IT Issues.ppt

IT Issues The BIG Picture The Land-Grant Institution in the Information AgeEngagement Via On-campus Experience Learning Spaces, eLearning, eLibrary Ubiquitous Access, “Smart” spaces In the Community With individual citizens and communities Extension, Continuing Education, community programs eLearning, eLibrary With Industry and Other Universities Research Parks, Lifelong Learning, Partnerships Internationally eLearning, eLibrary, access to campus services Road map of Critical Issues Those that we pay attention to (but we think we have under control) Those that we worry about (and may not have under control) Those that we are not yet fully cognizant of (and obviously do not have under control) Convergence – 1Media Data ? Video Video/Streaming Media growing in importance Voice over IP: Not cheaper, but will it be better? Middleware: QoS*, Authentication, … When will production s/w be real? Convergence – 2Webification All services will be web-based! Class materials, administrative services, advising, learning, library, chem lab, etc. Creating an integrated view of everything Learning Management Systems ? Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Portals ? everything Convergence – 2Webification Convergence – 3aPortals etc Portals and other web-based services are valuable, if not oversold and if done right: Distributed, stakeholder-provided content is key Library, colleges, administrative groups, … Students must buy in Content must be kept up to date Requires “library model” of content management Learning management systems must be integrated, not “bolted on” Convergence – 3bPortals etc Portals and other web-based services are valuable, if not oversold and if done right: Real-time push and pull technology Customizable by individual and community Single sign-on for “our” and “your” services “universal” toolkits for authorization are a must With related services integrated, not piecemeal Messaging, eTrading, eCommerce, eMail, Video Convergence – 4 Lapto