My Dream Job -- Well, some useful job descriptors

1.) Manage the implementation of technology projects, including pedagogical tools

Vendor Selection -- Stakeholder Involvement -- Change Management (controlling change, messaging) -- Faculty Development --- Implementation -- Evaluation/Feedback (quantitative and qualitative)-- Best Practices -- Awareness

2.) Manage review of emerging technologies, including stay abreast of new technologies, plan for horizons of implementations, manage small pilots, evaluate emerging technologies, balance resources, impact, and emerging tech, conferencing,

3.) Promote a working environment that encourages creativity, efficiency, and receptivity to change

4.) Excelling UWM's national and international reputation for an emphasis on needs-based implementation of emerging technologies with solid evaluation for validation and continued use through presentation, speaking, and publishing

5.) Provide vision to the campus on the direction of learning technologies, mediated communication, and social technologies.

6.) Design the new organization through collaborative planning, establish priorities, develop policies, and provide resources to carry out its instructional and information goals.

7.) Establish service and resource goals for existing units to include

Others that are important to me:

-->Supplying a vision and big picture thinking, understanding of how a small action can impact numerous variables (staff, faculty, students, future interactions, etc.)

-->Developing strategic communication with staff, stakeholders, and the campus in general -- understanding that you set the tone for your unit.

-->Motivation in staff, clear and measurable goals, staff buy-in of goals, create a link between unit goals and individual goals, give meaningful priorities, facilitating an open door or feedback loop, having emotional intelligence

-->Value staff within the unit as much as opinions external to the unit

-->Be a collectivist thinker, what is best for the unit and the campus?

-->Be open to dialogue and transformative management of conflict for a better outcome. Avoid situations of groupthink.

-->Be able to balance quality of services and products, demand of workload, and satisfaction of staff

-->Success in facilitating employee satisfaction through different mechanissm

Other unit tasks and job descriptions:

10% - Acts as liaison with outside vendors
10% - Writes technical procedures and documentation
10% - Tests and supervises implementation of innovative software and hardware technologies