Pam Murray, Coordinator
Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems
and Center for Grassland Studies
U. of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 22:31:57 -0700
To: "NCISS Faculty" <nciss@iastate.edu>
From: salvador@iastate.edu (Ricardo J. Salvador)
Subject: Reminder of Upcoming Uplink
North Central Institute
for
Sustainable Systems
Teaching Sustainability at A Distance
A Satellite Uplink Broadcast
Friday 12 April 1996
11 AM - 1 PM CST
Target Audience: Faculty of NCISS and others with interests in sustainable
agriculture education and distance learning methods
Technical Details for Participation
Satellite coordinates: TELESTAR 402R (89deg.W)
Transponder: C13 (Channel 13) 36 Mhz bandwidth
Downlink: 3960 Mhz (v)
Conference phone number: 800-755-7765
Web site:
http://www.ag.iastate.edu/departments/agronomy/nciss/nciss1.html
Mailing list: nciss@iastate.edu
Program
Personnel
Chuck A. Francis, Professor of Agronomy, Univ. Nebraska-Lincoln
James W. King, Assoc. Professor of Communications and Information
Technology, Univ. Nebraska-Lincoln
Gina M. McAndrews, Academic Coordinator, North Central Institute for
Sustainable Systems
Ricardo J. Salvador, Director, North Central Institute for Sustainable Systems
Allan Schmidt, Media Specialist, Brenton Center, Iowa State Univ.
Outline
Why teaching sustainability is important
Why teaching sustainability is different from conventional teaching approaches
Resources and examples
Teaching and learning at a distance: Four things learners are looking for
Common barriers to interactivity
Methods to foment interactivity
Distance learning techniques: Time management, effective delivery of
information on-air, and "all the little details that are crucial for
success on-air but no one will ever tell you!"
Ricardo J. Salvador E-mail: salvador@iastate.edu
1126 Agronomy Hall Voice: (515) 294-9595
Iowa State University Fax: (515) 294-8146
Ames IA 50011-1010 WWW: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad