Volume 27 Number 1 2004
VIEWPOINTS
Scale the Solution to the Problem
Campuses need to move proactively to meet growing information security demands
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Disposable Scholarship?
If digital materials are a critical success factor for higher education, institutions need to act now to ensure long-term access to their digital scholarship
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CURRENT ISSUES
IT Investment Decisions That Defy Arithmetic
An effective executive engagement process helps senior campus management systematically maximize value of IT investments
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FEATURE ARTICLES
Management by Fact:
Benchmarking University IT Services
Benchmarking University IT Services
A cross-institutional effort resulted in cultural and practical changes in IT management
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Classroom Teaching Changes in Web-Enhanced Courses:
A Multi-Institutional Study
A Multi-Institutional Study
This study assessed the kinds of changes that occur in face-to-face instruction when faculty add Web enhancements to their courses
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Managing Faculty Data at the University of Tennessee:
The SEDONA Project
The SEDONA Project
Outsourcing a Web-enabled faculty database provided both management tools and data to support accreditation
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development in Tough Financial Times
Tight budgets do not mean giving up professional development opportunities, although they do demand some creativity
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GOOD IDEAS
Gaining the President's Support for IT Initiatives at Small Colleges
Presidential support is imperative–now how are you going to get it?
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Autonomously Organized and Funded IT Groups
A look at several peer universities helped solidify ideas for organizational and funding changes to support academic research at Rice University
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Academic Computing Vulnerabilities:
Another View of the Roof
Another View of the Roof
A faculty-driven audit offers a complementary perspective on network disaster planning
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Constructing Experiential Learning for Online Courses:
The Birth of E-Service
The Birth of E-Service
A lack of service-learning programs for online courses prompted the creation of e-service to provide experiential learning opportunities
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RESEARCH IN BRIEF
IT Metrics and Money:
One Approach to Public Accountability
One Approach to Public Accountability
The California State University system collects data to measure progress toward technology policy goals and reports regularly to the state legislature
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DEPARTMENTS
EDUCAUSE News
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Recommended Reading
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