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Campus technology leaders: Before and after — by Joshua Kim

On 09/02/2010, in IT in HE, cost of getting a degree, education technology, leadership, strategy, vision, by Daniel Christian

Campus technology leaders: Before and after – from InsideHigherEd.com by Joshua Kim

Before	After
Implements Strategic Vision	Develops Strategic Vision
Reports to a Top Academic Official	Is a Top Academic Official
Background in Technology	Background in Education or Libraries
Focus is on Systems and Technology	Focus is on Learning
Supports Faculty Teaching	Enables Active Learning
Manages Local Technology Infrastructure	Manages Cloud Based Technology Infrastructure
Manages Enterprise Systems	Manages Integration of Enterprise with Consumer Systems
Technical and Managerial Intelligence	Social and Emotional Intelligence
Has To Do More with Less	Has To Do More with Even Less
Focus is on Implementation	Focus is on Implementation and Experimentation
Presides Over Expensive Services	Key Driver of New Revenues and Increased Productivity
Manages Technology Infrastructure	Evangelizes Potential of Technology for Educational Transformation

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From DSC:
This caught my eye because I am a firm believer that all decision-making boards at each and every college and university (across the entire world) must now have a visionary, informed technology leader on them — as such technologists will be able to provide important strategic direction to their organizations. It’s not just about keeping the systems running anymore (which is a tough enough job by the way) — it’s also about setting strategic direction and using technology to increase the number of students one can assist/develop (while aiming to decrease the price of such offerings).

Tagged with: cost of getting an eduction • educational technology • IT • leadership • strategy • vision

Tagged with: educational technology • K-12 • leadership • online learning • strategy

Well…there goes another one who discounted the impact/value of technology…

On 08/27/2010, in disruption, education technology, game-changing environment, innovation, internet, leadership, staying relevant, strategy, by Daniel Christian

Blockbusted: A Netflix Knock-Out, Bad Metaphors on the Path to the Movie Monster’s Bankruptcy — from Fast Company – Technology by Austin Carr

The Blockbuster age is fading, and at last the company is preparing for bankruptcy. In the past two years, the shrinking video-rental store has struggled to stay afloat with $920 million in debt, drowning all the while in revenue losses of $1.1 billion. The LA Times reports that Blockbuster executives and senior debt holders have entered discussions with major movie studios for a “pre-planned” bankruptcy mid-September.

But for everyone other than Blockbuster’s sunny faced spin masters, bankruptcy was about as surprising as another Rocky comeback. Blockbuster’s brick-and-mortar business was unviable in the digital world, and competitors Netflix and Redbox took every advantage to pick apart the dinosaur’s carcass. The company’s numbers have signaled extinction, too, with value withering from $8.4 billion when Viacom purchased it in 1994 to total market value of $24 million today. Continuing the Mesozoic metaphor, here’s why bankruptcy hit Blockbuster like a surprise asteroid.

Netflix Who?

From DSC:
And I would add the questions:

“Who cares about the iPod?”
“What does Internet-related technology have to do with our business anyway?”

In a presentation I created last year (see Section II), I used Blockbuster as an example of an organization who completely discounted the disruptive impact of technology..and now they are paying the price (along with much of the newspaper industry).

There IS a lesson here for those of us in higher ed.

I’ll end this posting with the following quote/excerpt:

“This is a pattern we see over and over,” he said, of the many parallels he could draw to Blockbuster’s financial troubles. “If a company is not able to keep up with the changing needs of its customer, it will become irrelevant,” he said.

Ultimately, it was these words which may have saved the company. Blockbuster was not able to keep up with the changing needs of its customers.

Blockbuster has become irrelevant.

Relevant addendum:

I just ran across this posting on educationstormfront — What Blockbuster Can Teach Higher Ed

Tagged with: disruption • educational technology • game-changing environment • innovation • internet • leadership • staying relevant • strategy

Infographic re: Google

On 08/26/2010, in Google, business, corporate / business world, strategy, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Research by Scores.org

Tagged with: corporate / business world • Google • strategy • vendors

Infographic: The NewsScape – 8 sources of value creation in a post-channel media world

On 08/25/2010, in Media/film, business, strategy, by Daniel Christian

Infographic: The NewsScape – 8 sources of value creation in a post-channel media world — from Ross Dawson and futureexploration.net

Click on the image to see large version

Tagged with: business • Media/film • strategy

Distance Education: The Centralization vs. Decentralization Debate

On 08/25/2010, in distance education, leadership, strategy, by Daniel Christian

Distance Education: The Centralization vs. Decentralization Debate — from Faculty Focus

The debate for “control” of distance education at institutions of higher learning continues. On one side, the administration side, there is a need for centralization of operations, to include course development, instructor training and development, scheduling, evaluation, and student and faculty issues. On the other side of the debate, faculty leaders (deans, department chairs, program coordinators) tend to favor decentralization.

