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NERCOMP EVENT
Online Community 2.0
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Portals, intranets, learning spaces, social software [wikis, blogs, etc] - how do they connect or intersect to build to a campus community? In the era of abundant social network environments external to one's own institution, are there benefits to providing institution-specific social networks? What services exists external to the institution that can be leveraged to promote community within? What services should a campus consider providing internally, and what are the compelling reasons for taking up such work? How does the online learning space intersect with online social space? What does it take to have an 'online campus community'?
This is truly a new era in online interaction, and the choices we make as technology providers have an enormous impact on how our college and university populations function and interact.
We will build off of recent SIG activity in related subjects and will carry the discussion further as we examine how campuses provide online community for both learning and social interaction.
This SIG will nicely compliment the 2007 Berkman Center's Internet and Society Conference: "How Open should Universities be to Internet and Society?" (May 31 & June 1).
This event is intended to be highly participatory. Attendees are asked to bring their ideas, questions, examples and concerns. There is no 'correct' answer to the problem of community building and management. We will learn from each others' questions and examples, ending the day with some practical knowledge to bring back to our home institutions to implement.
Workshop Organizer/Host: Dave Wisniewski of Brandeis University
Date/Time:
Monday, May 07, 2007
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am
Location:
Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA
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Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $90
Non-Members: $190
By clicking on the "Register" button below, you are indicating a commitment to attend and will be held responsible for the registration fee.
Your fee can be refunded if you notify us of a cancellation at least 8 days prior to the event via email to nercomp@nercomp.org.
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Additional Information
Event Schedule:
8:00am - 9:00am Registration & Coffee
9:00am - 10:15am Learning in the Web 2.0 World
Speaker: Kathleen Gilroy, CEO, The Otter Group
How are new technologies – weblogs, podcasting, wikis, and social networking – changing models for learning? What are the economics of the new learning models enabled by web 2.0 technologies? How can libraries and higher ed deliver learning at less cost and to greater numbers of people? What is the role of the library/higher educational institution in this new world of learning? How can these new models be used for certification, continuing education, communities of practice, and knowledge management?
This talk will answer these questions through specific case studies of libraries and higher ed and businesses that have adopted these new learning models.
10:15am – 10:30am Break
10:30am - 11:30am Discussion Panel
Discussants:
Eric Gordon, Assistant Professor of New Media, Emerson College
Katie Livingston Vale, Manager Curriculum Integration Support, MIT
Ganesan (Ravi) Ravishanker, Assoc. VP for Information Technology Services, Wesleyan University
Moderator:
David Wisniewski, Senior Web Architect, Brandeis University
A panel of four researchers and developers will explore the merits and methods of providing community tools at an academic institution.
11:30am - 12:15pm Lunch (included)
12:15pm - 1:45pm Discussion Groups and Follow-up Session
We will form break-out groups based on various interest topics, allowing smaller groups to discuss specific concepts in depth.
Topics for consideration include: systems, tools, techniques and methods used to foster interaction to support teaching, socialization, mentoring, connection.
Once you build it, how do you keep it going?
1:45pm - 2:15pm We Will Reconvene to Share Findings and Ideas
2:15pm – 3:00pm Collaborative Demonstrations
Audience members will present aspects of their online environments, highlighting community segments in place at their institution. Participants will discuss features and processes to gather new ideas and explore the implications.
3:00pm End
Speaker:
Dr. Katie Vale
Dr. Katie Vale is the manager of the Educational Technology Consulting group within MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology. Katie teaches seminars on technology-enabled education and social computing tools at MIT, and works with faculty on developing and assessing media-based instructional materials. Before coming to MIT she worked on the Intermedia hypertext system at the Brown University Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship (IRIS). Research interests include computer-mediated communication, computer-supported cooperative work, evaluation of instructional technology, and MMORPGs in education. She received undergraduate degrees from Brown in Cognitive Science and Anthropology and a doctorate from Boston University in Curriculum and Teaching.
Speaker:
Eric Gordon
Eric Gordon is an assistant professor in the Department of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College in Boston. His work focuses on technology in public space, perceptions of place in synthetic worlds, and social software in teaching and learning. His book The Urban Spectator: Emerging Media and the Consumption of the American City is forthcoming from Wayne State University Press.
Speaker:
Ganesan Ravishanker
Ganesan Ravishanker - Ravi is the Associate VP for Information Technology Support Services at Wesleyan University. Ravi co-directed the Student Electronic Portfolio project at Wesleyan. He actively participates in application development and is the author of the Electronic Portfolio and several of the portfolio applications.
Speaker:
Kathleen Gilroy
Kathleen Gilroy has been working in the field of technology-enabled learning for her entire career. Starting her first business in 1985, she has since developed highly acclaimed programs for over 100,000 professional learners. Ms. Gilroy has published numerous papers on the subject of learning and technology and she is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars. In the spring of 2006 Kathleen co-lead an online course entitled "Library 2.0" for the ACRL. She is currently writing a book entitled, Everybody's A CEO, and she hosts a podcast series on Learning 2.0.
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Contact Information:
Lisa DiMauro
860-345-2081
ldimauro@wesleyan.edu
Hotel Information:
Rooms are available at the Sheration Norwood, the conference location, for $135 per night, single occupancy and $155 per night, double occupancy.
To make reservations contact the Sheraton Norwood at 781-769-7900 and request the "NERCOMP Room Block".
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