Supporting Open Source Software for Education
Start: January 5 8:00 am
End: January 5 4:00 pm
Timezone: America/New York
Location: Newark, DE
University of Delaware will be holding its annual Winter Faculty Institute on Jan. 5, 2010. This year, the University has decided to make this event available to the public.
The first plenary presentation, given by Carolyn Jarmon, “Improving Student Learning while Reducing Instructional Costs: The Case for Redesign,” will concentrate on how more than 100 institutions across the United States are engaged in course redesign and the cost savings from which these institutions now benefit. These models validate that colleges and universities can use information technology to achieve the dual goals of improving student learning while reducing instructional costs. Jarmon received her doctorate from Cornell University, a master's degree in business administration from East Tennessee State University and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Delaware.
Dr. Gail Ring, director of the ePortfolio program at Clemson University, will discuss the ePortfolio program in which all 14,713 undergraduate students, including transfer students, must complete an ePortfolio to demonstrate their skills and abilities on achieving General Education goals. In the plenary, participants will be treated to a stimulating and interactive session exploring the uses of e-portfolios and the questions that must be answered prior to using this tool to facilitate and assess student learning. Ring received her doctorate in Instructional Technology from the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida. Her research interests involve the study of innovation diffusion in an academic setting, specifically as it relates to the use of digital portfolios. Her specialty teaching interest is in the implementation of e-portfolios.
Morning program schedule
Afternoon program schedule
Lunch - Noon-1:15 p.m.
Workshop session 1
1:15-4 p.m. - “EPortfolio simulation: From creation to evaluation.*”
*Session participants are expected to bring a laptop with their own artifact (i.e., a writing sample of their own creation, which can be something previously published) loaded on their laptop before arriving at the session.
By the end of the session, participants will have:
Workshop session 2
1:15-4 p.m. - “Course redesign applications for the University of Delaware.”
The event is free and open to the University community. However, space is limited, so registration is required. To register, click here: http://webapps.css.udel.edu/calendar/detail.php?classid=2130