On a rainy Wednesday May 28th, from 3 to 5 pm, interested members of the community came together in the Z Lab of the Studnet Advising and Learning Center to share expertice and experiences with Interaction.

Premise: As more and more faculty and staff gain experience with Web based instruction, it seems that the key to good instruction lies in the Web's communication and interaction functions.

Dr. Gary Brown highlighted this by reminding us that Netscape's new browser is now called "Communicator." Where the Web was once a broad(narrow)cast medium, it is now becoming a two-way communication mechanism. As our instructional uses of the Web respond to this change in function, interaction will become a more prominant function of our Web-based instruction. Very soon now, using the Web for purely broadcast uses, or as a distributed printing mechanism, will be outdated and inferior pedagogy.

Seminar Highlights:

• Introductions
• Update on Selected Projects
  • Moshen Hedaya's Pharmokinetics Module
  • Dhein's Case Study approaches A Bridge Over Yellow Water and some reusable templates.
• Gary Brown/CTL Statement about desirability of Interaction supported by Flashlight data (PIG Continuum Article.)
  
• A Panel of Experts shared and discussed; Building Learning Spaces/Customized Virtual Learning Spaces
  
  • Eric Miraglia, Discussing Customized Virtual Learning Spaces
    Welcome to the Virtual Classroom
    Welcome to the Online Writing Lab
    
    Eric emphasized the need to build "interaction spaces" that suit your specific needs.
    
  • Marc Fleisher, Describing Interaction
    
    Marc's experience is that, "It's the communication" that's important. If the tool helps facilitate the exchange of ideas, it is worthwhile.
    
  • Roberto Bamberger, Explaining Building Learning Spaces
    
    Roberto emphasized the "low fruit" principle. Use anything. Just get something that facilitates discussion, and interaction with the principles of the learning to be accomplished.
    
    Roberto added some comments and reflections to this archive.
    
  • Scott Sherman, who was to highlight Librarian's Possibilities, did not brave the rain to join us.

A reminder about communication . . .

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Attendees

• Lance Campbell
• Moshen Hedaya
• Richard Kimball
• Richard Okita
• Muriel Oaks
• Terry Price
• Cheryl R. Dhein
• Richard B. Link
• Nils Peterson
• Marc Fleisher
• Marilyn Mowatt
• Terry Converse
• Roberto Bamberger
• Steve Hines
• Tina Krauss
• Jeff Nelson
• Ann Garnsey
• Sandy Cooper
• Marsha LoFaro
• Paul Brians
• Tamara Mobbs
• Judy Meuth
• Karla Kalasz
• Jean Henscheid
• Warren Roby
• Alan Genz
• Mary Wack
• Gary Brown
• Eric Miraglia
• Janet Kendall
• Wayne Joedring
• Al Jamison
• Joan Grenier-Winther
• Kevin C. Facemyer