University of Wisconsin's Journey into a Consortium-Based Digital Ecosystem

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 | 2:00PM–2:45PM
Session Type: Professional Development

Join Malcolm Brown, Director, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, for a brief, 15-minute overview of EDUCAUSE programmatic highlights and upcoming plans in the area of Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning). Session below will immediately follow.

Unizin is a consortium of 10 public universities founded on the premise that higher education—and not just private vendors—should own, direct, and share a set of services that further teaching and learning in the digital ecosystem. UW-Madison leaders will share their journey, focusing on critical implications and development activities.


Outcomes: Understand the benefits of a consortium-based digital ecosystem * Understand the process, planning, and action necessary to balance risk and promise * Understand the critical role of culture and shared governance

Presenters

  • Malcolm Brown

    Consultant, EDUCAUSE Alumni

  • Steve Cramer

    Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Linda Jorn

    Assoc Vice Provost for Learning Technologies & Dir Acad. Tech, DoIT, Retiree, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Bruce Maas

    Honorary Fellow-Information School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Resources & Downloads

http://vimeo.com/educause/p6bkizpb0wb/

Session Slides
1 MB, PDF
Uploaded on 11/03/2015