WHEN:     March 2, 2007
WHERE:   University of Alaska Fairbanks Woodcenter

This day-long event is open to the public, and will feature demonstrations, and presentations which highlight
uses of the Instructional Technology that are transforming our classrooms.

What is Instructional Technology?
To appreciate the scope of Instructional Technology and its importance to education, we could travel all the way to ancient Greece, to the emergence of the pencil and tablet. It's hard to imagine modern education without these basic technologies at hand, and while our box of tools has expanded over the centuries, the dilemma that educators face remains the same: how to facilitate student learning to maximum effect. Present-day Instructional Technology includes text-driven and multimedia web objects, high-resolution digital projectors, real-time applications for collaboration, and touch-screen tablets for handwriting, just to name a few examples.

What does Instructional Technology got to do with me?
The potential for Instructional Technologies to supplement traditional educational settings is immense. Within the last ten years at least, we've witnessed profound changes in the wake of the "digital revolution," and these changes are not merely the domain of specialists. Faculty and students alike play a role in shaping what our digital landscape will become and, in the process, demonstrating how our communication and instructional technologies constitute a network of social interaction in a dynamic sense.

Can't be onsite for the presentation you want to see?
During the event you can go here to see Ballroom presentations.