examine different aspects of presenting. Some of the questions we will address are: • We all know that “practice makes perf... Read More>>

Academic Integrity Online		Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Issues of academic integrity have been well documented over the years and we know that cheating and plagiarism are common in education. The issues are particularly challenging for instructors of onlin... Read More>>

Leadership for Change Under Economic Turmoil		Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Academic libraries and IT departments usually have long range plans and yearly goals. Yet when the economic downturn occurred, some institutions found themselves scrambling to meet the demands of the ... Read More>>

Opportunities and Costs when Transitioning to VoIP		Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Many IT departments are considering, or have already begun to transition to VoIP. In some instances this has been done as a pilot project; in others it is a cost savings measure for new construction, ... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers - Part I - Day 3 - Fall 2009		Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

SharePoint: Increasing Collaboration in the Campus		Monday, November 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA What is SharePoint? Do you use it? Do you want to learn more about it? This SIG will be an introductory discussion on SharePoint 2007, what it is, why it is useful and how it can be useful for st... Read More>>

Usability in Libraries and Beyond		Monday, November 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA “ On the Web, usability is a necessary condition for survival. If a website is difficult to use, people leave.” --Jakob Nielsen Watching a first-time user grapple with one’s website can be an eye-... Read More>>

Blackboard User Group Fall 2009		Monday, November 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA The NERCOMP Blackboard User Group is designed to address the needs of the local learning management systems user communities and provide a joint forum for networking and the sharing of ideas. Come lea... Read More>>

Adobe Uses in Higher Ed		Friday, October 30, 2009 9:15am - 3:00pm Durham, NH Adobe has created a variety of tools for use during the process of teaching others. Whether you are teaching students in a traditional classroom or offering professional development for the adult lear... Read More>>

Contingency Planning		Friday, October 30, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Durham, NH With the advent of H1N1, contingency planning is back on the front-burner for many institutions. However, contingency planning must involve more than just ensuring the continuation of college business... Read More>>

Imaging Solutions		Friday, October 30, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Durham, NH There are many image deployment solutions out on the market offering different features for a variety of platforms and systems. Choosing one of them to accommodate the needs of an organization's curr... Read More>>

Publishing Open Course Curricula: What It Is All About and Why It Matters		Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA What began as a faculty-led response at MIT to the emerging eLearning industry in 2002, has grown into a world-wide movement with hundreds of universities sharing course curricula on open websites and... Read More>>

Classroom in the Palm of Your Hand - Smartphones and Mobile Technology		Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Today's student is always on the go. It seems that no sooner is a class over, then their cell phone is in use. Why not take advantage of this behavior to improve learning efficiencies by incorporating... Read More>>

Desktop Security and Management Tools		Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA This SIG will have presentations and discussions of toolsets different schools are using to manage desktop environments as well as how they are addressing desktop security issues. We will present ho... Read More>>

Formalizing IT Service Management Processes Using ITIL		Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Research shows that IT organizations who have committed to formalizing IT Service Management (ITSM) processes enjoy improved overall performance and increased customer satisfaction. The Information T... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers - Part I - Day 2 - Fall 2009		Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

Assessment on a Shoestring		Friday, October 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA It's often the case that IT staff want to assess a program or service, but lack the background, the expertise, or the resources to know where to start. The objective of this interactive SIG is to give... Read More>>

Flattening the Campus		Friday, October 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA In his book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Friedman examines globalization of industry. Companies can partner with industry or service providers across the glob... Read More>>

Science Librarians in an e-Science World		Friday, October 09, 2009 9:30am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Science librarians are proactively engaging with their constituents and supporting new models of research and scholarly output. Hear from librarians and researchers who are involved in the following a... Read More>>

Classroom of the Future		Friday, October 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA With the ever-increasing speed with which new technologies are emerging, planning for the classroom of the future can be difficult. This workshop will provide participants the opportunity to develop ... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers - Part I - Fall 2009		Friday, September 18, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

New Models for Collaboration: Technology-Supported Cooperative Work		Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA The topic of this workshop is collaboration, and the role that technology can play in enhancing peer-to-peer and student-instructor communication. This SIG will provide the audience with ideas for h... Read More>>

Transitioning to On-Line Course Evaluation		Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA This SIG will present On-Line Course Evaluation systems that have been developed and are in use at Brandeis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston College. Discussions will include institu... Read More>>

Women, Technology and Leadership: Negotiations - What Every Woman (or Man) Should Know to be a Success		Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:00am - 3:15pm Worcester, MA The Women, Leadership, and Technology series continues this year with a session on negotiation skills. Our speakers will present concepts, tools, and techniques needed to be a successful negotiator a... Read More>>

Upgrade Your PeopleTools Belt		Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:00am - 3:30pm Worcester, MA The PeopleSoft applications have gone through a lot of upgrades in the last 1-2 years. Financials, HR, Campus Solutions and EPM all now have a release 9.0 and some are moving to release 9.1. Tools is ... Read More>>

Security Camp @ Boston University		Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:00am - 4:00pm Boston, MA We are pleased to invite you to the eighth annual Security Camp @ Boston University. This event is a unique opportunity for security professionals responsible for networks and computer systems at area... Read More>>

An Open Discussion on Technology in Higher Education		Thursday, August 06, 2009 - Friday, August 07, 2009 9:00am - 9:00pm Delhi, NY SUNY Delhi will be hosting the second 2-3-98 Conference: An Open Discussion on Technology in Higher Education, again this year on August 6th and 7th. Like last year, this first day of the event f... Read More>>

