Concurrent Sessions

"Embracing the Changing Learning Environment"
October 28-31, 1997
Minneapolis, MN
Hosted by the University of Minnesota

EDUCOM'97 Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Sessions feature speakers from higher education and industry who are working on the leading edge of technology or who are experts in areas of broad interest to the academic community.

• Wednesday, October 29, 1997
  8:00 - 9:00 am
  11:15 - 12:15 pm
• Thursday, October 30, 1997
  8:15 - 9:15 am
• Friday, October 31, 1997
  8:30 - 9:30 am
  10:00 - 11:00 am

Wednesday, October 29, 1997: 8:00 - 9:00 am

Track 1 - Speech & Culture in the Electronic Village

Dan L. Burk, Associate Professor of Law--Seton Hall University; Mike Godwin, On-Line Counsel--Electronic Frontier Foundation; Marsha Woodbury, Director, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility--University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

North American universities have a tradition of broad academic freedom and unfettered speech. But the Internet is a global medium, and the First Amendment has been called "a local ordinance in cyberspace." How should educators and students approach on-line culture clashes? The panel explores the role of university educators and administrators in preparing students to meet the global village electronically.

http://www.shu.edu/law/burk/educom.html

Track 2 - The Virtual University: Paradigm Shifts for the 21st Century

Paul C. Hardin, Dir, ETAG--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Computer technology--especially Internet communication--is causing higher education to face its first major paradigm shift in 200 years. There is a growing demand that universities and colleges open their virtual doors to the populations they serve. This session looks at the characteristics of the paradigm shift, the forces that are shaping it, and the probable outcomes.

http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/etag/

Track 3 - ITD 2000: Blueprint for Organizational Design

Stacey Carpenter, Multimedia Specialist; Deanna McCoy, Multimedia Specialist; and Doug Seanor, Telecommunications Specialist--Emory University

The Information Technology Division (ITD) of Emory University has completed a blueprint for reorganizing the Division to better meet the growing demands for technology support across the campus. The new organization reflects a customer-intimate business focus, and a leadership and staffing structure based on teams. This presentation discusses plans and implications for implementing the new ITD.

http://WWW.ITD.Emory.Edu/ITD/WSA/Design/

Track 4 - Tools for Creating and Managing Interactive Web-Based Learning

Robert Godwin-Jones, Director, Instructional Development; Sue Polyson, Project Manager--Virginia Commonwealth University; Duncan Lennox, Chief Technology Officer--WBT Systems

"TopClass" and "Web Course in a Box" are two different approaches to creating Web-based courses that foster interactive learning. The presenters will demonstrate the tools, give case studies of their use, and show examples of courses created with them.

http://madduck.mmd.vcu.edu/wcb/wcb.html
http://www.wbtsystems.com/

Track 5 - Power Browsing On the World Wide Web

Howard Strauss, Manager of Advanced Applications--Princeton University

By now almost everyone has used a Web browser, but changes are turning Web browsers into sophisticated Internet Swiss Army knives. Credible multi-media mail, well-integrated access to netnews groups, animation, simulation, live documents, and many other features are available to the casual Web user. Learn about these features, plus some unexpected uses of the Web, and some search techniques you may have missed.

http://ata.princeton.edu/talks/powerbr/powerbr.html

Track 6 - JSTOR: Progress Toward the Digital Library

Ira H. Fuchs, Vice President for Computing and Information Technology--Princeton University

An effort initiated by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, JSTOR is a digital database of more than 25 scholarly journals, containing a digitized image of every page and searchable by every word. The database will free up valuable storage space at hundreds of libraries and expand researchers' access to these materials. The presentation focuses upon significant progress during the past year and upon other Digital Library efforts.

http://www.jstor.org/

Track 7 - Student Note Book Computers in Studio Courses: From Pilot to Full Deployment

John Kolb, Dean of Computing and Information Services--Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer began a pilot program in 1995 to offer three freshman courses in a studio format using student-owned laptop computers. They are now planning to expand the project to include the entire entering class of 1998, a plan that will have major impact on curriculum planning, admissions, financial aid, information technology support organizations. This presentation describes the planning process.

