Includes resources for instructors to engage students in problem solving and collaborative exercises for both individual student assignments and for in-class group simulation exercises. Conduct videoconferences linking classes with students from other institutions in Ohio and abroad. Promote inter-campus and transnational videoconferencing for discussion, role playing and simulation exercises with international partners using online technology. Join an online videoconferencing network of Ohio's public and private colleges and universities. The Ohio Learning Network has funded this workshop for faculty at public and private colleges in Ohio.
Registration is free.
Travel expenses and a PC camera or other technology support will be provided for all participants. Howard Tolley, Professor of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, and Adjunct Professor of Law, earned his Ph.D. in Political Science at Columbia University and a J.D. at the U.C. College of Law. Since joining the U.C. faculty in 1984, he has served as Director of Undergraduate Studies responsible for the International Affairs major and Acting Department Head in 1989-90. Dan Wheeler, Associate Professor, Educational Foundations, College of Education, has worked with educational telecommunications since 1990. His seminar on Technology and the Transformation of Education attracted participants from Iceland and New Zealand.