Securing the eCampus 2009: Building a Culture of Information Security in an Academic Institution		Monday, July 27, 2009 - Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:00am - 5:30pm Hanover, NH This year will mark our 3rd Annual Securing the eCampus conference. For the past two years, CIOs, CISOs, and other academic IT leaders have met in Hanover, N.H., to discuss how information systems se... Read More>>

Final Cut Pro 6 JumpStart - Level Two		Monday, July 27, 2009 9:00am - 5:00pm Northampton, MA This hands on 1-day class provides a concentrated opportunity to become proficient in motion basics, filters, dynamic effects, nesting, and variable speed. Who Should Attend This class is design... Read More>>

Scholarly Communication 101 Workshop and Meeting		Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:30am - 3:00pm Hanover, NH This free workshop is for librarians, academic computing specialists, and faculty with a special interest in an introduction to these issues. You will learn about: . Copy rights and author rights ... Read More>>

Final Cut Pro 6 JumpStart - Level One		Monday, July 13, 2009 9:00am - 5:00pm Northampton, MA This hands on 1-day class provides a concentrated opportunity to become proficient in capturing, trimming, adding a title, transitioning, and creating output from Final Cut Pro. You will learn everyth... Read More>>

Spring 09 Ed Tech Meeting		Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:00am - 11:00am Cambridge, MA Please join us for the spring Education Technology meeting. The topic of conversation will be Distance Learning, including how Harvard's Division of Continuing Education is utilizing technology to pro... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers Part I		Thursday, June 11, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers Part II		Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA You may attend Part II if you completed Part I of the "EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers" offered in the spring and fall of 2008. This pilot project is focused on the Northeastern re... Read More>>

Student Collaboration: The Journey Continues		Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Middletown, CT The use of team projects and collaborative tools continues to grow. Continuing on last year’s efforts to present best practices for collaboration in higher education, this year’s event will focus on ... Read More>>

Thin Client Computing - Redefining the Desktop in Todays Economy		Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Middletown, CT Thin client computing is getting a lot of press and attention these days. Low cost hardware, environmentally friendly, and reduced support time are all attractive benefits. There are options for dep... Read More>>

OS X—Managing X integration with AD and Image Maintenance		Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Middletown, CT This Mac OS X SIG is aimed to bring some lesser-known or lesser-used tools to the broader audience. Additionally, we currently have 1 speaker that will be presenting on how they integrate OS X in to ... Read More>>

Final Cut Pro 6 JumpStart		Monday, June 08, 2009 9:00am - 5:00am Northampton, MA This hands on 1-day class provides a concentrated opportunity to become proficient in capturing, trimming, adding a title, transitioning, and creating output from Final Cut Pro. You will learn everyth... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers Part II		Thursday, May 21, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA You may attend Part II if you completed Part I of the "EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers" offered in the spring and fall of 2008. This pilot project is focused on the Northeastern re... Read More>>

Data Privacy		Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:15am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Data privacy is, of necessity, becoming a major focus in many institutions' information security programs. We will spend a day discussing various dimensions of data privacy, with examples provided whe... Read More>>

Developing and Using Material Culture Collections for Teaching and Learning		Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Building on the experience and success of many institutions who have developed and implemented large institutional collections, this SIG will focus on the development and use of small, digital object ... Read More>>

Help Desk Managers Toolbox 2009		Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Effectively managing IT service delivery within a Higher Education environment is not an easy task. Now, more than ever, we are being asked to do more with less. How do we meet the increasing demand... Read More>>

The Future of Everything		Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:00am - 3:30pm Norwood, MA A day-long symposium on connecting space, information/technology, and policy/practice In the face of an economic crisis of unprecedented and in many ways still not fully understood dimensions, the... Read More>>

The Big Switch: Evaluating Learning Management Systems		Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:00am - 3:15pm Norwood, MA Today, many institutions view their Learning Management Systems (LMS) as a mission critical technology and many integrate their decision making process into their strategic plans. The process of asses... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers Part I		Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

Boston College eTeaching Day 2009		Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:00am - 4:30pm Chestnut Hill, MA The Instructional Design and eTeaching Services department at Boston College invites you to participate in our annual eTeaching conference. The morning portion of the day focuses on faculty education... Read More>>

SIG Master Meeting		Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10:00am - 3:00pm Wellesley, MA Are you, or is someone you know, interested in contributing to the development of a thriving professional community? If so, NERCOMP is interested in hearing from you! NERCOMP workshops (SIGs) and ... Read More>>

Women, Technology and Leadership - Spring 2009		Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA The 2008 EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) study has detailed the need for future Information Technology leaders in higher education. Among IT professionals, only 14% of female respondents w... Read More>>

Moodle User Group - Spring 2009		Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA The NERCOMP Moodle User Group has been created to address the interests of Learning Management Systems (LMS) administrators who are using Moodle, by providing a venue for networking and the sharing of... Read More>>

Assessment into Action - May 2009		Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Many organizations seek to assess the effectiveness of their services and the extent of their impact on student learning, but fewer have the capacity to make these assessment efforts as worthwhile as ... Read More>>

