1. Welcome to the 2012 EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference
Content, Networking, and Next Steps:
How to make the most of your
conference experience!

2. WELCOME TO Chicago! Today’s Informal Agenda
Introductions
Conference networking opportunities
Navigating the conference program
A few highlights
Getting the most out of your time here
After this week

3. LET’S GET ACQUAINTED! – Table Discussions
Name
Institution
Title (or what you do…)
Why did you decide to attend this conference?
What questions do you have for individuals who have attended before?
Goals for the next three days
Information and networking needs
Specific things/answers you are hoping to find here

4. ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY Networking Opportunities
Affinity stickers
“Tag” your interests and show your flair with affinity ribbons and stickers!

5. ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY Networking Opportunities
Affinity stickers
Welcome reception
Wear your institution’s logo!
Network and relax with colleagues in the
Zurich Foyer

6. ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY Networking Opportunities
Affinity stickers
Welcome reception
Lunch and breaks
Weigh in on hot topics with roundtable discussions or network with colleagues.

7. ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY Networking Opportunities
Affinity stickers
Welcome reception
Lunch and breaks
Network over dinner
Get a group together for dinner.

8. ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY Networking Opportunities
Affinity stickers
Welcome reception
Lunch and breaks
Network over dinner
Create, capture, reflect
Blogs, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube
Attend the Experience IT session: Using Twitter and Google+ to Control Your Social Media Stream this afternoon
Tag your content and reflections with #MWRC12 to join the backchannel and share your reflections.

9. ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY Networking Opportunities
Affinity ribbons/stickers
Welcome reception
Lunch and breaks
Network over dinner
Create, capture, reflect
Blogs, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube
and, of course, be an active participant in the sessions you attend! Ask questions. Contribute to discussions. Continue conversations during breaks, breakfasts, lunch, and over dinner.

10. ENGAGE WITH EDUCAUSE Meet EDUCAUSE Staff
Look for us in sessions, between
sessions and at refreshment breaks
Leah Lang – Data and Research
Nancy Millichap – Next Gen Learning Challenges
Veronica Diaz – Teaching and Learning
Susan Grotevant & Sondra Smith – Analytics
Greg Jackson – Policy
Shannon Smith – Career Development

11. ENGAGE WITH EDUCAUSE Explore Professional Development Opportunities
Tuesday during the posters (1:30-2:00)
Julie Little and Shannon Smith: Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Programs

12. NAVIGATING THE CONFERENCE Help and Resources
Online Program
Print Program
Program-at-a-Glance
Information desk
Registration Desk
EDUCAUSE Staff
Logo wear, maroon staff ribbon, magnetic badge
Meet the Program Committee
Green committee ribbon

13. NAVIGATING THE CONFERENCE Learning and Engagement Opportunities
Pre-conference activities, corporate displays, & more
General sessions
Track sessions
Poster sessions
Discussion sessions
Workshops
Lunchtime roundtables
Experience IT sessions
Tech Boot Camp
Post-conference resources
Giving a presentation? Engage those who attend your session.
Be a reflective practitioner
Blogs, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube

14. MENTORING PROGRAM Mentoring Relationships (11:30)
Making a Difference on Campus & Beyond (4:45)
Career Development Lunch tomorrow
Practical Communication Skills (3:30 tomorrow)
Presentation Skills (8:30 on Wednesday)
They Just Don’t Get It! (10:30 on Wednesday)
AND… still a few opportunities to pair with a seasoned IT leader for a one-on-one conversation that focuses on you and your career!

15. CONFERENCE PROGRAM General Sessions
1:00 Today
As the Future Catches You
Linda Baer, recently of the Gates Foundation
10:30 Friday
They Just Don’t Get It! Seven Ways Geeks and Non-geeks Can Get Along
Paul Glen, Author of Leading Geeks

16. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Workshops
8:30
Measuring the Present
3:30
Playbook for Leaders in a Changing World
Conquering the Communication Illusion
It’s Time to Reinvent the Wheel
8:30
Elevate Your Game: How to Propose, Design, & Deliver a Fantastic Conference Presentation

17. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Experience IT
Today:
Twitter & Google
QR Codes
Twitter 202
Tomorrow:
Evaluating Accessibility
Intro to Prezi
New Video, Soc Net & Micro Disc Tools
iPad Use on Campus
iPad/Tablet peripherals
Wednesday:
Social Media tools for engagement in the disciplines

18. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Tuesday Highlights
12:30-1:30 Lunchtime roundtables (two dozen hot topics and career development topics too!)
1:30-2:30 Poster sessions (and dessert)
3:30-4:30 Two timely discussion sessions
Building Diversity in IT
Student Employees
3:30-5:00 Workshops (as mentioned earlier)
4:45-6:00 Tech Boot Camp

19. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Don’t forget…
To complete session and
overall conference evaluations!
Feedback is essential to continuous improvement – as a speaker and as a conference host.

20. 10 ways to get the most out of the conference
Review the program with colleagues to decide which sessions to cover (do this every time you attend a conference).
Attend sessions that will introduce you to new ideas, rather than those where you might feel the most comfortable (professional stretch).
Plan how you will disseminate new information when you return.
Adapted from… Ideas to Action: Ten Hints for Getting the most from a Conference. Joan Getman and Nikki Reynolds. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, No. 3, 2002

21. 10 ways to get the most out of the conference
Understand the constraints on, and opportunities for, how much you’ll be able to do when you return. You’re not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the challenge of acting on the good ideas that you encounter.
Use your laptop or mobile device to send yourself “to do” reminders for when you return.
Adapted from… Ideas to Action: Ten Hints for Getting the most from a Conference. Joan Getman and Nikki Reynolds. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, No. 3, 2002

22. 10 ways to get the most out of the conference
Talk to people at sessions to create a network of colleagues.
Write a summary of what you learned and think of audiences outside your own organization who might find the information useful.
After returning home, set up an action plan with milestones and resolve to carve out the time to reflect on and assess what you have learned.
Adapted from… Ideas to Action: Ten Hints for Getting the most from a Conference. Joan Getman and Nikki Reynolds. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, No. 3, 2002

23. 10 ways to get the most out of the conference
Pass good ideas on to your staff. Commit to sharing with them, and discuss together what makes sense to implement or aim for within the IT operation and institutional mission.
Realize that the effect of attending the conference could be as subtle as a change in attitude.
Adapted from… Ideas to Action: Ten Hints for Getting the most from a Conference. Joan Getman and Nikki Reynolds. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, No. 3, 2002

24. STAY ENGAGED Additional EDUCAUSE Resources
Join constituent groups
Connect with community
Download resources
Traditional and rich media
Attend EDUCAUSE Live!
Free web seminars
Volunteer to share and grow expertise
Explore a wealth of PD opportunities

25. Here’s to a Terrific Learning and Networking Experience!
Questions now and later:
Lida Larsen