"Envisioning the Future: Creating the Humanities and Social Science 'Classroom' of the 21st Century"

September 24-28, 1997

PLEASE NOTE: All information listed below is subject to change


Pre-Conference Program

Wednesday, September 24:

12 noon - 5:00 p.m. H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine
Executive Committee Meetings
7:00 p.m. Dinner for Executive Committee and Editors who are here and who want to attend
Thursday, September 25:

9:00-11:00 a.m. (310 Auditorium Building) MATRIX Open House
Hands-on Tutorial for H-Net Editors
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch and General Meeting for H-Net Staff at Kellogg Center
1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. "Moderating Lists and Building the H-Net WWW: A Roundtable Discussion"
Chair: Peter Knupfer (tentative)
(1)Patrick Reagan, H-SHGAPE (tentative)
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3:00-4:00 p.m. "H-Net Reviews: Moving Forward" Co-Chair: Jim Nissen, HABSBURG Co-Chair: James Sleight, Asst. Editor, H-Net Reviews (1) (2) (3) 4:30-5:30p.m. "H-Net and Teaching: The Next Step" Chair: Neil Sapper, H-Survey (tentative) Terry Taylor, H-Albion Gary Klass, PSRT-L Melanie Shell, Asst. Director, H-Net and H-Women *************************************************** "ENVISIONING THE FUTURE" 5:00-7:00 p.m. (Lobby) Check-in and Registration 7:00-9:30 p.m. (Auditorium) "The Cutting Edge: Multimedia Presentations" Introduction: Mark Lawrence Kornbluh, Executive Director, H-Net Louanna Simons, Provost, Michigan StateUniversity Gordon Stewart, Dean of College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University "Crime and Punishment" An interactive website which allows users to explore courtroom decision making. Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University and Kent Portney, Tufts University "Title forthcoming" David Gants, University of Georgia [break] "The Ivy Project: Student Generated Courseware" American history courseware generated by and for students at the University of Utah. Dorthee Kocks and Steven Parks, University of Utah "The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the Civil War" An online resource that uses primary documents to explore the history of these communities. Edward Ayers, University of Virginia Friday, September 26: 7:30-9:00 a.m. Check-in and Registration 8:00-9:00a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00-11:30a.m. (Auditorium) Keynote Address: George Landow, Brown University (tentative) Discussants: John Unsworth, IATH, University of Virginia Janice Reiff, University of California at Los Angeles Other Discussants To Be Determined 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch Buffet 1:00-3:00p.m. Sessions Session A. "Funding the Future: A Roundtable Discussion" Chair: To Be Determined Barbara Ashbrook National Endowment for the Humanities Peter Neal, Annenberg CPB Lisa Hamway, Ameritech Speaker from the Getty Information Institute (tentative) Session B: "Texts and Hypertexts: Writing in the Digital Age" Chair: To Be Determined Charles Hannon, Michigan State University Michael Joyce, Vassar College Dorothee Kocks, University of Utah Discussant: Richard Straw, Radford University Session C: "Faculty-Library Partnership in the Digital Age: Linking to the Classroom" Chair: Prue Adler, Association of Research Libraries (tentative) Daniel K. Blewett, the Elizabeth M. Cudahy memorial Library, Lake Shore Campus, Loyola University, government Documents Librarian and Bibliographer for History and Political Science Lee Ann Potter, Paula Poulous and Rick Blondo, National Archives Ian Thomas, University of Georgia Discussant: To Be Determined Session D: "The Virtual History Classroom: Distance Education in the 21st Century" Chair: Steven Mintz, University of Houston Donald Palm, University of Texas at San Antonio Carol Toner, University of Maine Jeffrey Thomas, Northland Pioneer College Discussant: Seth Wigderson, University of Maine Session E: "The Smart Classroom: Integrating New Technology into Classroom Pedagogy" Chair: