Prospice: looking ahead at events of interest for higher education - Brief Article

Matrix: The Magazine for Leaders in Education, Feb, 2001

A lecture by best-selling author Jonathan Kozol will kick off the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's 53rd annual meeting, March 1-4 in Dallas. Kozol has devoted three decades to issues of education and social justice in America. Other speakers include Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Candler professor of urban education, Emory University; and Valerie Ooka Pang, professor, school of teacher education, San Diego State University. Participants will explore the importance of preparing teachers and administrators to help children succeed in life.

Some of the major forums include Technology in Education: Promise vs. Reality; The Education Industry: For Profits and Virtual Environments; and Accountability Now and In the Future: A Report from the AACTE Focus Council on Accountability.

The AACTE meeting also provides an opportunity to explore Dallas. On Friday attendees can visit the Southfork Ranch, the 41-acre homestead of the fictional Ewing family. And on Saturday, there will be a special Grand Tour of Dallas that takes conference-goers to many sites including the Lone Star's Romanesque Courthouse, Highland Park (known as the Beverly Hills of Dallas), and the Sixth Floor Museum.

For more information about the conference, visit http://www.aacte.org.

E-Learning: Enhancing Education In and Out of the Classroom" is the theme for the North East Regional Computing Program's annual conference March 18-20 in Worcester, Mass. NERCOMP will feature presentations, discussions, and workshops centered on the challenges facing information technology practitioners on campus. It will bring together a focused group of IT professionals for exhibits and sessions to discuss topics such as architectures, systems, and applications and how these issues affect student learning, instruction, and the delivery of campus services. Find out how new technologies are changing the way institutions' missions are delivered and how, in turn, the new technologies and new customer expectations are changing IT organizations' strategies for organizing the campus infrastructure, information services, and resources. For information, visit http://www.educause.edu.

Planning from the Academical Village to the Global Village" is the title of the Society for College and University Planning's mid-atlantic regional conference March 11-13 in Charlottesville, Va. Attendees will find answers to questions such as: How well are our colleges and universities meeting the changing academic and community needs of increasingly diverse students? And how well do we planners help our institutions as the academical village goes global? Sessions will cover such topics as The Virtual Academical Village: Lessons Learned from a Nontraditional Academic Program; Space Wars: Departmental Needs and University Planning; Universities and Developers: An Emerging Partnership; and Campus Incubators: Developing New Technology Businesses in the Global Economy.

For information, visit http://www.scup.org.

Austin, Texas is the site of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development's 23rd annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence. The event, which takes place May 27-30, will provide opportunities to learn about career development, teaching and learning, leadership development, and "teamship" development while enjoying the spirit of Austin. A special country-western dance is scheduled for Monday night.

Sessions will cover demonstrations of classroom teaching and learning strategies, practical applications of instructional technology, descriptions of classroom assessment procedures, strategies for faculty/staff development, examples of institutional support of teaching and learning, and examples of student leadership development programs. For information, visit http://www.nisod.org.