Track 1

An IT Curriculum Infusion Process: Instructional Applications of PDAs

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. SESS01

Carolyn L. Anderson, Associate Director of CETL, Winston-Salem State University

Antionette L. Moore, Instructional Technologist, Winston-Salem State University

Joyce Faye Williams-Green, Associate Provost for IR/CIO, Winston-Salem State University

The Information Resources and Center for Innovative Teaching, Technology, Learning and Evaluation staff developed the Media Integration Project to assist the decision-making process for the infusion of technology into the curriculum. The project helps develop strategies for testing new media and for using them to enhance learning. This presentation will describe the project and process, the courses, instructional strategies, and evaluation results.

Delivering Applications to Your Students: How to Manage All Those Users!

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. SESS10

Eric Harmon, Director of Computing and Client Services, Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University is implementing a technology requirement for all entering freshmen. Application delivery and support of those applications are key components of our requirement. This session will present the technology components that were used to provide a thin client, Web-based solution to our students, faculty, and staff, and how this solution is managed with minimal increases in technical staffing.

Easing into the Paperless Era with Workflow Managers

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. SESS28

C. Frank Starmer(duplicate), Assoc. Dean for Learning Technologies, National University of Singapore

Christopher Zorn, Instructor, Information Technology Lab, Medical University of South Carolina

MUSC has adapted the e-mail paradigm (inbox, an action window, and file management) to facilitate moving and processing forms. Data are submitted via the Web (e.g. seminar notice) to the Work Flow Manager, where they are processed. Examples including committee document management, seminar notices, scheduling, and broadcast e-mail will be presented.

Postconference Resource

Making the Campus Pieces Fit Together

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. SESS16

Barbara Draude, Assistant Vice President for Academic and Instructional Technologies, Middle Tennessee State University

Lisa Rogers, Asst VP, ERP Systems, Middle Tennessee State University

Several years ago, Middle Tennessee State University recognized a campus-wide need for tools that would provide students, faculty, and staff a better way to communicate and share information using a seamlessly integrated, single sign-on environment. This presentation will highlight using Campus Pipeline, WebCT, and SCT administrative application systems to provide that integrated environment.

Postconference Resource

Managing Student Records Through Digital Imaging

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. SESS25

Rona Stanton, Project Analyst, Miami Dade College

Gabriel Yanni, Associate Vice Provost, IT/Client Services, Miami Dade College

Miami-Dade Community College's challenge was to upgrade and streamline its fragmented imaging system and introduce imaging to campuses not already using it. The goal was to provide a college-wide system that would create a common database of digitally stored student records that could be retrieved via the Web from any campus location.

NSF Middleware Initiative: What's It All About?

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. SESS13

Renee Woodten Frost, Director, Technology Transfer and Outreach, Internet2

Middleware is a layer of software services that manages electronic personal identity, security access, and information exchange. Internet2, EDUCAUSE, and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) entered a three-year cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation and the GRIDS Center under the NSF Middleware Initiative. The partners are working to integrate middleware into campus enterprise environments for the purpose of advancing productivity for educators and researchers. This seminar will give an overview of middleware and its relevancy to higher ed, status of the project to date, and future plans.

Revolutionary Infrastructure for Collaborative Environments

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. SESS19

Terence Moore, Associate Director, Logistical Computing and Internetworking Laboratory, The University of Tennessee

Logistical Networking is a revolutionary way of synthesizing networking and storage to create a communicative infrastructure with data persistence for advanced network multimedia and collaborative applications of all types. Software tools for Logistical Networking available from the University of Tennessee offer the academic community a rich new platform for innovation.

Technical Considerations in a Web Site Redesign

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. SESS34

Lee Clontz, Multimedia Developer, Emory University

Norman Hulme, Senior Project Manager, Emory University

David Lower, Educational Analyst, Emory University

Emory University's Information Technology Division (ITD) is rebuilding its Web site using a database-driven content management system, a user-focused navigation scheme, and a fresh look-and-feel. This session will focus on the methodology, design, and content management technology used by Emory ITD to build the new site.

The Future Isn't What It Used to Be: Technology's Impact on our Society, Culture, and Law

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. SESS32

Steven Worona, Director of Policy & Networking Programs, EDUCAUSE

Just as the fish doesn't notice the water it's swimming in, we're living our lives amidst technologies we no longer see. As we wonder how tomorrow's technology will change the way we live, learn, and govern ourselves, this session seeks insight from a careful look at what we accept today as commonplace.

The Road To Active Directory: Implementation Issues in a Complex Computing Environment

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. SESS04

Greg Huseth, Dept. Manager, Administrative Services, Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) pursued an eighteen-month implementation of Microsoft's Active Directory (AD). This session describes the design and implementation process focusing on meshing AD capabilities with the robust and modern computing environment of GT. Jointly developed, the central AD root has utility in research, academic, and administrative work.