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4 CIOs share higher ed tech predictions for 2017 | Education Dive
- predictive analytics to improve student success metrics such as student retention and time to graduation. Although this has been the case for some time, as funding continues to be more challenging, campuses will seek greater efficiencies through automation to decrease operational/administrative costs.
- assessment technologies
- personally like to see more use of the Internet of Things (IoT) combined with analytics
- The influence of consumer Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- affordable, cloudbased tools,
- virtual and augmented reality
- negotiating clear and transparent privacy and appropriate use policies.
- Software to improve student retention and completion,
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Vision and Mission | Psychology Today
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What Is a Vision Statement?
A Vision Statement:
- optimal desired future state
- what an organization wants to achieve over time
- Provides guidance and inspiration
- what an organization is focused
- Functions as the "north star"
- written succinctly in an inspirational manner
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What is a Mission Statement?
A Mission statement:
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- Defines the present state or purpose of an organization
- Answers three questions about why an organization exists
WHAT it does
WHO it does it for
HOW it does what it does -
- Is written succinctly in the form of a sentence or two, but for a shorter timeframe (one to three years) than a Vision statement
- Is something that all employees should be able to articulate upon request.
- If an organization cannot define it's "reason for existing (Mission) or "where it is going" (Vision), how can it align people, processes, products or services towards a successful future?
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One Man’s Quest to Change the Way We Die - The New York Times
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