7:30am – 9:00am Registration and Coffee

9:00am – 9:20am Welcome / Student Perspectives on Mobility in Higher Education
Speaker: George Claffey, Chief Information Officer, Charter Oak State College

This presentation will focus on changes in the 2013 technology landscape related to mobile computing and BYOD and also review initial findings of a comprehensive student survey on the use of mobile technologies at four college and university campuses.

9:25am – 10:45am I Have a Droid, ok, Which One? - Taking on the Challenges of Supporting Mobile Devices at MIT
Speakers:
Justin Anderson, Project Leader, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Matthew Sullivan, Mobile Devices Consultant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The presentation will touch on the changing mobile landscape and what steps we've taken stay ahead of support for current and new mobile platforms. We'll discuss the technical challenges of supporting a wide variety of devices, mobile platforms, and the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) to work concept. We'll share resources and utilities we've utilized at MIT to expand mobile device support and training for our IT Help Desk. Lastly, we'll discuss issues we see coming in the future and open it up to discussion.

Justin, MIT’s Project Leader for Mobile will be discussing the current state of MIT Mobile Web and MIT's Mobile App, including current and future updates and projects.

10:45am - 11:00am Break

11:00am – 12:00pm Welcome to Class, Please Take Out Your Phones (and Tablets)!
Speaker: Mark Frydenberg, Senior Lecturer, Computer Information Systems, and Director of the CIS Learning and Technology Sandbox, Bentley University

Students today are constantly on their mobile devices—texting, browsing, or updating their Facebook pages. As the number of students owning smartphones and tablets continues to increase, faculty are challenged with finding ways to integrate them into the classroom experience. This session will explore learning activities that educators can introduce to incorporate the use of mobile apps and devices in the classroom, rather than tell students to put them away.

12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm – 2:00pm Wireless Decisions, Classroom Collaboration and Security Discussions 
Speakers:
Marla Botelho, Chief Information Officer, Regis College
Michael Stella, Assistant Director of Enterprise and Network Services, Regis College

Regis completely replaced the wireless network to support a campus mobile initiative using iPads. We will outline our choices and decisions using our Aruba wireless network to provide robust connectivity and the creation of different security groups to allow wireless collaboration between faculty and students in the classroom and manage mdns traffic. We will include our discussions around security and policy regarding mobile devices.

2:00pm – 3:00pm Mobility in Higher Education
Speaker: Mark Staples, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Mobility is challenging how we deliver and support services. The next 2-5 years will prove interesting for IT departments as the user base becomes more agile and more aware of their technology capabilities. IT departments will find that its not only difficult to keep up with the demands for new services, but it's possible that the users will become more knowledgeable and seek alternatives.

3:00pm End