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From: "Society for Literature & Science"
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-> Upcoming WebCT [instructional software] Conference
by Wayne Miller
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Date: 8 Apr 1999 20:46:38 -0800
From: Wayne Miller
Subject: Upcoming WebCT [instructional software] Conference
>****** WEBCT CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT *******
>
>From Innovation to Implementation - WebCT '99
>First Annual WebCT Conference on Learning Technologies
>June 17 - 18, 1999*
>Pre- and post-conference training available
>The University of British Columbia
>Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
>
>****** EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 15TH, 1999 **********
>
>The Faculty of Science of The University of British Columbia Faculty
and
>WebCT Educational Technologies invite you to participate in the
First
>Annual Conference highlighting the use of WebCT and other learning
>technologies in improving student learning.
>
>WebCT is an innovative, enabling technology that allows the
>non-technical user to create and maintain sophisticated,
interactive,
>internet-based educational environments. Both educators and
>book publishers use WebCT to develop and maintain curriculum
resources
>for on-campus, distance education, and professional development
>courses. WebCT provides educational tools (for facilitating
learning,
>communication and collaboration), administrative tools (for
managing
>students), and design tools (for customizing course interfaces).
>
>SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
>
>June 16, 1999 - Pre-conference training
>(http://web1.webct.com/public/conference/conf-training.html)
>
>June 17, 1999 - Conference Day 1
> - Keynote address: "WebCT: Who we are, where we've
> been - and where we're going!",
> Murray Goldberg, President, WebCT Educational Technologies
> - Talks, poster sessions, and panels (see descriptions below)
> - Publisher booths and demonstrations
> - Salmon Barbecue, UBC Museum of Anthropology
>
>June 18, 1999 - Conference Day 2
> - Keynote Address: "The Impact of WebCT on the
> Design of Teaching in Higher Education",
> Dr. Tony Bates, The University of British Columbia
> - Talks, poster sessions, and panels (see descriptions below)
> - Publisher booths and demonstrations
>
>CONFERENCE THEMES:
>The conference will have poster sessions and 52 oral presentations
>(including talks, cross-institutional talks and panel discussions)
in 4
>concurrent sessions organized along the following themes.
>
>FACULTY TALES
>Talks and posters outlining how faculty are using WebCT to further
their
>educational goals. This theme will include single person and
>collaborative (cross-institutional) talks. Two panels are
>
>included: a faculty panel from a single institution (as submitted),
and
>an invited cross-institutional panel on collaborative learning,
"Group
>Projects: What works, what doesn't?".
>
>WEBCT AND STUDENTS - WHAT DO THEY THINK?
>Talks, panel discussions and posters outlining student reactions to
>WebCT. The submissions highlight studies from institutions of all
>sizes, as well as undergraduate, graduate and professional
programs.
>We think the student panels is going to be interesting! Hey! The
>faculty get a chance to have their say - it's only fair to let the
>students do so as well!
>
>INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN/PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES
>The talks, panels and posters of this theme outline strategies for
>designing WebCT courses to
>
>address different learning styles and issues associated with
students
>with physical or social learning challenges using WebCT.
>
>SUPPORT AND TRAINING
>Talks, panels and posters describing how institutions are coping
with
>supporting and training students. This theme will include panels,
>single and cross-institutional talks. Joint/Panel discussions will
>include: 1) Workshop strategies: what works, what doesn't?; 2)
First
>year of WebCT at an institution: stories from the trenches; 3)
Compare
>and contrast: support mechanisms for traditional university, a
graduate
>university and a technical school; 4) WebCT and K-12; teaching
>
>teachers; and 5) Supporting and training faculty and student at a
>distance.
>
>INSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS
>Talks, panels, and posters describing how entire institutions and
>individual programs are implementing WebCT. This theme will
include
>several cross institutional talks concerning: 1) curriculum reform;
2)
>networking remote regions; and 3) addressing continuing education
needs
>of professionals.
>
>TECHNO-WIZARDRY
>Talks, posters and panels which demonstrate how to use WebCT with
>specialized file types or programs (Front Page, Real Audio,
>mathematical symbols, etc.). This track will also include
presentations
>
>highlighting the integration of WebCT with other existing systems,
>including campus-wide strategies for student management.
>
>WEBCT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INVITED TO EXHIBIT AT THE CONFERENCE:
>- Pearson Education (Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley Longman)**
>- Real Education**
>- Harcourt Brace**
>- J.W. Wiley & Sons
>- WW Norton
>- Course Technology
>
>Location: The Conference Centre
> The University of British Columbia
> Vancouver, B.C. Canada
>
>Costs:
>Full Registration before April 15, 1999 - $285.00 US
>Full Registration after April 15, 1999 - $350.00 US
>Student Registration before April 15, 1999 - $150.00 US
>Student Registration after April 15, 1999 - $175.00 US
>Workshops: before April 15, - $ 75.00
>Workshops: after April 15, 1999 - $100.00
>
>CONFERENCE URLS
>WebCT Home page: http://www.webct.com
>Conference Home page: http://web1.webct.com/public/conference/
>Workshops:
http://web1.webct.com/public/conference/conf-training.html
>On-line Registration:
>http://www.conferences.ubc.ca/conferences/events/webct/webct.reg.htm
>
>For Conference Program Information, Please contact:
>Dr. Michelle N. Lamberson
>Lecturer, Dept. of Earth & Ocean Sciences
>Educational Technology Coordinator, Faculty of Science
>University of British Columbia
>Lead Trainer, WebCT Educational Technologies
>mlambers@eos.ubc.ca / michelle@webct.com
>
>
>For logistical information, please contact:
>
>Web CT '99 Secretariat
>UBC Conference Centre
>5961 Student Union Boulevard
>Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2C9
>Tel: 1 (604) 822-1050
>Fax: 1 (604) 822-1069
>E-mail: registration@housing.ubc.ca
>
>*Please note: In order to allow people to take advantage of two
>conferences related to learning
>
>technologies, we have scheduled our conference just prior to the
AACE
>Ed-Media Conference in Seattle
>
>Washington (June 19-24, 1999, http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/).
>** Confirmed participant
>