Faculty

Copyright and Intellectual Property: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Considerations for Faculty

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitator: Chris Barth
Date: Wed., Nov. 18, 3:30-4:30pm
Location: Preus Library – Hovde Lounge
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend.

This session will focus on a discussion of copyright and intellectual property policies as they affect faculty and student classroom work, research, and recreation.

Teaching Discussion: Planning for J-Term II Alternatives

Sponsor: Dean’s Office
Facilitators: Terry Sparkes (Director of Curriculum Development), Chuck Christianson (Economics and Business), Brian Solberg (HPE), Jeff Dintaman (Theatre/Dance)
Date: Thurs., Nov.

Teaching Discussion: Planning and Teaching a First-Year Seminar

Sponsor: Dean’s Office
Facilitators: Ruth Caldwell (French), Lea Pickard (Anthropology and Women and Gender Studies), Eric Baack (Biology)
Date: Wed., Nov. 18, 4:00-5:00 pm
Location: Nansen (2nd floor Union)
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend.

This session will focus on strategies for developing a successful first-year seminar. The facilitators will share their ideas for engaging students and addressing the goals of the course.

Presenter: Brenda Gourley, Former Vice Chancellor and President, The Open University
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 11:30-12:30 AM
Location: Olin 301 (Round Table Room)

This talk will trace the history and modus operandi of the Open University in the United Kingdom, placing it in the context of trends in higher education across the world. The pressures arising from demographic change and widening participation challenge both traditional systems and the assumptions on which they were based.

Presenters: James Dolgonas, President / CEO, CENIC; David J. Ernst, Associate Vice President & CIO, University of California Office of the President; Theresa Rowe, Chief Information Officer, Oakland University; John J. Suess, Vice President of Information Technology/CIO, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 10:30-11:20 AM
Location: Olin 301 (Round Table Room)

How might cloud computing, however it is defined, change the services and economics of IT at our institutions?

Presenters: Ivy Tan, Instructional Designer, Division of Educational Media Access and Production, University of Saskatchewan
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 9:10-10:00 AM
Location: Olin 301 (Round Table Room)

In this virtual lightning round, attendees will hear from three different campuses about the ways they’ve integrated technology into the curriculum to foster student success.

The School of Physical Therapy at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada is implementing the Mahara e-portfolio system.

Presenters: Byron W. Brown, Professor and Coordinator of Instructional Technology Support, Michigan State University; Severin Grabski, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 4:55-5:45 PM
Location: Olin 301 (Round Table Room)

How does an educational institution prioritize where to provide educational technology when there are over 320 classrooms located in some 50 buildings? When should that technology be refreshed? When should additions to “standardized” technology be made and implemented?

Presenters: Bret L. Ingerman, VP for Computing and Information Services, Vassar College; Theresa Rowe, Chief Information Officer, Oakland University
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 4:15-4:45 PM
Location: Olin 301 (Round Table Room)

In this unique, online-only session, campus leaders will explore and discuss emerging themes from EDUCAUSE 2009.

This session is part of the EDUCAUSE 2009 Online conference, being sponsored locally by LIS.

Presenters: Veronica Diaz, Associate Director, ELI, EDUCAUSE; PB Garrett, AVP / Deputy CIO for Academic Technology, The George Washington University; Deborah Keyek-Franssen, Director of Academic Technology, University of Colorado at Boulder; Barron Koralesky, Associate Director of Information Technology Services, Macalester College
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 3:20-4:10 PM
Location: Olin 301 (Round Table Room)

Many colleges and universities are seeking ways to foster and sustain innovation, particularly in teaching and learning, in an era of severe financial limitations.

Presenter: Joyce Dickerson, Director, Sustainable IT, Stanford University
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 2:30-3:00 PM
Location: Olin 301 (Round Table Room)

This unique, online-only session will discuss emerging issues and strategies for green IT.

This session is part of the EDUCAUSE 2009 Online conference, being sponsored locally by LIS.