Track 8 - "Hot Topic" - Report on the NSF vBNS External Review

Mark Luker, Prgm Dir, NSFNet-Nat'l Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation's vBNS high-performance network connections awards have generated intense activity and interest. For example, in the July, 1997, solicitation, over 60 new campus connections were proposed. The vBNS networking program has just been reviewed by an external panel and may have new guidelines for the coming years. This session reports on the results of the external review as well the new status and role of the vBNS.

Track 9 - NLII Overview and Update

William Graves, Chief Info Officer (Interim)--University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Carol Twigg, Vice President--Educom

In November 1994, Educom launched the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII). This session provides an overview of the NLII and its emphasis on adapting new technology to reduce costs, increase access, and enhance quality. It will describe progress to date including efforts to define academic productivity, reengineer instruction, create tools for distributed learning, and stimulate a market for collegiate instructional software.

Wednesday, October 29, 1997: 11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Track 1 - Ethics and Civility in an Electronic Community

Jennifer J. Burg, Assistant Professor of Math and Computer Science; Kenneth A. Zick, Vice President for Student Life/Instructional Resources--Wake Forest University; Sharon Roy, Director, Academic Computing Services; Loretta Ebert, Director, Libraries and Information Services--Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

A networked university is an electronic society requiring rules of ethical behavior and civil discourse. An awareness of potential abuses of the computer system is an important part of any plan for university-wide networking. How can universities avoid abuses of their computer systems, and how can the wide spectrum of the campus community be involved in developing new policies for electronic communications?

http://www.rpi.edu/web/comec/educomec/index.htm
http://www.mthcsc.wfu.edu/~burg/celi/educomtalk.html

Track 2 - Transforming Education in the Age of Technology

Carol B. MacKnight, Ed, Journal of Computing in Higher Education--University of Massachusetts

Powerful forces are reshaping the educational process. The digital revolution is changing our vision of the world and pushing higher education toward customer-orientation and computerized presentations. Successful transformation to a learner-centered model of instruction will require the development of new instructional materials and tools. This presentation focuses on trends, production models, and new learning tools and environments.

http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/666?ID=CEM9517

Track 3 - We Answer To You--A Customer Centered Reorganization

Donna Carrasco, Team Leader, Communications Resources; Zack O'Donnell, Manager, Network Services Center--University of California

UC-Davis's Network 21 Project brought new challenges to the UCD Communications Resources department. CR management needed a new way of doing business, to re-shape the organization and bring it together as it implemented one of the largest ATM backbone networks in the country, and to foster improved service delivery, better customer service and create an environment of flexibility. Learn about the development and the intricacies of this new model.

http://cr.ucdavis.edu

Track 4 - Evaluating Web Tools for Course Management

Mike Nowak, U-M Instructional Environment--University of Michigan; Marilynne W. Stout, Senior Instructional Designer, Education Technology Services-- Pennsylvania State University

Thirteen of the "Big Ten" universities joined together to collect and evaluate Web-based course management tools such as the IAT's "Course in a Box", and the University of Virginia's "Faculty Tool Kit". Over 10 tools were examined using categories including management, authoring, and security. Evaluation schemes were designed and used. The results and processes used are shared.

http://ets.cac.psu.edu/CIC/ITTL.htmlhttp://www.umie.umich.edu/

Track 5 - Computing Issues for Small Colleges

Marianne Colgrove, Assoc Dir, Computing and Info Svcs--Reed College; David V. Cossey, Exec Dir, Office of Computer Svcs--Union College; Leo D. Geoffrion, Dir of User and Academic Computing Svcs, Skidmore College

Each year the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges surveys its members, and the results provide an indication of the use of instructional technology at small colleges. A summary of results of the 1996-97 survey are presented, with a comparison of results over the past several years. Trends as related to the integration of instructional technology into the curriculum will be discussed.

http://www1.union.edu/~cosseyd/EDUCOM97/index.html

Track 6 - Taming the Paper Tiger

Bruce Aarsvold, Director of Information Technologies--Gustavus Adolphus College

Technology, with its traditionally high expense profile, risks becoming an early victim of the budget process as administrations explore means to reduce overall expenditures. This session focuses on the effective management of the areas within technology where cost recovery and/or cost reduction is possible as a method to sustain purchasing power.