Nuance Education Dragon Webinar		Wednesday, April 22, 2009 2:00pm - 3:00pm , MA Overwhelmed answering hundreds of emails everyday? Wish you could type faster when you’re creating class materials and research articles? Worry about carpal tunnel syndrome with all the computer wo... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers Part II		Friday, April 17, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA You may attend Part II if you completed Part I of the "EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers" offered in the spring and fall of 2008. This pilot project is focused on the Northeastern re... Read More>>

Multimedia Project Support for Faculty and Students		Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Today’s students who grew up with media and technology are producing multimedia projects for many purposes on college campuses. Some institutions are realizing that a critical skill for graduating stu... Read More>>

Blended Learning: Realizing the Promise of the Best of Both Worlds		Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Blended learning (also known as hybrid learning) is often described as the “best of both worlds” because it combines the affordances of both face-to-face and online learning. However, good blended co... Read More>>

How to Write Email to People Who Do Not Read		Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA NERCOMP strives to bring you low cost professional development. To bring this training in-house would cost an institution more than $4000. You do your best to communicate clearly, but you can tell ... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers Part I		Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

The 2009 Horizon Report		Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA The 2009 Horizon Report, the sixth in this annual series, is produced as a collaboration between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE program. The... Read More>>

ePortfolio Webinar: Educating the Whole Student: What's Our Evidence?		Friday, April 03, 2009 9:30am - 11:30am online, Registration is now open for the first-ever NERCOMP/CTDLC ePortfolio Webinar, titled “Educating the Whole Student: What’s Our Evidence?” This event is sponsored and hosted online by WIMBA, Inc. Ar... Read More>>

AcademiX 2009, a MacLearning Conference		Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:30am - 7:00pm Cambridge, MA The Office of Educational Innovation and Technology at MIT is pleased to host AcademiX 2009, a conference of the Mac Learning community. The theme of this inaugural AcademiX conference is "Beyond the... Read More>>

Assessment into Action		Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Many organizations seek to assess the effectiveness of their services and the extent of their impact on student learning, but fewer have the capacity to make these assessment efforts as worthwhile as ... Read More>>

Widgets in Education		Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:15am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Widgets, also known as gadgets, badges, modules or snippets, are mini-applications that run on your desktop or mobile device or can be embedded in websites. Small, fast and portable, widgets enable t... Read More>>

Open Source in Higher Education		Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Do you recognize these academic technologies: DSpace, Fedora Commons, Kuali, Linux, Mahara, Moodle, Open Office, OSP, Sakai, uPortal? Open source applications such as these have enjoyed adoption throu... Read More>>

Securing Sensitive Data		Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:15am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Many campuses are striving to meet the challenges of protecting the sensitive data entrusted to them. To fully prepare for these challenges requires developing process to understand where sensitive da... Read More>>

NERCOMP 2009 Annual Conference		Monday, March 09, 2009 8:30am - 4:00pm Providence, RI Attend NERCOMP 2009, "Creative Intersections, Wise Collaborations, and Sustainable Technology", March 9-11. Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learn... Read More>>

Security Camp Spring 2009 at Boston College		Friday, March 06, 2009 9:00am - 4:30pm Chestnut Hill, MA We are pleased to invite you to the annual Security Camp @ Boston College. This event is a unique opportunity for security professionals responsible for networks and computer systems at area schools t... Read More>>

Live Meeting - MS Campus Agreement		Friday, March 06, 2009 10:00am - 11:00am , Microsoft, SHI and NERCOMP Board members will host an informational Live Meeting webinar on the new consortium Campus Agreement program. The new Program will be reviewed, options will be detailed and... Read More>>

Live Meeting - MS Campus Agreement		Monday, March 02, 2009 11:00am - 12:00am , Microsoft, SHI and NERCOMP Board members will host an informational Live Meeting webinar on the new consortium Campus Agreement program. The new Program will be reviewed, options will be detailed and... Read More>>

Live Meeting - MS Campus Agreement		Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:00am - 11:00am , Microsoft, SHI and NERCOMP Board members will host an informational Live Meeting webinar on the new consortium Campus Agreement program. The new Program will be reviewed, options will be detailed and... Read More>>

Premier Support Workshop - Defense in Depth: Securing Windows Server 2003		Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:00am - 5:00pm Waltham, MA This three-day WorkshopPLUS course provides students with the skills required to ensure that host servers are secure and protected from unwanted access or intrusion. This workshop covers security thre... Read More>>

Premier Support Workshop - Exchange Server 2007 Migration		Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - Thursday, February 05, 2009 9:00am - 5:00pm Waltham, MA The goal of this two-day instructor-led workshop is to learn all the steps that need to be considered when an Exchange 2003 environment is about to be migrated to Exchange 2007 SP1. Also all important... Read More>>

WordCamp Ed: NorthEast		Monday, February 02, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA WordPress, an open source web publishing platform, is a frequently used tool for content creation and distribution on college campuses. The software has proven to be useful for meeting the needs of a... Read More>>

Blackboard - WebCT User Group Spring 2009		Monday, February 02, 2009 9:00am - 3:15pm Worcester, MA The NERCOMP Blackboard/WebCT User Group is designed to address the needs of the local learning management systems user communities and provide a joint forum for networking and the sharing of ideas. Co... Read More>>

Small Institution Collaboration and Networking - Perspectives on Support		Monday, February 02, 2009 9:15am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Please join us for the second Small Institution Collaboration and Networking SIG. Last year we focused on security at small institutions. This year we will discuss successful support and service mod... Read More>>

