Educating with Virtual Experience (EVE 2003) Workshop

Educating with Virtual Experience (EVE 2003) Workshop

National University of Ireland Maynooth

5 – 7 November 2003

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, 4 November 2003

0900	Pick-up, Dublin Airport	Contact Marci Delaney	mpdelane@umbc.edu
1500	Arrival, Glen Royal Hotel, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
1700	Icebreaker (location TBD-information will be in your packet when you check in at the hotel)
1900	Group Dinner, Lemongrass Restaurant, Glen Royal Hotel

Wednesday, 5 November 2003, Renehan Hall, National University of Ireland Maynooth

0900	Welcome	Dr. John Keating	National University of Ireland Maynooth
0930	Keynote Address	Mr. Jerome Morrissey	National Centre for Technology in Education
1000	BREAK
1030	The Educational Potential of the New Immersive Digital Domed Theater	Dr. Carolyn Sumner	Houston Museum of Natural Science
1100	Interactive Virtual Libraries	Dr. Muniram Budhu	University of Arizona
1130	Educating through Role-Based Experience in Virtual Reality	Dr. Jeffrey Clark	North Dakota State University
1200	LUNCH
1330	Educating with Virtual Experience Strategy Session		ALL
1500	BREAK
1515	Online Professional Development in Science that Works	Ms. Marily DeWall	JASON Foundation
1545	Classroom Experiences with Virtual Teaching	Ms. Patricia Fawcett	Boulder Valley School District
1615	Barriers and Supports for Using Technology with Preservice and Inservice K-12 Teachers	Dr. Maureen McMahon	California State University at Long Beach
1645	BREAK
1700	Teacher Training at the Little Thompson Observatory	Dr. Andrea Schweitzer	Little Thompson Observatory
1730	Virtual education aspects of NASA Sun Earth Connection Education Forum	Mr. Lou Mayo	Raytheon ITSS
1800+	DINNER , Glen Royal Hotel

Thursday, 6 November 2003, Renehan Hall, National University of Ireland Maynooth

0900	Remote Sensing At Its Best: Inspiring the Next Generation	Ms. Sallie Smith	NASA
0930	Implementing a Technology Use Culture in a Traditional High School	Mr. Rod Ziolkowski	Whitney High School
1000	BREAK
1030	Science, Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, OH MY!!	Mr. Gilbert Clark	Telescopes in Education
1100	Remote Learning Experiences in Astronomy for Elementary and Middle School Students	Ms. Dorian Janney	Montgomery County Public Schools
1130	Online Astronomy: College Science to the Future	Dr. Willard Smith	Tennessee State University
1200	LUNCH
1330	Educating with Virtual Experience Strategy Session		ALL
1445	BREAK
1500	Participating in NASA Missions: Roles for All Learners	Dr. Cathie Norris	University of North Texas
1530	Bugscope: An application of remote scientific instrumentation in education	Dr. Umesh Thakkar	University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
1600	Spacelink	Mr. Flavio Mendez	Maryland Science Center
1630	Becoming VR-savvy: An approach to developing fluency with information technology for middle school girls	Dr. Umesh Thakkar	University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
1800+	Group Dinner, Abbey Tavern, Howth

Friday, 7 November 2003

Renehan Hall, National University of Ireland Maynooth

0900	Educating with Virtual Experience Strategy Session		ALL
1030	BREAK
1100	Educating with Virtual Experience Strategy Session		ALL
1200	LUNCH
Callan Hall, National University of Ireland Maynooth
1400	Demos and Posters (Open to the Public)
1600	Closing Remarks	Dr. John Keating	National University of Ireland Maynooth