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PBS Adult Learning Service Satellite Events 
(approx. 2 hours each)

Videotapes of live via satellite videoconferences

Developing Courses for Web-Based Delivery (11/5/98)

Panelists include: Robert Koob, Pres. and Prof. of Chemistry, U. of Northern Iowa ; Lynne Schrum, Assoc. Prof. of Instructional Tech., U. of Georgia ; John Laflin, Prof. of English, Dakota State U.; Merry Carter, Pgm. Dir. Of Histologic Technology, Florida State Comm. Col. at Jacksonville ; Nate Calloway, Curric. Specialist, UMUC; and Fred Hofstetter, Prof. of Instructional Tech., U. of Delaware . Support materials include a listing of print and online resources as well as tips and guidelines written by experienced online instructors.   

Show Me the Money: Technology Dollars for Your Campus (11/12/98)

Panelists include: John Lawson, President, Convergence Services, Inc.; Chris Jones, Senior Program Mgr. For Education, Microsoft; Thomas Mitchell, President, Iowa State U. Foundation; Jacqueline Woods, Liaison to Community Colleges, US DOE; and Jane Rutter, President, Grants Link, Inc. Support materials include a listing of private and federal funding sources for technology projects.

Privatization of Higher Education: When to Compete; How to Cooperate (3/3/99)

Panelists include: William Wenrich, Chancellor, Dallas County Comm. Col. District; Chris Jones, Microsoft Corp. Community Affairs; Lynn Barnett, American Assoc. of Comm. Col.; Sadie Bragg, VP Academic Affairs at Borough of Manhattan Comm. Col.; Bill Durden,Pres., Sylvan Academy; and Betsy Mayotte, Continuing Studies at John Hopkins U. Support materials include papers presented by panelists on the topic. 

Pitfalls + Progress: Cost-Effective and Appropriate Use of Technology in Higher Education (4/22/99)

Panelists include: Molly Corbett Broad, Pres., U. of North Carolina; David Considine, Prof. of Media Studies, Appalachian State U., John Worthen, Pres., Ball State U.; Lesta Turchen, CAO of South Dakota Board of Regents; and John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Support materials include journal articles debating the uses of technology in higher education and On the Brink, a Report on the Use and Management of Information Technology at AASCU institutions.

Learning Modules for the World Wide Web (8/19/99)

Resources at the following website: http://www.adec.edu/admin/papers/distance_learning_principles.html

Exemplary Models for Web-Based Learning (10/7/99)

Panelists include: Thomas C. Reeves, Moderator, Dept. of Instructional Technology at the U. of Georgia; Randall Bass, English Department, Georgetown U.; Beverley Clinch, Doctoral Student (via the web), Edith Cowan U.; Brian M. Slator, Computer Science Dept., North Dakota State U.; and Elizabeth Terhune, Center for Computer-Based Instructional Technology (CCBIT), U. of Massachusetts at Amherst. Support materials include papers presented by panelists on the topic.

Teaching Developmental Education (1/27/2000) 

Panelists include: Robert McCabe, Pres. Emeritus of Miami-Dade Comm. Coll.; Suanne D. Roueche, Dir. Of Nat. Inst. Of Staff and Organ. Dev.; Laura Bauer, National-Louis Univ. ; Victoria Redus, Laney Coll. 

Virtual Universities (2/3/2000)

Panelists include: Bruce N. Chaloux, Dir. Electronic Campus; Douglas Johnstone, Western Gov. Univ.; Richard Lewis, U.S. Open Univ.; Brian Mueller, Univ. of Phoenix Online ; Pamela K. Quinn, Dallas County Comm. Coll. District.

Planning for Student Services (2/10/2000)

Panelists include: David E. Hollowell, Exec. VP at Univ. of Delaware; Gary L. Kramer, Brigham Young Univ.; Pat Long, Johnson County Comm. Coll.; Mike McCauley, Ball State Univ.; Rita Owens, Project Delta at Boston Coll.; Earl Potter, Lesley Coll. Support materials include a copy of "Planning for Student Student Services: Best Practices for the 21st Century." 

