imagining tomorrow’s future – today! 2007 educause evolving technologies committee

Imagining Tomorrow’s Future Imagining Tomorrow’s Future – – Today!Today!

2007 EDUCAUSE

Evolving Technologies Committee

““I skate to where the puck is going to be, I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.”not to where it has been.”

• Today, evident consolidations in wireless, storage, and virtualization

• Trends continue strongly: – Web 2.0– shift to user-driven environments and Internet sites with

significant data and video processing available to end users

• New technologies not simply replacing older ones– increasing in complexity– Interwoven with other technologies as well as social and

economic systems

• Campus IT providers continue to evolve – always skating to that new place while keeping an eye on the puck…

Wayne GretzkyWayne Gretzky

2007 Evolving Technologies2007 Evolving Technologies

• Seven evolving technologies selected– the Web in 2007, by Malcolm Brown – Google Apps, by Sharon Collins and Carlos Morales – Web conferencing, by Kelvin Bentley and Sharon Collins – M-Learning, by Saiid Ganjalizadeh – 3D printing, by Michael Berman – virtualization, by John S. Moses – information lifecycle management and physical storage

technologies for digital preservation, by Beth Forrest Warner

• Overview in EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 42, no. 6 (November/December 2007)

• Full white papers on the Evolving Technologies Committee Web site:

http://www.educause.edu/EvolvingTechnologiesReports

The Web in 2007:The Web in 2007:a vast sea of possibilitiesa vast sea of possibilities

Malcolm BrownDartmouth College

Web as a Distributed OSWeb as a Distributed OS

“Programmers are starting to write applications ‘on Google’ and ‘on Amazon’ the same way they used to write ‘on Windows’ and ‘on Unix’.”

“Programmers are starting to write applications ‘on Google’ and ‘on Amazon’ the same way they used to write ‘on Windows’ and ‘on Unix’.”

progammableweb

www.programmableweb.com

progammableweb

www.programmableweb.com

Web as a PlatformWeb as a Platform

11mashupsmashups

APIsAPIs

11mashupsmashups

APIsAPIs

2runtime environmentsmore powerful plug-ins

development for mobility

2runtime environmentsmore powerful plug-ins

development for mobility

ScorecardsScorecards

MashupsMashups

totaltotal 2,4022,402

per dayper day 3.23.2

APIsAPIs

totaltotal 523523

source: programmable web www.programmableweb.comsource: programmable web

www.programmableweb.com

33% growth in 6 months33% growth in 6 months

Codeless mashupsCodeless mashups

myspace vs. facebookmyspace vs. facebook

Oct 066.5 ticks apart

Oct 072 ticks apart

The Emerging PlatformsThe Emerging Platforms

11 22 33

Integrating Google Apps for Integrating Google Apps for Higher EducationHigher Education

Sharon CollinsEast Carolina University

Carlos MoralesNew Jersey City University

Google and Higher Education?Google and Higher Education?

• Provide users with additional tools

• Incorporate into classroom instruction

• Collaborate with students and colleagues

Google AppsGoogle Apps

• Google Maps/Google Earth

• Google Scholar• Google Docs &

Spreadsheets• Gmail• Google Video• Blogger

• Google Page Creator• Google Mobile• Google Sketchup 6• Google Talk• Google Calendar• Google Groups• Orkut

• Avoid costly license, installation, and maintenance costs

• Integrated set of tools

• Web 2.0 ubiquity

• Creative application

• Shareable content

• Flatten the world of information

Evolving TechnologyEvolving Technology

The Evolution of The Evolution of Web ConferencingWeb Conferencing

Kelvin Bentley, Ph.D.Northampton Community College

Sharon CollinsEast Carolina University

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Web Conferencing – What it is…Web Conferencing – What it is…

