Without a doubt, higher education has been impacted by recent technological changes. Faculty, students, and administrators are facing challenges and opportunities related to the spread of social media; the ubiquity of smart phones and tablet devices; and, the growth of wireless communications

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Kansas State University Libraries New Prairie Press Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings 33rd Academic Chairpersons Conference, Charleston, SC Be an ‘Appy’ Department Chair Roger McHaney Kansas State University Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/accp  Part of the Higher Education Administration Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Recommended Citation McHaney, Roger (2016). "Be an ‘Appy’ Department Chair," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2016/Featured/4 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences at New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please contact cads@k-state.edu. 1/18/20161Be an ‘Appy’ Department ChairProfessor Roger McHaneyUniversity Distinguished Teaching  ScholarDaniel D. Burke Chair for Exceptional FacultyKansas State University1/18/20162An ‘Appy’Department ChairLeveraging the New RealityWhen Did Everything Change?1/18/20163For me, it took a post-tenureAll this happened, more or less. —Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five1/18/20164So there I wasThe flat earth was gone both literally and metaphorically1/18/20165Cliff HangerEvolution of ITERA/ Layer Defining CharacteristicPrimary Users IconPublic Mainframes(1950’s to 1970’s)Corporate IT ScientistsEngineersPersonal Personal Computer(1970’s to 1990’s)Business UsersKnowledge Workers(Hobbyists)Private Mobile DevicesLaptops, AppsSocial Networks(1990’s to 2010’s)Individual UsersIntimate Internet of EverythingTotal Integration(2010’s to ?)NetworkedDevices physically connect people1/18/20166Our Current Environment2016-01-18Tipping PointMalcolm Gladwell1/18/20167What Tipped It?Digital Life1/18/20168Early AdoptersMy New Gadget!!Shape Shifters1/18/20169GamersSocially Connected and Loud!1/18/201610Time ShiftersMOBILE1/18/201611CREATORSKnow Where1/18/201612Sound Familiar?Let’s take a moment to unload our worries regarding technologySo is this something new or shocking?1/18/201613Because Past Learning Applied to IT:Sort of….,It started changing even more when information technology (IT) left the labs and became the domain of hobbyistsWho Knew IT would be used in almost everything? 1/18/201614Now IT is Ubiquitous Our Job is More Important to EveryoneTech-Savvy Millennials and Social Networking: IT was no longer just for ITPeopleReality of New Media1/18/201615PresenterMedia.comMany graphics created by:Email Roger: mchaney@ksu.eduTwitter: @mchaneyBlog: http://mchaney.comSession ExtrasMore information about the reality of the digital world1/18/2016162016-01-18 31The world has been driven by hits and hit-makers. Changes to IT have enabled a new marketplace based on niches:1) Available variety is far greater than realized2) Within reach economically3) All niches, when aggregated, can make up significant markets4) Niches are now accessible and not controllableWhat is The Long Tail?32“The biggest money is in the smallest sales” –venture capitalist Kevin LawsGetting longerGetting thinnerThe probability of having a hit is getting lower, but abundance is flourishing!source : The Long Tail 1/18/20161733Group Complexity • Groups are complex, often experiencing difficulties in the ways they form and are sustained.• Traditional institutions have been shaped as a response to those difficulties.• New social tools relieve many burdens, allowing new types of group-forming and organization to emerge.2016-01-18 341/18/201618Sharing, Cooperation, and Collective ActionGroup undertakings resemble a ladder of activities. Shirky suggests groups are improved by social tools (sharing), conversation (cooperation) and governance (collective action).2016-01-18 35Promise, Tool, Bargain2016-01-18 361/18/201619Promise, Tool, Bargain2016-01-18 37Promise. The promise is the reason why we join or contribute to a group.Do we believe in this social network?Is there a desire to participate?Does the promise offer higher value than other things we could be engaged in?What is the actual lived promise of the group rather than the stated or explicit promise?Will group members believe other people will also join and engage in this group?From: David ZingerPromise, Tool, Bargain2016-01-18 38Tool. The tool determines how the social media will work.Which tool or tools will help people make and keep their promise?What are the best tools for the intention of the site or media?Will the tool help people do what they want to do?How do I choose the appropriate tool given the geometric growth of social media tools?Does the tool help deliver on the promise?From: David Zinger1/18/201620Promise, Tool, Bargain2016-01-18 39Bargain. The bargain sets standards of behavior and norms for and by the group.What bargain are we entering into if we join and participate?What is expected of us and what is the code of conduct?How do the users co-create the bargain of the group?What can you expect of others and what can they expect of you in this group?Do the users agree to the bargain and is it a lived interactive experience in the group?From: David Zinger1/18/201621The Explosion of Data• Dramatic increase in the amount of data. • When the Gutenberg press was invented there was a doubling of information every 50 years.• Information now doubles every three years. 41Improved Decision Making• Big data will be used as the primary default mechanism for many decisions as it increases accuracy and reduces irrelevant influences. • Previously, one had to take small samples of data because it was impossible to process it all. Random samples start falling apart when we want to look in depth at sub categories. • ‘n=all’ shows correlations that would not appear under normal circumstances.42In small data samples an analyst develops a hypothesis in advance and then tests against it. We are flawed decision makers often with an unconscious bias towards the interpretation of data. Big data is unbiased and will find facts.1/18/201622Datafication• Datafication is the unearthing of data from seeminglyundatafiable sources. Almost anything can be datafied –from pressure points across a retail floor, through tomeasuring sleep patterns via our mobile phones.43Datafication of People• We are seeing the datafication of people, andtheir relationships. Facebook’s ‘likes’ havedatafied sentiment but the rich data of all thepersonal interconnections provides a greatsource of analysis – Facebook’s user base of 1billon represents 10% of the entire worldpopulation441/18/20162345Wearable ComputingThe first trend is wearable computing. Google Glass isthe most visible example of wearable computing, butthere are also already hundreds of Bluetooth-enableddevices that connect people directly to computingpower.46Type A1/18/201624Sensor DataSensor data is exploding. We have wearable sensorsfor heart rates, but you can also buy sensors foryour house plants or for the air quality in youroffice.47Location DataLocation data is also exploding, doubling every 18 months.This is being driven by the ever-growing use of mobilephones, supported by the use of apps like Foursquare andVibe-It.481/18/201625PresenterMedia.comMany graphics created by:Email Roger: mchaney@ksu.eduTwitter: @mchaneyBlog: http://mchaney.com

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