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

2. WELCOME TO Baltimore! 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
Network and relax with colleagues in the
Harborside 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 sessions: Getting Started with Social Media and/or Twitter 101 this afternoon, and/or Twitter 202 on Thursday morning:
Tag your content and reflections with #MARC12 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
Today’s afternoon break (3:15-3:45)
Carie Page and Nancy Millichap: Next Generation Learning Challenges – Harborside Foyer

11. ENGAGE WITH EDUCAUSE Meet EDUCAUSE Staff
Tomorrow’s morning break (10:15- 10:45)
Susan Henderson and Shannon Smith: EDUCAUSE Speaker Conciege Service– Harborside Foyer

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

13. ENGAGE WITH EDUCAUSE Content
Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
Seeking Evidence of Impact 11:30)
Pam Arroway, EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR)
EDUCAUSE Research Findings: CIOs, Undergraduates, Mobile Devices, IT Organizations …and More
Jarrett C, Joan C, & Greg H, DC Policy Office
Update on Higher Education IT Law, Policy, and Compliance
Joanne DeHoney, Chief of Staff
Analytics (lunchtime roundtable)
Shannon Smith, Teaching, Learning & PD
Elevate Your Game: Develop Your Five-Year Personal Professional Development Plan

14. 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
Breakfast tomorrow!

15. 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

16. CONFERENCE PROGRAM General Sessions
1:00 Today
Disrupting Ourselves Cherished Assumptions, New Designs, and the Problem of Learning in Higher Education Randy Bass, Associate Provost and Professor of English, Georgetown University
10:30 Friday
An Urge to Make a Difference in the Lives of Students
Kathy Humphrey, Vice Provost and Dean of Students, University of Pittsburgh

17. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Track Sessions
Leadership and Management
Experience IT (Hands-on)
Mobile and Cloud Technologies
Supporting Enterprise Services and Users
Teaching, Learning, and Research
Corporate and Campus Solutions (includes Institutional speakers)

18. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Workshops
Tomorrow:
Lose the Bullets: Effective Presentation Design
Creating a Three-Year Strategic Plan for Online Learning
We All Have iPads …Now What?
Telling Your Story: A Key to IT Success

19. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Experience IT
Today:
Social Media
Twitter 101
Slate Tablets
Tomorrow:
Twitter 202
Web-based Polling
Mobile Technologies
QR and NFC Codes
Google+
Friday:
Intro to Prezi
Making the Most of Your Smart Phone

20. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Thursday Highlights
12:30-1:30 Lunchtime roundtables (Harborside Ballroom C)
1:30-2:30 Poster sessions (and dessert) (Harborside Foyer)
3:30-4:30 Three timely discussion sessions
Copyright
Accessibility
Managing Others
3:30-5:00 Workshops
4:45-6:00 Tech Boot Camp (Harborside Ballroom B)

21. 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.

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. Here’s to a Terrific Learning and Networking Experience!
Lida Larsen
Julie K. Little
Shannon Smith