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Emerging Technologies and the Liberal Arts Campus

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Date: January 16, 2009, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. EDT.
Location: Colby College, Waterville, ME
Price: 4 program units per participant

Who should participate

For faculty, instructional and information technologists, and librarians from Colby College and other participating institutions who are interested in an introduction to a wide range of recently developed applications that have potential for classroom use. Special focus: Web 2.0.

Program Description

Web 2.0, gaming, mobility--the sheer size and accessibility of cyberculture have transformed teaching and doing research at every educational level. In this workshop participants will consider the pedagogical applications of a wide range of inter-related emerging technologies, including such "Web 2.0" projects and services as podcasting, video blogging, social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, and collaborative writing platforms, as well as wireless and mobile technologies and computer gaming. After exploring the landscape in which these emerging technologies rapidly evolve and interact, participants will spend the afternoon considering how to integrate web 2.0 technologies into their teaching and/or academic support work. Participants will leave the workshop with a learning-centered plan that uses at least one emerging technology to promote student learning and engagement.

This workshop is available through NITLE's Workshops To Go program, which delivers professional development opportunities for faculty and staff directly to participating colleges. Campuses or organizations interested in requesting this workshop should contact Rebecca Davis with their interest no later than fourteen (14) weeks prior to the desired workshop date. Read this workshop topic's full catalog listing here.

Program agenda

The agenda for the emerging technologies workshop is maintained in a wiki found at this URL: http://apps.nitle.org/wikifarm/research/index.php/Main/EmergingTech.

Lodging Recommendations

We recommend the Waterville Hampton Inn for our traveling participants.

Questions?

For more information about this event, including its agenda and what to expect from participation, please contact Bryan Alexander at . For logistical questions, please contact Julie Lancaster at .