Symposium Announcement

[Scott Stebelman]

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TO PRESENT SYMPOSIUM ABOUT DESIGNING WEB
SITES THAT SUPPORT STUDENT-LEARNING

Instructors at every academic level are using the Web to facilitate
student learning. From including syllabi and course lectures to mounting
student projects and providing course chat rooms, instructors are finding
that students learn more effectively, and communicate more openly, than in
a traditional classroom environment. In an effort to help educators
understand what course Web sites do, and how these sites can be
constructed, Gelman Library of the George Washington University is
sponsoring a symposium. Topics that will be addressed include:

How is electronic communication different from that of oral or print
communication?

How does the Web facilitate different learning styles?

What kinds of materials can instructors place on a Web sites that
facilitate learning?

What kinds of projects can students undertake in a Web environment that
are not easily done in a conventional classroom?

What Web course models exist for faculty to emulate?

What tools and campus services exist to assist faculty in course Web
development?

WHEN:	Thursday, April 8, 1999, from 4:00-6:00 PM
A reception will follow the symposium from 6:00-7:00 PM

WHERE:	Gelman Library
	2130 H Street NW, Room 202
	Washington, DC 20052

SPEAKERS:

Keynote Speaker Professor John Slatin (University of Texas, Director of
the Computer Writing and Research Lab and of the Institute for Technology
and Learning) will discuss the importance of Web sites to course
instruction and some sites he has developed for his programs.

Professor David Alan Grier (The George Washington University, Department
of Statistics and Director of the University Honors Program) will provide
context about learning theory and its application to Internet/Web
communication.

Professor Steven Suranovic (The George Washington University, Department
of Economics) will demonstrate the site he has developed for his economics
students

Professor Owen Thompson (University of Maryland, Department of
Meteorology) will demonstrate the Web site he and his colleagues developed
to teach "Causes and Implications of Global Changes," as well as some
innovative "hyper-interactive" science education Web page templates.

The symposium is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Dr. Scott Stebelman, Faculty Outreach
Librarian, at 202/994-1342 or scottlib at gwu.edu.