Q1: How do we tie the IT strategic plan to the teaching and learning mission?

Evolving Role of IT Engagement

Chancellor goal: Increase graduate rate from 68% to 80% by 2020

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Retention: Large Lecture

How might we enhance the learning experience and increase student engagement with material inside and outside of class?

Q2: What are the the merits and challenges of integrated models, where IT partners with units that support instructional spaces, pedagogy, and assessment, to provide unified instructional support to campus. question of how to bring people together to move forward productively, in a disciplined fashion.

Tap into IT Project Management Discipline for Transformative Academic Projects Advantages: Creates structure Sets expectations for timelines, resources and responsibilities of the partnering department Executive sponsorship helps momentum, buy-in and hand-off of initiatives.

Applying the Best Practices in Project Management for the Academic Enterprise Project Definition/Charter Doc (objective, scope, risks, stakeholders) Schedule, budget & timeline Exec sponsorship, watch warning signs Change management process Communicate! transparency & updates Crossing the chasm – handing off the creating or building it into the team

Q3: Tapping into the expertise of IT staff to create MA courses in Research Computing & IT Cybersecurity Quickly two examples that showcase the technical content IT staff can bring to the campus in a tangible and profitable way: RC and Cybersecurity. Both have value given the relevancy and currency. Both are niche areas that do not command a large audience, but those interested are often passionate.

Challenge: No clear career path for RC professionals No formal educational track Reward system missing Limited career path Solution: Create MA in Research Computing & a formal collaboration between Research Computing & the Libraries Develop and advance data science and digital scholarship through discovery & reuse, management, curation, & preservation, Analysis & visualization Training & education Masters in Research Computing

Certificate in Cybersecurity Challenge: Further develop Cybersecurity track utilizing existing Interdisciplinary Telecom Program Use existing Graduate School structure to minimize administrative hurdles. Tap into existing courses to create certificate program. Solution: In Progress Requires the tenacity and time from IT professionals to make it happen. Need clear rewards structure. Need new models to generate cost-sharing, bringing new programs to fruition sooner and in a more timely manner