How to Customize an On-line Course (4/6/2000)

Program illustrates how online courses work and demonstrates how instructors can evaluate and select options to give courses their personal and institutional stamp.

Designing Classrooms for Technology Integration and Accessibility (4/13/00)

Experts discuss the basics of classroom design for the new millennium and visit a number of classrooms to show design solutions that incorporate good layout, acoustics, and lighting. Participants will learn how to address issues such as technology integration and accessibility as well as meeting ADA requirements.

Teaching Reading & Functional Writing to Adults with Learning Disabilities (9/28/00)

Nancy Mather and Noel Gregg present during this PBS event. The program will help teachers produce students ready to join the modern workforce. You, the audience, will focus on tools needed for developing literacy skills beyond the word level (decoding and spelling). You will also explore ways to enhance listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and written expression for success in school and work environments. In addition, panelists will present case studies of accommodating learning disabilities with and without assistive technology.

With a Little Help from My Friends: Implementing Informational Technology into the Curriculum (12/7/00)

This event presents a special opportunity to get Green's analysis of the 2000 Campus Computing Survey. Dr. Green will also discuss what the survey data mean in practical terms. 

Control, Conflict, and Courseware: Intellectual Property in Online Education (2/8/01)

Intellectual property looms as the next big issue for colleges, universities and faculty who are launching out into online teaching. In fact, one of the leading analysts of the use of information technology (IT) in higher education, Campus Computing Survey founder/director Kenneth G. Green, has called intellectual property "the new battleground " for faculty and the institutions. Academe, the journal of the American Association of University Professors, has sub-titled an article on intellectual property "A Ticking Time Bomb In Academia." 
Technology-Driven Planning: 

Principles to Practice in Higher Education (3/15/01)

This event will provide you will insights into how to use the power of technology to support institutional change and achieve institutional vision. A panel of experts will share the innovations occurring on their campuses via discussion and videotaped segments. 

Staying the Course: Retaining Online Students (4/19/01) 

Topics include: "Improving Retention Before Students Enroll" and "Improving Retention After Students Enroll". 

Surviving & Thriving in Your First Online Course
(10/18/01)

Featuring Panelists, Gemmey Allen, Susan Ko, and David Wissore. This video features tips for reducing first-semester problems during course design, what to include in the syllabi, technical considerations, and time saving strategies. Whether an instructor is considering teaching online for the first time or is looking for better ways to handle problems encountered in current or past courses, this live event will provide the essential how-to skills.

Improving Multimedia & Online Courses with Instructional Design (2/28/02)

Copyright Issues Online (2/20/03)

This video will feature  the following panel of experts on higher education copyright law: Janis H. Bruwelheide, Ed.D, Georgia K. Harper, J.D., and Steven J. McDonald, J.D. Topics that the experts will analyze are: the implications of the new TEACH ACT for teaching and learning online; the continuing role of the "fair use" provision in analyzing copyright issues in distance education; the efficient procedures for obtaining copyright clearances for materials for online courses; and the elements of an effective institutional policy on copyright and online learning.

USI Videoconferencing Events  

Videotapes of live via satellite videoconferences

Conducting Research Responsibly 
(9/13/01)

Explores four of the nine core instructional areas defined as Responsible Conduct of Research: human subjects research, conflict of interest, research misconduct, and mentorship. Panelists include: David Korn, M.D., Senior Vice President, Division of Biomedical & Health Sciences Research, American Association of Medical Colleges; Chris Pascal, Director, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Research Integrity; and Lynne Chronister, Director, University of Utah Office of Sponsored Projects & Research.

US DOE Satellite Town Meetings via IHETS 
(1 to 2 hours each)

Videotapes of live via satellite videoconferences

Powerful Middle Schools: Teaching and Learning for Young Adolescents (2/15/00)

Focuses on what works in high performing middle schools. Many middle schools are emphasizing hands-on learning, team concepts, and flexible schedules and other administrative innovations, as well as strong communities where all students are connected to adults. Includes discussion of how schools and families can help middle school students start getting ready for college. 

