UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 5, Page 7
September 29, 1994
TechTalk
Satellite broadcasts to explore what's new

     The Institute for Academic Technology (IAT), a national institute
dedicated to bringing emerging information technologies to higher
education, this fall, is sponsoring a series of satellite broadcast
discussions exploring the latest developments in instructional
technologies on university campuses across the nation.
     You can join these discussions from the Newark campus.
     The following broadcasts will be aired from 1-3:30 p.m. in Studio
C of Pearson Hall.
     "Re-engineering Distributed Learning Environments," to be aired
Sept. 29, will examine new ways to apply process re-engineering to
integrate hardware, software, facility design and learning theory.
     The development of a Comprehensive Unified Physics Learning
Environment (CUPLE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be used
as a case study.
     Key speakers will include Kathryn Conway, IAT senior analyst for
distributed learning environments; Anne Parker, deputy director of the
Office of Information Technology, University of North Carolina; Jack
M. Wilson, director of the Anderson Center for Innovation in
Undergraduate Education and professor of physics at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute; and Diana G. Oblinger, IBM Higher Education.
     "Instructional Technology Review and Update," scheduled for Oct.
27, will feature speakers who will define, explain and demonstrate the
latest instructional technologies-from basic to advanced features and
concepts-including the following:
        * multimedia, computer classroom equipment and networks;
        * multimedia-enabled software used to develop instructional
          presentations; and
        * new instructional technologies that enable group-based
          learning, distance learning and network distribution of
          multimedia.
     Key speakers will be Steve Griffin, IAT director of technical
services; Stephen Dischinger, IBM Higher Education; David Luttrell,
IAT manager of network integration services; and Joe Schuch, IAT
facilities development and support consultant.
     "Libraries: Today's Issues, Tomorrow's Challenges," scheduled
Dec. 1, will present librarians and library consultants discussing a
variety of issues that confront their profession, including technology
in the library, trends in library administration, networked
information policies, new media and copyright and electronic
publishing.
     Key speakers will be Carolyn Kotlas, IAT information resources
manager; Toni Carbo Bearman, dean of the School of Library Science at
the University of Pittsburgh; Laura N. Gassaway, director of the law
Library, and Marcia Tuttle, head of the serials department, both at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Bil Stahl, director
of information technology planning, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte; and John Ulmschneider, assistant director for library
systems, North Carolina State University Libraries.
     To register for these broadcasts, send e-mail to usered@strauss.