Overview

September 14
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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Today’s college and university students expect to have a wide variety of applications and technology at their disposal, and the pandemic and distance learning only amplified those expectations. To attract and retain students in an increasingly competitive environment, higher education institutions need to respond faster to students and staff requests and deliver apps that work seamlessly across any device.

Join the Center for Digital Education and experts from OutSystems on September 14 at 11:00 am PT/2:00pm ET as we explore how you can deliver the technology students want and the information systems your institution needs without costly hiring or outsourcing.

We’ll also discuss:

- How to reduce application backlog, integrate existing systems and leverage available resources

- How to provide a compelling student user experience while maintaining your legacy systems and offering the latest content delivery methods on any platform

- How to develop apps faster, with better predictability, and ensure students are supported and satisfied with their experience no matter where they are learning from

Speakers

 

Mike Jones

General Manager - Americas, Do iT Lean

Mike W. Jones has over 25 years in the technology marketplace. He started his career at Electronic Data Systems where he was exposed to early application development disciplines and methodologies. He then spent many years helping evolve approaches to development including Information Engineering, Component Based Development methods and Agile practices. Mike then spent 9 years helping OutSystems establish itself as the leader in the Low-code market before joining Do iT Lean as their General Manager for Americas.

 

Nadia Ward, M.Ed, Ph.D.

Director of the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise

Nadia L. Ward, M.Ed., Ph.D. is a Professor of Practice, Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, Hiatt Center for Urban Education & Adam Institute for Urban Teaching & School Practice, and Executive Director, Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise at Clark University. Dr. Ward is a transformational executive leader, program developer, researcher and licensed psychologist with deep expertise in the creation of behavioral health services responsive to the needs of adolescents, their families, and communities. She has more than 25 years’ experience in championing academic achievement for minority youth of color, and providing training and consultation to universities, public school systems, and private organizations. Dr. Ward has deep expertise in areas of school-based mental health, substance abuse prevention among youth, social emotional learning (SEL), urban education reform, and educational policy. As Executive Director of the Mosakowski Institute of Public Enterprise, Dr. Ward devises new ways to leverage state-of-the-art digital health technologies to develop, market and scale behavioral health interventions to assist teachers, counselors, and behavioral health practitioners in their work with children, youth and families.

 

Mark Askren — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Mark Askren is an IT executive and leadership coach with 35 years of higher education experience. He most recently served as Vice President and CIO for the University of Nebraska. During this period he was elected to the EDUCAUSE Board of Directors, served as chair of the Internet2 Community Engagement Program Advisory Group, and was a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance for IT. Prior to that he served as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Administrative Computing Services at the University of California, Irvine, where he was also a member of the University of California’s Information Technology Leadership Council. Mark also held the positions of Assistant Vice President for Application Development and Data Management at the University of Illinois, and Assistant Dean for Information Technology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine.