NERCOMP Events

Leading from the Front Lines: Piloting, Planning, Promoting, Partnering and Predicting Technology Across the Curriculum

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

As recently noted in EDUCAUSE Review, teaching and learning with technology has jumped up the charts, rising in the past year from number nine to number five on the Top-Ten IT Issues. "The trend toward augmenting instruction with technology creates opportunities and substantial challenges for those who must respond to increasingly diverse and fluid instructional environments." (EDUCAUSE Review, July/August 2009, p 52)

The instructional technology sector will prove critical to the innovation, growth and success of our IT organizations over the next decade. As front line support staff, technologists are ideally situated to leverage creative energy and collaborative problem solving and lead colleagues in IT and across campus toward improved understandings of pedagogically purposeful technology.

This workshop, developed by instructional technology colleagues among three institutions, explores key elements of this challenge. Workshop participants will actively engage the following topics:

• Piloting and planning successful projects or programs closely tied to curricular objectives;
• Promoting resources and services;
• Partnering to further the academic mission and position for the future;
• Predicting opportunities and challenges.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Beth DuPont of Skidmore College, Nikki Reynolds of Hamilton College and Sondra Smith of St. Lawrence University

Date/Time:
Friday, April 23, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Murray-Aikens Dining Hall
2nd Floor
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Special instructions:
The event will be held in Murray-Aikens Dining Hall (#23), however the parking is on the other side of campus. Please park in the Zankel Lot, and if there are no spots there, park in the Falstaff's Lot. If you need a handicap parking space, you can park in the Jonsson Tower lot, directly behind Murray-Aikens Dining Hall.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $110
Non-Members: $235

Leveraging your LMS Investment

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Many institutions view their Learning Management Systems (LMS) as a mission critical teaching and learning solution. Participants who attend this SIG will learn how peer institutions in the Northeast are using their LMS solution for innovation in teaching, learning and community building. The focus is not vendor product specific, but more about making the most of your LMS investment. (e.g. ePortfolios, Class Site, Web 2.0 tools, Professional Development strategies, etc.)

Outcomes for the Day:
-Learn from institutions who are using their LMS in creative and innovative ways
-Exchange resource information to help you utilize your LMS more effectively
-Build collaborations among institutions using an LMS
-Network and make connections with colleagues

Workshop Organizer/Host: Andrea Pickles and Robin Robinson both of Framingham State College

Date/Time:
Thursday, April 08, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA
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Special instructions:

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $130
Non-Members: $255

The 2010 Horizon Report Symposium

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

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Workshop Organizer/Host: Bryan Alexander of NITLE

Date/Time:
Thursday, April 08, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA
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Special instructions:

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $130
Non-Members: $255

Instruction Programs: Trendwatching

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This workshop is about some key trends that inform strategic planning for instruction programs: innovations in teaching and learning, in scholarship, and in our networked digital environment. Participants will get up close in three areas: how to think about the technologies available to you when planning for improvements in your instruction program; how to adapt pedagogies that get us beyond sage on the stage, and ways of engaging with significant conversations on innovation. A lightning round, exploring how participants are framing near-term goals of their instruction programs, will address developments and indicators to monitor for anticipating user needs, key disruptive technologies and their implications, significant changes on campus in teaching and learning, and gaps and challenges we face across institutions.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Karrie Peterson of Brandeis University

Date/Time:
Thursday, April 08, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA
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Special instructions:

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $130
Non-Members: $255

WordPress University

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

WordPress, an open source web publishing platform, has proven to be a robust and flexible tool able to meet a variety of web application needs on college campuses. Multi-user blogging platforms, campus newsletters, course project sites and central event calendars are just a few of the ways WordPress is being deployed in higher education. At WordPress University we’ll explore case studies and examples of how WordPress is adapted to meet these various needs. The day’s schedule will include opportunities to share and explore ideas with fellow attendees that can be applied to WordPress implementations in their home environments.

This is not a technical, hands-on workshop, and while some technical web programming details will be discussed, the program is designed to appeal to people with a range of experiences creating web sites and working with on-line web 2.0 and social networking tools. Some experience designing or editing web pages, managing a web site, or working on support of a web-based application will be helpful, but not essential.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Randall Rode of Yale University

Date/Time:
Thursday, April 08, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA
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Special instructions:

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $130
Non-Members: $255

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers Part II

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

You may attend Part II if you completed Part I of the "EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers".

This project is focused on the Northeastern region of the United States. The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders--those recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed as a manger and leader in higher education..

