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"The World Wide Web as an Agent of Institutional Change in Higher
Education"
16 June 1998
University of Bradford
http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/snf2/agent.html
This conference, jointly organised by the Leicester TLTSN Centre and
the Learning Technology Centre, University of Bradford, focuses on the
new, widely accessible communications 'interface' that the WWW has
brought to the HE sector. The WWW can profitably be exploited as a
tool for teaching and learning as well as administration. Few
universities have committed themselves to addressing learning
technologies at an institutional level. The conference seeks to
address these issues by offering practical, well-founded advice and a
forum for discussion and collaboration.
Key speakers include: Professor Sir Brian Follett, Vice-Chancellor, University of
Warwick;
Gill Tucker, Dean of Learning and Teaching, Oxford Brookes University;
Ross Chestney, Head of New Media, British Telecom;
John Gray, Microsoft UK
THEMES:
Information merging
Course management
Resource management
Delivering learning
Supporting academic staff
OBJECTIVES:
Raise awareness of role that instutional website can play in
addressing these issues
Examine a number of potential solutions
already in use in the community
AUDIENCE:
Senior managers
Computer centre directors
Staff development officers
Librarians
A number of UK Higher Education initiatives will also be exhibiting
during the day.
The cost of #75.00 includes a delegate pack, lunch and refreshments.
We invite you to register for the above conference. The draft
programme and an online registration form is now available at
http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/snf2/agent.html
Alternatively contact [log in to unmask] and we will mail you a copy.
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Chris Rusbridge
Programme Director, Electronic Libraries Programme
The Library, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Phone 01203 524979 Fax 01203 524981
Email [log in to unmask]
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