• Synchronicity/Asynchronicity • Real-time environment for

learning and collaboration• Information Shared

– Audio, video, presentations, files

• Context– Meeting, instruction/training,

collaboration, feedback

Levels of Web Conferencing Levels of Web Conferencing FunctionalityFunctionality

• Level 1– Chat, Video, VoIP– Examples: AOL IM

• Level 2– Interactive Whiteboard, web push– Example: Blackboard’s Collaboration tool

• Level 3– All of the above as well as recordings of all web

activities, application sharing, breakout rooms, administrative features

Innovative Uses of Innovative Uses of Web Conferencing Web Conferencing

• Guest Lecturers • Admissions-sponsored Virtual Open Houses • Student Orientations to Online and Blended

Learning • Supplemental Instruction • Online Tutoring• Online Academic Advising• Webinars for Faculty

Uses of Centra at ECUUses of Centra at ECU

• Uses for Centra at ECU include:– Guest lecturers from across the country– Real-time office hours– Nursing midwifery courses– Document Sharing – actual hands on of

Office applications, Art, Construction Management

– Faculty Meetings

Uses of Elluminate Live at NCCUses of Elluminate Live at NCC

• Uses for EL at NCC include:– Online tutoring– Real-time office hours– Admissions-sponsored virtual Open Houses – Meetings with online students and instructors– Faculty Webinars (e.g., Blackboard training)

The Future of Web Conferencing?The Future of Web Conferencing?

• Integration within any Course Management System

• Additional interactivity

• Improved audio and video

• Avatars

• Mobility

The Future of Web Conferencing?The Future of Web Conferencing?

To Learn More…To Learn More…

• Visit the University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative (TLTC) website to obtain a rubric to help you evaluate web conferencing systems– http://www.unctlt.org/initiatives/slms/index.htm

M-LearningM-Learning

Saiid GanjalizadehThe Catholic University of America

What is M-Learning?What is M-Learning?

• Learning through a mobile device

• A subset of eLearning

• Delivery of learning contents anywhere/anytime

M-Learning EvolutionM-Learning Evolution

• Since the release of Walkman in 1979 until now with the popularity of iPod

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

• Anytime/Anywhere• Instantaneous communication• Tangible• Ubiquity• Low cost of hardware & software• Attractive to young learners• Beneficial to both academic and

commercial institutions

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

• GPS Tracking

• Photo transmission

• Supports SMS– Used for point-to-point message delivery– Used for voting– Used for assessments– Used in emergency cases

BenefitsBenefits

• Learning– Just in time– Just enough content delivery

• Anywhere/anytime

• Increase productivity

• Increase efficiency in the use of time

• Integration with social networking

• Integration with LMS

Future of M-LearningFuture of M-Learning

• M-Learning projects have received a lot of attention in Europe.

• Some universities in US have widely adopted elements of M-Learning technologies.

• It is anticipated that M-Learning will face a major and steady growth within the next few years.

3D Printing: 3D Printing: Making the Virtual RealMaking the Virtual Real

A. Michael BermanArt Center College of Design

michael.berman@artcenter.edu

The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it.

- Vannevar Bush, As We May Think, 1945

3D Systems VFlash: $10,000

Desktop Factory: $5,000

Fab@Home: ~ $2,500

VirtualizationVirtualization

John S. MosesThe University of Chicago

What is Virtualization?What is Virtualization?

Virtual version of something, usually hardware.

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Mainstream now, but rapidly evolving.

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Current buzz is about Operating Systems.

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Origins date back to 1960's (MIT, IBM).

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A Sampling of Types...A Sampling of Types...

Server (VMWare, Xen, SWsoft, Microsoft, Sun, etc.)

Desktop (VMWare, SWsoft, Microsoft, VirtualBox)

Application (Thinstall, Altiris, Citrix, Microsoft)

File (Brocade, EMC, Hitachi, etc.)

Storage (EMC, Hitachi, IBM, HP, etc.)

©2006 IBM Corporation.

Why Virtualize?Why Virtualize?

Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery

Cooling / Power / Space costs

Efficiency / Standardization

Flexibility / Responsiveness

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A different way to think about computing.

Things to Consider...Things to Consider...

