FYI: ---------- From: "James L. Morrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nancy Movall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: April TS Author Forums Date: Sat, Apr 6, 2002, 8:20 AM
The following Technology Source Author Forums are scheduled in April. These forums are now offered in collaboration with ULiveandLearn, an e-learning company that uses the HorizonLive platform to allow participants to interact directly with TS authors via their desktops. You may sign up to participate in any of these free webcasts by going to http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=webchats&issue=105 and clicking on the SIGN UP NOW button. Wednesday, April 10, 2002--3:00 PM EST A Webcast on drafting a faculty copyright ownership policy, featuring law professor Laura Gasaway, whose current article in The Technology Source (http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=982) discusses the crucial distinctions between faculty and institutional ownership and their role in determining copyright policy. Friday, April 12, 2002--1:00 PM EST A Webcast on the George Lucas Educational Foundation’s (GLEF) Web site, featuring GLEF Web site administrators Milton Chen and Sara Armstrong and Stephen Downes, whose current article in The Technology Source (http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=999) argues that the site represents a force of advocacy and public service, offering a vision for the future of education that brings us closer to realizing its potential. Friday, April 12, 2002--3:00 PM EST A Webcast on training professional workforce educators in an online environment, featuring Sharon Pitt, Edmund Vitale, Jr., and Diane Foucar-Szocki, whose current article in The Technology Source (http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=947) discusses the Workforce Development Campus and offers a valuable glimpse into the future of online professional development programs. Wednesday, April 17, 2002--4:00 PM EST A Webcast on open knowledge and open source initiatives, featuring Steven Gilbert and Phillip Long, whose current article in The Technology Source (http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=979) discusses two recent initiatives at MIT, the Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) and the OpenCourseWare Initiative (OCW), that illustrate how open source policies can support effective online course design. Thursday, April 18, 2002--1:00 PM EST A Webcast on virtual high schools, featuring virtual education administrators Linda Pittenger, Michelle Lavra, Julie Young, Ray Rose, Francisco Hernandez, and Nancy Davis, who offer their opinions on how virtual high schools will evolve and transform traditional education in Kathryn Winograd’s current article in The Technology Source (http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=988). See We hope that you can join us. If not, the archives of all webcasts will be available via the webcast button on the Interact! options menu within each article a few hours after the webcast. Jim -- James L. Morrison Editor-in-Chief The Technology Source http://ts.mivu.org Phone/Fax: 919.493.1834 Home Page: http://horizon.unc.edu --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/tech-cord@aea5.k12.ia.us/ ---------------------------------------------------------
