Chronicle of Higher Education Audio: Tech Therapy
Summary: Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant who works with colleges, talk about the headaches, anxieties, and general problems you might be having with technology on your college campus. File sharing, security, dealing with vendors, figuring out how to talk to your president, or how to talk to your CIO -- it's all game for a therapy session. The podcast is interactive. Scott and Warren will take your questions at techtherapy@chronicle.com. Look for new installments every other Thursday.
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Ravi Pendse, the chief information officer at Wichita State University, tells the Tech Therapists that education in the Internet age is all about finding human connections -- and doing everything possible to engage the "digital natives" who are now dominating college campuses.
Plenty of colleges have already decided to let Google or other companies take over their e-mail services. But the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee remains committed to handling e-mail on its own. Bruce Maas, chief information officer, explains why.
Charles A. Wight, associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Utah, talks with the Tech Therapists about the growth of online learning and how his university plans to accommodate that growth.
In an episode of Tech Therapy recorded live at The Chronicle's Technology Forum, Warren Arbogast and Scott Carlson talk with Paul Turner, the manager of academic technologies at the University of Notre Dame, about how his institution managed the switch to Google's Gmail service.
How do you make tech money go further? Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast say it might be time to try "IT rationing" -- a strategy that's about responsible spending and knowing when to say "no," not ration stamps and bread lines.
Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast talk about the chief financial officers role in prioritizing and budgeting for technology with Steve Bragg, vice president for finance and planning at Illinois State University.
In Part 2 of this two-part episode, Tech Therapists Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast discuss how to focus on priorities in an economically stressful time. (12:09)
Afraid for your job? In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Tech Therapists Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast talk about attitudes people should take in an economically stressful time.
Tech Therapists Warren Arbogast and Scott Carlson discuss how information-technology professionals can take leadership roles on collaborative projects at their colleges.
One of the hardest parts of getting a Green IT movement started is making people realize that there is a problem. Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast talk about ways that colleges technologists, campus-facilities staff members, and sustainability advocates can get on the same page to save energy and resources devoted to information technology.
Overwhelmed by the volume of your e-mail? Tech Therapists Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast discuss how to manage electronic messages.
There's a good chance your college already boasts a couple of green buildings, but does it have a green technology department? Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast explain what campus CIOs can do to save energy and resources on IT.
In a year-end episode, Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast read from and discuss some of the letters they have gotten following episodes about librarians, online sex, the costs of IT, hiring tech staff, and more.
Tech Therapists Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast discuss what college libraries mean to their campuses, why the buildings' aesthetics are changing, and how libraries will be designed for future use.
Your technology is not your technology. Tech Therapys co-hosts, Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast, tell you why. And they'll also read some letters that came in since the last discussion on this topic.