Track 7 - Ubiquitous Laptop Computing at Wake Forest University: What? Why? How?

David G. Brown, Provost and Professor of Economics; Rhoda Channing, Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Librarary--Wake Forest University

After a brief description of the Wake's Technology Plan, this presentation focuses upon the concepts underlying the plan, the politics of approval, the agents for change, and training strategies. Strategies used to encourage faculty exposure and use, mentioned in this session, will be the primary focus of the related Discussion Session.

http://www.wfu.edu/~brown

Track 8 - "Hot Topic" - Bringing IT Back Home

Ellen Waite, Assoc Provost for Info Srvcs-The Univ of Richmond; Kathy Monday, Dir of Academic Tech and User Srvcs-The Univ of Richmond; Louie Love, Dir of Adminstrative Tech-The Univ of Richmond

The University of Richmond recently hired a new Associate Provost for Information Services. Previously, UR had outsourced all IT operations. The University is now in the process of building a new IT organization. This session presents the issues, problems, and opportunities universities face when they decide to bring back in-house outsourced Information Technology operations.

Track 9 - NTTF Telecommunications Update

This session provides an overview of Congressional and Federal agency activities related to networking from both the campus and Washington perspectives. Universities are monitoring the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, FCC Universal Service provisions, Security and privacy issues and possible Internet regulations. Included are updates on the latest legislative maneuvers, proposed Agency programs and Federal budget implications.

Thursday, October 30, 1997: 8:15-9:15 am

Track 1 - From Chaos to Coherence: Trends and Issues in Teaching Information Literacy

Belinda Barr, Head, Electronic Information Services; Judith Sessions, Dean, Miami University Libraries--Miami University; Shelley K. Hughes, Information Specialist; Jeremy J. Shapiro, Senior Consultant, Academic Information Project--The Fielding Institute

Literacy in information and its technologies is the key to making the dizzying expansion of networked information accessible to enrich higher education and the wider society. But, no matter how user-friendly the proliferating electronic tools and information resources appear, they often augment the chaos and create significant challenges. This session focuses both on new concepts of information-technology literacy and on some current efforts to teach it. http://www.lib.muohio.edu/~bbarr/educom/

Track 2 Smart Universities in Smart Communities

Vicki Suter, Technical Project Manager--University of California, Davis

Universities and communities both must transform themselves to survive in a globally based information economy. Based on research at UC Davis, this session presents successful models for university partnerships with a full range of other community institutions (from K-12 school districts to local governments to telecommunication service providers) to build "smart communities" that can thrive in the new economy.

Track 3 - The Changing FCC Regulation of Telephone Services

Susan Bahr, Telecommunications Attorney--Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens; Stephen Jonas, Vice President for Administration--Sinclair Community College

Confused about the federal regulation of the Internet, long distance resale, payphones, universal service support, local exchange competition, access charges, hearing-aid compatible telephones, fax machines and telecommunications relay services? This session provides an up-to-the-minute review of FCC regulations related to these kinds of issues.

http://members.aol.com/sbahr
http://www.sinclair.edu/communit/educom97

Track 4 - Carnegie Mellon's CSW On-Line: Web-Based Computing Competence Education

Chris Thyberg, Director, Computing Skills Workshop--Carnegie Mellon University

Computing competence requirements are receiving increased attention in higher education. Carnegie Mellon offers a required course, Computing Skills Workshop (CSW). The presenters discuss such issues as using Web technology to deliver instruction, on-campus and at a distance; mastery learning, modular curricula, self-paced vs. structured formats, etc.; integrating computing into the curriculum; and launching students on life-long, technology-enhanced learning.

http://www.csw.cmu.edu/online

Track 5 - Extending Graduate Education: Information Technology and Its Impact on Graduate Degree Granting Institutions, Their Faculties and Students

Carole Beere, Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Research--Central Michigan University; Kent Morrison, Vice President for Academic Affairs--Walden University; Robert V. Smith, Vice Provost, Research and Dean of the Graduate School--Washington State University

Extending graduate and professional degree programs using the most current information technologies requires institutions to reassess the values, policies, procedures and assessment models for graduate education. The panel, among the authors of a recent Council of Graduate Schools' publication on the subject, analyze the issues and offer practical counsel to institutions involved in this important change in American graduate education.

