Name: Edutechnology: What happens when education and technology meet in real time?
Time & Date: Monday, October 25, 2010 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Location: Scarfe 310
Description:
The growing demand by the new generation of students for multimedial content delivered in real time and outside of the traditional classroom environment, and the capacity of the web to enrich and improve the learning process have driven innovation and creativity. The ability of instructors to choose asynchronous or real time instruction, and the possibility for participants to assume roles of both consumer and creator of the cyberspace environment, is self-evidently a new realm of pedagogy.
This roundtable discussion will offer an opportunity to look into instructional strategies and available technologies to meet the expectations of today’s teaching and learning practices. Different scenarios will be provided as a starting point for engagement in the discussion.
The round table moderators, Natasha Boskic, Sharon Hu and Adam Rattray from the External Programs and Learning Technologies (EPLT), Faculty of Education come with rich and diverse experiences in eLearning and instructional design.
Short bios:
Natasha Boskic works as an Educational Technology Manager at EPLT. She has managed numerous projects related to online learning in Canada and internationally. Always interested in best ways to engage students, she has worked on increasing web accessibility, designing new models for Aboriginal student learning, and cross-cultural communication.
Sharon Hu helps instructors design, develop and deliver online courses and manages projects from proposal to readiness for course delivery. She is actively engaged in Faculty of Education learning initiatives in online and blended learning environments, supporting various educational programs and courses. Her background in multimedia development allows her to be creative with the use of technology in and out of the classroom.
Adam Rattray, similarly to Sharon Hu, helps instructors design, develop and deliver online courses and manages projects from proposal to readiness for course delivery. He is the newest member to the EPLT. Previously he worked as an online teacher with the Vancouver School Board.
This is a FREE event open to the general public.
For more information, please visit
http://eplt.educ.ubc.ca/.