Sunday, February 24, 2008

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (complimentary)
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening, “The State of Faculty Development for 2008,” – William A. Draves, President, Learning Resources Network
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Participant Introductions and Networking

1. Evaluating Online Work: Assessment and Testing, with Rita-Marie Conrad

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Evaluating Work Online: Assessment and Testing
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Morning break
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Evaluating Work Online (continued)
11:30 a.m. – Noon Technology Update, with Stephen Downes, (from a distance)
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon (complimentary)
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Small Group Discussions, Successful faculty development tips

2. Fostering Online Discussion, with Leone E. Snyder

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Fostering Online Discussion
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Continuous Engagement, with Mary Dereshiwsky (from a distance)
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Fostering Online Discussion (continued)

Institute ends promptly at 3:30 pm
Optional 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Information session on Certified Online Instructor (COI) designation, with Tammy Peterson, LERN

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (complimentary)
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Top Issues in Faculty Development

3. Designing Multimedia for e-Learning, with Les Howles

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Designing Multimedia for e-Learning
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Morning break
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Designing Multimedia for e-Learning (continued)

11:30 a.m. – Noon Marketing and Promoting Faculty Development, with William A. Draves
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon (complimentary)
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Small Group Discussions

4. Games and Simulations for e-Learning with Les Howles

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Games & Simulations for e-Learning
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 – 3:30 p.m. Games & Simulations (continued)
3:30 p.m. The Faculty Development Institute ends on time each day.
Optional 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Information session on Faculty Development membership, with Tammy Peterson, LERN

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (complimentary)
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. What’s Next for Faculty Development. Discussion and Analysis.

5. How Gen Y Learns, with Julie Coates

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. How Gen Y Learns
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Executive Briefing: Smart Boys, Bad Grades. An introduction to why boys get worse grades than girls and are as few as 35% of undergraduates today, with William Draves.
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Nine Shift for 2008. “The Future of Intellectual Property.” With music, hats, slides and stories, William Draves explores the big picture of how education is changing as we transition into the Information Age of the 21st Century.
11:45 – Noon. Closing
Noon. The Faculty Development Institute ends on time.

Your presenters are some of the foremost authorities in faculty development and online instruction.  They are authors of leading books in higher education, as well as sought-after conference speakers and consultants.