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Breakfast

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Introduction to Today's Activities

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• Diana G. Oblinger, President and CEO, EDUCAUSE

Student Perspective Video—University of Central Florida

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One Click at a Time: How Net Savvy Learners Are Transforming Educational Institutions

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• Kathleen Tyner, Assistant Professor, Radio-TV-Film, University of Texas at Austin

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The introduction of new media tools and texts inevitably creates social tension as the roles of information receivers, producers, and gatekeepers shift with the changing literacy landscape. In particular, the traditional relationship between alphabetic literacy and schooling gives way to a complex and expansive view of multiple, critical literacies and their uses. How can educational institutions rethink the literacy and learning connection within the context of pervasive communication devices and shared knowledge networks? Instead of focusing on the challenges of integrating net savvy students into existing institutional practices, an assets model for new media education leverages everyday literacy skills and enlists students as partners in the design of relevant, customized, and dynamic learning environments in a digital world.

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http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/OneClickataTimeHowNe/44974

Applying This to Your Institution

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How Is It Possible to Be Surrounded by So Many People and Still Feel Lonely?

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The Interactive Theatre Project (ITP) at the University of Colorado at Boulder (www.cuitp.org) explores the complexity of Facebook within a college campus community through theater. The ITP provides professionally scripted and improvisational performances addressing difficult issues that impact the community. Designed to engage community, faculty, staff, and students on social justice issues, the performance becomes a springboard for dialogue among the audience characters and facilitators. This creative forum allows groups to explore difficult, complex issues and contributes to greater community strength, creativity, and competence.

Refreshment Break

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Student Perspective Video—Joan and Meg Lippincott

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Keeping Pace with the Net Generation: A Student Affairs Perspective

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• Leslie Dare, Director, Student Affairs Technology Services, North Carolina State University

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The student affairs division can be a valuable partner in developing a campus response to Net Generation issues. In addition to improving the “Net IQ” of staff on campus, student affairs can and should play a significant role in assessing the impact of technology on student development and behavior, crafting policies and procedures, and educating students about technology rights and responsibilities.

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Applying This to Your Institution

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Lunch

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Faculty Development and the Net Savvy Student

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• Bradley A. Cohen, Assistant Director and Coordinator for Curriculum Development, University of Minnesota

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This session will share guiding principles the University of Minnesota uses to deliver an integrated suite of faculty development programs designed to help faculty meet the needs of net savvy students. Our guiding principles are informed by the data routinely collected from our students and faculty, the literature, and our practice.

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Intergenerational Collaboration Through Digital Storytelling

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• John Fritz, Asst. VP, Instructional Technology & New Media, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• William Shewbridge, Manager, New Media Studio, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Used in intergenerational settings, digital storytelling presents a rich opportunity for collaboration, personal reflection, and the sharing of experiences and memories. Through a unique partnership between UMBC and the Retirement Living Television Network, students are working with senior citizens to produce short digital movies for personal sharing and broadcast. This presentation will discuss the project and the challenges of delivering a broadcast product while maintaining focus on the pedagogical values of the digital storytelling process.

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http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/IntergenerationalCol/44981

Learning 2.0: Staff Development for a 2.0 World

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• Jeffrey G. Trzeciak, University Librarian, McMaster University

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Are you interested in enhancing the Web 2.0 skills of your existing staff but have a limited training budget? At McMaster University the library staff are enhancing their 2.0 skills through a self-taught “Learning 2.0” online 12-week program that encourages them to explore everything from blogging to Second Life.

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Loyola College's Online Tutorial on Academic Integrity and Scholarly Research

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• Rick Satterlee, Assistant VP for Student Development, Loyola University Maryland

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Loyola's online tutorial, a requirement for next year's incoming class, is delivered as an animated cartoon that introduces students to a core value of the college-the importance of academic honesty. The tutorial follows the realistic ethical encounters of "Gabi the Greyhound" as she completes her first semester at college.

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http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/LoyolaCollegesOnline/44982

Mellon Fellowship for Undergraduate Research: Ideas, Innovations, and Impacts

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• Elizabeth Dupuis, Associate University Librarian for Educational Initiatives, University of California, Berkeley

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UC Berkeley's Mellon Fellowship for Undergraduate Research offers one model for strengthening the connections between undergraduate research, information literacy, and educational technologies. The initiative engages many issues: supporting instructors' pedagogical approaches; sustaining cross-departmental collaborations; leveraging resources to transform curriculum; assessing student learning; and evaluating faculty, departmental, and institutional change.

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http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/MellonFellowshipforU/44983

Refreshment Break

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Riding the Net Savvy Carousel: Generating Ideas and Action

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• Julie K. Little, Senior Director, EDUCAUSE

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Armed with a list of literacies and a suite of skills, we can define what it means to be net savvy-for students, faculty, and staff. So, how do we translate this into action? Using the interactive process of a "brainstorming carousel," during this session participants will examine, engage, and extract ideas and actions for building more net savvy campus communities.

Group Reflection and Closing

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• Diana G. Oblinger, President and CEO, EDUCAUSE