Spectrum - Volume 20 Issue 24 March 19, 1998 - SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
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SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
Spectrum Volume 20 Issue 24 - March 19, 1998
"The Impact of Technology on the Learning Environment" is the theme of a national symposium that will be held at Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center on March 30-31. The symposium, which is the capstone event for the university's 125th anniversary celebration, will feature a number of nationally and internationally recognized speakers and presenters. For registration information, call the conference registrar at 1-5182. The schedule for the two-day event appears below.
"The Impact of Technology on the Learning Environment"
A Two-day Symposium, March 30-31
Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center
March 30, 1998
7:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Service
Location: Lobby, Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center
9:00-10:00 a.m. Welcome/Introduction of Speaker: Charles W. Steger ,
vice president for Development and University Relations,
Virginia Tech
Session Keynote Address: John D. Bransford , co-director, Learning Technology Center, Vanderbilt University
"When Learning Theory Meets Classrooms and Technology:
Opportunities and Issues"
Location: DBHCC auditorium,
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break Service
Location: DBHCC ambulatory
10:15-11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
(1) John D. Bransford , co-director,
Learning Technology Center, Vanderbilt University
"Follow-up"
(2) Ronald D. Kriz , director,
Laboratory for Scientific Visual Analysis, Virginia Tech
"The Virginia Tech CAVE (TM) : Breaking Barriers in Research and Education"
(3) Margaret Driscoll , web-based training consultant
"Way Cool! Real Tools? An Analysis of Web-Based Training
for Educators"
11:15-11:30 a.m. Break Service
Location: DBHCC ambulatory
11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
(1) Lynne Gilfillan , Argon Engineering Associates, Inc.
"Classrooms and Research Organizations as Partners in the Development of Educational Technologies: Results from the Computer-Aided Education and Training Initiative (CAETI)"
(2) Steven E. Markham , director, AT&T Center for the Scientific Visualization of Organizations, Virginia Tech "Visualizing Organizational Performance at AT&T: How Graphics Can Help Run a Factory"
(3) TOURS
(1) Math Emporium
(2) MultiMedia Lab
12:30-12:45 p.m. Break
12:45-2:15 p.m. Luncheon/Award Presentation/Session Keynote Address
Location: DBHCC Commonwealth Dining Room
Award Presentation: Jane Ryland , president, CAUSE
Ron Heinz , vice president of worldwide sales, Novell
Featured Speaker: Eli M. Noam , director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information "Will the Book Become the Dumb Medium?"
Introduction of Speakers: Earving L. Blythe , vice president for information systems, Virginia Tech
2:15-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30-3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
(1) Eli M. Noam , director,
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
"Follow-up"
(2) Robin Sproat , Expert Media
"Synergistic Learning Paradigms:
Transforming the Learner and Trainer"
(3) Jane Falls and Larry Harris , Virginia Tech; Betty C. Blair and Tammy McGraw , Franklin County Schools Panel Discussion: "Partnerships for the Future."
3:30-3:45 p.m. Break Service
Location: DBHCC ambulatory
3:45-4:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
(1) Jerry Niles and Joy Colbert , Virginia Tech; Thomas D. Morgan and Cheryl Lindeman , Central Virginia Governor's School for Science/Technology
Panel Discussion: "TILT--Teaching Inquiry with the Latest Technology"
(2) Bruce Chaloux , director, Southern Regional Educational Board Electronic Campus Initiative
"The SREB Electronic Campus"
(3) TOURS
(1) The CAVE (TM)
(2) Music Department
(3) MultiMedia Lab
4:45-5:30 p.m. Break
5:30-7:30 p.m. Reception/Dinner
Location: DBHCC foyer/Commonwealth Dining Room
8:00-9:00 p.m. Symposium Keynote Speaker: Don Tapscott , author,
Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation and
The Digital Economy: Promise and Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence
"Reinventing Education for the 21st Century"
Introduction of Speaker: Paul E. Torgersen , president, Virginia Tech
Location: Squires Colonial Hall
(Open to the public)
Reception immediately following in the Williamsburg Room.
March 31, 1998
7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Service
Location: DBHCC lobby,
8:30-9:30 a.m. Welcome/Introduction of Speaker: Charles W. Steger, Vice president, for Development and University Relations, Virginia Tech.
Session Keynote Address: Margaret A. "Peg" Miller , president, American Association of Higher Education
"The Land Grant College in Cyberspace"
Location: DBHCC auditorium
9:30-9:40 a.m. Break Service
Location: DBHCC ambulatory
9:40-10:40 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
(1) Margaret A. "Peg" Miller , president,
American Association of Higher Education
"Technology and How We Work"
(2) Susan Saltrick , vice president and director for new media, Addison Wesley Longman, New York
"College Learning Materials: The Next Generation"
(3) Mary Miller , president, Interactive Design and Development
"Learning without Limits: Yes We Can"
10:40-10-:50 a.m. Break Service
Location: DBHCC ambulatory
10:50-11:50 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
(1) Hal and Vicki Brackett , Virginia Tech Training and
Technical Assistance Center
"Assistive Technologies: An Overview"
(2) M. David Merrill , ID2 Research Group,
Utah State University
"An Easy-to-Use Tool for Building Interactive Learning
Environments: A Demonstration"
(3) TOURS
(1) The CAVE (TM)
(2) Math Emporium
(3) Music Department
11:50 a.m.-noon Break
Noon-1:10 p.m. Luncheon/Address
Location: DBHCC Commonwealth Dining Room
Speaker: Susan Saltrick , vice president and director of
new media, Addison Wesley Longman, New York
"Through a Dark Wood"
Introduction of Speaker: David Ford , vice provost for academic affairs, Virginia Tech
1:10-1:20 p.m. Break
1:20-3:15 p.m. Session Keynote Speaker/Follow-up:
Charles "Chic" Thompson , director,
Creative Management Group; Author, What a Great Idea!
"What a Great Idea!"
Introduction of Speaker: Anne H. Moore , director, Information Technology Initiative, Virginia Tech
Location: DBHCC auditorium
3:15-3:30 p.m. Break Service
Location: DBHCC ambulatory
3:30-4:30 p.m. TOURS
(1) The CAVE (TM)
(2) Music Department
(3) MultiMedia Lab
4:30 p.m. Adjourn