Media Scholarship		Monday, February 02, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA In the past year, Hamilton College, Colgate University, and St. Lawrence University, supported by a NITLE Instructional Innovation Fund grant, have collaborated to develop interdisciplinary assignment... Read More>>

Dragon NaturallySpeaking - Live Webinar		Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:00pm - 3:00pm , Overwhelmed answering hundreds of emails everyday? Wish you could type faster when you’re creating class materials and research articles? Worry about carpal tunnel syndrome with all the computer wo... Read More>>

Images: Content, Management, Teaching, and Learning		Friday, January 23, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Following on the NERCOMP SIG about the NITLE report on the use of images in academic institutions, this SIG further explores critical issues in imaging. The use of images proliferates in academic inst... Read More>>

SLUGfest (Second Life Users Group) 2009		Friday, January 23, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Come join the Second Life Users Group-- the SLUGfest! Most colleges and universities have begun to look at or dabble in virtual worlds like Second Life. This event will provide descriptions and dem... Read More>>

Google Apps for Education – Cloudy or Partly Cloudy?”		Friday, January 23, 2009 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA It is not easy to escape the “Cloud” these days. Equally omnipresent in our minds is the issues surrounding E-mail. Yes, most of us seem to have figured out various ways to deliver email that has been... Read More>>

Premier Support Workshop - SQL 2005 for Administrators		Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:00am - 5:00pm Waltham, MA This three-day instructor-led training provides database administrators and other new comers to SQL 2005 the knowledge and skill on how to install, configure, secure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server... Read More>>

Year 2008
Multimedia Support: When it Rains, it Pours!		Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA What successful tactics are being used to handle the growing number of requests for multimedia support? How do support staff identify gaps and adapt services? How do institutions manage internal learn... Read More>>

Pen-based Technologies for Teaching and Learning		Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Many faculty today are turning to pen-based technologies in their teaching to better engage students in the learning process and to make themselves more effective and productive. Attendees of this ses... Read More>>

Navigating the Sea of Quantitative Data Analysis		Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:00am - 3:30pm Worcester, MA During this workshop participants will explore options when choosing Statistical Analysis software and ways of understanding the sea of data that surrounds us. We begin with the evaluation of three we... Read More>>

Hands On Microsoft Training - Course 5118 - Maintaining and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Computers		Monday, November 24, 2008 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:00am - 5:00pm Waltham, MA REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO NERCOMP MEMBERS ONLY. Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfull... Read More>>

Trends in Education and Technology: Best Practices in using Wimba's Synchronous and Asynchronous Solutions		Monday, November 24, 2008 10:00am - 1:30pm Chestnut Hill, MA Join us for brunch and an informative seminar at Boston College. Learn how Wimba's Collaboration Suite helped enhance learning, improve outcomes, and increase their student retention rates. With th... Read More>>

Premier Support Workshop - Active Directory Troubleshooting PLUS		Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - Friday, November 21, 2008 9:00am - 5:00pm Waltham, MA This four-day instructor-led course provides participants with the skills required to understand and successfully troubleshoot Active Directory problems, including group policies application and file ... Read More>>

Teaching Well Using Technology: A Faculty Members Guide to Wise and Time-Efficient Use of Instructional Technology		Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA "Teaching Well Using Technology: A Faculty Member’s Guide to Wise and Time-Efficient Use of Instructional Technology" is a planning workshop that guides faculty members through a 7 step course plannin... Read More>>

Controlling a World of Chaos: Deploying IT Change Management in Higher Education		Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Identified by EDUCAUSE as one of the Top 10 Current Issues for 2008, change management is both a sore point and an opportunity for higher education IT organizations. Learn how Northeastern University ... Read More>>

Middleware and Security		Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA There are many traditional drivers for the deployment of identity management services as a key IT infrastructure. Recent security drivers including legal and regulatory compliance (PCI-DSS, data discl... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers		Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

The Care and Feeding of a Student Workforce		Thursday, November 06, 2008 9:00am - 3:30pm Norwood, MA Many Higher Education IT departments rely heavily upon student workers to help them meet the growing demands for IT services. Managing student workers is both demanding and rewarding but it is rarely... Read More>>

P(V)odcasting - Digital Media On-Demand		Monday, November 03, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Portsmouth, NH For educators, podcasting offers a means of communicating, networking and collaborating via digital media. With freeware and an internet connection (+ ability to upload files to a server), you can pod... Read More>>

Project Management for Technology in Higher Education		Monday, November 03, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Portsmouth, NH IT professionals often make their mark through mastery of technologies. To advance your career, however, you need to move beyond just the technology toward managing the selection, implementation and i... Read More>>

Directory Services Best Practices		Monday, November 03, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Portsmouth, NH All of us run directories. OpenLDAP, AD, EDir, Oracle… They all present common challenges in security, schema design, attribute naming, interoperation, etc. This workshop will present some expert opin... Read More>>

Beyond Information Discovery		Monday, November 03, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Portsmouth, NH It's all about getting to the information you need to do your teaching, learning, and scholarship and then interacting with that information. It used to be the card catalog and the current periodicals... Read More>>

Fall Ed Tech Meeting		Friday, October 24, 2008 9:00am - 11:00am Medford, MA Please join us for the fall Education Technology meeting. We will have two presentations centered around tools built by Tufts University and Boston College that support creative, visual ways to prese... Read More>>