Goals? Scope? Budget?

Assess Current versus Future.

Will applications/OS run in a VM?

Ensure that you have good controls in place.

Examine all Dimensions.

Standard Wrapper is coming (OVF)

***Look for quantifiable value***

So, Where Are We Headed?So, Where Are We Headed?

When the buzz dies down....

New Models for Services Infrastructure

using...

Data Center Virtualization

Desktop/Application Virtualization

Some Interesting SitesSome Interesting Sites

http://www.searchservervirtualization.com

http://www.vmwarez.com

http://www.virtualizationdaily.com

Impacts of Impacts of Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management

and Physical Storage Systems and Physical Storage Systems on the Preservation of Digital Contenton the Preservation of Digital Content

Beth Forrest WarnerUniversity of Kansas

What’s the Issue?What’s the Issue?

• How do you store, organize and access 100 million items over the long term???

• Digital Archiving vs. Digital Preservation• Digital Preservation

– process of managing electronic data for long-term accessibility & usability (>15 years)

– Involves more than creating a backup• Investment in appropriate technology and

processes for retention and use over entire lifecycle of the data including:– Appropriate physical storage technologies– Lifecycle management processes– Attention to legal requirements for retention

and disposition

Why is it Important?Why is it Important?

• Institutional stewardship responsibilities for scholarly & administrative information– Current operations requirements– Long-term administrative integrity– Intellectual and cultural heritage

• Legal compliance issues– HIPAA, FERPA, GLB, PCI DSS

requirements

Evolution and ImpactEvolution and Impact

• How do you store, organize and access 100 million items over the long term???

• Issues to consider:– Performance scaling– Data organization– Search capabilities– Reliability– Availability– Costs– Technology refresh– Differences between backup storage technology and

archiving storage technology

Evolution and ImpactEvolution and Impact

• Physical storage technology– Evolution from DAS -> SAN -> NAS -> OSD -> ISD– Focus shift from simple storage management ->

content management -> knowledge / information management

• Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)– End-to-end focus on aligning value of information with

cost-effective, flexible storage services– Value can change over time; requires automated

methods to manage, retain, and migrate– Information Classification: process of assigning value

leading to management requirements based on many attributes and risk factors

Evolution and ImpactEvolution and Impact

• Getting much broader attention:– Forrester report: Building the 100-year

Archive (2005)– Storage Networking Industry Association

• 100 Year Archive Task Force• Information Classification: the Cornerstone to

Information Management (2006)

– Data Management Forum, Information Lifecycle Management Roadmap (2004)

Bottom LineBottom Line

• Continuing access to digital content is fundamental to institution’s mission as– administrative entity– custodian of record of scholarship– creator of new knowledge

• Changes in physical storage and ILM technologies providing more realistic ways to deal with long-term issues and massive volume to support needs of the institution.

For More Information…For More Information…

• Full white papers on the 2007 topics are posted on the Evolving Technologies Committee Web site: http://www.educause.edu/EvolvingTechnologiesReports

• Also available - links to past white papers from 2000 through 2006

Questions?Questions?

Evolving Technologies Committee Evolving Technologies Committee 2007 Members2007 Members

Kelvin BentleyDirector of Distance Learning, Northampton Community College

A. Michael BermanSenior Vice President/CTO,Art Center College of Design

Malcolm B. BrownDirector of Academic Computing, Dartmouth College

Sharon CollinsProject Manager, East Carolina University

Saiid GanjalizadehAssistant Director for Instructional Technology, Catholic University of America

Susan M. LewisSpecial Assistant to the Dean, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M. Christine McMahonManager, Research Application Development, Saint Louis University

Carlos MoralesInstructional Designer, New Jersey City University

John S. MosesDirector, Technology Planning, University of Chicago

Beth Forrest WarnerAssistant Vice Provost, Information Services, University of Kansas

Ira WinstonIT Executive DirectorUniversity of Pennsylvania

Art St. George, Committee ChairProfessor, Sociology; University of New Mexico