Morning Presentations

"Videotapes of the Morning Presentation sessions are available for
check-out from the Center for Instructional Technology by Duke
University faculty and staff. Please send an email to cit@duke.edu if
you would like to request one of these videotapes."

Development and Impact of Rich Course Web Sites
John Thompson, Professor and Chair, History; Chris Wilkins, Duke student

Successful course web sites provide an instructor with potent
administrative and pedagogical tools which can transform the way the course is taught. John Thompson will discuss his success in building a content-rich course site and how it has changed the way he thinks about his teaching. CIT student assistant Chris Wilkins, who had previously taken the course and assisted Professor Thompson in digitizing and arranging the materials online, will offer his perspectives on how students use the resource.

Developing a Video Based Course
John Weistart, Professor of Law and Author/Executive Producer, Chris McLaughlin, Editor and Associate Producer, Gina Plaue, Project Manager

Many courses and curricular programs can be greatly enhanced through the use of media-based materials that combine text, video, audio and graphics in an engaging format. Participants in this session will discuss the development of "The Contracts Experience," a DVD that replaces a traditional textbook in the first year Contracts Law course and represents the first full set of multi-media materials used in a law school course. The DVD contains over eight hours of video, including professor, judge and practitioner commentaries and vignettes depicting contract-based factual scenarios. The DVD also contains audio, graphics and animation, as well as all of the text typically found in a textbook, in a searchable and manipulable format. The presentation will look at steps in the production process from conception and design, through creation of original material, distribution, and evaluation of instructional effectiveness.

Duke University Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center
Jeff Taekman, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

The Human and Patient Safety Simulation Center is a multidepartment collaboration between the Department of Anesthesiology, School of Nursing, and School of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. The lab is committed to advancing the state of the art in medical education and educational technologies. Dr. Jeff Taekman will provide an overview of both the cutting-edge hardware and the instructional objectives that it supports, demonstrating effective uses of new technology to address age-old problems.

Enhancing Communication and Collaboration
Joe Harris, Director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Writing; Melissa Simmermeyer, Spanish Language Program; Jane Blood-Siegfried, School of Nursing

Instructional technology can impact the amount and quality of
student-instructor and student-student communication. Participants will present specific examples of how tools such as discussion forums, virtual chat, and file sharing were used successfully to make learning a collaborative enterprise, to extend the boundaries of the traditional classroom, and to promote critical thinking.

GIS in Teaching
Patrick Halpin, Assistant Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science

Geospatial Technologies (Geographic Information Systems- GIS, satellite remote sensing, field surveying and Global Positioning Systems - GPS) are a suite of technologies that support fundamental research across the environmental management and earth science disciplines. Applications of geospatial technologies are increasing in popularity due to their unique coupling of powerful analysis tools to a graphical mapping media. Academic applications of geospatial technologies require the linkage of digital data libraries to the classroom and to the field. The goal of this model is to provide a ubiquitous environment allowing users to access data in research labs, classrooms, and mobile field collection using Internet resource services. Dr. Patrick N. Halpin of the Nicholas School for the Environment will share his experiences using Geographic Information Systems, Internet Map Servers and handheld PDA devices to link digital map data and field data collection and discuss the challenges and benefits of this technology for instructors and researchers.

Listening to Remote Learners: First Lessons
Linda S. Lee, Assistant Research Professor, Clinical Research Training Program

The Clinical Research Training Program in the School of Medicine is a distance learning program employing teleconferencing and course websites to support learners at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., in New Jersey and at Duke. The CRTP uses a focused interview and survey process to promote continued engagement of learners and alumni in program evaluation and development. This session will introduce the process adopted by the program and present preliminary data gathered from interviews with students at the NIH site.

Technology-Enabled Student Projects
Joan Clifford, Visiting Assistant Professor, Romance Studies; Marisa Lee, Duke student

Today's multimedia tools provide students new and exciting ways to demonstrate their mastery of course content. Learn how the Advanced Spanish language program has built multimedia assignments into their curriculum and how this benefits the students.

Technology @ Fuqua
John Garcia, Pete Goldberg, Randy Haskin, and Nancy Keeshan

Presenters from the Fuqua School of Business will overview technology initiatives, including intranets and virtual learning applications supporting Fuqua's Place and Space approach to management education.

Vendor Exhibits - all day

Afternoon Poster Sessions

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