Innovate-Live webcasts offer an opportunity to synchronously interact with the authors of the articles in the December 2005/January 2006 issue of Innovate (http://www.innovateonline.info ). These webcasts are produced as a public service by our partner, ULiveandLearn. If you wish to participate in the webcasts, please register at http://www.uliveandlearn.com/innovate/
All times are New York time. You may use the world clock at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ to coordinate the time with your time zone.
The schedule for the January Innovate-Live Webcasts is provided below (the webcasts conducted in December are archived within the articles).
January 10, 2006, 3:00 PM New York Time
Implementing Organic Education:
An Interview with Hugh Osborn
http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=236
Hugh Osborn, author
James Morrison, moderator
Osborn argues that an "organic" educational model that leverages technological and pedagogical innovation can start the evolution of a traditional education system into an innovative, 21st century model for about the cost of developing a couple of textbooks. Sound intriguing but implausible? Come prepared to ask your questions during the webcast.
January 11, 2006, 3:00 PM New York Time
Designing e-Portfolios To Support Professional Teacher Preparation
http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=65
Margo Pensavalle, coauthor
Kathryn Barker, moderator
Pensavalle will describe how e-portfolios allow students to represent effectively their growth as teachers and to respond accurately to professional standards.
As you may know, if you register for the webcasts, you can actively participate by typing your questions/comments in the chat area of the screen. If you would like to interact with the author using audio, you can do so but you will need to have the proper equipment and training to use ULiveandLearn's Macromedia Breeze conferencing program. Please go to http://www.uliveandlearn.com/innovate/ for details.
If you cannot attend a webcast, note that it will be archived within the features section of the article itself shortly after the webcast.
Many thanks.
Jim
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James L. Morrison
Editor-in-Chief, Innovate
http://www.innovateonline.info
Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership
UNC-Chapel Hill
http://horizon.unc.edu
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