Date	Tuesday 31 October 2000 9.00 am - 4.30 pm
Venue	Bragg Lecture Theatre and Schulz Building, North Terrace Campus

This Symposium provides an opportunity for staff and students of the University to engage in discussion and to learn about the future of Information Technologies and their role in enhancing learning and teaching at the University.

9:00	Opening: Professor P Boumelha, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Keynote address: Professor John Bain (Griffith University)* Learning statistics through collaborative teachback centred on a cognitive tool Bragg Lecture Theatre, North Terrace Campus
10:00	Concurrent sessions: Level 3 Schulz Building Presentations will explain how IT has been used and evaluated in some aspect of teaching and indicate how the activity can used in other disciplines. Discussion Groups will identify the main issues where we are some way from best practice and list some of the options open to the University. Presentation: Computer-based assessment Geoff Crisp (Chemistry) Presentation: Teaching online Bob Gilliver (Graduate School of Management) Discussion Group: Resourcing IT for learning at the Faculty/Department level Discussion Group: Developing courses online and offshore
11:00	Coffee is available from 11.00, and lunch from 12.00 noon on Levels 1 & 2 of the Schulz Building. These informal arrangements will allow you to visit the displays. Grant recipients will be available to discuss their projects with staff who may be interested in participating in the project.
11.00 - 1.00	Bragg Lecture Theatre - Demonstrations: Using vGallery for assessment Ian Roberts and Susan Shannon (Architecture) Redeveloping the University's Web site Vicki Jarnis (Media Marketing & Publications) Electroboard Levels 1 & 2 Schulz Building - Displays and discussion of recently funded IT projects: An interactive tool for the construction of reinforced concrete buildings Clinical Teacher training by interactive website for GPs Using 'Mindtrail' to improve consistency and feedback to students Computer aided teaching in Geotechnical Engineering Computer-based instruction tin 1st & 2nd Year Japanese Flexible delivery in Social Inquiry: Democratic Organising Technology Increasing the utility of IT-based resources within the Medical School Computer-based, distance education in music Teaching real-world software engineering experience using virtual reality Increasing student participation in large group tutorials On-line introduction to a GIS course Sustainable delivery of Dental Education to regional Australia ALICE Mediation project In Law
1:00	Concurrent sessions: Level 3 Schulz Building Presentation: Resource-based teaching Pat James (Geology) Presentation: Supporting students online Ursula McGowan & Karen Adams (ACUE) and Ian Roberts (ITS) Discussion Group: Introducing IT for learning into the Faculty/Department Discussion Group: Legal issues in the use of IT in learning and teaching
2:00	Plenary Panel: Where to with the use of IT in learning and teaching at Adelaide University? Panel: Professor P Boumelha, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Dr S Synder, A/Director, Information Technology Service Associate Professor R Woodbury, IT Strategic Committee Dr G Crisp, University Learning and Teaching Committee Bragg Lecture Theatre
3:00	Concurrent sessions: Level 3 Schulz Building Presentation: Online discussion groups David Hart (History) Presentation: Evaluating the use of IT in learning and teaching Margaret Kiley (ACUE) Discussion Group: IT for learning and teaching: University-wide or Faculty-based? Discussion Group: Developing staff and student competencies
4:00	Final plenary: Impressions of an outsider Professor John Bain Bragg Lecture Theatre
4:30	Close

* Professor John Bain holds the chair in Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education at Griffith University, Brisbane. He has a background in psychology, cognitive science and education. He currently is involved with two CUTSD-funded projects, one concerned with learning-centred evaluation of CIT in higher education, the other with collaborative learning of statistics using a Macintosh cognitive tool of his own design.

Register by phoning Sarah McFetridge (ACUE) on 8303 5771 or by email to Sarah McFetridge or register online at http://online.adelaide.edu.au/LearnIT_RSVP.