• DATE: September 19, 2008
• TIME: 9:00 - 3:15 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:00)
• PRICE: NERCOMP Members: $92, Non-Members: $217
• LOCATION: Skidmore College
  815 North Broadway
  Saratoga Springs, NY
  

DESCRIPTION:
Within the broader scope of IT, the integration of technology and the field of instructional technology has gained tremendous ground over the past ten years. No one understands this better than the academic/educational technology director. Our classrooms are smart and becoming smarter, our staff are challenged to become competent in a widening array of technologies, and our resources are stretched to accommodate the proliferation of technology applications across the disciplines. Further complicating our task, we strive to hit moving targets as new technologies with academic promise rapidly emerge and evolve. This SIG was developed to facilitate a group of like-minded professionals toward an improved understanding of some of the most critical challenges inherent in this work. Each sub-topic (i.e. planning, piloting, promoting and partnering) will be approached from varied institutional perspectives; successful models for addressing these challenges will be offered for further consideration and to benefit the whole. Through active learning pedagogies, each workshop participant will be invited to enter into the conversation, to think carefully about each challenge as presented from a director's perspective, and to contribute professional insights to inform our collective understanding. Sample materials, templates, and additional resources will be provided to help facilitate this work at the home institution.

For a full schedule and registration information, please go to:
http://www.nercomp.org/events/event_single.aspx?id=1669