Using Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning		Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:00am - 3:15pm Norwood, MA Get the latest analysis of the impact of Web 2.0 on higher education in the US and see three examples of Web 2.0 in action: - A Second Life developer and educator will demonstrate the magic of S... Read More>>

The Communicators Guide to the Galaxy… and Everything		Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Join us in exploring the complex issues around communicating technology change today. You will learn from the experiences of others, build upon your professional network, and leave with advice you can... Read More>>

How to Roll Out a Helpdesk Ticketing System: Lessons Learned and Pit Falls to Avoid		Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:00am - 3:15pm Norwood, MA In this work shop five higher education IT professionals will share their experience choosing, implementing, and maintaining four popular IT help desk ticketing systems. They will discuss how easy or ... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers		Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

Lecture Capturing		Friday, October 10, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Lecture capturing has exploded on the scene in the past few years. Many colleges and universities are starting to capture lectures and make them available for students to review. Some schools are also... Read More>>

Library-IT Mergers: Is a Merger in My Future?		Friday, October 10, 2008 9:00am - 3:30pm Southbridge, MA In recent years many institutions of higher education have chosen to combine their library and information technology organizations to better position themselves to meet the challenges of a changing w... Read More>>

Mobile Devices and Applications: Integrating Them into Campus Life		Friday, October 10, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Everyone is using one type of Mobile Device or another and they are becoming more and more integrated as part of a Universities life. Whether you are a student, faculty, researcher or staff, chances a... Read More>>

Network Architecture		Friday, October 10, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA As campus networks have matured they have undergone any number of redesigns to accommodate changing needs and technologies. More recent drivers for change include business continuity, regulatory compl... Read More>>

Blackboard - WebCT User Group Fall 2008		Monday, September 22, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA The NERCOMP Blackboard/WebCT User Group is designed to address the needs of the local learning management systems user communities and provide a joint forum for networking and the sharing of ideas. Co... Read More>>

Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional Extended: Changing the Nature of the Word, "Document"		Monday, September 22, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional Extended does more than create PDF files, much more. During this session, you will learn how to use Adobe Acrobat as a tool for working with documents to do more than just... Read More>>

Virtualization: Here Today. Gone Tomorrow?		Monday, September 22, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Virtualization for Higher Education can be debated (okay, so that word is now well overused) from a variety of angles: software, servers, desktops, classrooms and maybe even storage. This SIG will bri... Read More>>

Big Picture Instructional Technology: Models for Planning, Piloting, Promoting, and Partnering		Friday, September 19, 2008 9:00am - 3:15pm Saratoga Springs, NY Registration is closed for this event. Within the broader scope of IT, the integration of technology and the field of instructional technology has gained tremendous ground over the past ten years. ... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers		Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management ... Read More>>

Hands On Microsoft Training - Course 2780 - Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database		Monday, September 08, 2008 - Friday, September 12, 2008 8:00am - 3:30pm Waltham, MA REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO NERCOMP MEMBERS ONLY. Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a M... Read More>>

Webinar - Intelligent Document Processing Solution		Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:00pm - 2:45pm , Autonomy/Cardiff would like to deliver a 45 minute Webinar on its Intelligent Document Processing Solution that has delivered cost savings and business efficiency to many in the Education industry. ... Read More>>

Security Camp @ Boston College		Friday, August 15, 2008 9:00am - 3:30pm Chestnut Hill, MA We are pleased to invite you to the annual Security Camp @ Boston College. This event is a unique opportunity for security professionals responsible for networks and computer systems at area schools t... Read More>>

TEACH! -- Technology for Engagement, Assessment & Communication in Higher Education		Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - Friday, July 18, 2008 8:30am - 7:00pm Durham, NH TEACH!, a conference for faculty and other professionals concerned with technology integration, will be hosted on the University of New Hampshire Durham campus July 15 through 18, 2008. TEACH! is base... Read More>>

EdTech Group - Technologies That Enable Real-time Collaboration		Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:00pm - 4:30pm Chestnut Hill, MA On-line collaboration seems to be a hot topic now, with interest driven by the popularity of distance and blended education, more bandwidth, new and better software, and the ever-increasing cost of tr... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers		Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA This is a pilot project focused on the Northeastern region of the United States. The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The progr... Read More>>

Technology for Accessibility		Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:15am - 3:15pm Middletown, CT Join us for a day of informative presentations and discussions of technology for accessibility. Presenters will provide a framework for discussion, including current demographic trends and legal issue... Read More>>

Gettysburg Portal Conference		Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:00am - 4:00pm Gettysburg, PA Gettysburg College would like to invite you to our Portal 2008 conference this summer, June 3-6. Our previous two conferences have focused on planning, implementation and integration of a campus port... Read More>>

Using ITIL to Improve Your Processes		Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Middletown, CT ITIL, the Information Technology Infrastructure Library, is a process-based framework for more effectively managing IT services. Although just emergent in higher education, it has been widely adopted ... Read More>>

Multimedia Teaching Spaces--Chalkboards to Smartboards and Everything in Between		Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Middletown, CT This event is to showcase the planning, coordinating, implementing or building and supporting these very special locations. They are designed for teaching and learning. The means and technology are ... Read More>>

Networks and Systems Administrators Information Sharing		Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:30am - 3:15pm Middletown, CT How many times have you benefited from something learned in a casual conversation with a colleague you met at a conference? How many times have you been dealing with a systems glitch or network proble... Read More>>

