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October 19 - 21, 2008 ,
6:00 p.m. (Su) - 12:00 p.m. (Tu)
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
For faculty members, instructional technologists, and librarians from participating colleges who are interested in exploring how real-time collaboration technologies—from interactive videoconferencing to social presence tools to virtual worlds such as Second Life—can be used to expand the boundaries of the physical classroom and shape the curriculum. (7 program units. Registration deadline: August 15, 2008)
Digital technology is increasingly being used to expand the classroom in both space and time. While asynchronous communication has become the hallmark of distance education, real-time collaboration technologies support the close, personal interaction privileged by residential liberal arts colleges. Such technologies allow campuses to maintain their learning communities, while also connecting those communities to expertise and resources beyond the classroom. Some examples:
Conference participants will explore the impact that real-time collaboration technologies can have on the liberal arts campus, considering such questions as these:
Participants will discuss the curricular possibilities of mobile devices, social presence tools such as Twitter, instant messaging, remote instrumentation, virtual worlds such as Second Life, Internet2, and multipoint interactive videoconferencing. Participants will leave the conference with ideas for using a variety of real-time collaboration technologies in pedagogically sound ways on their own campuses.
A tentative agenda (.pdf, 31.59 KB)--based upon proposals received and accepted via this call for proposals (.pdf, 38.45 KB)--is now available.
N.B. All interested in participating in this program—including accepted presenters—must register to participate no later than August 15, 2008.
Interested faculty and staff from participating colleges: To participate in this program, please contact your liaison, who will let you know whether your institution has program units available to support your participation. If so, your liaison will contact NITLE to register you to participate. (Note that campus policies on the use of program units vary. Liaisons, please register participants by e-mailing participate@nitle.org.)
If no units are currently available, your liaison--following campus policy--may purchase them on your behalf or may recommend that you or your department purchase them. If you or your department chooses to purchase program units for your use, please make the purchase and register for this program by sending an e-mail message to participate@nitle.org, including the program title and your name, job title, and e-mail address. NITLE will send you an invoice and confirmation of your registration.
For more information about this conference's program/content, including the call for proposals (.pdf, 38.45 KB), please contact Rebecca Davis or Karen Lee Davis.
For logistical questions, please send an e-mail message to logistics@nitle.org.
For your convenience, NITLE has arranged a special rate for program participants at:
Hampton Inn, 5320 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 683-8500
To secure the special NITLE rate of $109.00 per night (plus sales and occupancy taxes), please make your reservations by September 28, 2008. This special rate is available to program participants for the nights of October 19 - 20, 2008. This hotel offers complimentary breakfast and wireless.
When traveling to this event, please consult these Maps & Directions (courtesy of Rhodes College). Memphis is served by the Memphis Intl. Airport (approx. 5 miles from campus). For more transportation information, please consult:
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