In June 2010, the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunication (WCET) asked the membership how institutions were doing with this issue: centralization vs. de-centralization. Twenty-three administrators (provosts, VPs, associate VPs, directors, associate directors, COOs, deans, associate deans) and faculty members provided their valuable insights on the issue.

Tagged with: distance ed • leadership • strategy

Lecture Capture: Policy and Strategy

On 08/24/2010, in career development, higher education, lecture capture, pedagogy, policy, strategy, by Daniel Christian

Lecture Capture: Policy and Strategy — University Business by Ellen Ullman
What is happening to the pedagogical process because of lecture capture?
July/August 2010 2010

Tagged with: career development • higher education • lecture recording • pedagogy • policy • strategy

innovations.helixhighered.com

On 08/23/2010, in change, changing business models, disruption, future of higher education, higher education, leadership, strategy, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

HELIX Innovations Collection Press Release

A NEW, CROWDSOURCED RESOURCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, AND POLICY MAKERS HIGHLIGHTS POSTSECONDARY INNOVATION
The Higher Education Leadership and Innovation eXchange Launches the HELIX Innovations Collection

Boston, Massachusetts – August 19, 2010 – The Higher Education Leadership and Innovation eXchange announces the launch of their online, crowdsourced resource HELIX Innovations Collection at http://innovations.helixhighered.com. The Innovations Collection is intended to spark conversation about new ideas and promising practices for the next generation of higher education.

“The Collection invites higher education practitioners, researchers, and policy makers to make their voices heard and speak out about potential solutions to the challenges faced by the education field today,” said Jim Woodell, HELIX co-founder. “True innovation is open. We created the HELIX Innovations Collection to allow everyone concerned with improving higher education to share and comment on innovative solutions.”

Applying the interactive potential of Web 2.0 technologies to problems in higher education provides the opportunity to share innovations quickly, identify their potential, and refine them with the help of peers worldwide. Visitors to the Collection can suggest innovative solutions, comment on suggested ideas, and rate an idea’s potential to influence the field along several ‘innovation dimensions’.

“It is our hope that the innovations which receive broad support and fine-tuning by the ‘crowd’ will be picked up by practitioners in the field and discussed, piloted, and perhaps even implemented by their home institutions. We hope that true linkages between and among research, policy, and practice will be forged from such collaborative efforts,” said HELIX co-founder Greg Lamontagne.

About the Higher Education Leadership & Innovation eXchange (HELIX)
HELIX is a networking and information sharing resource for Higher Education research, policy, and practice. Founded in 2010 by Jim Woodell and Greg Lamontagne, HELIX is located in Boston Massachusetts. More information is available at http://www.helixhighered.com.

Tagged with: change • disruption • future of higher education • higher education • leadership • new business models in he • strategy • web-based collaboration

Tagged with: K-12 • pedagogy • strategy • teaching & learning

Digital Learning Council press release

On 08/18/2010, in 1:1, K-12 related, digital learning, education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, innovation, leadership, legislation / legislatures, strategy, by Daniel Christian

Digital Learning Council press release — from EdReformer.com

Tallahassee, Florida and Washington, D.C. August 18, 2010 – Jeb Bush, governor of Florida 1999 – 2007, and Bob Wise, governor of West Virginia 2001 – 2005, today launched the Digital Learning Council to identify policies that will integrate current and future technological innovations into public education. The Digital Learning Council unites a diverse group of more than 50 leaders from education, government, philanthropy, business, technology, and think tanks to develop the roadmap of reform for local, state and federal lawmakers and policymakers.

“Technology has the power to customize education for every student in America,” said Jeb Bush, co-chair of the Digital Learning Council. “Providing a customized, personalized education for students was a dream just a decade ago. Technology can turn that dream into reality today. The Digital Learning Council will develop the roadmap to achieve that ultimate goal.”

Tagged with: 1:1 • customized learning • digital learning • education • education reform • elearning • emerging technologies • innovation • leadership • online learning • personalized learning • policy • strategy

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