SIG Master Meeting		Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:00am - 3:00pm Wellesley, MA Are you, or is someone you know, interested in contributing to the development of a thriving professional community? If so, NERCOMP is interested in hearing from you! NERCOMP workshops (SIGs) and ... Read More>>

MIT CIO Symposium		Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:30am - 7:00pm Cambridge, MA Following the success of prior years, the MIT Sloan Alumni Club of Boston, in association with the MIT Center for Digital Business and the Boston Chapter of The Society for Information Management, wil... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers		Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA This is a pilot project focused on the Northeastern region of the United States. The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The progr... Read More>>

Boston College eTeaching Day		Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:30am - 4:30pm Chestnut Hill, MA The Instructional Design and eTeaching Services department at Boston College invites you to participate in our annual eTeaching conference. The morning portion of the day focuses on faculty education... Read More>>

Collaboration: Empowering Active Learning through the Application of Technology		Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA In today's business world, the use of virtual meeting places, cross-organizational teams and location/time displaced collaboration is common. In too many classrooms, however, students still learn thr... Read More>>

Securing Sensitive Data		Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Amherst , MA Nearly all states in the Northeast have passed a data security breach notification act. Many institutions have developed confidential data handling plans in response to either past breaches, pending l... Read More>>

Blackboard and WebCT User Group - May 2008		Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA The NERCOMP Blackboard and WebCT User Groups were designed to address the needs of the local learning management systems user communities. With the merger of Blackboard and WebCT we recognize the need... Read More>>

Live Meeting - Microsoft Annual Campus Agreement Renewal Review		Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:00am - 9:45am , Barb West from SHI and Dan Pessin from Microsoft will host a series of LiveMeetings to review this year’s Campus Agreement renewal process and answer questions from participating members. Topics to b... Read More>>

Teaching with Technology Mini-Conference		Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:30am - 4:00pm Boston, MA Please join us for Northeastern's fourth annual Teaching with Technology mini-conference. Our keynote speaker will be Katie Salen, well-known game designer, Executive Director of the Institute of ... Read More>>

Project Mgmt Fundamentals - April 2008		Monday, April 28, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Portsmouth, NH IT professionals often make their mark through mastery of technologies. To advance your career, however, you need to move beyond just the technology toward managing the selection, implementation and i... Read More>>

Educational Mash-Ups 2		Monday, April 28, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Portsmouth, NH Mashups, created by linking Web 2.0 applications together, harness the collective intelligence of the internet to create dynamic displays of engaging information that can be created for a wide variety... Read More>>

Women, Technology & Leadership - April 2008		Monday, April 28, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Portsmouth, NH The April 28 SIG on women, technology, and leadership will mark three years of presentations on this theme. As you may know these endeavors were sparked by the 2004 ECAR study on the state of IT leade... Read More>>

Supporting Data Analysis Across the Curriculum		Monday, April 28, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Portsmouth, NH In this SIG we will explore tools for accessing data and techniques to support data fluency. In addition, to address an increasing demand for qualitative analysis, we will investigate tools and techni... Read More>>

Live Meeting - Microsoft Annual Campus Agreement Renewal Review		Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:00am - 11:45am , Barb West from SHI and Dan Pessin from Microsoft will host a series of LiveMeetings to review this year’s Campus Agreement renewal process and answer questions from participating members. Topics to b... Read More>>

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers		Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:30am - 4:00pm Norwood, MA This is a pilot project focused on the Northeastern region of the United States. The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The progr... Read More>>

Live Meeting - Microsoft Annual Campus Agreement Renewal Review		Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:00am - 11:45am , Barb West from SHI and Dan Pessin from Microsoft will host a series of LiveMeetings to review this year’s Campus Agreement renewal process and answer questions from participating members. Topics to b... Read More>>

Making Connections ePortfolios, Integrative Learning and Assessment		Thursday, April 10, 2008 - Saturday, April 12, 2008 9:00am - 5:00pm Long Island City, NY A gathering of ePortfolio leaders from around the country and internationally. Please join us. The Keynote speaker is Kathleen Blake Yancey, USF professor and President of the National Council of Teac... Read More>>

Windows Vista True Confessions April 2008		Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA You've sat in on webcasts, read articles and perhaps even paid for training. This SIG is your chance to hear from colleagues who want to share their real-life experiences with Windows Vista. These s... Read More>>

The 2008 Horizon Report		Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA The 2008 Horizon Report, the fifth in this annual series, is produced as a collaboration between the NMC and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE program. The Horizon Report provides... Read More>>

Preparing Faculty to Teach Online		Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Faculty are familiar with teaching in classrooms, but put them in a virtual classroom and they are often lost and unsure of how to proceed. The planning required to offer a quality online course is ne... Read More>>

Small Institution Collaboration and Networking - Perspectives on Security		Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Norwood, MA Come and join us for the first exploratory meeting of the Small Institution Collaboration and Networking SIG. Anticipate an interactive conversation with other institutions as we discuss security pra... Read More>>

Mathematica 6 in Education and Research Presented by Wolfram Research		Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:00pm - 3:00pm Boston, MA This talk illustrates capabilities in Mathematica 6 that are directly applicable for use in teaching and research on campus. Topics of this technical talk include: * 2D and 3D visualization * Dy... Read More>>

ePortfolio Conference		Friday, March 28, 2008 8:00am - 2:30pm Willimantic, CT Registration is now open for the "ePortfolio -- Breakthroughs and Quandaries" conference. The conference, which will include over 20 sessions, features a keynote address by Kathleen Blake Yancey, Kel... Read More>>

