Preconference Workshops

Please register for each workshop on the registration form.

Sunday, July 19
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $105 (conference registrants); $165 (workshop attendance only)

Electronic Transcripts: You Can Get There From Here
You understand the benefits of electronic transcripts: cutting costs, speeding up the process, and making fraud more difficult. The problem is you have electronic data input and paper transcript output. You are not alone.

Learn about the various options and which one may be right for you from the authors of the recently released AACRAO publication, Electronic Data Exchange Primer. Discussion will include various state solutions, information on upcoming standards, and an overview of the Technology Conference sessions that will be of interest to you. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to members of the AACRAO SPEEDE committee before the conference starts.

Presenters:
Barry Billing , Conestoga College
Tuan Anh Do, San Francisco State University

Identity Management and Student Records
This workshop is a primer on the topic of Identity Management (IdM) for registrars and admissions professionals. The workshop will cover the terminology and framework of identity management and the role of the registrar in IdM initiatives. The presenters will also discuss policy, procedure, and governance structures to support IdM, as well as the federated identity and its potential to increase student service and security.

Presenters:
Ann West, EDUCAUSE
Andrea Beesing, Cornell University

Postconference Workshops

Tuesday, July 21
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $125 (conference registrants); $195 (workshop attendance only)

AACRAO Technology Conference FERPA Workshop

Are you wondering how the new changes to the FERPA regulations affect your institution? The Technology Conference postconference FERPA Workshop will focus on these changes with a particular emphasis given to the changes relating to technology and what those changes mean for your institution.

Issues discussed will include:

  • Electronic personal identifiers
  • Use of Social Security numbers
  • FERPA and electronic signatures
  • Means of authentication including biometric indicators
  • Changes to the definition of disclosure
  • Outsourcing of institution services and functions, including IT services
  • What it means to have "direct control" of a contractor
  • Controlling access by school officials to education records maintained electronically
  • Cloud computing/Outsourcing email services - is there a FERPA concern?

Presenter:
LeRoy Rooker, AACRAO