Registration is open for NERCOMP's upcoming workshop: "Using Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning"

DATE: October 16, 2008

TIME: 9:00- 3:15 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:00)

PRICE: NERCOMP Members: $122, Non-Members: $247

LOCATION: Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Norwood, MA

DESCRIPTION: Get the latest analysis of the impact of Web 2.0 on higher education in the US and see three examples of Web 2.0 in action:

• A Second Life developer and educator will demonstrate the magic of Second Life
• A professor of computer science will show you examples of mashups which are perhaps the essential Web 2.0 application
• And learn about the Spark suite at Tufts--MediaMarkups, Wikis, Maps, Blogs, PodCasts, and Forums-- all offered through one coordinated and maintained campus site.

Attendees will be able to develop a support strategy for their campus to help individual faculty members engage with Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning. Attendees will better understand the pedagogical value of using Web 2.0 tools. From a general overview of Web 2.0 and what it means for higher education to taking a trip through Second Life, attendees will finish the day with greater familiarity with, and, we hope, less reluctance to use, Web 2.0 pedagogical opportunities.

For a full schedule and registration information, please go to: http://www.nercomp.org/events/event_single.aspx?id=1678