The Full Program of Events


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The Full Program of the Plenary Sessions are given below. Links to the speakers and panelist's presentations are linked by the titles. Programs for the Subject Area teams are accessible from the Subject Teams page.


Monday, May 19, 1997

    Opening Session


Tuesday, May 20, 1997

    Plenary Session

      Moderator: Carolyn Dahl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Functionality Session

      Moderator: Lanny Arvan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      "E-mail & Conferencing" by Lynn Ward, Assistant Director, Sloan Center for Asynchronous Learning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      Faculty Demonstrators:

      • Ed Dole, Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      • Gary Klass, Political Science, Illinois State University
      • Surya Vanka, Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Luncheon Presentation

      Introduction: Sylvia Manning, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Illinois
      Lt. Governor and IBHE Board Chairman, Bob Kustra

Wednesday, May 21, 1997

    Plenary Session

      Moderator: Carolyn Snyder, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
      "Intellectual Property and Scholarly Communication" by Ken Crews, Director, Copyright Management Center, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

      Response Panel:

      • Brad Baker, Northeastern Illinois University
      • Susan Logue, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
      • William Mischo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      • Carolyn A. Snyder, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

    Functionality Session

      Moderator: Lanny Arvan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      "Web Applications" by Paul Hardin, Head of The Educational Technologies Assistance Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thursday, May 22, 1997

    Plenary Session

      Moderator: Steve Schomberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      "What is a National Learning Infrastructure?" by Bill Graves, Chief Information Officer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Functionality Session

      Moderator: Lanny Arvan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      "Interactive Applications" by Donna Brown, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      Faculty Demonstrators:

      • Diane Musumeci, Italian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      • Pat Shapley, Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Evening Picnic

      see a photo sent in by Nancy Scannell, UIS


Friday, May 23, 1997

    Plenary Session

      Moderator: Steve Schomberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      "Strategies for Implementation" by Lanny Arvan, Associate Director, Sloan Center for Asynchronous Learning Associate Professor, Department of Economics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Campus Teams: Local Plans and Solutions

      Infrastructure and Support Issues
      1. What discussions can be initiated to ensure that the campus network is adequate ?
      2. What is needed in technical support at the campus level?
      3. What is needed in hardware at the campus level? departmental level?

      Incentives and Reward Structures

      1. How can the use of technology in teaching be integrated in the promotion and tenure process?
      2. What new or expanded measures of faculty workload are needed?
      3. What kinds of instructional support teams are need to make networked courses effective?
      Training and Development
      1. What is needed in terms of training for faculty?
      2. What is needed in terms of training for students?
      3. What is needed in terms of training for teaching assistants?


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