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  • 1.  Technology Source November Author Forums

    Posted 11-05-2003 02:13
    The following Technology Source Author Forums are scheduled for Friday, November 7. These forums are offered in collaboration with ULiveandLearn, an e-learning company that uses a technology to allow participants to interact directly with TS authors via their desktops. You may sign up to participate in any of these free webchats by going to http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=webchats&issue=246 and clicking on the SIGN UP NOW button.


    11:00 A.M. ??? 11:45 A.M. ET: Steve Wicker and Beth Boyd, both instructional technology consultants at Wake Forest University, will comment on the various programs their institution has initiated to encourage faculty members to use information technology tools. Read the associated article at http://64.124.14.173/default.asp?show=article&id=1032

    12:00 P.M. ??? 12:45 P.M. ET: For successful online teaching, faculty members need not only technology skills, but must also have a comprehensive strategy of instructional design. Gail Weatherby and Randy McDonald will discuss how they assist faculty members keep technology use rooted in sound pedagogical practice at Stephen F. Austin State University. Read the associated article at http://64.124.14.173/default.asp?show=article&id=951

    1:00 P.M. ??? 1:45 P.M. ET: Course management system upgrades introduce helpful new features, but they also can complicate the process of course revision. Jo Paoletti, a professor of American studies at University of Maryland, will comment on how instructors, IT support staff, and software designers can minimize the pain of course revision. Read the associated article at http://64.124.14.173/default.asp?show=article&id=1034

    2:00 P.M. ??? 2:45 P.M. ET: Henryk Marcinkiewicz, Pennsylvania College of Technology, and Robert Sylvester, a professor emeritus at University of Oregon whose research highlights the relationship between cognitive development and new trends in educational technology, will discuss how an understanding of brain maturation over time relates to finding appropriate instructional strategies. Read the associated article at http://64.124.14.173/default.asp?show=article&id=1048


    We hope that you can join us. If not, an archive of each discussion will be available--via the ???webchat??? 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
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