Educause recently released its annual report on the top ten issues facing higher education institutions. Issues this year include improving student outcomes through an institutional approach that strategically leverages technology, determining the role of online learning and developing a strategy for that role, assisting faculty with the instructional integration of information technology, and developing an IT staffing and organizational model to accommodate the changing IT environment and facilitate openness and agility. The article states that “the democratization of information technology means that faculty and students have not only the desire but also the means to reshape the way they use technology in their work, that all members of the campus community want ubiquitous access to computing, and that presidents, provosts, and trustees expect to use information technology to help realize their institutions’ strategic visions.”
http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/top-ten-it-issues-2014-be-change-you-see