Track 6 - The Information Revolution: How Digital Technology Is Changing The Way We Learn

Neil Evans, Executive Director, Northwest Center for Emerging Technologies--Bellevue Community College

The Information Revolution is here. Its impact on the way we learn, work and live is as great as the impact of the Scientific Revolution of the 16th century and the Industrial Revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries. How do we plan for "virtual colleges", increased competition and capital-intensive information technologies? How can educators become the leaders of the Information Revolution?

Track 7 - Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Empowering a Community of Learners

Larry Cepek, Director of Learning and Information Services; Darlene Erickson, Chair, Division of English--Ohio Dominican College

Most of us are actively engaged in the development of new learning environments which feature the use of technology. The progress made within the past two years is exhilarating; educators everywhere are eager to make the right choices for their own community of learners. A series of catalysts are featured, showcasing the principles involved when a learner-centered curriculum merges with the best developments in technology.

http://www.odc.edu/lis/mm/educom97/index.htm

Track 8 - "Hot Topic" - The Future of the Web: Where are We and Where Are We Going?

Howard Strauss, Mgr of Advanced Applications-Princeton Univ

The Web seems to have taken over the world and become the Swiss Army Knife of information technology. How did we get here? Where is the Web now and what can it do for us today? And possibly more important, where is the Web going and how can we make rational plans for the future that will best serve our users? To do that, this talk will try to interpret the past history of the Web, assess the impact of the latest Web developments, and peer into the future of the Web through admittedly cloudy crystal balls.

Track 9 - Case Studies in Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Mediated Instruction and Distributed Learning

Carole Barone, Assoc Vice Chancellor, Info Tech--Univ of California at Davis; Frank Jewett, Director of Research Projects, Information Resources and Technology, Office of the Chancellor--California State University

Institutional leaders want to compare costs and benefits for various instructional delivery systems. This session reports on an NLII project funded by OERI to study this issue and to develop a structure to compare different types of instruction. Benefits include improvements in instructional quality, student access, and institutional renewal. A panel of representatives from ten case study institutions will describe the project goals, the data-gathering plan, and progress to date.

Friday, October 31, 1997: 8:30 - 9:30 am

Track 1 - Socializing, Politics and Insults: International Communities on the Internet

Samuel Oluoch Imbo, Assistant Professor, Philosophy--Hamline University; Lynn Sykes, Graduate Instructor, Department of English and Philosophy--Purdue University Calumet

With the rapid expansion of international communication on the Internet, there is an opportunity and indeed a necessity to study discourse patterns in the different fora. A comparison is given of two international lists -- Kenya-net and soc.culture.taiwan, comparing discoursal features such as subjects discussed, politeness strategies, interactions that indicate social (affective) relationships, and more importantly, the rhetorical strategies employed.

http://www.hamline.edu/~soimbo

Track 2 - Enhancing Educational Opportunities in Iowa: The Iowa Communications Network

Mary Bozik, Professor, Communication Studies--University of Northern Iowa; Robert R. Hardman, Director--Iowa Educational Technology Training Institute; Pam Johnson, Director--Educational Telecommunications, Iowa Public Broadcasting Network

The State of Iowa's extensive fiber optic network, the Iowa Communications Network (ICN), is being used to provide distance education opportunities for students of all ages. Learn about the unique capabilities of the ICN for use in education, training of educators to use the ICN, and a higher education faculty member's perspective on opportunities and issues related to use of the network.

http://www.icn.state.ia.us/
http://www.iptv.org/iptv/disthome.html

Track 3 - Using a Collaborative Process for Designing and Supporting High-Tech Classrooms: A Case Study at the University of Maryland

Sue Clabaugh, Coordinator, Academic Information Technology Services--University of Maryland

UMCP recently completed 34 high-tech classrooms (half new/half renovated) which provide extensive presentation capability while being easy-to-use and easy-to-maintain. This presentation describes the collaboration among computing, library, and physical plant personnel which resulted in the development of 1) detailed design criteria and standards and 2) a comprehensive plan for providing ongoing faculty support and facilities maintenance.

