General Sessions | EDUCAUSE

If You Give a Student a Computer: Managing the Growing Demand for Digital Learning Content

Monday, January 27, 2003
5:10 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. GS03

Patrick McElroy, Founder, Learning Content Exchange, Inc.

The advent of mainstream demand for digital learning materials in higher education portends significant impact on many institutional constituencies. Using the metaphor of Laura Joffe Numeroff's popular children's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ("If you give a mouse a cookie, he'll want a glass of milk, then a straw, then a napkin, then…"), Mr. McElroy will explore the broad implications of this growing form of learning and learning support on the institution and its resources. Mr. McElroy will propose that institutions have two choices in response to this challenge: a reactive response, where institutions incrementally respond to the growing problem, and a proactive response, where institutions collaborate to address these implications in anticipation of the pervasive role of digital learning content in the future of higher education.

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NLII Program Review and Announcements

Tuesday, January 28, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. GS04

Student Learning Objectives (SLO) and the Transformation of the Learning Experience

Monday, January 27, 2003
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GS02

Debra Friedman, Dean, College of Public Programs, University of Washington

The University of Washington has embarked on a project designed to identify learning objectives for its undergraduate learning experiences across the entire university. Educational transformation has been inhibited by the limited suite of metrics available to keep track of student progress. Credits have served as the critical measure of progress; requirements about how many of which kind serve as the rules. The SLO initiative offers an additional set of metrics, one which is designed to enable, rather than restrict, the transformation agenda. The Web front-end for this project represents a significant technological innovation in this arena.

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Technology and Learning Environment Design

Tuesday, January 28, 2003
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. GS05

Margaret Haughey, Vice President Academic, University of Alberta

What do we know about learning and cognition that should be applied to the online environment?
How can we use existing technologies to design effective teaching and learning experiences?
What are the next challenges higher education will face in moving from the transfer model of learning to the design of rich, Web-based learning environments?

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Welcome, NLII Report & Meeting Overview

Monday, January 27, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. GS01

Carole A. Barone, Retired

William H. Graves, Senior VP, Academic Strategy, SunGard Higher Education

Carole Barone and William Graves will make opening remarks and announcements and give a progress report on NLII projects.

Postconference Resource

ELI 2003 Annual Meeting		General Sessions If You Give a Student a Computer: Managing the Growing Demand for Digital Learning Content Monday, January 27, 2003 5:10 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. GS03 Patrick McElroy, Founder, Learning Content Exchange, Inc. The advent of mainstream demand for digital learning materials in higher education portends significant impact on many institutional constituencies. Using the metaphor of Laura Joffe Numeroff's popular children's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ("If you give a mouse a cookie, he'll want a glass of milk, then a straw, then a napkin, then…"), Mr. McElroy will explore the broad implications of this growing form of learning and learning support on the institution and its resources. Mr. McElroy will propose that institutions have two choices in response to this challenge: a reactive response, where institutions incrementally respond to the growing problem, and a proactive response, where institutions collaborate to address these implications in anticipation of the pervasive role of digital learning content in the future of higher education. Postconference Resource NLII Program Review and Announcements Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. GS04 Student Learning Objectives (SLO) and the Transformation of the Learning Experience Monday, January 27, 2003 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GS02 Debra Friedman, Dean, College of Public Programs, University of Washington The University of Washington has embarked on a project designed to identify learning objectives for its undergraduate learning experiences across the entire university. Educational transformation has been inhibited by the limited suite of metrics available to keep track of student progress. Credits have served as the critical measure of progress; requirements about how many of which kind serve as the rules. The SLO initiative offers an additional set of metrics, one which is designed to enable, rather than restrict, the transformation agenda. The Web front-end for this project represents a significant technological innovation in this arena. Postconference Resource Technology and Learning Environment Design Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. GS05 Margaret Haughey, Vice President Academic, University of Alberta What do we know about learning and cognition that should be applied to the online environment? How can we use existing technologies to design effective teaching and learning experiences? What are the next challenges higher education will face in moving from the transfer model of learning to the design of rich, Web-based learning environments? Postconference Resource Welcome, NLII Report & Meeting Overview Monday, January 27, 2003 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. GS01 Carole A. Barone, Retired William H. Graves, Senior VP, Academic Strategy, SunGard Higher Education Carole Barone and William Graves will make opening remarks and announcements and give a progress report on NLII projects. Postconference Resource
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