CORRECTION: *When: *Thursday, November 6th from noon - 1pm On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Camille Villa <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > Our next Research IT Reading Group topic will be on: Technology and > Student Experience (a report from the UC eNGAGE > <http://ucengage2014.ucop.edu> conference). > > *When:* Thursday, October 23rd from noon - 1pm > *Where:* 200C Warren Hall, 2195 Hearst St (see building access > instructions below). > *Event format:* The reading group is a brown bag lunch (bring your own) > with a short ~20min talk followed by ~40min group discussion. > > The presentation and discussion will be facilitated by Ben Hubbard and > Oliver Heyer from ETS. > > We will be discussing: > > - What does it mean to be literate in the technology age? > - If our ability to create meaningful and engaging experiences in a > digital medium can disrupt the textbook industry, how might it impact the > notion of scholarly publishing? > - What are the critical IT support services that will facilitate > faculty success in this new environment (e.g., visualization, development, > web publishing, etc.)? > - What are the risks? > > ============================== > > Conference Agenda <http://ucengage2014.ucop.edu/agenda/> (also attached) > > > *"Digital Information and the Future of Reading"*Dr. Gary Small > article > <http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/digital-information-and-the-future-of-reading-1/nRwht/>, > video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV68_tM_Sgo>, presentation pdf > <https://docs.google.com/a/berkeley.edu/viewer?url=http://ucengage2014.ucop.edu/pdfs/General-Session-Dr-Gary-Small-Keynote.pdf> > > *Improving the Student Experience with Analytics and Big Data* > John Rome, Deputy CIO and Business Intelligence Strategist, Arizona State > University > (article > <http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/enabling-data-driven-university>, > presentation > slides > <https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fucengage2014.ucop.edu%2Fpdfs%2FSession-1-Data-Analytics-Improving-the-Student-Experience-with-Analytics-and-Big-Data-John-Rome.pdf> > ) > > *"Exploring Emerging Trends in Education Delivery"* > Moderator: Michelle Quinn, Business Columnist, San Jose Mercury News > Panelists: > Jonathan Bergmann, Chief Learning Officer, TurnAbout Learning > Daphne Koller, Co-Founder and President, Coursera > Raghu Krishnaiah, Chief Operating Officer, Western Governor’s University. > > Here are a few websites that are worth perusing: > > http://flippedclass.com/ > https://www.coursera.org/about/ > http://www.wgu.edu/ > > ============================== > > *Warren Hall access: *For those who do not have keycard access to the > building, please take the elevator to the second floor (stairwell door > requires keycard). Before noon, let the receptionist know you're joining > the Reading Group in 200C and s/he will let you in and show you the way. > *After > noon, look for a sign next to the receptionist window to the right as you > exit the elevators. *We'll post a note with a phone number that you can > call or text, and someone will come out to open the locked doors. > > > We look forward to seeing you next week! > > -Camille >