Track 4 - From Isolation to Shared Learning: Teaching and Learning on the 'Net

Patricia Case, Sociology Faculty; Laura Helminski, English/Reading/Communications Faculty; Carol Scarafiotti, Dean of Instruction--Rio Salado Community College

Once upon a time individual faculty members developed courses at Rio Salado College. Today the Development Team has a shared vision of quality standards and learner-centered components, and works as a team with faculty for Internet courses. Over 50 academic courses on the Web for more than four semesters have re-shaped teaching and learning at Rio Salado College. The presenters share the challenges, highlights, and lessons learned.

Track 5 - Faculty Collaboration, Course Coordination, and Content in Context

Carol Dwyer, Senior Instructional Designer; Marsha King, Instructional Design Intern; Dhushy Sathianathan, Assistant Professor--Pennsylvania State University

How can the World Wide Web facilitate coordination of course content so that students from a multi-campus university gain comparable competencies? How can faculty and students share course resources and project ideas? A model has been implemented for a first-year engineering design course that supports teamwork and collaboration, encourages industry partnerships, and uses real-world context for student projects.

http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/setce/EDG100/

Track 6 - Seton Hall University's Strategic Alliance with IBM

Dennis Garbini, Associate Vice President for Business and Finance; Stephen G. Landry, Associate Provost for Information Managment--Seton Hall University

Based on the correspondence between their visions for the use of IT, Seton Hall University and IBM have embarked upon a strategic alliance. This alliance, based on shared investment in initiatives, including student mobile computing, the digital library, network infrastructure, and reengineering, is supporting Seton Hall's implementation of its strategic plan for information technology.

http://www.shu.edu

Track 7 Experiences Delivering Video from Campus Network Servers

Michael Halm, Manager, Multimedia and Emerging Technology--Pennsylvania State University; Don Porter, Associate Director, Academic Computing Services-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ed Saunders, Director, Office of Instructional Technology--University of Michigan

As multimedia learning materials proliferate, there is a need for technologies to deliver these materials from servers across campus networks. Panelists share early experiences with the use of high-speed servers to distribute interactive video on demand.

http://www.rpi.edu/dept/new-media-ctr/

Track 8 - "Hot Topic" - Digital Multimedia Libraries in Higher Education

Stephen Zvolner, Lecturer-Univ of St. Thomas (MN); Joe Fitzharris, Assoc Prof-Univ of St. Thomas (MN)

Digital multimedia libraries can serve as a valuable tool to support teaching and learning by providing access to rich repositories of educational materials in a variety of media. The design of the Digital Library is based on the combined use of several key enabling technologies including the World Wide Web, data base technology, information retrieval technology, and video streaming technologies. This presentation explores the use of digital multimedia libraries in higher education based on a prototype digital video library developed for use in Early American History courses.

Track 9 - Beyond FERPA: Student Information Privacy Issues in a Networked Environment

Clair Goldsmith, Deputy Director, Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services--University of Texas at Austin; Virginia Rezmierski, Director, Policy Development and Education, Information Techology Division; Adjunct Professor, School of Public Policy; and Adjunct Professor, School of Education--University of Michigan; Steven Worona, Assistant to the Vice President for Information Technologies--Cornell University

New technologies are creating new challenges for security, privacy, and the management of information, and make issues of privacy much more complex than in the past. CAUSE and AACRAO have published a white paper to assist colleges and universities in understanding these issues and in developing policies that reflect best information practices. Task force members present key issues and answer questions.

http://www.cause.org/issues/issue.asp?issue=privacy

Friday, October 31, 1997: 10:00 - 11:00 am

Track 1 - University Liability for Student Computer Use

Allan A. Ryan, Jr., University Attorney--Harvard University

When is a university responsible for what appears on students' Web pages? When does the student's right to privacy yield to the university's right to protect itself? What if a student is using the university's computers for illegal activity? This session looks at the latest legal developments and provides practical advice to deans and systems administrators.

