News 01-17-2001
Syllabus News, Trends, and Resources Correction
The January 16 issue of Syllabus News, Trends, and Resources contained an
error concerning two upcoming Syllabus conferences. The Wireless Technologies
track described is part of the Syllabus Spring 2001 conference to be held in
Cincinnati, Ohio--not the Syllabus 2001 conference in Santa Clara, Calif. The
item should have read as follows:
Syllabus Spring2001 Conference to Address Wireless Technologies
The Syllabus Spring2001 conference, to be held April 5-8 in Cincinnati, Ohio,
will encompass five tracks: Wireless Technologies; Interactive Communications,
Conferencing, and Collaboration; Infrastructure, IT Planning, and Strategic
Issues; Web Technologies: Portals, Resources, and Development; and Distance
Learning: Issues and Programs, as well as a featured track concerning Virtual
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Centers.
Track 1, focusing on Wireless Technologies, will consider a wide range of questions
of interest to tech-savvy educators at colleges and universities everywhere.
For instance, what is the present reality of wireless technologies? What is
usable right at this moment on our own campuses? What kinds of wireless technologies
specifically support the high-bandwidth and communicative interactivity needed
for teaching and learning? What is the experience on campuses that have already
tried teaching and learning using wireless connectivity?
Wireless seems to be a viable connectivity option for teaching and learning
on a campus. But how well d'es wireless work with a whole class logging in at
the same time? How is response time? How reliable is wireless computing? What
has been the human experience?
In the sessions in this track, participants will hear about answers to these
questions and many more. Samples of session topics include:
- The current picture regarding wireless on campuses
- How wireless can create "clinic teaching"
- Updates on creating infrastructure to support wireless
- Insights on wireless security issues
- Stories about pushing the envelope on wireless mobility
Conversations during and between sessions with the coterie of wireless track
participants will be interesting as well. Few academics have extensive experience
with wireless, a larger number are experimenting, but everyone seems to be interested.
This will be a lively track.
The Syllabus spring2001 conference will be held at the Albert B. Sabin Convention
Center in Cincinnati, Ohio April 5-8. For registration information and detailed
session descriptions, visit www.syllabus.com.
Also, be sure to check out the conference brochure in the January issue of Syllabus
magazine.
