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THE DOUGLAS COLLEGE NEWSLETTER Mf MARCH 1996

 

 

Attendance high at learning

technologies conference

ny event that draws 160 staff
A‘ faculty from 23 different

departments within the College
must be called a success.

On the other hand, Faculty
Development Coordinator Gillies
Malnarich knows that the actual
achievements of the Spring Break
Conference on Learning, Teaching and
Technology conference held here
February 15 & 16 can only be measured
with time.

“The purpose of the conference was
to bring people together and create a
connecting point for discussing and
applying the College action plan on
teaching, learning and technology,”
says Malnarich. “The attendance was
impressive, especially considering the
_cross-section of people represented.
Now if the turnout results in people
pursuing professional development and
in active Teaching, Learning and
Technology Roundtable meetings, then
we can call the event a complete
success.”

Based on an idea developed by the
American Association for Higher

Education, the Teaching, Learning and
Technology Roundtable meetings are
intended to encourage College-wide
participation in determining the best and
most cost-effective ways of using

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..it brings together
the teachers who will
be using the technology
in the classroom, the
technicians who work
with it behind the
scenes, and the
administrators who
budget for it.

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technology to improve education. The
system works by providing a place for
open dialogue between College faculty,
administration, staff from key service
and support departments, and any other

interested parties.

“Tt’s different from most other forms
of action because it brings together the
teachers who will be using the
technology in the classroom, the
technicians who work with it behind the
scenes, and the administrators who
budget for it,” says Malnarich.

Due to the rapid pace of
technological change, many learning
institutions have fallen to using a
fragmented, reactive approach to the
prablem of integrating technology with
teaching. By giving institutions
immediate access to many different
levels of expertise simultaneously,
Roundtables increase their ability to
take a proactive, well-informed
approach to a complex problem.

For more information on the
Teaching, Learning & Technology
Network, contact Gillies Malnarich at
extension 5411. The next Roundtable
meeting will be held Wednesday, March
27, 4-6pm, in the Douglas Room. To
pre-register, call 5440. Everyone is
welcome. |