Second session topics will include:

- Project Management II (builds on where Project Management I left off and addresses specific areas requested in the evaluations);

- Marketing/Communications/PR or how to effectively get your point across;

- Conflict Management or digging deeper into real situations that occur and preparing you to deal with them;

- Career Planning/Coaching/Mentoring or how to know the best next steps and the people that can help you get there;

- Legal Overview or a how to make sense of DMCA. FERPA, HIPPA, Massachusetts Data Breach Law and the rest of the alphabet;

- Negotiation or getting the most out of your interactions with your partners.

Sessions will be held one day per month for three months in a format similar to Part I.

Only attendees who have completed Part I are eligible for Part II.

The dates are April 8, May 13, and June 15 of 2010. Each day's program will run from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Registration closes Friday, March 26th.

We look forward to seeing you again.

Workshop Organizer/Host: EDUCAUSE and NERCOMP

Date/Time:
Thursday, April 08, 2010
8:30am - 4:00pm
Registration begins at 7:30am

Location:
Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA
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Special instructions:

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $500
Non-Members: $625

Exploring New Options in Digital Publishing

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Recent developments in technology are creating new, low-cost publishing opportunities for schools, small presses and archives. The practice of print-on-demand, which allows for single copies of books to be published, eliminates many of the costs of traditional publishing, making it possible to produce high quality publications in very small quantities.

Online journal systems, many of which are open source, bring the publication of peer-reviewed journals within easy reach of faculty and students. Some journal systems are integrating with online repositories to deliver text and media rich publications that take full advantage of being online.

Attendees will see examples of projects using these new technologies and should expect to leave with at least one idea of a project they can consider at their institution.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Marilyn Billings of University of Massachusetts Amherst and Dan Schnaidt of Wesleyan University

Date/Time:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
UMASS Amherst
Campus Center
First Floor
Amherst, MA
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Special instructions:
Getting to the Campus Center Parking Garage… From Massachusetts Avenue (after exiting from Route 116) At the second set of lights turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue – Boyden Gymnasium is on the corner of Commonwealth & Massachusetts Avenues. At the next set of lights turn right onto Campus Center Way and proceed up Campus Center Way – The entrance to the Campus Center Parking Garage is at the top of the hill on the right.

Parking is available in the Campus Center Garage, pick up your parking pass at the registration desk and pay $5 when leaving.
Park on the 2nd floor of the parking garage and walk thru the hallway into the Student Center and go down to the first floor.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $115
Non-Members: $240

Dual Boot Macs in Classrooms and Labs: The Best of Both Worlds

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The economic realities facing colleges and universities today has forced many institutions to focus on cost cutting measures. The challenge is to cut costs without cutting resources. By utilizing Macs with multiple operating systems, faculty and students can have the best of both worlds in one platform. The need for electronic classrooms containing computers with multiple operating systems will require IT professionals to be well versed in setting up dual boot operating systems quickly and efficiently.

This presentation will highlight set up, troubleshooting, dealing with time constraints when rebooting between operating systems, the support and training of faculty and students and the pros and cons of Dual Boot Macs.

After the lunch break, attendees will participate in a Lightning Round SIG. Participants are asked to share a five minute presentation. Recommended topics include problems and possible solutions you have encountered when setting up dual boot operating systems. Please send an outline of your topic in advance to andolink@union.edu and strohecj@union.edu . Outlines must be received by March 1, 2010.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Kelly Andolina and Jim Strohecker both of Union College

Date/Time:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
UMASS Amherst
Campus Center
First Floor
Amherst, MA
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Special instructions:
Getting to the Campus Center Parking Garage… From Massachusetts Avenue (after exiting from Route 116) At the second set of lights turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue – Boyden Gymnasium is on the corner of Commonwealth & Massachusetts Avenues. At the next set of lights turn right onto Campus Center Way and proceed up Campus Center Way – The entrance to the Campus Center Parking Garage is at the top of the hill on the right.

Parking is available in the Campus Center Garage, pick up your parking pass at the registration desk and pay $5 when leaving.
Park on the 2nd floor of the parking garage and walk thru the hallway into the Student Center and go down to the first floor.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $115
Non-Members: $240

Green IT

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Many of our Presidents have signed the Presidents Climate Commitment, committing our institutions to lower our carbon footprint in the years to come. IT can play a significant role in this arena, by becoming more sustainable and helping others on campus do the same. Join us for a day of conversation about what some of the options are, and what our colleagues are currently doing to lower their impact. Even if your institution hasn’t signed, we should all try to be green. Come and bring your ideas and questions; there will be lots of opportunity to join in the conversation.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Angela Wolf and Kent Patashnick both from Trinity College

Date/Time:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
UMASS Amherst
Campus Center
First Floor
Amherst, MA
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Special instructions:
Getting to the Campus Center Parking Garage… From Massachusetts Avenue (after exiting from Route 116) At the second set of lights turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue – Boyden Gymnasium is on the corner of Commonwealth & Massachusetts Avenues. At the next set of lights turn right onto Campus Center Way and proceed up Campus Center Way – The entrance to the Campus Center Parking Garage is at the top of the hill on the right.

