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Libraries HomeMay 15 Symposium Probes Use of Social Networking and Open Content Applications in Education
May 1, 2009
The third annual UO Symposium on Computers in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is scheduled for Friday, May 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in Knight Library's Browsing Room. "Open Content and Open Source: Applications of Computer Technology to Improve Education and Decrease Costs to Students" will explore ways that social networking tools and other open content applications are being used to change learning paradigms and make the delivery of educational content more efficient in tough economic times.This year's symposium will feature several UO administrators and faculty members who actively use these technologies in their work and classrooms. Don Harris, the UO's CIO and vice provost for information services, will open the symposium with a discussion of innovative ways that information technology is being used at the university.
Other UO faculty presenters include:
- David Moursund, Professor Emeritus, College of Education (symposium founder and organizer)
- JQ Johnson, Director, Scholarly Communications and Instructional Support, UO Libraries (symposium organizer)
- Mark Thoma, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
- Mary Harrsch, Network and Management Information Systems Administrator (retired)
- Ulad Slabin, Research Associate, Center for Electronic Studying
- Andrew Bonamici, Associate University Librarian for Media and Instructional Services, UO Libraries
Speaker topics and a complete schedule are available at
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/cmet/ctlsymposium2009.html.
The symposium is free of charge, including lunch and light refreshments for preregistered attendees. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. To register, contact Tiffany Van Pelt, Library Administration, (541) 346-1889, tambiel@uoregon.edu.
The UO Symposium on Computers in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is sponsored by the UO Libraries and is made possible through the generous support of the Richard and Mary Corrigan Solari Library Instruction Endowment Fund.
