Conference Agenda

Agenda at a Glance

Tuesday, August 3

6:00 p.m. Registration (until 8:00 p.m.)
6:30 p.m. Preconference cracker barrel sessions (until 8:30 p.m.)
Traditionally "cracker barrels" were informal discussions carried on by persons assembled in country stores. Our cracker barrels are held on the evening before the start of the conference to give early arrivals a chance to discuss with others a variety of topics and at the same time to relax, socialize, and prepare for the events of the next three days. In keeping with the cracker barrel tradition, the discussions are complimented by Wisconsin cheese, crackers, and beverages.

Wednesday, August 4

7:30 a.m. Registration (until 5:00 p.m.)
8:30-11:30 a.m. "How-to" Workshops A-J
Choose ONE of these ten sessions. Cost: $25. Please sign up on the registration form.
11:45 a.m. Luncheon
Grilled Teriyaki chicken, Oriental vegetables, double chocolate cake with raspberry sauce. Fee $12. Please sign up on the registration form.
1:30-4:30 p.m. "How-to" Workshops K-X.
Choose ONE of the 14 sessions. Cost: $25. Please sign up on the registration form.
4:30-6:00 p.m. Welcome reception
5:00 p.m. Shuttle buses
Continuous bus service into the evening to hotels, West Towne Mall, campus, and downtown.
6:00 p.m. Dinner bus to Middleton restaurants

Thursday, August 5

7:30 a.m. Registration (until 5:00 p.m.)
7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. Opening session
Overview: Dr. Christine Olgren, Conference Chair, UW-Madison
Welcome: Dr. Terry Gibson, Director for Program Development and Evaluation, UW-Extension, and Professor of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
9:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation
Can we All be Polymaths? Harnessing Technology with Holistic Leadership
Dr. Peter Cochrane, Chief Technologist and Head of Research, British Telecommunications
10:00 a.m. Refreshment break in Exhibit Hall
10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Exhibits open
10:30 am.-3:15 p.m. Media Center sessions
10:30 am.-3:15 p.m. Concurrent sessions 1-40:
Choose one session in each time period. No preregistration is necessary.
12:15 p.m. Box lunch in the Exhibit Hall
3:15 p.m. Refreshment break in the Exhibit Hall
3:45-4:00 p.m. Award presentation
Wedemeyer Award for Outstanding Scholar in Distance Education
4:00-5:15 p.m. Spotlight Panel: The New Distance Learning Marketplace

Moderator: Dr. Janet Poley, President, ADEC Distance Education Consortium
Panelists:
Don Foshee, President, Innovative Interactions, Inc., and Project Manager & CIO, Western Governors University
Pete Goettner, President & CEO, Digitalthink
Sally Reynolds, Managing Director, ATiT, & Project Manager for the European SAVIE and BIC projects
Dr. Robert Threlkeld, Dean, Learning and Technology, California State University-Fresno
5:15-6:30 p.m. Exhibit Showcase and Reception
Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar in Exhibit Hall.
6:30 p.m. Wisconsin Cookout
Marriott Madison West Grounds: $12.
5:15 p.m. Shuttle bus service into the evening
To hotels, West Towne Mall, campus, and downtown.

Friday, August 6

7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:30 am.-1:45 p.m. Media Center sessions
8:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Concurrent sessions 41-80:
Choose one session in each time period. No preregistration is necessary.
10:15 Refreshment break in the Exhibit Hall. (Exhibits are open from 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)
11:30 a.m. Box lunch in the Exhibit Hall
2:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation
The Future of Online Learning: Practical Scenarios for the Year 2002
Dr. Brandon Hall, Editor & Publisher, Multimedia & Internet Training Newsletter
3:15 p.m. Conference adjourns
5:00 p.m. Driving tour of the UW-Madison campus and shuttle buses to the Memorial Union

Saturday, August 7

8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon Saturday Postconference Workshop Y
Fee $25. Please sign up on the registration form.
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. UW-Madison campus tour
A guided tour of campus landmarks, gardens, and museums. Please sign up on the registration form.

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