Greater Expectations for 21st-Century Learning:
Implications of Technology for General Education

An Online Series of Webcasts Presented by the TLT Group with AAC&U

Do advances in the uses of computing and the Internet have implications for what students should learn in college beyond conventional computer literacy? Does computing open new opportunities for improving the process and structure of general education? These are the kinds of questions that concern academic leaders and committees focused on curriculum at institutions around the country. We invite individuals and teams to participate in this provocative new online series and use it as a backdrop to discussions of curriculur reform in general education and within majors as well.

Topics, Speakers, and Dates

Redefining Writing, Thursday, May 5, 2005, 3 pm ET
Andrea Lunsford, Stanford University, and Patricia O'Connor, Georgetown University
Writing has traditionally been a means for learning and assessment in courses across the curriculum. What kinds of possibilities open for writing, thinking, and assessment when students create web sites for their courses, instead of just writing papers?

Integrative Learning and Electronic Portfolios, Thursday, May 12, 2005, 1 pm ET
Brett Eynon, LaGuardia Community College, and Sharon Hamilton, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Faculty can lay out educational goals for a major and for the student’s general education and then ask students to upload projects and commentary demonstrating their progress toward those outcomes each term. How do such portfolios open new possibilities for learning? For guiding the evolution of the academic program? What problems are most likely to occur along the way?

Registration

Registration is required for each session you plan to view.

Prices

• Individuals at AAC&U member campuses -- $55 per person per Webcast (This discount price is also available to members of eLIT, FAHE, HBCU Faculty Development Network, OLN, and POD. TLT Group Subscribers receive an additional discount.)
• General Public -- $75 per person per webcast

Additional Information

• You may register for a single session, multiple sessions, or the entire series.
• Discounts are available when multiple individuals sign up and pay together.

Opportunities for Groups

This series is designed with committees working on curricular reforms or self-studies in mind. Consider signing up your team for one or more sessions and then arranging a tailored follow-up with selected speakers and your team. If you'd like to learn more about this possibility, please e-mail info@tltgroup.org or call Sally Gilbert at 301-270-8312.

Online Registration

Registration is currently available online.

For Additional Registration Information

E-mail Chandi Rajakaruna at rajakaruna@tltgroup.org.