EDUCAUSE Review
2006 Volume 41, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Place as Library?
Nancy Davenport
Digital technology is redrawing the library's blueprint. Planners are thinking in new ways about how to design libraries as places for learning rather than primarily as storehouses of information. ... More
pp. 12-13
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The Myth about Online Course Development: "A Faculty Member Can Individually Develop and Deliver an Effective Online Course"
Diana G. Oblinger & Brian L. Hawkins
In the early days of online courses, a widespread production model was to provide faculty members with release time and/or stipends in return for developing and delivering their own courses. These... More
pp. 14-15
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Changing a Cultural Icon: The Academic Library as a Virtual Destination
Jerry D. Campbell
Academic libraries today are complex institutions with multiple roles and a host of related operations and services developed over the years. Yet their fundamental purpose has remained the same: to... More
pp. 16-18
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The IT Leader as Alchemist: Finding the True Gold
Ron Bleed
The Information technology (IT) leader within higher education can be viewed from three scenarios: (1) the IT leader as plumber; (2) the IT leader as gardener; and (3) the IT leader as alchemist. ... More
pp. 32-34
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Twelve Habits of Successful IT Professionals
Brian L. Hawkins
In all positions, professionals must continue to develop their skills. The higher education IT profession is no exception. However, many of these skills should be developed progressively. If IT... More
pp. 56-58
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New Media and Learning in the 21st Century
Lev S. Gonick
In the first decades of the IT revolution, disproportionate amounts of intellectual energy and financial investment were expended in building out the technology foundations. As a result, campuses... More
pp. 68-69
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Building IT Community on Campus
Annie Stunden
The author of this article describes the central IT structure of her institution, the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Based on her experiences, she observes that building and maintaining a... More
pp. 72-73