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June Technology Source Author Forums

  • 1.  June Technology Source Author Forums

    Posted 06-09-2003 02:32
    The following Technology Source Author Forums are scheduled in June. These forums are offered in collaboration with ULiveandLearn, an e-learning company that uses a webcast 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=225 and clicking on the SIGN UP NOW button.


    Forums Scheduled for Wednesday, June 11, 2003

    1:00 P.M. ??? 1:45 P.M. ET: Cheryl Knowles-Harrigan custom-designed a tutorial to orient community college students to their institution???s course management system. She will answer questions about the development process and offer practical suggestions to anyone interested in creating a similar product. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=936
    2:00 P.M. ??? 2:45 P.M. ET: Thomas Brothen and Cathrine Wambach, both psychology professors at the University of Minnesota, will elaborate on the difficulties of using computerized testing in a high-demand environment and suggest ways to circumvent common problems. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1024

    3:00 P.M. ??? 3:45 P.M. ET: Consultant Marc Prensky will discuss the implications of the gap between Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants for teaching and learning. Want to know what he means by this beforehand? Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=2013

    4:00 P.M. ??? 4:45 P.M. ET: Susana M. Sotillo, a linguistics professor at Montclair State University, will describe the specific ways in which wireless computing can benefit group research and writing projects. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=950

    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