Parking is available in the Campus Center Garage, pick up your parking pass at the registration desk and pay $5 when leaving.
Park on the 2nd floor of the parking garage and walk thru the hallway into the Student Center and go down to the first floor.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $115
Non-Members: $240

Media Scholarship

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Hamilton College, Colgate University, and St. Lawrence University, supported by a NITLE Instructional Innovation Fund grant, have collaborated to develop interdisciplinary assignment models that promote media scholarship by students across the curriculum. This SIG consists of a series of case study presentations of student-authored digital media scholarship that was guided by faculty and supported by instructional technologists and librarians. Each student presentation will be followed by a 20-30 minute panel discussion of the work in the broader context of what was necessary to reach that outcome from all involved (student, professor, technologist, librarian). We will focus on media literacy, learning models, evaluation criteria, and the resources necessary for success.

Participants will engage in discussions following each presentation. We also ask participants to offer ideas, examples, and approaches to development of multimodal assignments at their institutions.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Janet Simons from Hamilton College, David Baird from Colgate University and Chris Watts from St. Lawrence University

Date/Time:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am

Location:
UMASS Amherst
Campus Center
First Floor
Amherst, MA
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Special instructions:
Getting to the Campus Center Parking Garage… From Massachusetts Avenue (after exiting from Route 116) At the second set of lights turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue – Boyden Gymnasium is on the corner of Commonwealth & Massachusetts Avenues. At the next set of lights turn right onto Campus Center Way and proceed up Campus Center Way – The entrance to the Campus Center Parking Garage is at the top of the hill on the right.

Parking is available in the Campus Center Garage, pick up your parking pass at the registration desk and pay $5 when leaving.
Park on the 2nd floor of the parking garage and walk thru the hallway into the Student Center and go down to the first floor.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $115
Non-Members: $240

NERCOMP 2010 Annual Conference

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

NERCOMP 2010, "The Next-Generation University: Rethinking IT in Disruptive Times."

Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management, you can benefit from attending the annual NERCOMP conference, March 8–10, 2010. Join us in Providence to:

- Connect with innovators and forward thinkers and learn about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services.

- Collaborate with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges.

- Contribute your uncommon thinking for the common good in numerous discussion sessions and networking venues.

This year's conference will explore how our institutions and organizations are managing economic challenges, forging new visions, and integrating new information technology paradigms and approaches. How are emerging technological possibilities and economic conditions changing what "university" means? How are our IT organizations surviving and finding ways to thrive and lead the way under these new conditions? How are we evolving to meet the changing academic and administrative priorities of our institutions? What emerging technology opportunities and models are supporting the core missions of our schools and our associated organizational and professional development goals?

Preconference Seminars
Add value to your conference experience by attending one of the preconference seminars, which offer in-depth learning and discussion of the following topics.
NOTE: Separate registration and fee required.

- The Role of Play in Learning with Technology
- Poking a Finger in the Cloud: Hands-On - Activities with Amazon Web Services
- IT Management Series Workshop
- The Future of Academic Support: Thought Workshop
- Mobile Learning: Evolution or Revolution?

Early registration ends February 8th.

Workshop Organizer/Host: EDUCAUSE

Date/Time:
Monday, March 08, 2010
8:30am - 4:00pm
Registration begins at 7:30am

Location:
Rhode Island Convention Center
One Sabin Street

Providence, RI
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Special instructions:
GETTING AROUND AND GETTING TO PROVIDENCE:
http://www.goprovidence.com/static/index.cfm?action=group&contentID=27

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $
Non-Members: $

Security Camp Spring 2010 at Boston College

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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 data security is welcome. Possible topic areas include, but are not limited to:

- Compliance with regulations
- Detecting malware
- Log analysis
- Forensics
- Firewalls, IDS, IPS, or other network devices
- Security "on the cheap", likely highlighting useful open source code you use
- Encryption (on disk, on the wire)
- Secure system configuration
- Vulnerability analysis programs
- Securing databases
- Securing email
- Network Admission Control
- Incident Response
- Security awareness programs/efforts

If you can talk about how your school is addressing any of these or some other topic for say 10 minutes, let us know the topic, and we will try to create panels where 3-4 schools give short presentations on different approaches to the same topic.

