CLAC 2013 Program Agenda

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013
Shuttle Service pick up times at the Hilton Garden Inn: 2:00PM and continue to loop until 8:30PM
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: CLAC Board Meeting, O’Connor’s Restaurant (1160 West Boylston Street, Worcester, MA 01606)
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Luggage Storage, Hogan 304(05)
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Registration, Hogan Campus Center 3rd floor Lobby
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Registration Refreshments, Hogan 328 Sponsored by SAManage
2:00 PM & 3:00 PM: Campus Tours, Hogan Campus Center 3rd floor Lobby
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Bookstore, Hogan Campus Center, 1st Floor
The Bookstore will be open especially for CLAC attendees on Tuesday and Wednesday. Use your name badge to receive a 20% discount.
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Welcome Dinner: New England Clam Bake, Hogan Campus Center Oval Sponsored by Fischer
Join us for a New England Clam Bake out on the Hogan Oval, with lobster bibs, lawn games and lots of fun! (Rain Location: Hogan Ballroom)
Last shuttle departs from Hogan Campus Center at 8:30PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013
Shuttle Service pickup times: Hotel at 6:45am, 7:15am, 7:45am and 8:15am, - Figge Hall at 7:00am, 7:30am, 8:00am and 8:30am
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration, Kimball Dining Hall
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast, Kimball Dining HallSponsored by: HP
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: CIO Breakfast, Kimball Dining Hall 2nd Floor
New York Six: Confessions of a Consortium
Ellen Borkowski, Union College
Fred Damiano, Hobart & William Smith Colleges
William Duffy, Skidmore College
Kevin Lynch, Colgate University
Justin Sipher, St Lawrence University
Dave Smallen, Hamilton College
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Bookstore, Hogan Campus Center, 1st Floor
The Bookstore will be open especially for CLAC attendees on Tuesday and Wednesday. Use your name badge to receive a 20% discount.
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Welcome Address, Seelos Theater
Rev. Philip L.Boroughs, S.J., President
Ellen J. Keohane, Director, Information Technology Services
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Keynote Address: The Nexus of Forces – Cloud, Mobile, Social and Information: Driving Innovation, David Mitchell Smith (Gartner Inc.) Seelos Theater
Along with the hype in the IT industry about Cloud, mobile, Social and Information, there have been many questions about how these forces can yield value to the business. Gartner defines these as the Nexus of Forces that will shape the future of IT. The true value of these forces will come not from the siloed use of these technologies but from the business value gained from the integration and interaction among them. We will examine how these forces will work together to bring innovation to business process and how you can realize greater business value from the Nexus of Forces.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Morning Break, Seelos Lobby Sponsored by: Cedar Crestone
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Using Mobile Devices to Enhance the Curriculum, Stein Hall 120
Chris Penniman, Connecticut College
Laura L. Little, Connecticut College
The Digitally Enhanced Learning Initiative (DELI) explores how mobile devices such as iPads and iPods and other student-centered devices such as pocket video cameras and underwater cameras can be used to enhance students’ academic experiences. These devices are fun and intuitive for students to use. Information Services, a merged computing and library environment, provides the resources and support for faculty who want to explore how one or more of these devices or another emerging technology loaned to each student in a class can be used in a course to enhance student learning. This program has supported 101 classes across the curriculum, taught by 35 faculty in 19 departments. Faculty wishing to participate in the program must submit a proposal describing how the technology will be used to achieve course learning goals. Proposals must include specific plans for evaluating the success of the use of the technology in the course. This program gives faculty the opportunity to explore how new technologies can be used to enhance learning, while receiving strong support from instructional designers and librarians. Program challenges and logistics will be covered. Some of the exciting uses of the technologies will be discussed and demonstrated.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: ITS Self-Study & Review–A Daring Adventure, Stein Hall 118C
Lisa Bazley, Denison University
Rodney Tosten, Gettysburg College
Presentation slides (Powerpoint)
In the Fall 2012, Denison University IT kicked off its first departmental review that began with an internal self-study – an introspective dive into operations of the last eight years. The model for self-study of academic disciplines was adopted. Questions for IT to address, however, were focused on organization, funding, and services.

In the Spring 2012, Gettysburg College IT started on an 18-month review process after having found itself reacting to the forces of economical downturn and a physical relocation of the department. The intent was for the current and future state of IT to be evaluated as a whole and as a continuum opposed to only a snapshot in time.

Join Denison and Gettysburg CIOs as they share their experiences with the process of review. We will address how each college got started and the parties who were involved. We'll explore the instruments that were used in the assessment process and what we learned along the way.

