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  • 1.  Technology Source Author Forums

    Posted 03-11-2003 08:24
    The following Technology Source Author Forums are scheduled in March and April. 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, March 13, 2003

    11:00 A.M. ??? 11:45 A.M. Eastern Time (ET): Carole Barone, vice president of EDUCAUSE and director of the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative, will lead this open forum on the power and potential of technology-infused learning environments. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1046

    2:00 P.M. ??? 2:45 P.M. ET: Leslie Hitch (Northeastern University) and Pamela MacBrayne (Collegis) will discuss the ultimate faculty and student support resource: a call center where the staff would maintain automated services and respond to individual queries with round-the-clock personalized assistance. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1016

    3:00 P.M. ??? 3:45 P.M. ET: Independent consultants Phillip Clark and Laurence Shatkin will address the need for programs that help professionals assess and strategically expand their competencies. The authors have advocated the establishment of a comprehensive online database of specific learning tools, job skills, and course offerings. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1064


    Forum Scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, 2003

    3:00 P.M. ??? 3:45 P.M. ET: SCT executive Bob Moul has called for an end to IT infrastructures dominated by disparate systems. He will outline the components of an integrated ???digital campus??? and comment on both the difficulties and advantages of creating one. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1058

    Forums Scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2003

    12:00 P.M. ??? 12:45 P.M. ET: Diane Chapman (North Carolina State University) and Todd Nicolet (UNC-Chapel Hill) will answer questions about their "project approach" to course development. This formal, team-based operation makes use of consistent standards, trackable processes, standardized tools, and structured communication to facilitate technology initiatives. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1027

    2:00 P.M. ??? 2:45 P.M. ET: A unique set of pedagogical challenges apply to online humanities courses. Based on her recent experience with a Web-based literature class, Holly Blackford (Rutgers University) will suggest ways to promote greater communication, collaboration, and continuity in the e-learning process. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=971

    4:00 P.M. ??? 4:45 P.M. ET: James Penrod, chief information officer at the University of Memphis, will discuss the role of the CIO within higher education and offer feedback to educational leaders formulating technology initiatives on their campuses. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1030


    We hope that you can join us. If not, an archive of each discussion will be available--via the webcast button on the options menu within the article--a few hours after the webcast ends.

    Jim
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    James L. Morrison
    Editor-in-Chief
    The Technology Source
    http://ts.mivu.org
    Home Page: http://horizon.unc.edu