ITIL and IT Service Management in Higher Ed		Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:00am - 2:00pm Cambridge, MA The itSMF New England LIG has put together a higher ed IT-focused meeting. The meeting will be both live at Harvard University and offered virtually. We are very pleased and honored to be joined by... Read More>>

Security Camp @ Boston University		Friday, March 14, 2008 9:00am - 5:00pm Boston, MA We are pleased to invite you to the seventh annual Security Camp @ Boston University. This event is a unique opportunity for security professionals responsible for networks and computer systems at are... Read More>>

NERCOMP 2008 Annual Conference		Monday, March 10, 2008 - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:30am - 4:00pm Providence, RI Attend NERCOMP 2008, "Education and Technology in Service of the Networked Society," March 10–12. This year's event will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island, a ne... Read More>>

Leading Your IT Organization by Design		Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA This is a special leadership workshop continued from November 13 - 14. How do teams set themselves up for success within the ever-changing world of higher education IT? Please join us for this NERC... Read More>>

PC Image Deployment		Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Registration is closed for this event. Choosing an imaging solution is an important part of the day to day operations of any IT department. Which option can best serve your schools needs? We will... Read More>>

Cyberinfrastructure and The Liberal Arts: Institutions and the Future of Discipline-Based Research		Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Since the publication in 2003 of the NSF's Blue-Ribbon Advisory Panel on Cyberinfrastructure, there has been much excitement about the idea that we are crossing a major threshold in technological, esp... Read More>>

Extending the Learning Management System		Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Learning Management Systems (LMS’s) are nearly ubiquitous in our institutions, and contain a range of functionality important to the support of teaching and learning. However, in recent years there h... Read More>>

Adobe Acrobat Professional		Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA The NERCOMP Adobe Acrobat Professional interest group has been formed to help higher education IT professionals and faculty members to more effectively use the full functionality of Adobe Acrobat. ... Read More>>

Hands On Microsoft Training - Course 5115 - Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System		Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - Friday, February 22, 2008 9:00am - 5:00pm East Windsor, CT REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO NERCOMP MEMBERS ONLY. Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to install and... Read More>>

NERCOMP and Microsoft Live Meeting		Thursday, February 07, 2008 11:00am - 12:00pm , The NERCOMP Board is pleased to announce that NERCOMP has partnered with Microsoft to help members maximize their investment in Microsoft products. Beginning the first quarter of 2008, NERCOMP member... Read More>>

Webcast - One Inbox to Rule Them All: Unified Messaging in Higher Education		Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:00am - 10:00am , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Webcast - Leveraging Unified Communications to Enhance Learning		Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:30am - 11:30am , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Webcast - Websites, Wikis & Blogs: Empowering Faculty & Students to Manage Web Content		Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:00pm - 1:00pm , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Webcast - Streamlining Business Processes in Higher Education with Form and Workflow Solutions		Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:00pm - 3:00pm , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

NERCOMP and Microsoft Live Meeting		Wednesday, February 06, 2008 9:30am - 10:30am , The NERCOMP Board is pleased to announce that NERCOMP has partnered with Microsoft to help members maximize their investment in Microsoft products. Beginning the first quarter of 2008, NERCOMP member... Read More>>

Project Management Portfolio Management		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA As IT makes up a growing percentage of campus budgets, technology leaders are under increasing pressure to contain costs, align IT projects with institutional mission, and develop strategic management... Read More>>

Help Desk Managers Toolbox		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Running an effective IT Service Center or Help Desk in a Higher Education environment is not an easy task. Help Desk Manager’s are called upon to wear many hats. They must be technologically literat... Read More>>

Security and Policy		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:15am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Security is essential to planning and managing effective information and network systems. Effective security efforts are composed of a complex set of interrelated components including policies, proced... Read More>>

Moodle Interest Group		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA The NERCOMP Moodle Interest Group has been designed to address the interests of Learning Management Systems (LMS) administrators who are considering adopting Moodle, by providing a venue for networkin... Read More>>

NERCOMP and Microsoft Live Meeting		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:00pm - 3:00pm , The NERCOMP Board is pleased to announce that NERCOMP has partnered with Microsoft to help members maximize their investment in Microsoft products. Beginning the first quarter of 2008, NERCOMP member... Read More>>

Webcast - Monitoring & Maintaining Infrastructure Health in Higher Education		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:00am - 10:00am , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Webcast - Doing the Right Things Right: Project & Portfolio Management in Higher Education		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 10:30am - 11:30am , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Webcast - Data Continuity in Higher Education		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 12:00pm - 1:00pm , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Webcast - Deputize Your Network: Virus & Spam Protection in Higher Education		Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:00pm - 3:00pm , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Training Best Practices		Friday, January 25, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Many of us train faculty, staff and students on IT topics, but how do we know we’re training users on what they really need to know? How do we know we’re delivering the training in the right format, a... Read More>>

Collaborative Pedagogy and Instructional Design		Friday, January 25, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Please note that this is an interactive SIG workshop that depends on a high level of participant involvement. Collaboration is a central teaching and learning strategy across a variety of pedagogic... Read More>>

