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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Instructional Technology Group

Improving the Learning Environment

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The Vision

Integrate complex technologies in simple ways to improve the learning environment for our customers.

The Values

To foster a work environment that will promote and support a meaningful and successful experience of our vision, we adhere to the following values:

Practice Authentic Leadership
Authentic leadership is consistently listening, speaking and acting from a place of honest self awareness. The more this is practiced, the deeper the awareness becomes and the more authentic our actions. This encourages us to act with integrity, which the dictionary defines as "An unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality", and "Moral soundness". Authentic leadership calls us to consider our actions within the context of our vision and the mission of the University of Nebraska, and the best interests of our customers.

Be Innovative
Being innovative allows us to come up with creative solutions to challenges we are presented with. It fosters the creative process and reinforces a "can do" attitude.

Have Courage
It takes courage for anyone to step out of their familiar comfort zone to try something new, or to challenge the status quo with a better alternative. This quality of spirit is encouraged in our work environment and encourages risk taking.

Share
If we share what we do with one another, with our customers and with anyone else who may be interested, then we quickly break down the illusion of separation and foster a "we're all in this together" attitude and quickly realize that helping one another is helping ourselves as well.

We recognize that living these values will bring about a culture in our workplace that will foster:

  • Being responsible and taking on responsibility
  • A safe environment for taking risks to try new things
  • A "can do" attitude
  • Finding joy in what we do
  • Giving customer service a priority in all we do
  • Recognizing the value of everything we do within the context
    of our vision
who we are

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Instructional Technology Coordinator

Bruce Sandhorst

I have had a long career at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln, with duties ranging from supporting Cooperative Extension outreach efforts as a photographer, videographer, producer and software game developer to my current position overseeing this group of 25 people who support the use of technology in teaching and learning. I bike to work every day I can, and enjoy woodworking as a hobby.