Challenges for Higher Education CIOs
This is the introductory post describing three challenges for higher education Chief Information Officers. Higher education is evolving and adapting which presents challenges to the traditional...
View ArticleHigher Ed CIO Challenge 1 – Globalization of Education
This is the first of a three part series on Challenges for Higher Education CIOs – Globalization of Education. The delivery of education has become a global business. The number of students from K to...
View ArticleMy New Adventure
Last week, I accepted a 2 year contract as the Director of Information Technology at the American University of Sharjah in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Sharjah is one of seven...
View ArticleTwenty Years and Counting
Today, I celebrate 20 years of service at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. When I joined BCIT on August 31, 1992, I was in my late 20′s. I had been married for 4 years and we had a baby...
View Article45 Days into My Adventure
I have been here for 45 days in my new role as the Director of Information Technology at the American University of Sharjah (AUS). I still wake up and wonder where I am some mornings. I am so fortunate...
View ArticleMy First 180 Days
Hard to believe that time has gone so quickly. On March 17, 2013 I have been the Director of Information Technology at the American University of Sharjah in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates for 180 days....
View ArticleWho is Your Customer?
Who is Your Customer? This may be easy for many businesses especially if they are selling consumer goods. If you ask any service organization at a University, the standard response is “Students are...
View ArticleTechnology Governance Scenarios
I got a great question from Bill Cooke about my Technology Governance in a Simple Model post. He brought up questions about how a CIO supports innovation and opportunistic activities. Here is my...
View ArticleWhere should IT be in the reporting structure?
Where do we place IT in the reporting structure of an organization? The topic of reporting structure and IT’s placement has nagged me for years. The typical answer for IT reporting structure is “it...
View ArticleThank you and So Long for Now
Thank you for an amazing life experience. This is a bitter-sweet post for me. It is sweet because I will be returning my family and friends in the country that I love, Canada. Bitter as I will be...
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