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July/August Technology Source Author Forums

  • 1.  July/August Technology Source Author Forums

    Posted 07-11-2003 01:35
    The following Technology Source Author Forums are scheduled in July and August. 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=226 and clicking on the SIGN UP NOW button.


    Forums Scheduled for Monday, July 14, 2003

    2:00 ??? 2:45 P.M. Eastern Time (ET): Joel Foreman will compare and evaluate the range of tools currently available to educators who base their instruction on problem-based assignments and small group projects: video conferencing, online chat, phone conferencing, and Web conferencing systems that support both application sharing and audio communication. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1042


    3:00 P.M. ??? 3:45 P.M. ET: Sylvie Richards will discuss how an interactive syllabus can prompt students to engage with course material in adaptive ways. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1017


    Forums Scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, 2003

    2:00 P.M. ??? 3:15 P.M. ET: Stephen Downes, Mary Harrsch, and Jon Baggaley address the current status of weblogs and weblog-related technology in the academy, as well as the potential impact of these tools on the future of education. Read the associated articles at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=2019 , http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=2010 , and http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=2011

    4:00 P.M. ??? 4:45 P.M. ET: Eric Adams and Chris Freeman describe how to use message boards, virtual classrooms, and user profile pages to make learning communities more "habitable" for their members. Read the associated article at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=994

    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