As always, there will be no registration fee to attend Security Camp. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Boston College

Date/Time:
Friday, March 05, 2010
9:00am - 4:30pm
Registration begins at 8:30am

Location:
Higgins Hall
#300
Chestnut Hill, MA
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Special instructions:

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $0
Non-Members: $0

Live Meeting - Premier Support

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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 direct access to Microsoft technical expertise designed to help maximize the benefit of Microsoft solutions and minimize its total running cost. Premier Support will provide proactive strategic advice and guidance to help prevent IT problems from occurring, and prompt, accurate support to help resolve issues quickly, should any arise.

As a special offer to members of NERCOMP, Microsoft has customized its Premier Support offering. Where the required entry point for a stand-alone annual Premier Support agreement is about $60,000, this special offer to NERCOMP schools is about $26,000 annually; representing more than a 50% reduction to entry. This customized support package has been sized to fit both the support needs and budgetary constraints of the NERCOMP member schools and includes the following:

- A flexible set of hours that may be used for Microsoft Engineers to come onsite for design assistance, systems reviews, white boarding planning sessions, health checks, problem resolution, etc…

- 7 x 24 telephone support and the designation of severity level by the customer with Critical Situation escalation

- Designated Technical Account Manager that will set up reoccurring monthly calls to review your needs, provide guidance and bring in appropriate technical resources

Workshop Organizer/Host: Microsoft

Date/Time:
Thursday, February 25, 2010
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 2:00pm

Location:
Webinar
,
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Special instructions:
Register with Dan Pessin at dan.pessin@microsoft.com or 425-538-0147.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $0
Non-Members: $0

Live Meeting - Premier Support

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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 direct access to Microsoft technical expertise designed to help maximize the benefit of Microsoft solutions and minimize its total running cost. Premier Support will provide proactive strategic advice and guidance to help prevent IT problems from occurring, and prompt, accurate support to help resolve issues quickly, should any arise.

As a special offer to members of NERCOMP, Microsoft has customized its Premier Support offering. Where the required entry point for a stand-alone annual Premier Support agreement is about $60,000, this special offer to NERCOMP schools is about $26,000 annually; representing more than a 50% reduction to entry. This customized support package has been sized to fit both the support needs and budgetary constraints of the NERCOMP member schools and includes the following:

- A flexible set of hours that may be used for Microsoft Engineers to come onsite for design assistance, systems reviews, white boarding planning sessions, health checks, problem resolution, etc…

- 7 x 24 telephone support and the designation of severity level by the customer with Critical Situation escalation

- Designated Technical Account Manager that will set up reoccurring monthly calls to review your needs, provide guidance and bring in appropriate technical resources

Workshop Organizer/Host: Microsoft

Date/Time:
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
11:00am - 12:00pm
Registration begins at 11:00am

Location:
Webinar
,
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Special instructions:
Register with Dan Pessin at dan.pessin@microsoft.com or 425-538-0147.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $0
Non-Members: $0

Live Meeting - Premier Support

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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 direct access to Microsoft technical expertise designed to help maximize the benefit of Microsoft solutions and minimize its total running cost. Premier Support will provide proactive strategic advice and guidance to help prevent IT problems from occurring, and prompt, accurate support to help resolve issues quickly, should any arise.

As a special offer to members of NERCOMP, Microsoft has customized its Premier Support offering. Where the required entry point for a stand-alone annual Premier Support agreement is about $60,000, this special offer to NERCOMP schools is about $26,000 annually; representing more than a 50% reduction to entry. This customized support package has been sized to fit both the support needs and budgetary constraints of the NERCOMP member schools and includes the following:

- A flexible set of hours that may be used for Microsoft Engineers to come onsite for design assistance, systems reviews, white boarding planning sessions, health checks, problem resolution, etc…

- 7 x 24 telephone support and the designation of severity level by the customer with Critical Situation escalation

- Designated Technical Account Manager that will set up reoccurring monthly calls to review your needs, provide guidance and bring in appropriate technical resources

Workshop Organizer/Host: Microsoft

Date/Time:
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
9:30am - 10:30am
Registration begins at 9:30am

Location:
Webinar
,
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Special instructions:
Register with Dan Pessin at dan.pessin@microsoft.com or 425-538-0147.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $0
Non-Members: $0