Harnessing Technological Change to Serve a Changing Student Demography: Strategies for Integrating Asynchronous Teaching and Learning Approaches. Videoconference #1; People-Ware: Who Are the People Who Will Make it Happen?

Successful implementation of the New Technologies in support of online instruction requires a team of active and committed faculty and appropriate IT staff as well as a supportive administration. In this videoconference the conversation will be directed to the skills and attitudes that are looked for in effective IT personnel, different staffing models, and the characteristics and motivations of faculty who involve themselves effectively in devising and delivering online instruction.

Between November 2001 and April 2002, AN-MSI sponsored a series of six two-hour interactive videoconferences dealing with online instruction and the changing technology that supports the new culture of asynchronous teaching and learning. The series facilitated the dialogue and planning that is needed to move MSIs toward more effective use of innovative networking and telecommunications technology for distance-developed instruction. The series emphasizes the broad set of changes that are needed to launch successful online instruction that responds to the needs of a changing and culturally diverse student demography.