So Many Sessions… So Little Time
Okay… reality has set in for me. There are so many sessions and only one of me… albeit I am a big guy… which makes attending them all a challenge. My question is how does a guy get to the 20 sessions he has marked on his agenda in the short time allotted?
Maybe I can ask Hyperion to extend the conference a few days for me?
Truth is… with so many good tracks and information it is impossible to visit all of them. Therefore, I am trying to get a flavor out from a number of them… at the detriment of others.
For sure I am going to the session on becoming a Certified Hyperion Professional… no brainer for an educator.
No, I am not trying to get my students or myself certified... it is more about understanding the career path of a BI professional. What kinds of certifications are valued… what classes would someone take… what skills are in demand in the field. Of course, like any good educator I will use this to balance against what I am teaching, what our curriculum looks like, and where I will focus my attentions in the future.
No.. I am not pandering to industry… I am trying to build a roadmap for my classes… students… school. It is my observation that as an IT professor I need to stay in touch with the business world and make sure I am covering the appropriate tools and topics in class.
To me, it would be a travesty to teach my learners legacy technology when they want to work for companies using the latest tools. Not to say that legacy is a bad thing… it is not… instead I look at legacy as a great foundation and then I build a technology bridge to the next generation of tools.
An old friend of mine said it was a lot like skating toward the puck… to use a sports analogy. This is very true… how do we assure our course offerings are fresh, appropriate, and helping our students skate toward the puck? The answer is here… no, not Las Vegas… but Hyperion and others.
And no... I not advocating selling our souls to them… which is what I hear all the time… besides they do not want us to do that… I am advocating taking adavantage of their offering to let us get involved.
My position is for us to learn from them… take what we learn and turn it into something class appropriate… and build that technology bridge for our learners. A dear friend of mine… Tom Farrell... did a magnificent job of this with a software company. He took their materials and spent his own time creating testing materials, projects, and all the other goodies one needs in the classroom.
I tip my hat to Tom and implore others in our business to step up to the plate and do the same. Do not wait on companies… like Hyperion… to deliver it on a silver platter. Take the lead… take the reins… tell them what you want to do and watch what happens. Remember… we are the teaching professionals… they need us. All we have to do is step up to the plate.
So… while you are thinking about getting involved like Tom, myself and a group of others have done...I have got to attend a session or two.
Maybe I can ask Hyperion to extend the conference a few days for me?
Truth is… with so many good tracks and information it is impossible to visit all of them. Therefore, I am trying to get a flavor out from a number of them… at the detriment of others.
For sure I am going to the session on becoming a Certified Hyperion Professional… no brainer for an educator.
No, I am not trying to get my students or myself certified... it is more about understanding the career path of a BI professional. What kinds of certifications are valued… what classes would someone take… what skills are in demand in the field. Of course, like any good educator I will use this to balance against what I am teaching, what our curriculum looks like, and where I will focus my attentions in the future.
No.. I am not pandering to industry… I am trying to build a roadmap for my classes… students… school. It is my observation that as an IT professor I need to stay in touch with the business world and make sure I am covering the appropriate tools and topics in class.
To me, it would be a travesty to teach my learners legacy technology when they want to work for companies using the latest tools. Not to say that legacy is a bad thing… it is not… instead I look at legacy as a great foundation and then I build a technology bridge to the next generation of tools.
An old friend of mine said it was a lot like skating toward the puck… to use a sports analogy. This is very true… how do we assure our course offerings are fresh, appropriate, and helping our students skate toward the puck? The answer is here… no, not Las Vegas… but Hyperion and others.
And no... I not advocating selling our souls to them… which is what I hear all the time… besides they do not want us to do that… I am advocating taking adavantage of their offering to let us get involved.
My position is for us to learn from them… take what we learn and turn it into something class appropriate… and build that technology bridge for our learners. A dear friend of mine… Tom Farrell... did a magnificent job of this with a software company. He took their materials and spent his own time creating testing materials, projects, and all the other goodies one needs in the classroom.
I tip my hat to Tom and implore others in our business to step up to the plate and do the same. Do not wait on companies… like Hyperion… to deliver it on a silver platter. Take the lead… take the reins… tell them what you want to do and watch what happens. Remember… we are the teaching professionals… they need us. All we have to do is step up to the plate.
So… while you are thinking about getting involved like Tom, myself and a group of others have done...I have got to attend a session or two.
