The overarching theme of ICTE Tallahassee 2001 is "Making Technology
Effective in Learning". This general focus is intended to
encourage presentations based on approaches that are effective in using
technology -- computers, software, the Internet, multi-media, and related
systems -- in education, and to examine the elements that have contributed
to their effectiveness. Similarly, practices or areas where
technology has not proved to be effective are of interest, along with
experiences, studies, and reports documenting these areas. The
overall intent is to provide a collective resource in the Conference
Presentations, and in the published Proceedings of the Conference, that
will provide current, objective, and worthwhile guidelines and
documentation to educators and others in planning for effective use of
technology in education programs.
This general focus is
supported by eight themes. The notes on the themes following are all intended to suggest
rather than restrict topics for consideration. Proposals can include, but are not limited
to: day-to-day classroom experience, model programs, case studies, theoretical analysis,
visions of the future, activist platforms, hands-on activities or any combination of
these.
1. HARNESSING THE INTERNET TO RAISE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
Implementation in Classroom, Home, and Workplace
Reasonable, and unreasonable, expectations
for wired Classrooms
Teaching Information Skills
Teaching for and understanding change
Relating available on-line resources to needs
Resources for effective implementation:
challenges and opportunities
Effective integration of Internet resources
The impact of broadband access
Instructional resources on-line
Internet delivery vs. LAN-based networks for instruction
Separating hype from reality:
When does the leading edge
become the bleeding edge?
Structured instructional resources on the Web vs.
use of the Internet as an
information resource
2. POLICIES AND STRATEGIES TO EVALUATE, IDENTIFY, AND
ACQUIRE EFFECTIVE SOFTWARE
Software review and assessment:
the "slushpile" approach
vs. an organized
program for review and evaluation
Model programs for software review and assessment
Identifying software that has been developed with an
understanding of how students learn
Relating software resources to needs
Targets for improved performance
Multi-media and "edutainment" software:
Plusses and Minuses
Identifying and separating marketing hype from valid
instructional strategies
3. TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF TEACHING
Computers and Internet access for grades K-3:
appropriate or not?
Computer labs and Local Area Networks vs.
stand-alone computers in classrooms
Internet filters: Are they appropriate and
how
effective are they?
Platform independent software for instruction
Platform independent software tools
Web authoring tools and methods
4. DISTANCE, FLEXIBLE, AND OPEN LEARNING
