General Sessions

Adjournment

Friday, September 15, 2000
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. GS05

General Session - Beyond Orlando: Building community online

Friday, September 15, 2000
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. GS08

How can we keep up with this rapidly changing field when we often cannot attend conferences or other face-to-face events? How can we keep on helping one another?

This session will look at ways online communities can help this group, and the larger NLII membership, engage and discuss issues such as those raised at this focus session. It will include a software demo and strategies to maximize the usefulness of communityware.

General Session - Principles of Scalability

Friday, September 15, 2000
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. GS03

One approach to transforming an institution is to create an environment where as many faculty and students have successful experiences with changing teaching and learning, as is possible. What constitutes "success?" Are there common principles we can use to create this environment and to design usable, scalable systems and services to support it? How do these principles relate to project selection and management? Are there different project selection criteria that should be used, depending on where an institution is along the readiness continuum? Is there a particular approach to projects that make them more scalable? For example, perhaps a project management and team culture would produce a higher quality and more scalable course development process. How do we foster a project management and a team culture in the course development process?

General Session - The Readiness Continuum (Panel Presentation)
Moderator: Lev S. Gonick

Friday, September 15, 2000
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. GS02

Gary Brown, Director, Center For Teaching, Learning & Technology, Washington State University

Donna A. Craft, Associate Director, Academic Affairs in Northern California, University of Phoenix

Lev S. Gonick, Vice President for Information Technology Services/CIO, Case Western Reserve University

Barbara E. Truman, Director, Course Development & Web Services, University of Central Florida

Success in this environment is the institutional ability to handle both quality and quantity. Some institutions are more ready than others to be successful, with a strong institution-wide commitment to transforming teaching and learning, a faculty culture that incorporates the commitment, and a support infrastructure that implements the commitment. Some seem to have a roadmap of where they are going, and why. Does this make them more "ready" to transform? How did they get where they are? Who was involved? What were the motivating factors? How does this help them design systems and services that are scalable? Where along this readiness continuum is YOUR institution? What steps can you take to inform institutional decision-makers (and resource allocators) and gain higher levels of institutional awareness, commitment, and resources?

Small Group Discussion - What are the Scalability Issues?

Friday, September 15, 2000
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GS09

As more and more faculty become interested in providing course materials on-line, many institutions of higher education are grappling with tremendous scalability and sustainability problems. As we look at scalability, we must consider both quantitative and qualitative issues. How can quality be maintained as quantity is increased, at every level of implementation?

What is the nature of the demand at our institutions (individual faculty initiatives, or institution-wide initiatives)?
What other changes, besides level of demand, are occurring? Are the faculty needs, motivations and expectations changing? Are students' needs and expectations changing?
What are we doing now to respond to these needs? How will that scale?
What are the issues involved when we go from supporting a few online courses to supporting a majority of online courses?

Small Group Practical Hands-On Session - When to Say No (And Why)

Friday, September 15, 2000
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. GS04

Group members will discuss and extend the general principles described in the preceding session, and then participants will evaluate sample project proposals as to their scalability (with regard to quantity and quality), probability of successful completion, and transformative potential, depending on where an institution is along the readiness continuum.

Small Group Session - A Personal Look at the Readiness Continuum

Friday, September 15, 2000
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. GS06

Where is your institution on the readiness continuum?
How did it get there?
Where does it need to be?
How can you help move it there? What's the one thing you will do as soon as you get back, to start moving your institution along the continuum?
What demands will your institution face in 3 - 5 years? Is it ready? How can you help your institution get ready?

Tour of UCF Facilities

Friday, September 15, 2000
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. GS07

Welcome, Introduction & Logistics

Friday, September 15, 2000
8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. GS01

ELI 2000 Fall Focus Session		General Sessions Adjournment Friday, September 15, 2000 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. GS05 General Session - Beyond Orlando: Building community online Friday, September 15, 2000 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. GS08 How can we keep up with this rapidly changing field when we often cannot attend conferences or other face-to-face events? How can we keep on helping one another? This session will look at ways online communities can help this group, and the larger NLII membership, engage and discuss issues such as those raised at this focus session. It will include a software demo and strategies to maximize the usefulness of communityware. General Session - Principles of Scalability Friday, September 15, 2000 1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. GS03 One approach to transforming an institution is to create an environment where as many faculty and students have successful experiences with changing teaching and learning, as is possible. What constitutes "success?" Are there common principles we can use to create this environment and to design usable, scalable systems and services to support it? How do these principles relate to project selection and management? Are there different project selection criteria that should be used, depending on where an institution is along the readiness continuum? Is there a particular approach to projects that make them more scalable? For example, perhaps a project management and team culture would produce a higher quality and more scalable course development process. How do we foster a project management and a team culture in the course development process? General Session - The Readiness Continuum (Panel Presentation) Moderator: Lev S. Gonick Friday, September 15, 2000 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. GS02 Gary Brown, Director, Center For Teaching, Learning & Technology, Washington State University Donna A. Craft, Associate Director, Academic Affairs in Northern California, University of Phoenix Lev S. Gonick, Vice President for Information Technology Services/CIO, Case Western Reserve University Barbara E. Truman, Director, Course Development & Web Services, University of Central Florida Success in this environment is the institutional ability to handle both quality and quantity. Some institutions are more ready than others to be successful, with a strong institution-wide commitment to transforming teaching and learning, a faculty culture that incorporates the commitment, and a support infrastructure that implements the commitment. Some seem to have a roadmap of where they are going, and why. Does this make them more "ready" to transform? How did they get where they are? Who was involved? What were the motivating factors? How does this help them design systems and services that are scalable? Where along this readiness continuum is YOUR institution? What steps can you take to inform institutional decision-makers (and resource allocators) and gain higher levels of institutional awareness, commitment, and resources? Small Group Discussion - What are the Scalability Issues? Friday, September 15, 2000 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GS09 As more and more faculty become interested in providing course materials on-line, many institutions of higher education are grappling with tremendous scalability and sustainability problems. As we look at scalability, we must consider both quantitative and qualitative issues. How can quality be maintained as quantity is increased, at every level of implementation? What is the nature of the demand at our institutions (individual faculty initiatives, or institution-wide initiatives)? What other changes, besides level of demand, are occurring? Are the faculty needs, motivations and expectations changing? Are students' needs and expectations changing? What are we doing now to respond to these needs? How will that scale? What are the issues involved when we go from supporting a few online courses to supporting a majority of online courses? Small Group Practical Hands-On Session - When to Say No (And Why) Friday, September 15, 2000 2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. GS04 Group members will discuss and extend the general principles described in the preceding session, and then participants will evaluate sample project proposals as to their scalability (with regard to quantity and quality), probability of successful completion, and transformative potential, depending on where an institution is along the readiness continuum. Small Group Session - A Personal Look at the Readiness Continuum Friday, September 15, 2000 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. GS06 Where is your institution on the readiness continuum? How did it get there? Where does it need to be? How can you help move it there? What's the one thing you will do as soon as you get back, to start moving your institution along the continuum? What demands will your institution face in 3 - 5 years? Is it ready? How can you help your institution get ready? Tour of UCF Facilities Friday, September 15, 2000 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. GS07 Welcome, Introduction & Logistics Friday, September 15, 2000 8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. GS01
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