Theme Descriptions

Instructional Partnerships A classroom without walls is not just students and instructors accessing computers at different locations; it should make available special experiences and resources that are beyond the reach of traditional education. Technology facilitates and encourages new types of alliances that can produce this expanded educational process. Papers are invited that describe some of these new alliances, such as on-campus partnerships, intercampus partnerships, and partnerships between campuses and outside agencies. Examples of topics that may fit within this track: "New Alliances: Faculty, Librarians and Support Specialists" "K-12 and College Partnerships: Sharing Resources for Faculty Development" "Pooling Resources Across SUNY Campuses: Best Practices" "Building Relationships with Vendors" Information Literacy Information literacy commonly refers to the vitally important skill sets required to recognize when information is needed and the ability to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and effectively use and present information. The proliferation of resources in the electronic information environment has both enriched and complicated the teaching, learning, and research process. This wealth of new resources has transformed learning and call for greater awareness and attention to teaching and learning opportunities and applications across campuses. Examples of topics that may fit within this track: "Integration of Information Literacy into the Curriculum" "Preparing for Information Literacy Accreditation Standards" "A Definition of Information Literacy and How We Got There" "Information Literacy Issues in Distance Learning Environments" "Legal Issues and Electronic Information" Software for the Disciplines To receive full value from the investment in computer technology, campuses must increase the availability and use of discipline-specific software learning tools. How are these and other tools being used to enhance discipline-specific learning? Can instructors add value to the learning software by making them available beyond the disciplines to the entire campus community? Can campuses find ways to support complicated, expensive discipline-specific software distributed across the campus? Examples of presentations that may fit within this track: "Innovative Uses of Mathematica Outside of the Mathematics Classroom" "Providing Campus Support (Technical and Financial) to Discipline Specific Software" "Integrating Publisher Supplied Software into the Curriculum" Course Management Systems Many campuses are beyond the trial implementation of systems such as Blackboard, WebCT, TopClass, and other course-supporting software. Many lessons have been learned and best practices have begun to emerge from both administrative and pedagogical perspectives. There are long-term implications for the promotion, use, and evaluation of the mediated systems that have yet to be discovered. Examples of presentations that may fit within this track: "The Pedagogical Evolution in Moving a Face-to-Face Class to a Course Management System" "Assessment of Student Learning in Distance Education" "Supporting Course Management Systems" "Using On-Line Discussion to Supplement Traditional Coursework" Policy Proposals that address strategic plans focusing on using technologies on their campuses, policies addressing use of technology within the classroom and research environments, governance recommendations and union initiatives surrounding distance education within SUNY and department chairs challenges in acquiring technologies for instruction and scholarship. Preferences will be given to those proposals that highlight the seamless integration of technology into the teaching, learning, and research processes. Examples - Panels should draw from the various types on SUNY units (University Centers, Health & Science Centers, University Colleges, Colleges of Technology, Specialty Colleges, Statutory Colleges, and Community Colleges). President's Panel - How to deal with budget constraints vs. strategic initiatives surrounding use of technologies on campus? Academic VPs/Provosts Panels - How to manage a learner centered, assessment driven, technology rich academic environment? What are the challenges facing faculty when applying for promotion in this technology rich environment? Governance Panel - How are technologies affecting the governance process? Union Panel - The challenges in writing a contract that addresses distance education? Department Chairs - How to effect change in the learning process when it involves using technologies? The Scholarship of Teaching and Technology The scholarship of teaching and technology involves the study and methodology for incorporating scholarship into the classroom that includes the applications of technology. A second focus is on research involving assessment and evaluation approaches that have been or could be used in a technology rich environment. Examples of presentations that may fit within this track: "The Scholarship of Teaching" "New Resources in the Preparation of High Quality, Technology Rich Learning Exercises" "Constructing a Portfolio of Teaching Success and investigation." "The Role of Multi-Media and Student Learning Styles" "Lessons Learned in Applying New Technologies to Traditional Curriculum" "The Impact of Technology on Student Learning Outcomes"

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