Jack Reynolds, University of Texas at San Antonio Martin Ryle, University of Richmond Elizabeth Hachten, University of Wisconsin--Whitewater; David Huehner, University of Wisconsin Center--Washington County; Daniel Kallgren, University of Wisconsin Center--Marinette County; Blake McNulty, University of Wisconsin Center--Waukesha Jeanne Sept, Indiana University Discussant: Maxine Lurie, Seton Hall University Session F: "The Future of Publishing: A Roundtable Looking Toward the 21st Century" Chair: John Unsworth, University of Virginia Susan Hockey, Rutgers (tentative) Margit Dementi, JSTOR (tentative) Project Muse (tentative) John Ahlbrand, Prentice Hall (tentative) Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Deputy Editory, Encyclopaedia Britannica 3:30-5:30p.m. Sessions Session G: "Bringing Resources Online: A Roundtable Discussion on Endoding, Digitalization, and Access" Chair: Peter Lyman, University of California at Berkeley (tentative) Lee Ellen Friedland, Digital Library Project, Library of Congress (tentative) David Seaman, University of Virginia John Price-Wilkin, University of Michigan Speaker from British Library Session H: "Fair Use and Intellectual Property in the Digital Age: A Roundtable Discussion on the Legal Implications of Teaching and Publishing with New Technology" Chair: Page Putnam-Miller, NCC Michael Shapiro, Legal Counsel, National Endowment for the Humanities Peter Jaszi, Digital Future Coalition (tentative Carol Risher, Assoc. of American Publishers (tentative) Doug Bennett, President, Earlham College (tentative) Session I: "Planning a Future for the Humanities: The View from the Dean's Office" Dean Nelson, University of Virginia Elizabeth Baer, Gustavus Adolphus Harry Hellenbrand, University of Minnesota--Duluth Harry Williams, Minnesota Humanities Consortium Session J: "Creating a New Pedagogy: Developing Teaching Tools for the 21st Century" Chair: Randy Bass, Director, Crossroads, Georgetown University (tentative) David Staley, Heidelberg College Paul Turnbull and Philippa Martyr, James Cook University, Australia Rodney Williams, Virginia Tech Discussant: Kevin Thomas, The Human History Project Session K: "Collaborative Learning: Using Web-based Student Projects" Chair: Sara Tucker, Washburn University Charles Evans, Northern Virginia Community College Delphin Muise, Carleton University Doug Cremer, Woodbury University Discussant: To Be Determined Session L: "Linking Classroom and Community in the Digital Age" Chair: David Green, NINCH Mike Mosher, Community Art Forms, San Francisco Chicago Historical Society (name forthcoming) Michael Crowhurst, Pulaski Technology High Discussant: Brenda Fulton-Trofanenko, University of British Columbia 6:30-8:00 p.m. Banquet Dinner 8:00-10:00 p.m. (Auditorium) "Envisioning the Future: The View From the Industry" Chair: Douglas Greenberg, Director, Chicago Historical Society Jack Noonan, SPSS (tentative) NCSA Computing, (name forthcoming) Merritt Lutz, Morgan Stanley (tentative) Other Participants To Be Determined Saturday, September 27 8:00-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00-11:30 a.m. Sessions Session M: "The 21st Century University: A Roundtable Discussion on the Implications for the Faculty of the Future" Chair: Paul Hunt, Michigan State University Paul Turnbull, James Cook University, Australia Albert Eldridge, Duke University Session N: "Building New Partnerships: A Roundtable on Teaching and Publishing in the Electronic Age" Kevin Calhoun, Senior Product Manager, Engineering, Apple Computer Steve Bannerman, Marketing Manager, MyperCard 3.0, Apple Computer Paula Petrik, Dept. of History, University of Maine Kelly Woestmann, Dept. of History, Pittsburg State University Jeff Greene, Senior Editor, Houghton Mifflin Pat Coryell, Senior Editor, Houghton Mifflin Session O: "The Liberation and Constraints of New Learning Technologies: The Changing Persona of the Teacher" Chair: Roy Rosenzweig, George Mason University Saul Cornell, Ohio State University Marilyn A. Levine, Lewis-Clark State College Ken