Online Education

April 7, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Separate registration and fee are required.

Adapting Higher Education Strategies to Internet Speed

8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:15- 8:30 a.m.
Introduction
Charles Cushman, The George Washington University

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Anticipating the Future: Making the Most of Rich Media Online in Academia with Partnerships
Presenters: Ben Hubbard, Opencast, University of California-Berkeley and Mara Hancock, Educational Technologies, University of California-Berkeley

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.
Break

9:30– 10:15 a.m.
Rise of a Visual Culture – Implications/Options for Effective Use of Video in Higher Education Curricula
Moderator: Elizabeth J. Meyer, University of California-San Diego
Presenters: Obie Greenburg – Utube.edu; Craig Abaya, Multimedia Studies Program, College of Extended Learning, San Francisco State University (invited).

10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Your Unit’s Strategy for Incorporating Technology Over the Next Five Years
Financial constraints, shifting demographics, new technologies, rising learner expectations, and increasing competition make for a challenging planning terrain. Panelists from four prominent professional and continuing education units, working in universities with differing missions, will outline their organizations’ strategies.
Moderator: Charles Cushman, The George Washington University
Presenters: Jason Lemon, University of California-Berkeley; Rick Shearer, Penn State University; Marie Cini, University of Maryland University College; Barbara Macaulay, UMassOnline

11:15 a.m. – 12 noon
Grabbing onto Opportunities – How Technology and Social Networking in Online Education are Shaping Pedagogy, Faculty Hiring, Recruiting, Student Advising, and Library Resourcses
Moderator: Jason Lemon, University of California-Berkeley
Presenters: Patricia Aceves, State University of New York-Stony Brook;;Dale Harris, Purdue University; Mat Kaplan, California State University-Long Beach; Julie Germany, The George Washington University

Noon. – 12:30 p.m.
Summary Thoughts: Collaborating at Net Speed
Presenter: Charles Cushman, The George Washington University

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch

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