Teaching and Learning with Mobile Technologies		Friday, January 25, 2008 9:00am - 3:00pm Southbridge, MA Registration is closed for this event. As wireless networks expand and mobile devices such as PDAs, laptops, tablets, cell phones, and portable media players become more common, how do they impact ... Read More>>

NERCOMP and Microsoft Live Meeting		Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:30am - 10:30am , The NERCOMP Board is pleased to announce that NERCOMP has partnered with Microsoft to help members maximize their investment in Microsoft products. Beginning the first quarter of 2008, NERCOMP member... Read More>>

NERCOMP and Microsoft Live Meeting		Thursday, January 17, 2008 9:30am - 10:30am , The NERCOMP Board is pleased to announce that NERCOMP has partnered with Microsoft to help members maximize their investment in Microsoft products. Beginning the first quarter of 2008, NERCOMP member... Read More>>

NERCOMP and Microsoft Live Meeting		Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:00pm - 3:00pm , The NERCOMP Board is pleased to announce that NERCOMP has partnered with Microsoft to help members maximize their investment in Microsoft products. Beginning the first quarter of 2008, NERCOMP member... Read More>>

Hands On Microsoft Training - Course 5061 - Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007		Monday, January 14, 2008 - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:00am - 5:00pm Waltham, MA REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO NERCOMP MEMBERS ONLY. Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to im... Read More>>

Year 2007
Hands On Microsoft Training - Course 5047 - Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007		Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - Friday, December 14, 2007 9:00am - 5:00pm East Windsor, CT REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO NERCOMP MEMBERS ONLY. Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. At the end of this three-day course, students who are new to Microsoft Exchange Server will learn h... Read More>>

Windows Vista - True Confessions		Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA This event is filled. This SIG will be repeated April 8, 2008. Registration is now open, click on Upcoming Events. You've sat in on webcasts, read articles and perhaps even paid for training. This... Read More>>

IT/Library Collaborations in Teaching and Learning, IV		Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA IT and library constituencies and teaching interests overlap, and the tools we are using and developing intersect. So, we are exploring effective ways to co-develop, reinforce, and support one another... Read More>>

The Art and Science of Student Response Systems		Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA Student Response Systems are known for facilitating immediate bidirectional feedback between teachers and learners. They are also known to facilitate student engagement and are well received in a grow... Read More>>

Communications During Campus Emergencies: Is Your Campus Prepared?		Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:00am - 3:00pm Worcester, MA In the wake of such disasters as 9/11, Katrina, VA Tech and with a pandemic flu threat pending, is your campus prepared to communicate in such a situation? What modes of communication are available? ... Read More>>

Hands On Microsoft Training - Course 3938 - Updating Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007		Monday, December 03, 2007 - Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:00am - 5:00pm Waltham, MA This class is full. You can click below to send an email to be added to the waitlist. REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO NERCOMP MEMBERS ONLY. Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three... Read More>>

Exclusive Higher Education Webinar: Microsoft and Northeastern University Drive Down Desktop Costs and Simplify IT Management		Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:00am - 11:30am , Some of the most common—and challenging—tasks facing higher education IT departments concern Windows desktop management. IT spends tremendous time and money dealing with application compatibility iss... Read More>>

SHI Services and Sharepoint Webinar		Friday, November 16, 2007 10:00am - 11:00am , Interested in hearing more about SHI's Services and Sharepoint? Then come and join us for an informative webinar on November 16th at 10am. During this session, Bill Santos, SHI's General Manager of Se... Read More>>

A Day of Scholarly Communication: Developing Your Institutional Plan		Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Join a team of academics for a day long workshop jam-packed with information about alternative modes of scholarly communication. Start developing your own institution's scholarly communication plan. T... Read More>>

Blackboard and WebCT User Group		Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:00am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA The NERCOMP Blackboard and WebCT User Groups were designed to address the needs of the local learning management systems user communities. With the merger of Blackboard and WebCT we recognize the need... Read More>>

SAN, NAS and In Between		Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:30am - 3:00pm Amherst, MA Making sense of data storage options has never been more difficult. Storage systems now stand on their own as purchasing and management decisions at least as important as any of the servers that conne... Read More>>

Leading Your IT Organization by Design		Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:00pm - 5:00pm Amherst, MA How do teams set themselves up for success within the ever-changing world of higher education IT? Please join us for this NERCOMP professional development program (Nov. 13/14 and March 4) focused on s... Read More>>

Education Technology Group (a NERCOMP constituent group)		Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:30am - 10:30am Cambridge, MA Please join us for the fall Education Technology meeting. Phil Long, Associate Director of OEIT (the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology) at MIT, and a very engaging speaker, will talk to... Read More>>

Next Generation Library Catalogs		Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:00pm - 4:00pm Amherst, MA You are invited to join colleagues from Western Massachusetts and nearby areas of New England for an interesting and informative program about "next generation" interfaces for library databases. Pleas... Read More>>

Webcast Series - The New World of Higher Learning		Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:00am - 3:00pm , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Webcast Series - The New World of Higher Learning		Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:00am - 3:00pm , As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help students, faculty and administrators realize their full potential, the Microsoft Education team is hosting a series of webcasts designed to address th... Read More>>

Instructional Design for Online Learning

Monday, October 29, 2007
9:00am - 3:15pm
Durham, NH

What's the difference between preparing to teach an online course and preparing to teach in a face-to-face setting? A lot! Many who are new to online teaching are surprise