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August 1, 2008 ,
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern
delivered online via MIV
For instructional technologists and others from participating colleges who, regardless of title, provide direct support and assistance to faculty members in using technology in teaching and learning. Also for those who manage the instructional technology function. An instance of the "Special Topics for Instructional Technologists" series featuring Sharon Fass, Director of Academic Computing, Southwestern University; Donnie Sendelbach, Academic Technology Specialist, Lake Forest College; and Bryan Alexander, Research, NITLE. (1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, July 18, 2008)
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Participants will also want to connect via a high-speed Internet connection. (Test your bandwidth speed at http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html: enter your telephone area code and your connection type, then click G0. Your bandwidth speed should be 500 kbps or greater.)
As they integrate curricular technologies, faculty members and their partners in academic support operate in a landscape of continually shifting features. Ten years ago, the dot-com bubble was still in full swell, and instructional technology programs focused on distance education or on developing course or disciplinary web pages with links to resources. Five years ago, the term “web 2.0” remained to be invented, and no one had yet pulled Flickr, del.icio.us, and related sites together under the term “folksonomies.” Five and ten years down the road, new technologies and approaches using them will undoubtedly have emerged and become part of the landscape for faculty and those who support their use of curricular technology. How can instructional technologists prepare now for an unpredictable professional future? Donnie Sendelbach, academic technology specialist at Lake Forest College, and Sharon Fass, Southwestern University’s director of academic computing, will frame and lead a discussion on this subject with NITLE’s Bryan Alexander, offering ample time for participants to ask questions and provide their own perspectives. Reading on the topic will be provided to participants prior to the program.
This professional development series, "Special Topics for Instructional Technologists," will take place regularly on the first Friday of each month at noon Eastern / 11 Central / 9 Pacific, except where a major holiday requires scheduling on the second Friday. Programs in the series will engage members of the instructional technology community at participating colleges in leading discussions of their projects, approaches, techniques, solutions, and successful practices via interactive videoconferencing. The format is designed to encourage interaction and promote network engagement. Recent topics have included "Social Software, Language Study, and Study Abroad," "Digital Gaming for Teaching and Learning," and "Helping Faculty with Issues of Copyright and Fair Use."
We welcome new ideas for individual programs in the series; individuals or groups wishing to propose programs are encouraged to send contact Nancy Millichap at nancy.millichap@nitle.org.
Important note: Participants in this session will be expected to be familiar with the trends in emerging technologies identified in the 2008 Horizon Report. (Bryan Alexander serves on the advisory board for the Horizon Report.)
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 online program, please contact Nancy Millichap.
Please note that MIV is most effective with a 1:1 ratio between participant and MIV seat (each "seat" is equivalent to one laptop or desktop computer). Participants are therefore encouraged to join the program as individuals using their own computers.
To ensure a positive participation experience in this online program, participants who are new to multipoint interactive videoconferencing (MIV) are encouraged to pursue training in the use of MIV prior to participating in this program. Training options include:
Both training options will help new and newer users of MIV feel comfortable within the virtual MIV environment, learn how to use its interactive tools, and otherwise learn how to participate and contribute successfully within MIV.
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