Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 784.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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[1] From: Trevor Murrells <trevor.murrells@kcl.ac.uk> (45)
Subject: CONFERENCE: THE COMMERCIALISATION OF ACADEMIC SCIENCE
[2] From: anthony.picciano@hunter.cuny.edu (84)
Subject: Call for proposals: The 7th Sloan-C International
Conference on Online Learning
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Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 09:14:56 +0100
From: Trevor Murrells <trevor.murrells@kcl.ac.uk>
Subject: CONFERENCE: THE COMMERCIALISATION OF ACADEMIC SCIENCE
CORRUPTION OF SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY? -
THE COMMERCIALISATION OF ACADEMIC SCIENCE
A one day conference organised under the auspices of the Council for
Academic Autonomy and the Council for Academic Freedom and Academic
Standards.
Universities in a democracy traditionally serve society as providers of
research that is independent of market forces, and as a source of expertise
that is independent of powerful vested interest.
Recent governments have placed heavy emphasis on the "need" for science to
serve the economy, and have introduced structures to ensure that "relevance
to industry" is a major criterion in the funding of university research.
Problems emerging from this increasingly close association of university
science with industry call into question whether the ability of universities
to fulfil their vital independent role is being compromised.
These issues are explored in this Conference.
Wednesday 2nd May, 2001
10.15 a.m. to 4.45 p.m.
The British Academy, 10, Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH.
Cost: 15 including coffee and tea.
Details from:
D.E.Packham@bath.ac.uk
Best wishes,
David Packham
__________________________
David Packham,
Materials Research Centre,
E.A.S.,
University of Bath,
Bath BA2 7AY,
Somerset, U.K.
Tel. +1225-826570
Fax +1225-826098
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~mssdep/home.htm
___________________________________
Trevor Murrells
Nursing Research Unit
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery
King's College London
Room 4.27a
James Clerk Maxwell Building
57 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8WA
Tel: 020 7848 3058
Fax: 020 7848 3069
NRU web page
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ip/gianbrown/2000/projects/nruhome.html
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Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 09:27:35 +0100
From: anthony.picciano@hunter.cuny.edu
Subject: Call for proposals: The 7th Sloan-C International
Conference on Online Learning
The 7th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning:
Emerging Standards of Excellence in Asynchronous Learning Networks
This Call for Proposals is being sent electronically only.
Please share this information with colleagues who may be interested.
We invite you to submit a proposal to The 7th Sloan-C International
Conference on Online Learning (last year called the 6th International
Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks sponsored by the Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation), to be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida,
November 16-18, 2001.
Last year's conference attracted over 500 people to more than 100 sessions
as well as exhibits, pre-conference workshops, a keynote address, and a
variety of other special events. Planning is underway to make this year's
gathering more comprehensive and dynamic than ever.
This year's theme, Emerging Standards of Excellence in Asynchronous
Learning Networks, reflects the maturing of online learning from an
experimental approach to a rapidly growing and integral component of higher
and post-graduate education.
Choose one of the links below to learn how you can participate.
1. Submit a Proposal
2. Proposal Selection Criteria
3. Timeline
4. Proceedings
5. Publications
6. General conference Information
1. Submit a Proposal by completing the electronic submission form
Step 1: Choose the program track that best fits your topic.
- Emerging Standards of Excellence for Faculty Development and Participation.
The establishment of clear and commonly held expectations of the faculty
member's role in the development an delivery of on-line instruction is a
key to the long-term acceptance of on-line learning.
This track will provide opportunities to share experiences about the
faculty member's role and expectations regarding overall workload, course
development processes, interaction with students, and the emergence of
standards of practice. Also encouraged are proposals that relate to
faculty recognition and reward.
This track will explore the varied faculty development projects and
programs that have been beneficial to fostering a strong learning environment.
- Emerging Standards of Excellence in Online Technology.
Technology creates the virtual presence of an online learning environment.
How we use technology reflects our basic assumptions about the learning
community and the teaching and learning environment.
This track will provide opportunities to share innovations in the structure
and use of technologies that support online learning.
This may include new authoring tools, new features for course management
software, effective applications of various technologies to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of the learning environment, and measures for
evaluating the value of software packages.
- Emerging Standards of Excellence for Learning and Pedagogy.
What defines an online learning course? As the field moves toward
establishing standards, it is important to develop a common understanding
of what is and is not an online course.
This track will provide opportunities to explore these issues from a
variety of perspectives: new approaches to pedagogy, standards and
expectations for interaction, content delivery, student learning
experiences, particularly powerful mixes of technologies and more.
This track also will be useful for those who want to compare and contrast
the use of ALNs on campus and off campus.
- Emerging Standards of Excellence in Assessment and Evaluation.
This track provides opportunities for institutions to share experiences
regarding assessment and evaluation of different facets of online learning:
course design and pedagogy, faculty and student performance and
satisfaction, student services, administrative procedures, cost efficiency
and effectiveness, and technology.
- Institutional Best Practices.
This track provides opportunities to share institutional best practices in
the following areas:
. Academic/Faculty Policies
. Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Online Programs
. Accreditation Standards
. Student Services
. Marketing and Recruitment
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http://md2000.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/alnconf2001
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For additional information about the conference arrangements, contact:
J. Patrick Wagner
Assistant Vice President
Division of Continuing Education
University of Central Florida
12424 Research Parkway, Suite 265
Orlando, FL 32826-3269
Phone: (407) 207-4920
Fax: (407) 207-4930
jwagner@mail.ucf.edu
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