{"id":23815,"date":"2021-05-03T08:52:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T12:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=23815&preview=true&preview_id=23815"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:32","slug":"this-month-in-educause-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/03\/this-month-in-educause-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"This month in EDUCAUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My name is Irene Knokh and I\u2019m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M.\u00a0I will provide articles of interest, upcoming trends, and generally be your advocate for EDUCAUSE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shielding Campus Data from the “Bad Guys”<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bad actors just itching to get your data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s happening? IT departments and compliance departments are overwhelmed. IT employees are stressed – they are often working 24\/7 ensuring that Learning Management Systems, Zoom, or Microsoft Teams web conferencing software doesn\u2019t fail. At the same time, IT and compliance areas must work in tandem to ensure that bad guys don\u2019t get through the gate. All universities and colleges are at risk of rogue actors or organizations breaking in-and some are already dealing with the fallout. The costs are huge\u2014lost data, lost money\u2014lost trust. The issue is even more critical in health centers and universities with hospital systems. Everyone is a target, including students, staff, and faculty, and especially those not fully aware of good security hygiene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Message to Everyone:<\/strong> Plan, invest, partner, and collaborate. Review the regulations in the article. Ask yourselves \u201cwhat\u2019s missing?\u201d What can you do better? Shielding campus data is an ongoing effort\u2014whether it\u2019s a homegrown infrastructure enhancement, partnering with a third party, or both. The more all critical areas help each other\u2014the better are the outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOS: 7 Things You Should Know About the Digital Divide<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

COVID exposed existing and compounding inequities in access to technology among many different groups\u2014low income, racial and ethnic minorities, those affected by pandemic job losses, and anyone living in rural areas. International students who had technology support for in-person classes, no longer have it. Trying to get your work done? That was actually possible, with high-powered campus computer labs and assistants on duty. Things are a LOT more complicated with no longer having access, except, perhaps, a budget smartphone\/tablet and not having a private space\/area to study. While it\u2019s not as frequently discussed, staff and faculty also may not have everything they need to work from home (if they can do so). Institutions in under-resourced areas were already struggling before the pandemic. What\u2019s being done now?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleges provide loaner laptops and may have lists of \u201cat risk\u201d students who need assistance. There\u2019s additional support available to students who need help with any kind of technology\u2014from Zoom to just getting their Wi-Fi or ethernet access set up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post pandemic won\u2019t be \u201cthe old normal.\u201d The effort to deliver accessible teaching and learning (e.g., captioned videos), adequate data plans, and high-speed internet for everyone is ongoing. Bridging the digital divide requires a lot of effort and perseverance. What can you do? Encourage the faculty and teaching assistants to use Universal Design For Learning framework in their roles. Ask if activities can be asynchronous to reach out to more students. Ask for more viable licensing so that the resources are available off campus, not just in the labs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick bites from April<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Engaging Students by Design<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

EDUCAUSE compiled a showcase of \u201cEngaging Students by Design.\u201d What did we learn that works? Digital communication, Universal Design for Learning, Respectful communication, collaborative software? Instructor presence best practices? How do we support and engage our students? Read<\/a> the article from March\u2014the material continues to be relevant. Got ideas? Drop me a line<\/a>. I would love to hear your perspectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The QuickPoll report: Assessment and Learning Design<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

EDUCAUSE did a poll on changing faculty engagement with instructional resources. Will the changes stick? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The perceptions are gathered from instructional and IT staff. The biggest concerns are lack of support at the institutional level and hiring more staff-the request remains to work more with less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assume nothing – \u2014faculty and students are a lot less tech savvy than expected. Staff still have little support\u2014no extra colleagues or money to do the work. This is not sustainable; however, the infrastructure and support from leadership are not always there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One huge takeaway? <\/strong>Collaboration and culture change-\u2014in different departments and coming from leadership. Innovation doesn\u2019t mean doing things the normal way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The desire to ‘go back to normal’ risks forgetting some lessons we have learned. Can we both ‘go back to normal’ and also retain what we have learned?” What\u2019s your experience? Drop me a line<\/a>. I would love to hear your perspectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking Beyond Technology for Inclusive Student Success<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn more starting April 26th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“See” you next month, 
Irene<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any questions about the content, tidbits you\u2019d like to share, or anything EDUCAUSE related, email me, Irene Knokh<\/a>, instructional design and technology consultant, Professional Development and Education for Nursing, or Chris Eagle<\/a>, EDUCAUSE coordinator for U-M.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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