The Changing Face of Academic Information Services
(On Line Methods and Technologies in Teaching and Learning)

Chris Leowski, Ph.D.
University of Toronto

5th QS MAPLE

May 5-7 2015, Doha, Qatar

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Abstract of the presentation

On line instructional and information technologies play an important, often pivotal, role in modern teaching and learning. In academic research, knowledge repositories and state-of-the-art methods of accessing and analyzing information are pre-requisites for many projects. Yet, despite their high impact on academic activities, they are often organized and managed as part of “information services” in general, subjected to “standardization” without much distinction between what forms any large organization’s standard IT infrastructure, and what constitutes an integral part of the academic teaching, learning and research experience. This presentation makes a case for a mission-based approach to academic IIT as separate and different from IT in general, focused on a highly dynamic and flexible organizational model to address new teaching curricula and new areas of research. The presentation is based on the author’s more than 25 years of experience in managing various IIT activities at the University of Toronto.