Public Charter Schools: New Choices in Public Education (5/5/00)

As part of the National Charter Schools Week, May 1-5, US DOE Secretary of Education Richard Riley hosts a teleconference for parents and teachers featuring innovative programs, improved student achievement, and satisfied parents.

Module and Course Development Grants Workshop (5/11/00)

Explanation of the Request for Proposals for the 2000-2001 school year. 

Connecting with Youth: High Standards and Safe Schools (5/24/00)

Features schools that have a strong academic focus amd set high standards, foster positive relationships between school staff and students, and promote meaningful parental and community involvement.

Title II Reporting Requirements (6/6/00)

Provides a summary of the reporting requirements, explanation of key Title II definitions and concepts, demonstration of the Title II website, and an overview of the Title II technical assistance available to states and institutions. 

Smaller Learning Communities Grants: Getting Ready to Apply (6/8/00)

Covers key topics of the 1999 Appropriations Act for the Smaller Learning Communities Program, which provides competitive grants to local educational agencies to plan, develop, implement or expand smaller, more personal learning communities in large high schools.

Learning Everywhere: Afterschool and Summer Programs for Youth (6/20/00)

Explores the ways families, communities, businesses, and schools can provide safe, enriching, and fun approaches to learning.

IHETS: Creating Learning Communities Series (July 2000)

 Videotapes of live via satellite videoconferences for community planners and those working with community planners of lifelong learning centers. 

Creating Learning Communities: Stratagies for Success (7/17/00)

John Mutz' presentation offers you the opportunity to think of new ways to tackle big problems and see how very small changes can sometimes make enormous differences. You will see your issues in an entirely new framework, perhaps even find some new ways to tackle challenges. John Mutz brings not only his background as Lt. Governor of Indiana, but the experience of chairmanship of PSI/Cinergy, Lilly Endowment, Inc., and the vice chairmanship of the very new USA Group Foundation, but he has a strong interest involving accepting the challenges of change in building for the future. 

Creating Learning Communities: 
Stratagies for Evaluation and Accountability (7/24/00)

Kim Metcalf offers you an opportunity to add evaluative processes throughout your plans so it reflects your thoughtful design and goals. Good evaluation can spot trouble spots early in your activities so you can make changes while you are building--good common sense. The "bottom line" is not always the best way to judge progress, and you can add evaluation techniques early in the process to see how you are doing long before you reach that final "line." Kim heads the Indiana Center for Evaluation on the IU Bloomington campus, with many years' experience in working with statewide, nationwide, and international programs.

Creating Learning Communities: 
Stratagies for Financial Sustainability in Program Development (7/31/00)

John Huie, Janet Ayres, and Larry DeBoer bring years of practical experience in program-building to offer their hints and suggestions for making your own program work. John Huie talks about the necessary elements and foundations of building lifelong learning programs in your hometown, Janet Ayres shows the design elements of a variety of needs assessments to build responsive programs, and Larry DeBoer explains the bottom line, the possibilities of financial assistance from state and local government and other funding sources so you can collaborate and cooperate to make your plans work. Professors of Purdue's Agricultural Economics department provide the financial wisdom you need. Sharpen your pencils! 

1998 Author, Author Series 
(60 min. each)

A fourteen-tape series featuring one-on-one interviews with influential authors and leaders in higher education. 

Other Author! Author!

Videotapes Videos of one-on-one interviews with influential authors and leaders in higher education. 

Author! Author! The Critically Reflective Teacher with Stephen Brookfield (11/5/99)

Interview with Stephen Brookfield.

Author! Author! Making Remedial Education Work (4/19/2000)

John E. Roueche and Suanne D. Roueche provide an overview of their findings for the study of remedial education commissioned by by the American Association of Community Colleges. They describe successful remedial courses and programs from around the country and make recommendations for initiating, developing, and improving current practice. Their book resulting from this study: High Stakes, High Performance: Making Remedial Education Work.