The age of information has resulted in dramatic changes in business, education, and entertainment.  This lecture will trace the history of information and communication technology and explore the future impact on education, entertainment, and society as we move to a world of the Internet of Things, big data, and social media.

Dr. Patterson's charge for the three U-M campuses and health system includes direct responsibility for shared infrastructure, communication systems, data centers, administrative information systems, academic and collaboration technologies, and academic and business analytics platforms.  She oversees IT policy, security and privacy.

Please check the OLLI web site for additional lectures in the 6-week series, “Computers, the Internet, and Big Data: Benefits and Dangers”, Thursdays, February 19-April 2:

http://www.olli-umich.org/programs_activities/lectures/4th_Lecture_Series.pdf