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January/February TS Author Forums

  • 1.  January/February TS Author Forums

    Posted 01-19-2003 13:19
    The following Technology Source Author Forums are scheduled in January and February. These forums are offered in collaboration with ULiveandLearn, an e-learning company that uses the HorizonLive platform to allow participants to interact directly with TS authors via their desktops. You may sign up to participate in any of these free webcasts by going to http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=webchats&issue=205 and clicking on the SIGN UP NOW button.

    Forums Scheduled for Thursday, January 23, 2003

    11:00 A.M. ??? 11:45 A.M. Eastern Time (ET): Janna Robertson, associate professor of special education, and James Harris, a technology support provider, both at the University of Memphis, explore how Web developers can make the information conveyed through their graphics, tables, color, and forms available to those with visual or motor impairments. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1008

    1:00 P.M. ??? 1:45 P.M. ET: Verne Morland, an independent consultant, reports how NCR University uses automated translation software to personalize newsletters for its global audience, an innovation useful for any educational organization. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1023

    2:30 P.M. ??? 3:15 P.M. ET: Stevan Kalmon, a technology planning consultant, describes how Colorado has twenty virtual high school programs that take advantage of economies of scale through adopting common technology, content, and standards in order to provide high school courses to half the state's school districts.
    See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1010

    Forums Scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2003

    12:00 P.M. ??? 12:45 P.M. ET: Parker Rossman, the author of three book-length volumes concerning the future of higher education (all available free of charge on his website), discusses his vision of the future. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1041
    1:00 P.M. ??? 1:45 P.M. ET: Darrell Butler, Ball State University professor of psychological science, evaluates the use of a proctored, computer-based testing (PCBT) facility as a way to increase the frequency of tests without sacrificing class time. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1013


    4:00 P.M. ??? 4:45 P.M. ET: Frank Newman, director of The Futures Project at Brown University, relates why many observers point to this year as a watershed moment for the incorporation of educational technology tools. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1003


    5:00 P.M. ??? 5:45 P.M. ET: Matthew Pittinsky, chairman and co-founder of Blackboard, discusses the mission and future prospects of established course management systems. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1039

    We hope that you can join us. If not, the archives of all webcasts will be available via the webcast button on the options menu within each article a few hours after the webcast.

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