Is a COVID-19 Pivot Needed in Higher Education (and For Those Who Serve It)?
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few weeks thinking about what, if any, long-term impact the COVID-19 experience will have on our lives and expectations, broadly, and on higher education, specifically. I suspect many of us have. How long will this pandemic continue? Will we return to ‘normal’ at some point, or […]
Higher Education Business Continuity Planning During a Crisis
Tambellini’s Vice President of Research, Large Enterprise Systems, Dave Kieffer discusses higher education’s dependency on technology and how past crises and contingency planning for other situations have prepared institutions for meeting the challenges presented by closures due to COVID-19. Kieffer highlights the strengths technology brings to communication during these times, as well as the frustrations […]
Balancing Strategic Priorities in a Time of Crisis
There’s an age-old tension between urgent and important, and most IT leaders know it all too well. “Don’t let the urgent get in the way of the important,” or so the saying goes. But this is much easier said than done. During ‘normal’ times, one’s day can easily get derailed by a system outage, audit […]
#DearVendor: Those Cold Calls, Though
A couple of weeks ago, I had plans to write about cold calls as my next #DearVendor post. Then COVID-19 hit and those plans—and seemingly all plans—flew right out the window. So I turned my attention instead to writing about how technology companies could best support their higher education constituents during this unprecedented time (see […]
Redefining Work Roles and What’s Important, Part 2
It is no longer possible to deliver documents by campus mail, to walk them over to another office and drop them in a colleague’s inbox, or to assemble packets of information and courier them to their destination. It is no longer possible to sign contracts in person, with or without a notary witness. Yet, it […]
Redefining Work Roles and What’s Important, Part 1
In times of disruption, it is helpful to focus on the goal. For the higher education community, the goals are deeply rooted in teaching, learning, and supporting the community served by the institutions. Although the way we approach these goals has changed rapidly since the start of 2020 and is changing daily, higher education at […]
Teaching Continuity in a Remote Setting: Expectations Are Key to Faculty and Student Success
As colleges and universities send their students, faculty, and staff home to teach, learn and work, what does it mean to move your face to face engaged classrooms to an online environment, and how do you support them best? This reminds me of the early days of using a learning management system (LMS). When I […]
Are You Suddenly Managing a Remote Team?
As colleges and universities move to remote work in the coming days, it is a challenging time for leaders who need to stay productive and take care of the health and well-being of their team members. If you are responsible for a team that is suddenly remote, here are some tips to help you keep […]
Coronavirus, Compassion, and Change
I feel for my former colleagues and friends in higher education right now. Having recently left an institutional role, I can easily imagine the conversations that are happening on campuses across the United States, the difficult decisions that are being made, and the stress that COVID-19 is creating for institutions and their leaders, their faculty […]
Coronavirus and COVID-19: How Colleges and Universities Should Prepare
Tambellini’s Vice President of Industry Relations Raechelle Clemmons discusses measures higher education institutions should take to prepare for consequences of the novel coronavirus. This podcast focuses on disaster recovery and business continuity and the unique situations in which institutions may find themselves. Colleges and universities may be faced with the need to close, requiring IT […]
