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Federal Policies Influencing Collaborative and Distance Learning

Monday, January 29, 2001
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS21

Garret Sern, Government Relations Officer, EDUCAUSE

Federal funding for students engaged in distance learning to ensuring the principle of "fair use" is maintained in the digital realm will be just some of the information technology issues the new 107th Congress will address as it begins its first session. EDUCAUSE staff will provide an update on how Congress and the federal agencies may approach these issues, how their decisions may influence higher education administrators implementation of IT solutions and what you can do to influence the outcome.

IMS Update

Monday, January 29, 2001
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS19

Frank M. Tansey, Editor, eLearning Dialogue, CaliforniaColleges.edu

IMS has come a long way since it formation by the NLII. The last year has seen the NLII vision for IMS transformed from dream to reality with the release of a series of specifications. This session will feature recent specifications and implementations and provide a view of upcoming specifications.

Postconference Resource

University of Virginia's Teaching + Technology Support Partners (TTSP) Program: The Second Year or "Cost Effective Faculty Development: Bringing the Mountain to Mohammed"

Monday, January 29, 2001
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS22

Jeffrey A. Hollier, Instructional Technologist, University of Virginia

The Teaching + Technology Support Partners (TTSP) Program trains graduate fellows to help faculty in their respective departments. This presentation reviews the project's design and implementation and updates results from its first 1.5 years of operation. It will cover changes in faculty teaching practice, cost effectiveness, ROI, institutional impact and changing faculty culture.

uPortal Collaborative Development Project

Monday, January 29, 2001
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS25

Carl W. Jacobson, Director, MIS, University of Delaware

uPortal is open source portal software being developed by a collaborative that includes Princeton, Yale, Delaware, British Columbia, Cal Poly, Holy Cross and others. We have recently received a $770,000 award from the Mellon Foundation to package the portal software and make it freely available to institutions of higher education.

In addition to the portal software itself, the collaborative effort includes the collection and preparation of content suitable for higher-ed portals. For example, the Department of Education is currently building channels to the uPortal standards to deliver student information related to National Student Loans and Pell Grants.

Portal software provides the capstone to merge academic and administrative information, in a personalized manner that fosters the concept of virtual communities. The project is also an example of a successful higher ed collaboration bringing disparate institutions to the table to share common goals, common methods and common work effort.

Postconference Resource

Virginia Tech Math Emporium Assessment: Three Years and Counting

Monday, January 29, 2001
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS20

Anne H. Moore, Associate Vice President, Learning Technologies, Virginia Tech

John F. Rossi, Professor and Interim Head, Math Department, Virginia Tech

Students in Virginia Tech's redesigned Linear Algebra course study at the university's Math Emporium, a 500-work station, 24X7 advanced learning community, staffed by faculty, teaching assistants and peer tutors who provide one-to-one assistance for this new course and others. This update includes student performance trends in Linear Algebra and results from student and faculty perception surveys collected since the emporium opened in 1996.

Postconference Resource

What's New with the Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships?

Monday, January 29, 2001
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS24

Brian Lekander, Coordinator, LAAP & FIPSE Program Officer, United States Department of Education

The Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships is a federal grant program which supports partnerships of higher education institutions, business, and others to support new developments in asynchronous distance education. Brian Lekander, the coordinator of the program, will present an overview of LAAP's funding goals and provide an update on the projects supported during its first two years. Since there is an upcoming March 15 deadline for this year's competition, Brian will also invite grant applications and answer questions about possible funding ideas.

2001 Annual Meeting		Project Updates Federal Policies Influencing Collaborative and Distance Learning Monday, January 29, 2001 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS21 Garret Sern, Government Relations Officer, EDUCAUSE Federal funding for students engaged in distance learning to ensuring the principle of "fair use" is maintained in the digital realm will be just some of the information technology issues the new 107th Congress will address as it begins its first session. EDUCAUSE staff will provide an update on how Congress and the federal agencies may approach these issues, how their decisions may influence higher education administrators implementation of IT solutions and what you can do to influence the outcome. IMS Update Monday, January 29, 2001 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS19 Frank M. Tansey, Editor, eLearning Dialogue, CaliforniaColleges.edu IMS has come a long way since it formation by the NLII. The last year has seen the NLII vision for IMS transformed from dream to reality with the release of a series of specifications. This session will feature recent specifications and implementations and provide a view of upcoming specifications. Postconference Resource University of Virginia's Teaching + Technology Support Partners (TTSP) Program: The Second Year or "Cost Effective Faculty Development: Bringing the Mountain to Mohammed" Monday, January 29, 2001 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS22 Jeffrey A. Hollier, Instructional Technologist, University of Virginia The Teaching + Technology Support Partners (TTSP) Program trains graduate fellows to help faculty in their respective departments. This presentation reviews the project's design and implementation and updates results from its first 1.5 years of operation. It will cover changes in faculty teaching practice, cost effectiveness, ROI, institutional impact and changing faculty culture. uPortal Collaborative Development Project Monday, January 29, 2001 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS25 Carl W. Jacobson, Director, MIS, University of Delaware uPortal is open source portal software being developed by a collaborative that includes Princeton, Yale, Delaware, British Columbia, Cal Poly, Holy Cross and others. We have recently received a $770,000 award from the Mellon Foundation to package the portal software and make it freely available to institutions of higher education. In addition to the portal software itself, the collaborative effort includes the collection and preparation of content suitable for higher-ed portals. For example, the Department of Education is currently building channels to the uPortal standards to deliver student information related to National Student Loans and Pell Grants. Portal software provides the capstone to merge academic and administrative information, in a personalized manner that fosters the concept of virtual communities. The project is also an example of a successful higher ed collaboration bringing disparate institutions to the table to share common goals, common methods and common work effort. Postconference Resource Virginia Tech Math Emporium Assessment: Three Years and Counting Monday, January 29, 2001 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS20 Anne H. Moore, Associate Vice President, Learning Technologies, Virginia Tech John F. Rossi, Professor and Interim Head, Math Department, Virginia Tech Students in Virginia Tech's redesigned Linear Algebra course study at the university's Math Emporium, a 500-work station, 24X7 advanced learning community, staffed by faculty, teaching assistants and peer tutors who provide one-to-one assistance for this new course and others. This update includes student performance trends in Linear Algebra and results from student and faculty perception surveys collected since the emporium opened in 1996. Postconference Resource What's New with the Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships? Monday, January 29, 2001 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. SESS24 Brian Lekander, Coordinator, LAAP & FIPSE Program Officer, United States Department of Education The Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships is a federal grant program which supports partnerships of higher education institutions, business, and others to support new developments in asynchronous distance education. Brian Lekander, the coordinator of the program, will present an overview of LAAP's funding goals and provide an update on the projects supported during its first two years. Since there is an upcoming March 15 deadline for this year's competition, Brian will also invite grant applications and answer questions about possible funding ideas.
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