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch, Kimball Dining HallSponsored by:  Whalley Computer Associates
1:00 PM : Campus Tours, leaves from Kimball Dining Hall
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Roundtable Sessions, Stein Hall 2nd floor
Come network with other CLAC attendees who are interested in similar issues. Each session will have a moderator who will introduce the session and then open up the discussion so that participants can ask questions and share experiences. There are 8 different sessions being offered and each session will be offered at least once.
2:00 -2:25 PM2:30 -2:55 PM3:00 -3:25 PM

CLAC in a time of Change

Room 220

Moderator:CLAC Board

CLAC in a time of Change

Room 220

Moderator:CLAC Board

Talking to Presidents & Provosts about IT

Room 215

Moderator:Mike Roy - Middlebury College

Library and IT

Room 216

Moderator:Richie Trenthem - Rhodes College

Library and IT

Room 216

Moderator:Richie Trenthem - Rhodes College

Software Contracts

Room 217

Moderator:Jeff Patsun - Hope College

Preventing Data Loss Incidents

Room 208

Moderator:David Shettler - College of the Holy Cross

Talking to Presidents & Provosts about IT

Room 215

Moderator:Mike Roy - Middlebury College

Preventing Data Loss Incidents

Room 208

Moderator:David Shettler - College of the Holy Cross

Open Source

Room 202

Moderator:Richard Lent - College of the Holy Cross

Software Contracts

Room 217

Moderator:Jeff Patsun - Hope College

Open Source

Room 202

Moderator:Richard Lent - College of the Holy Cross

Project Management

Room 205

Moderator:Heather Dudek - College of the Holy Cross

Amazon Web Services

Room 223

Moderator:Harold Knapp - College of the Holy Cross

Project Management

Room 205

Moderator:Heather Dudek - College of the Holy Cross

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Ice Cream!, Cool Beans II, Stein Hall 2nd floorSponsored by: Windstream
(Ice cream provided by Denison University, CLAC 2014)
Stop by Cool Beans II to recharge yourself and your electronic devices, while enjoying ice cream served by the Denison University crew!
Shuttle departs from Stein Hall at 3:30pm and 4:00pm for Hilton Garden Inn and Figge Hall
 
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Wednesday Event, Dinner and Entertainment at Higgins Armory Museum-Sponsored by: Longsight
Bus Departs from Hogan Campus Center at 5:30pm - Bus Departs from Hilton Garden Inn at 5:30pm
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013
Shuttle Service pickup: Hilton Garden at 7:15am, 7:45am, 8:15am
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Luggage Storage, Hogan Campus Center Rooms 304 & 305
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Breakfast, Hogan Campus Center Room 401
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Breakfast – Business Meeting, Hogan Campus Center Suites B & C
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Keynote Speaker – Leisure, the Liberal Arts, and the Limits of Technology - Hogan Campus Center Ballroom
An education in the liberal arts is, rather famously, impossible to justify in utilitarian terms: it produces little or nothing in the way of marketable skills and, while its recipients tend to be successful, this seems to take place despite rather than because of the way they were educated. For the liberal arts ideal of pursuing truth is if anything antithetical to the ideal of achieving worldly success. Technology, on the other hand, recommends itself almost solely in utilitarian terms. While there are those who may be mesmerized by the sheer beauty of it all, even they still constantly speak the language of use and application. How, then, are these two things, technology and the liberal arts, supposed to “interface”? The answer, of course, is that technology is supposed to “serve” the liberal arts. What the liberal arts require above all else is leisure, open time in which to ask interesting questions that have no real practical purpose, questions like “why is there a world in the first place?” On the face of it, technology can serve this goal, for what are time-saving devices if not the much sought-after keys to the leisure society? And, yet, as we all know, the more time we save, the less time we seem to have. This lecture will explore this often noted paradox. In particular, it will explore the question of whether it is technology that somehow fails us here – or whether, on the contrary, the problem might not be that the liberal arts ideal has never been communicated clearly enough. After all, if we had been better educated in the ideal of leisurely contemplating truth and beauty would we not long ago have used our machines for the sake of universal employment and a fifteen-hour work week? Why have we not done this? Is it perhaps the case that truth and beauty are not nearly as compelling as they are supposed to be? Are they perhaps so intrinsically boring that work turns out to be more fulfilling than the things we purportedly work for? If technology is to be placed in its proper limits, then the liberal arts ideal will have to be made both compelling and alluring. We have to be made to see both where technology belongs and where it does not belong. This is what I will now try to do.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Morning Break, Hogan Ballroom LoungeSponsored by: EMC
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Why the confluence of Identity Management, Net+ and Internet2 matters to the Liberal Arts, Hogan Campus Center Room 320
Shelton Waggener, Internet2
Sam Ottenhoff, Longsight
John O’Keefe, Lafayette College
Shelton Waggener, Will talk about InCommon, the identity landscape in higher education, and the Internet2 Net+ program. Identity and being “Cloud Proud” are two critical components of Information Technology in higher education whether at a Research University or Liberal Arts College. Shel’s presentation will help connect the Internet2 vision to CLAC and the liberal arts constituency it serves.

Following Shel’s remarks, he will be joined by Sam Ottenhoff, Vice President and CTO of Longsight and John O’Keefe, Associate VP and CIO of Lafayette College, for a panel discussion and Q&A.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Culture, Collaboration, & Change: IT/Library Liaison Models that Work, Hogan Campus Center Room 328 --
Scott Hamlin, Wheaton College
Barron Koralesky, Macalester College
Marsha Schnirring, Occidental College
Alex Wirth-Cauchon, Mount Holyoke College
Librarians and technologists who act as liaisons must overcome cultural differences, stroll onto each other’s professional “turf,” and collaborate with each other to provide the best support to faculty and students. This is a messy, difficult proposition.

Over the past decade dramatic changes in the way information and technology are organized have demanded this greater and deeper collaboration between these professionals. This is especially true at small liberal arts colleges with liaisons, staff who act as information brokers for faculty and students, connecting them with available and appropriate library and information technology services. They provide research assistance for students and faculty. They partner with faculty to ensure effective pedagogical uses of technology and information resources. They partner with faculty to ensure that students are informationally fluent and technologically savvy.

What approaches facilitate such collaboration between these professionals and how can organizations help them overcome the barriers to collaboration? While of course the answer depends on campus culture, the larger political organization, and on the individual players involved, we will share guidelines and experiences from our institutions. At most Liberal Arts Colleges, both technologists and librarians perform this role – sometimes as part of the same organization, at others, separate.

Come hear three directors of Information Services Instructional Support discuss how collaborations between Librarians and Technologists have formed at their institutions and then share your own experiences in an open discussion.

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch, Kimball Dining Hall Sponsored by: Cambridge Computer
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch – Board Meeting, Kimball Dining Hall (Kimball 2/Food Court)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Other Duties as Assigned: The Perils & The Possibilities of a Major Building Renovation Project, Smith Labs Room 154 --
Marsha Schnirring & James Uhrich, Occidental College
Question: What do you get when you have an ambitious and design-savvy President who finds an alumni donor interested in highlighting the institution’s commitment to Global Affairs?

Answer: The gut renovation of a 100-year old building into a technologically advanced multi-function learning environment. The renovation will include: eleven new classrooms equipped to meet the needs of faculty and students now and into the future; a new auditorium re-oriented by 90 degrees with technology to support a variety of programming needs; a video conferencing classroom and 50 faculty offices. Oh and one last thing – a two-story tall by 50-foot wide undulating glass sculpted Media Wall with 10 monitors and a custom designed content management system to be used by faculty and students to develop projects for display on the wall.

Join us for a conversation about how Information Resources staff at Occidental College took a lead role in every level of planning and implementation for the creation of the McKinnon Family Center for Global Affairs and Politics at Johnson Hall. Topics will include: classroom design; integrating technology throughout the building; development of the Global Crossroads content management system; construction management; stakeholder management; and other duties as assigned.

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM:The NY Six Instructional Technology Apprenticeship Program (ITAP):From Consortial Conundrum to Impacting Initiative, Smith Labs 155
Jeffery Wetherill, Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Nikki Reynolds, Hamilton College
Denise Snyder, Union College
Under the umbrella of the NY Six Consortium, the Educational Technology Group have launched the Instructional Technology Apprenticeship Program (ITAP) to give students practical, hands-on, educational technology experiences in an IT environment. The ITAP program is designed for students who are interested in coupling their liberal arts degree with paraprofessional experiences in the field of instructional technology. So what makes ITAP unique? How does the program work? And how do you get six institutions to work together to develop such an initiative? This session is designed to overview the ITAP program and explore its impact while meeting those who are taking part in the ITAP initiative.

For more information about ITAP and the NY Six Liberal Arts Consortium, go to: http://newyork6.org/itap

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Afternoon Break, Smith Labs LobbySponsored by: Lumenate
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: MOOCs and the Liberal Arts: Wesleyan's Coursera Experience, Smith Labs Room 154
David Baird & Jolee West, Wesleyan University
Presentation slides (Powerpoint)
Wesleyan University joined Coursera.org in September 2012, and will have run five courses by May 2013, covering topics in art, humanities, social sciences, and statistics. The experience of jumping into an operation dominated by large R1 institutions was daunting, with a completely unknown set of tasks and challenges before us, a small (and otherwise occupied) staff , and few resources. There was considerable debate among the Wesleyan faculty body over the decision to join and even the instructors selected to teach courses were not uniformly enthusiastic about the impending adventure. But to the amazement of those same instructors and staff alike, the experience was not just exhausting (as expected), but surprisingly exhilarating. Many colleagues have asked us why we joined a MOOC operation, what it cost, how we did it, and what we've learned—and we are eager to share our answers and new outlook.
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Want a Smiling Staff? Build on Their Strengths, Smith Labs Room 155
Elizabeth Hayes, Vassar College
As a manager, it’s your job to get work done through your staff. If much of your time is spent fixing problems, it’s time to make a change. We typically try to grow staff through education and coaching. If it’s slow going or not producing the desired results, perhaps you are trying to correct weaknesses rather than fill gaps in knowledge. Instead of trying to change what likely cannot be changed, think instead about what can be done to change people’s roles or responsibilities to allow them to do what they do best. Find out how to balance strengths of individuals on your team to get the overall job done. People who like their job are motivated and productive. They smile.
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Closing Reception, Smith Labs Atrium Sponsored by: SMS System Maintenance Services
Shuttle Service departs from the Hogan Campus Center and Smith Labs at 4:00PM - 7:00PM to Hilton Garden Inn and Hogan Campus Center