Track 2 - Fostering Collaboration within a Consortium: The CIC Learning Technology Initiative

Roger G. Clark, Director--Committee on Institutional Cooperation; John T. Harwood, Director, Education Technology Services--Pennsylvania State University; Kathy Christoph, Director, Learning Technology and Distance Education, Division of Information Technology--University of Wisconsin-Madison

The prerequisites for successful consortial cooperation in the higher education environment are addressed through a report on the status and accomplishments of the Learning Technology Initiative, a broad-based program supporting the collaborative development and use of instructional technology within the CIC, a consortium of thirteen major Midwestern universities. The session also describes the effect of the LTI on the member institutions.

http://www.cic.net/cic/lti/

Track 3 - Academic IS Solutions

Peter DeVries, Internet Tools Specialist--University of Wisconsin-Madison

The issues confronting most academic IS managers are not like those of IS managers in business. Academic pricing, policies and procedures are often very different from those of business. However, most computer information resources are written with the needs of business managers in mind. This presentation will provide academic IS managers with resources they need to succeed in an academic environment.

http://www.AcademicIS.org/

Track 4 - Collaboration As Key Strategy for Change: Teaching Assistant Web Project

Linda Jorn, Acting Director, Digital Media Center; Kay Kane, Librarian and Multimedia Consultant, Digital Media Center and University Library; Cheryl Towler, Multimedia Consultant--University of Minnesota

The Digital Media Center (a central support unit) and two Provosts' offices collaborated on a project to develop course Web sites for undergraduate courses by recruiting and training TAs, requiring faculty sponsors, providing technical and design support, and hosting a contest. Learn about our process for leading this project and the impact the project made on students, academic departments, and 175 TAs.

http://www-dmc.tc.umn.edu/cafe/TA.html

Track 5 - The Internet's Impact on Education

Klaus Andersen, Vice President--Oracle Education

There is a growing disparity between the high demand for IT training and the ability of educational and other institutions to keep up with technology and make such training accessible and affordable. The key to closing this gap is greater accessibility to on-line learning-anytime, to anyone, anywhere. The Internet can be used to fundamentally alter the economics of our educational institutions and completely redefine our teachers' roles and responsibilities.

http://www.oracle.com/education/

Track 7 - Resistance to Changing our Teaching Style

Claire Carpenter, Internet Trainer/Tech Editor--University of Kentucky

Although faculty (and trainers) on our campuses are often interested in using technology to make the learning experience more engaging and more effective for their students, they often resist the opportunities to modify their teaching style. What are these various resistances? Where do they come from? How can we begin to address them?

http://www.uky.edu/~claire/resist.html

Track 8 - "Hot Topic"
Developing a Model for Distributed Multimedia Learning Environments

Kenneth Janda, Payson S. Wild Prof of Political Science; Stu Baker, Multimedia Srvcs Specialist; Claire Dougherty, Reserve/Multimedia Srvcs Librarian-Northwestern Univ; Sue Gautsch, Multimedia and Training Designer-California State Univ Long Beach

Six years ago, Professor Janda and a technical production team developed a HyperCard-based interactive video program, ÒVideoPaths to Learning American Government.Ó Utilizing Web and digital video technologies now available, the Northwestern New Media Center and Professor Janda have transformed this title into a Distributed Multimedia Learning Environment, "VideoPaths through Politics", which will be delivered via a video server and switched ethernet environment. While the NU network infrastructure is not yet capable of delivering such a media-heavy learning environment to the entire campus, the University is actively pursuing technological solutions to demonstrate the value of high-quality video for instruction.

Track 9 - The NLII Instructional Management System: An Open Specification for Distributed Learning Environments

Steve Griffin, Dir, Technical Svcs, IAT--Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Mark Resmer, Assoc VP, Info Technology--Sonoma State Univ, Wayne Oler, President and CEO--Intl Thomson Publishing Ed Group.

The Instructional Management System Project is a partnership of educational organizations and companies working under the auspices of the Educom National Learning Infrastructure Initiative to create an open, non-proprietary specification and prototype for distributed learning environments. This presentation describes the conceptual learning models incorporated in the design of the IMS specification, the key features included in both the specification and the prototype implementation, and some of the design assumptions behind the project.