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Winter Faculty Institute 2009: Full day

Description:

The Ecosystem of Learning at the University of Delaware

8:30-9:00: Continental breakfast for participants

9:00-10:45: Opening remarks and keynote presentation.
Gardner Campbell, Director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning at Baylor University, where he also serves as an Assoc. Professor of Literature and Media in the Honors College, will deliver a keynote address titled "Awakening the Digital Imagination". Campbell currently serves on the Advisory Board of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative and the Information Fluency Advisory Board of the University of Central Florida. He has published and presented nationally and internationally. Strong advocate for open education, he will present his vision of how technology can become a catalyst for better teaching and learning in higher education. In addition to all of this, he is a very prolific and influential blogger: external link: http://www.gardnercampbell.net/

11:00-11:45: Faculty showcase

11:45-12:45: Lunch

12:45-2:30: Interactive Poster Session
Note: The Winter Faculty Institute poster session will be open to the public.

2:30-3:15: Breakout Sessions
Participants will be asked to choose a topic and discuss it in groups in preparation for a panel discussion at 3:15.

3:15-4:00: Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks
Gardner Campbell will moderate a panel discussion about the topics which have been addressed during the day. The panel discussion will be followed by closing remarks.

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Date: Tue, Jan 06, 2009
Time:8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Mathieu Plourde
Location: Rodney Room - Perkins Student Ctr - (Rodney Room 364)
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