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THE EDUCOMM INSTITUTE PRESENTS THE SIXTH ANNUAL 2009 visionary thinking practical solutions The Best and the Brightest in One Place at One Time— and You’re Invited! Top-notch presenters, key industry executives, and campus leaders from throughout the U.S. join forces to debate and discuss the most important technology challenges and opportunities facing higher education today. Keynotes Stimulating-Entertaining-Intellectually Invigorating George Gilder, Opening Keynote George Gilder is renowned worldwide as an author of contrarian and counterintuitive insights on the power of emerging technologies. He will present the critical technological threats to higher education and discuss ways to deal with them and with the opportunities facing higher education. David Pogue, Edutainment Series Keynote Take technology, add some humor, mix in a bit of music, and maybe even some magic, and you have the ever-enlightening and always entertaining New York Times columnist and best-selling author David Pogue. The Schoolhouse Rock Reunion, Edutainment Series Keynote This special luncheon celebration and reunion concert features the original developers of the Emmy-award-winning Schoolhouse Rock ABC television phenomenon, who share lessons learned in using new media with today’s Web generation. Cloud Computing, All-Star Keynote Panel What does cloud computing mean for higher education? Find out as a panel of senior executives from AT&T, Amazon, Cisco, Google, IBM, and Microsoft discuss and debate the future of information technology. Higher Education and the Economy, All-Star Keynote Panel Learn how to navigate today’s economy and what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act means to higher education from this panel of industry experts. Featured Sessions Classroom Technology Triumphs and Battle Scars Kathleen C. Olivieri, PhD, Mississippi State University Creating E-Portfolios and Transforming Audio/Video Tools for the 21st-Century Campus Phil Ice and Wallace E. Boston Jr., American Public University System Designing the Electronic Classroom: What to Tell Your Architect and AV Contractor Malcolm Montgomery, EduTech Consulting Services LLC The University Long Tail Brad J. Ward, BlueFuego.com Social Media Campaigns: The New Face of Marketing Diane C. McDonald, Texas A&M University Evaluation of Authentication Solutions in Online Testing Ronald C. Thomas Jr., EdD, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Lost in Space: Finding the Right Learning Space Design for Learners Jim A. Jorstad, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Why Technology Managers Need to Be AV Pros, and How to Get There Scott Tiner, Bates College Using Web-Based Technology to Ease the College Experience for Nontraditional Students Mary Beth Wallace, University of South Florida June 16 –18, 2009 Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes http://www.EduCommConference.com http://www.BlueFuego.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - May 2009

University Business - May 2009
Contents
Editor's Note
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Behind the News
Sense of Place
Money Matters
Viewpoint
Human Resources
Setting the Standard
Manageable Risk
Five Steps to a Powerful Social Networking Strategy
Higher Ed in the Recession
Community Colleges
What's New
End Note

University Business - May 2009