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Fwd: [NERCOMP] NERCOMP / ITC 2000 Conference
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Greg Anderson)
Thu Jan 27 08:19:06 2000
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Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:15:02 -0500
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From: Greg Anderson <ganderso@MIT.EDU>
This is a good, local conference that may of interest to you.
Greg
>
>"Technology and Renewal: Creating and Supporting the Learning Place"
>
>The New England Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP)
>(An EDUCAUSE Affiliate)
>http://www.educause.edu/nercomp/
>
>NERCOMP is higher education's premier New England regional conference
>focusing on information technology. The conference includes corporate
>partners and product exhibits, and it takes place March 19-21, 2000, in
>Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
>
>New this year, the fourth annual University of Massachusetts Instructional
>Technology Conference 2000 will be held on Tuesday, March 21, in conjunction
>with the NERCOMP conference. ITC 2000 will feature more than 100 UMass
>faculty, staff, and students demonstrating uses of technology to enhance
>teaching and learning. Best of all, participants can attend both UMass and
>NERCOMP sessions for the price of a single conference.
>
>The NERCOMP / ITC 2000 conference brings together a national audience to
>meet in one of New England's most charming locations to discuss the impact
>of information technology on higher education. The program includes
>preconference seminars, general session speakers, and dozens of
>presentations on today's most pressing information technology issues. To top
>it all off, corporate representatives will be there to share their expertise
>on the latest hardware, software, and services. Here's a sample of what you
>can expect:
>
>
>*** GENERAL SESSION SPEAKERS
>
>Richard Katz, Vice President, EDUCAUSE
>TOPIC: "Dancing with the Devil: Information Technology and the New
>Competition in Higher Education"
>
>Mark C. Taylor, Cofounder of the Global Education Network and Professor of
>Humanities, Williams College
>TOPIC: "Useful Devils"
>
>
>
>*** PRECONFERENCE SEMINARS
>Both preconference seminars are Sunday, March 19, 1:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
>(Separate registration and fee required for preconference seminars.)
>
>Seminar 1
>"Evaluating Performance: Strategies for a Technology-Enhanced Learning
>Environment"
>Karen L. Smith
> Director, Faculty Center for Teaching
> and Learning, University of Central Florida
>
>This workshop explores two issues associated with using technology
>enhancements to add value and opportunity to higher education. The first
>issue involves strategies for using technology to help students employ their
>personal learning styles and learn to use new ones. The second issue
>involves strategies for evaluating student performance in interactive
>learning environments.
>
>Seminar 2
>"IT Customer Service Skill and Competency Program"
>Catherine L. Lilly
> Customer Services Manager, ITD ITCom
> University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
>
>Explore how a customer service skill and competency development program can
>increase job satisfaction for staff and managers in your organization. Learn
>about what the University of Michigan is doing to train staff in customer
>service interaction, process, systems, and teamwork skills, and how such a
>program helps staff and managers cope with escalating demands in a diverse
>service environment.
>
>
>
>*** CONCURRENT SESSIONS
>This part of the program continues to grow, but so far the lineup of topics
>for the 2000 conference includes:
>
>-- Authentication/authorization issues
>-- Learning disabilities and the use of technology
>-- Historical material in the electronic environment
>-- Instructional technology
>-- Libraries and technologies
>-- Wireless network technology
>-- Evaluating Web courses
>-- Survey report of IT trends, literacy, and library trends
>-- Getting the most from your student service portal
>-- Teaching with technology from the student perspective
>-- Distance education and the law
>-- Distributed learning technologies
>-- Using the Web to enhance interactivity and communication
>
>Visit the Web site for more information on these sessions and for program
>updates.
>
>
>
>*** CORPORATE PARTICIPATION
>Don't forget, the conference also has an exhibit area where you can meet
>with corporate representatives to discuss problems, solutions, and
>techniques; and learn about the latest hardware, software, and services. We
>have already sold all of our exhibit space, which means you have the
>opportunity to meet with 40 of the top information technology companies.
>Details are available on the Web site under Corporate Participation.
>
>
>
>*** WEB AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
>The conference schedule, fee and hotel information, online registration, and
>information on corporate participation can be found at:
>http://www.educause.edu/nercomp/
>
>Registration forms are also available by either fax or mail. Please contact
>us at:
> nercomp@educause.edu
> 303-449-4430 (voice)
> 303-440-0461 (fax)
>
>
>We look forward to seeing you in Sturbridge, and we would appreciate it if
>you would pass this information along to others who might be interested in
>the conference.
>
>
>
>******************************************************
>NERCOMP, an EDUCAUSE affiliate, is a regional association dedicated to
>enhancing the dissemination of information on the use and management of
>computers, networks, telecommunications, and information technology in
>education, academic research, and administration.
>
>EDUCAUSE is an international nonprofit association dedicated to helping
>shape and enable transformational change in higher education through the
>introduction, use, and management of information resources and technologies
>in teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and institutional management.
>
