Online Instruction Conference May 2000 Wednesday, May 24 8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration 8:30-9:30 a.m. Welcome Keynote speaker: Rob Fenty, Director of Marketing-Inte 9:45-10:45 a.m. Concurrent presentations: Paul Resta, Professor University of Texas Topic: Models for the Design of Online Instruction for Post-Secondary Students [focus: adult, post-secondary] Judi Harris, Associate Professor University of Texas Topic: "Wetware; Design Tools for Curriculum-Based Telecomputing" [focus: youth] 11:00-12:00 p.m. Choose from: Course Demonstrations-#1 Courses will be presented in workshop formats. Posters Sessions-A 12:00-1:00 p.m. Box Lunches 1:15 -2:45 p.m. Panel Topic: "The Future in Technology and Instruction" Chair-Ron Aust, Associate Professor, University of Kansas Scott Hinton, Chair, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Kansas Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor Rick Morris, Army, Leavenworth John Gauch, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Kansas 3:00-4:30 p.m. Topical Breakout Sessions 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. E-learning Design Awards Dinner Thursday, May 25 8:30-9:30 a.m. Concurrent Presentations Tracy Russo, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, University of Kansas Topic: "Social Presence: Teaching and Learning With Invisible Others" 9:30-10:30 a.m. Concurrent Presentations Ed Meyen, Principal Investigator The Online Academy, University of Kansas Topic: "A Day in the Life of a Virtual Professor." TBA 10:45-12 noon Choose from: Course Demos #2 Location: CC Labs Posters Sessions-B The Online Academy Writers and Technology Staff: 12 noon-1:30 p.m. Luncheon with affinity groups 1:30-3:00 p.m Panel Topic: "Getting Started with Streaming Media: Practical Strategies and Solutions." Bob Isaacson, University of Kansas Michael Henry, University of Kansas Conference adjourns