Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Proceedings (2Nd, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 6-8, 1997)
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 430 515 IR 019 485 TITLE Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Proceedings (2nd, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 6-8, 1997). INSTITUTION Middle Tennessee State Univ., Murfreesboro.; Southeast Missouri State Univ., Cape Girardeau.; American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. PUB DATE 1997-04-00 NOTE 264p.; For selected individual papers, see IR 019 486-501. AVAILABLE FROM Web site: http://www.mtsu.edu/-itconf/proceed97/proceed97.html PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Case Studies; College School Cooperation; *Computer Uses in Education; Distance Education; Educational Change; *Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Faculty Development; Higher Education; *Information Technology; Instructional Effectiveness; Interactive Television; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Telecommunications; World Wide Web IDENTIFIERS *Technology Based Instruction; Technology Utilization ABSTRACT Papers in this proceedings explore the theme of rethinking teaching and learning through technology. Along with general session papers that address asynchronous learning networks and the World Wide Web as a classroom without walls, the document contains papers in the following eight tracks:(1) Assessing the Effectiveness of Technology in Teaching and Learning, including evaluation of a notebook computing project, evaluation of three educational online delivery approaches, and return on instructional technology investment;(2) Distance Learning/ITV (Interactive Television), including training faculty to teach via two-way ITV, converting a desktop video conferencing system to classroom use, designing the computer-mediated conference, and hardware/software to support distance learning;(3) Faculty Development, including getting faculty and technology together, master classrooms at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), meeting faculty training needs in instructional technology, and MTSU's Digital Media Center; (4) Harnessing the Web for Instruction and Research, including creating a course homepage and practical tips/strategies for finding information on the Internet;(5) Instructional Technology Case Studies, including helping faculty create course Web pages, interactive television vs. a traditional classroom setting, best case practices of technology at Eastern New Mexico University, and the nature of teaching and learning in multimedia laboratory classrooms;(6) The Internet: An Electronic Course Delivery System, including enhancing learning through electronic communication technologies, a post-Gutenberg student research project, incorporating JavaScript in a Web-based multimedia development course, using electronic media to teach on-campus courses, and trailblazing/innovation;(7) Technology and Pedagogy, including critical thinking skills in a technology-related class, the virtual global village, the high-tech humanist, and DVI (Digital Video Interaction) in multimedia post-production techniques; and (8) University/K-12 Partnerships in Instructional Technology, including children's/young adult literature on the Internet, multimedia for middle level science teachers, a multimedia training program for K-12 teachers, and the University/Public +++++ ED430515 Has Multi-page SFR---Level=1 +++++ School Keypals project. Papers from a workshop and several electronic demonstrations are also included. (DLS) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** v.) Rethinking Teaching and Learning through Technology Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference April 6-8, 1997 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee "PERMISSION TOREPRODUCE THIS GRANTED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BESTCOPYAVAILABLE CENTER (ERIC) L. Lea V.) 0 This document has been reproduced as Do received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. C5 TO THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER(ERIC)." <3 °Points of view or opinions stated in this 0 document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 1996 Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Proceedings http://www.mtsu.edu/itconf/proceed97/proceed97.html Proceedings of the 1997 Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Introduction Introduction Lucinda Lea, Director of Office of Information Technology at Middle Tennesee State University Keynote Address Asynchronous Learning Networks: At the Cutting Edge of Higher Education Burks Oakley II, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Director, Sloan Center for Asynchronous Learning Environments, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Banquet Address The Web: A Classroom Sans Walls Alistair B. Fraser, Professor of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University Track Sessions Track 1: Assessing the Effectiveness of Technology in Teaching and Learning An Evaluation of a Notebook Computing Project as Part of the Total College Educational Experience Phillip Heeler and koger Van Holzen, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Northwest Missouri State University Evaluation of Three Educational Online Delivery Approaches 1 of 5 4/20/99 4:19 PM 1996 Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Proceedings http://www.mtsu.edufitconf/proceed97/proceed97.html Clark Edwards and Janie Harden Fritz, Department of Communication, Duquesne University Return on Instructional Technology Investment: Getting the Bang for the Buck Sylvia Bedwell Brace, Office of Information Technology, Middle Tennessee State University Track 2: Distance Learning/ITV A Systematic Approach to Training Faculty to Teach via a Two-Way Interactive Television System Karen Jarrett Thorns, Learning Resources and Center for Information Media, St. Cloud State University Converting a Desktop Video Conferencing System to Classroom Use Liz Johnson, Division of Continuing Studies, Middle Tennessee State University Designing the Computer-Mediated Conference: Improving a Conference's Productivity H. Willis Means, Department of Elementary and Special Education, Middle Tennessee State University, and Terence C. Ahern, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership, Texas Tech University Hardware/Software to Support Distance Learning Classes Bruce Harrison, Jr., Computer Center, University of Tennessee at Martin Track 3: Faculty Development Breaking the Vicious Circle: Getting Faculty and Technology Together Glen Everett, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Martin Master Classrooms at Middle Tennessee State University: Creating Pathways for Learning Gina Roberts, Sylvia Bedwell Brace, and Donna Smith, Office of Information Technology, Middle Tennessee State University Meeting Faculty Needs for Training in Instructional Technology: The Academic Technology Lab at ETSU Delbert Hall, Center for Multimedia Development, East Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee State University's Digital Media Center: Supporting the Development of Technology-Based Instruction Gina Roberts, Office of Information Technology, Middle Tennessee State University Track 4: Harnessing the Web for Instruction and Research 2 of 5 4 4/20/99 4:19 PM 1996 Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Proceedings http://www.mtsu.edu/itconf/proceed97/proceed97.html Creating a Course Homepage Larry Summary, Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, and Rebecca Summary, Department of Economics, Southeast Missouri State University Guiding Students in Using the World Wide Web for Research Kristin Kubly, Todd Library, Middle Tennessee State University Practical Tips and Strategies for Finding Information on the Internet Rhonda Armstrong and Lynn Flanagan, Todd Library, Middle Tennessee State University Track 5: Instructional Technology Case Studies A Strategy for Helping Faculty Create Course Web Pages Fred Janzow and Larry Summary, Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Southeast Missouri State University Interactive Television vs. a Traditional Classroom Setting: A Comparison of Student Math Achievement Sherri Hodge-Hardin, Division of Developmental Studies, East Tennessee State University Best Case Practices of Technology at Eastern New Mexico University Calvin W. DeWitt, Department of Computer Information Systems, Scott Nutter, Department of Physics, Mary Ayala, Department of Modern Languages, and Debra Hall, Department of Extended Learning, Eastern New Mexico University The Nature of Teaching and Learning in the Multimedia Laboratory Classroom: Process, Activity, Problem-Solving, and Engagement Linda Best, Department of English, Kean College of New Jersey Track 6: The Internet: An Electronic Course Delivery System Enhancing Student Learning Through Electronic Communication Technologies Janet Buzzard, Department of Computer Information Systems, Laura MacLeod, Department of Business Communications, and Calvin W. DeWitt, Department of Computer Information Systems, Eastern New Mexico University A Post-Gutenberg Student Research Project Suzanne J. Smith, Department of Business Administration, Presbyterian College Incorporating JavaScript and Java Applets in a World Wide Web-Based Multimedia Development Course 3 of 5 5 4/20/99 4:19 PM 1996 Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference