This list of general topics for next fall’s Educause Annual Conference provides some perspective on the breadth, complexity and significance of information technology in higher education:
- Future Trends
- Globalization
- Next-Generation Technologies
- Social Networking
- Sustainability
- Administrative Solutions and Business Process Improvement
- Collaboration Tools and Portals
- Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, and Decision Support
- Document Management and Records Retention
- Enterprise Course Management Systems and Tools
- Integration Solutions, Service Oriented Architecture, and Web Services
- Open and Community Source Solutions
- Digital Content Creation, Preservation, and Retrieval
- Information Literacy and Supporting Scholarship, Teaching, and Learning
- Innovation and Transformation in Information Resources, Outreach, and Services
- Scholarly Communication, Intellectual Property, Copyright and Fair Use
- Accessibility
- Leadership
- Legal Issues, Regulatory Compliance, Campus IT Policies, and Ethics Education
- Managing Resources and Services
- Organization, Staffing, and Funding
- Planning and Assessment
- Professional Development, Mentoring, and Succession Planning
- Strategic Alliances, Collaborations, and Partnerships
- Identity Management
- Infrastructure and Infrastructure Support Services
- Middleware and Integration Services
- Research Computing and Advanced Networking
- Data Privacy and Classification
- Encryption, Cryptology, and PKI
- Regulatory Compliance, Legal and Ethical Issues
- Risk Assessment
- Security Management and Remediation
- Security Policy and Procedures
- Security Technology, Infrastructure, and Architecture
- Course Content
- Faculty Development, Incentives, and Engagement
- Learning Spaces
- Online Learning Distributed, Distance, and Blended Learning Environments
- Student Experience
- Teaching and Learning Assessment and Evaluation
- Classroom and Lab Support
- Client Support and Help Desk
- Desktop Support and Management
- Supporting the Student Experience
- Training
