FIVE COLLEGE WORKSHOP
TEACHING AND LEARNING IN INTERACTIVE VIDEO CLASSROOMS
JULY 9-11, 2001
Monday, July 9
Location: Amherst College, Valentine Hall, Lewis-Sebring Commons
8:30 a.m.
Registration, Coffee, Muffins
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Hosts, Five Colleges, Incorporated
Purpose
Logistics
Materials
Facilitator, Dr. Patricia Widmayer, North Suburban Higher Ed Consortium
Participants
9:30 a.m.
Identification of critical factors
Why attending?
Issues and concerns?
10:00 a.m.
Group A, Robert Frost Library, Barker Room
Introduction to rooms and equipment
Group B, Lewis-Sebring Commons
Introduction to Innovative Uses of Interactive Video
NSHEC Video with commentary
NSHEC Flyers
Small Group Discussion ‚ 3 Teams
10:45 a.m.
Group A, Lewis-Sebring Commons
Introduction to Innovative Uses of Interactive Video
NSHEC Video with commentary
NSHEC Flyers
Small Group Discussion ‚ 3 Teams
Group B, Robert Frost Library, Barker Room
Introduction to rooms and equipment
11:30 a.m.
Group A & B, Lewis-Sebring Commons
Development of Five College Interactive Video Handbook
11:45 a.m.
Luncheon
Small Group Discussion on Handbook
12:30 p.m.
Break Out To Interactive Video Classrooms for sessions on Innovative Uses and Strategies
Group A, Amherst College, Robert Frost Library, Barker Room
Group B, University of Massachusetts, Lederle Lowrise, Room A208
1:00 p.m.
Teaching with Insects - Developing Content
Dr. John Stoffolano, Professor of Entomology
University of Massachusetts Amherst
1:30 p.m.
Inter-Institutional Collaboration
Dr. Dierk Hoffman, Professor of German
Colgate University
(Point to Point call between Amherst and Umass over the Five College IP Network)
2:00 p.m.
Beyond The Distance Learning Paradigm: Strategies for Enhancing Course Content.
Dr. Gary Wyckoff, Professor of Government
Hamilton College
(Three-way ISDN call between Amherst, UMass and Hamilton utilizing the North Suburban Higher Education Consortiumís MCU Bridge)
2:30 p.m.
Break
2:45 p.m.
Hands-on Instruction ‚ Point to Point Calls
Report Back From Teams Over Interactive Video
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 10
Group A, Amherst College, Robert Frost Library, Barker Room
Group B, University of Massachusetts, Lederle Lowrise, Room A208
8:30 a.m.
Coffee and Muffins
9:00 a.m.
Strategies and Research for Effective Teaching and Student Interaction with Interactive Video.
Dr. Diane Ehrlich, Professor of Educational Leadership
Northeastern Illinois University
(Three-way ISDN call between Amherst College, Umass, and NEIU utilizing North Suburban Higher Education Consortiumís MCU Bridge)
9:45 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m.
Adapting Foreign Language Instruction to Distance Learning
Dr. Ross Ferlito, Professor of Italian
Colgate University
(Three-way ISDN call between Amherst College, Umass, and Colgate utilizing North Suburban Higher Education Consortiumís MCU Bridge)
10:45 a.m.
Pedagogy, Issues and Recommendation
Team Discussion and Report Back
11:30 a.m.
Move to Amherst College, Valentine Hall, Lewis-Sebring Commons
12:00 p.m.
Luncheon ‚ Development of the Five College Interactive Video Handbook
1:15 p.m.
Return to home campus interactive video classroom for hands-on instruction and time to work on pilot projects with assistance from home campus staff and students.
3:00 p.m.
Break
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 11
Location: Home Campus Interactive Video Classroom
8:30 a.m.
Coffee and Muffins
9:00 a.m.
Tools for Assessment and Evaluation
Karin M. Moyano, Five Colleges, Incorporated
10:00 a.m.
Issues with Managing International Calls
Debbie Lawrence, University Information Systems
11:00 a.m.
Copyright and Distance Learning
Ethan Katsh, Professor of Legal Studies,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
12:00 p.m.
Luncheon
1:00 p.m.
Report Back On Pilot Projects Over Interactive Video
Additional hands-on instruction and practice time