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Agenda
8.30
Registration
9.00
Opening remarks from the chair
9.15
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION A CAUDIT perspective on the future of IT in Higher Education
Paul Sherlock, Deputy Chair, CAUDIT and Director, Information Strategy and Technology Services, University of South Australia
- IT and the manner in which students, academics and researchers utilise it is changing at an ever increasing rate, placing greater demands on institutions
- What are the challenges and emerging issues that IT Directors will face over the coming years to ensure their institution is well placed to meet the needs of its students, academics and researchers
Paul Sherlock, Deputy Chair, CAUDIT and Director, Information Strategy and Technology Services, University of South Australia
10.00
The challenges of IT governance
Dr Aileen Cater-Steel, Associate Professor, Information Systems, University of Southern Queensland
- Reporting and measuring IT used to create efficient and robust systems
- Ensuring IT manages costs, guarantees security and integrity, ensures availability
- Continuity of operations, protects assets for both the institution and the students
- Creating and maintaining the balance between reduced budgets and increased expectations
- Implementing successful IT business models to create complex, economically viable systems
Dr Aileen Cater-Steel, Associate Professor, Information Systems, University of Southern Queensland
10.45
Morning tea and networking
11.00
ROUNDTABLE Analysing IT implementation challenges and developments facing Higher Education in 2010
Allan Morris, Executive Director Information Technology Services, RMIT
Richard Constantine, CIO, Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Idris F. Sulaiman, Visiting Fellow, School of Computer Science, The Australian National University; CEO, "Computers Off" Campaign
Join the discussion – bring your questions and be part of the debate
- Decreased budgets for capital expenditure
- Getting returns on investment for infrastructure and technology developments
- Reporting issues
- One of the biggest challenges IT groups have is the ability to meet increasing demand. The demand for new systems/technologies continue to outstrip IT's ability to supply. How do IT groups manage this imbalance between increasing demand and the ability to fulfill that demand?
- 24/7 Support. IT systems in universities have grown in number and operational importance.How do IT groups address the challenges of supporting an environment where there are simply more systems, being used by more people, more of the time, anywhere/anytime
Allan Morris, Executive Director Information Technology Services, RMIT
Richard Constantine, CIO, Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Idris F. Sulaiman, Visiting Fellow, School of Computer Science, The Australian National University; CEO, "Computers Off" Campaign
Join the discussion – bring your questions and be part of the debate
12.00
Integrating and synergising the online learning environment
Senior Representative, Blackboard
- Creating new learning opportunities by putting the core elements of the educational process online
Senior Representative, Blackboard
12.30
Lunch
1.30
Innovation and development case study – UNSWTV
Geoffrey Bowers,Director, Daemon Internet Consultants
- How UNSW moved from its presence on video sharing networks to creating its own digital television channel
- As a digital content management system, exclusive to staff and students – how does UNSWTV create an interactive education experience
Geoffrey Bowers,Director, Daemon Internet Consultants
2.15
Creating comprehensive service, process and technology frameworks
Adrian Ling, IT and Multimedia, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
- How does a shared architectural approach allow reusable best practice and create a common set of technological patterns across the board
- Is system compliance necessary for successful and comprehensive IT systems?
- How can IT architecture help to guide and inform the development and implementation of ICT strategic plans?
Adrian Ling, IT and Multimedia, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
3.00
Afternoon tea
3.30
How business intelligence technologies can consolidate and improve institution-wide budgets
Alister Cairns, MIS Manager, UNSW
- Working with open architecture solutions to create comprehensive data analysis for different schools and divisions
- How new business intelligence system can help collect budgeting information and also provide detailed reporting and analysis
- What kind of impact can these forecasting tools have on university budgets?
Alister Cairns, MIS Manager, UNSW
4.15
Enhancing research capacity through comprehensive IT collaboration services
Andrew Alexander, Collaboration Services Manager, Australian Research Collaboration Service
Andrew Alexander, Collaboration Services Manager, Australian Research Collaboration Service
5.00
Closing remarks from the chair
5.15
End of day one
8.30
Registration and morning coffee
9.00
Opening remarks from chair
9.15
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS Creating a sustainable IT network
Bill Clebsch, Executive Director, IT Services, Stanford University
- Sustainable computing = efficient computing - reducing the university's greenhouse gas emissions from the computing infrastructure
- Analysing Sustainable IT as a bridge between IT and facilities, which takes a holistic look at energy usage by IT, and works on projects that target both the machines and the buildings they are in
- How Sustainable IT is working across three areas to enable energy savings: personal computers and office equipment, data centers and server rooms, and enabling energy savings through the use of IT
Bill Clebsch, Executive Director, IT Services, Stanford University
10.15
Creating the proper frameworks to support increased online learning facilities
Associate Prof. Marian Tulloch, Executive Director, Division of Learning and Teaching Services, Charles Sturt University
- Creating online collaborative scholarly environments - based on the Sakai framework – enabling technical and functional integration; silo-less systems; consistency and support for ad-hoc usage
- What technical frameworks need to be in place to support cross faculty collaborations
Associate Prof. Marian Tulloch, Executive Director, Division of Learning and Teaching Services, Charles Sturt University
11.00
Morning tea and networking
11.30
Innovation and development case study – the virtual sabbatical
Prof. Patricia Easteal, Professor of Law, University of Canberra
- Dealing with the logistics of conducting all business with staff and students via Skype and other remote mediums
- Combating the geographical, social and financial restraints of international sabbaticals – often required for academic advancement
Prof. Patricia Easteal, Professor of Law, University of Canberra
12.15
Web 2.0 and higher education marketing
Ingrid Rothe, Director, Marketing and Public Affairs, University of New England
- Utilising social networking sites to attract student and staff recruitment and raising brand awareness
- Ensuring follow through from marketing campaign to university experience – how social networking has infiltrated all aspects of student life
Ingrid Rothe, Director, Marketing and Public Affairs, University of New England
1.00
Lunch
2.00
Computer and network security
Peter Nikoletatos, CIO, Curtin University of Technology
- How to determine the most technically viable, cost-effective, and appropriate approaches for securing college and university computers and networks
- How to establish and enforce effective policies, create strategies that will help secure information resources for staff and students
Peter Nikoletatos, CIO, Curtin University of Technology
2.45
The economic implications of alternate publishing models
Prof. John Houghton, Professor and Director of the Information Technologies and the Information Economy Program Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University
- Intellectual property in the age of e-learning. How to ensure your institution and work remains protected
- Implications of open access on research and the IT infrastructure that surrounds that
Prof. John Houghton, Professor and Director of the Information Technologies and the Information Economy Program Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University
3.30
Closing remarks from chair
3.45
Conference close
