Information Resources would like to invite you to attend the following Web Conference:
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Time: 11AM - 1PM
Campus Location: TBA
Weblogs in Higher Education: What you Need to Know to Get Started
Overview:
More and more faculty are combining web sites and online discussions with classroom teaching. University staff and administrators are looking for fast and easy ways to publish new content, invite comments and facilitate networking. Both of these groups are turning to weblogs as a solution.
Learn about weblog software choices and features such as RSS syndication, comments, permalinks, editorial roles, and administrative issues.
Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for individuals or teams of administrators, faculty and staff at higher education institutions who manage, build or contribute content to one or more web sites who would like to learn about the potential for using weblogs.
The session will be relevant to anyone who is looking at starting up a weblog for the first time or rolling out weblogs department or campus wide.
Program Agenda:
More and more faculty are combining web sites and online discussions with classroom teaching. University staff and administrators are looking for fast and easy ways to publish new content, invite comments and facilitate networking. Both of these groups are turning to weblogs as a solution.
Weblogs or blogs are simple means of publishing content on the web that has caught on like wildfire. Learn how blogs are being used in higher education. Take a tour of some academic weblogs created by faculty, staff and students at academic institutions. See how these blogs are supporting on-site and distance learning, classroom discussions, student writing, individual and collaborative work, campus community building, student recruitment, and closer ties between colleges and their communities.
If you're thinking of starting a weblog for yourself, your class, your department or your institution, what should you consider before diving in? Learn about weblog software choices and features such as RSS syndication, comments, permalinks, editorial roles, and administrative issues.
Presenters
Darlene Fichter
Data Coordinator- University of Saskatchewan
Darlene Fichter, Data Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, is a recognized expert and consultant on designing usable web sites. Her ability to explain the potential of new technologies for academic, library and scholarly services, along with her easy manner and sense of humor have made her a popular speaker at conferences in Canada, USA, UK and Denmark. Darlene been the project manager of dozens of higher education web sites including scholarly portals, digital projects, subject directories, university and library home pages, research centre and survey sites. She frequently acts as a coach and mentor for departmental web teams who wish to carry out usability testing.
She writes a regular column in Online magazine and has her own consulting business, Northern Lights Internet Solutions Ltd. To find out more about Darlene you can visit her home page.
Frank Cervone
Assistant University Librarian, Information Technology- Northwestern University
Frank Cervone is the Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology at Northwestern University. He has an MA with a concentration in Information Technology Management from DePaul University and an MSEd with a concentration in Online Teaching and Learning from the California State University. In addition to being an invited speaker and workshop leader at conferences in the US, Canada, the UK, and Brazil, he has written four books on topics in applied information technology.
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Time: 11AM - 1PM
Campus Location: TBA
Information Resources has registered to receive this webcast conference and invites interested faculty and staff to attend as well. Location will be dependent upon the number of people who indicate an interest. Please RSVP to Shannon Macpherson (slmacphe@ucalgary.ca) by September 17th if you'd like to attend.
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