I agree Mark. At our school we have the School of Business, College of Nanotechnology, School of Education, School of Public Policy, College of Information and Technology, and Communication Dept. all doing the same thing. However, there is very little coordination between schools, colleges, and departments with the exception of some research consortiums, some faculty members assigned to multiple departments, and some cross listing of courses. In fact, I find many competing for resources to do the same thing.

Another example is that the Center for Teaching and Learning trains faculty and tries to get them to adapt new technology into their teaching. ITS, however, makes the decision on which courseware will be used and trouble shoots with faculty on technical problems. Audio-visual is in charge of the machinery, and the registrar's office handles the scheduling of "smart" or technology enhanced classrooms. When I have a problem with trying to download a program in the classroom that requires "administrator permission" and is a part of the "list" supported by the Teaching and Learning Center (such as a wiki), I'm not sure who to contact (nor do I think are they). A knowledge and learning department would make things so much easier!