Nolley, Wilamette University Discussant: Jonathan Rotondo-McCord, Xavier University Session P: "Building Critical Thinking Skills: Using the New Technologies to Explore Decision Making" Chair: Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University John Lutz, University of Victoria Elizabeth Terhune, University of Massachusetts--Amherst Patrick Manning and Whitney Howarth, Northeastern University Discussant: David Bailey, Michigan State University Session Q: "International Scholarship and Global Networks in the Digital Age: Challenge and Potential" Chair: Steve Leibo, Russell Sage College Mel Page, H-AfrTeach, East Tennessee State Judith Walsh, SUNY/Old Westbury Yone Sugita, Osaka University of Foreign Studies Discussant: Sarah Manyika, University of California at Berkeley Session R: "The New Technology: Bridging Research and Teaching?" Chair: Vernon Burton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Edward Ayers, University of Virginia Nicholas Cahill , University of Wisconsin and Joseph Scholten, Michigan State University, L.J. McCrank, ITT Corporation Discussant: David Halsted, Michigan State University Session T: "Teaching the Teacher of the 21st Century" Chair: Janice Reiff, University of California at Los Angeles George Welling, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Natalie Weiser, George Mason University Bret Eynon and Donna Thompson, ASHP/CML (tentative) Discussant: To Be Determined 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Electronic Poster Sessions Lunch, H-Net open house "HarpWeek: The Digital Index to Harper's Weekly" John Adler, HarpWeek "Valley of the Shadow" Edward Ayers, University of Virginia "Crossroads" Randy Bass, Georgetown University "Pearl Harbor on the Web" Daniel Blewett, Loyola University "RiverWeb" Vernon Burton and David Herr, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Shaping San Francisco: An Interactive Political History" Chris Carlsson (tentative) "Pulaski Technology High" Micheal Crowhurst, Pulaski Technology High "The Library of Congress Digital Library Project" Lee Ellen Friedland, Digital Library Project, Library of Congress (tentative) "Oyez, Oyez, Oyez: A Supreme Court Web-Based Project" Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University and Kent Portney, Tufts University "Chicago Fire Website" Douglas Greenberg or person from Chicago Historical Society "The H-Net Website and Resources" David Halsted, H-Net Project Manager "University of Wisconsin History Student Network" Elizabeth Hatchen, Universit of Wisconsin--Whitewater; David Huehner, University of Wisconsin Center--Washington County; Daniel Kallgren, University of Wisconsin Center--Marinette County; Black McNulty, University of Wisconsin Center--Waukesha "Ivy Project: Student Generated Courseware" Dorothee Kocks and Steven Parks, University of Utah "Fort Sumpter" Richard Latner, Tulane University (Virtual Exhibit) "Who Killed William Robinson? Race, Justice and Settling the Land: A Web-based Teaching Tool for Canadian and British Columbian History" John Lutz, University of Victoria "Migration CD-ROM and Northeastern University World History Center" Patrick Manning and Whitney Howarth, Northeastern University "Manos and Metates, Missionaries, and Multi-Media: New Mexico's Camino Real" Sandra Mathews-Lamb, Nebraska Wesleyan University "Alamo CD-ROM" Michael McGar "Community Art Forms" Michael Montgomery, Community Art Forms, San Francisco "AIM II and the Smartclassroom" Bob Ogus, U.S. Navy (tentative) "H-AfrTeach" Mel Page (tentative) "Educational Resources of the National Archives" Lee Ann Potter, National Archives "TimeWeb and Archeology CD-ROM" Jeanne Sept, Indiana University "Lizzy Borden Meets Web-Based Instructional Technology" Elizabeth Terhune, University of Massachusetts at Amherst "Demonstration of New media Classroom Seminar and Related Resources" Donna Thompson, New Media Center (tentative) "Health and Australian History CD-ROM and WWW" Paul Turnbull and Philippa Martyr, James Cook University, Australia "Immigration and U.S. History CD-ROM" Ken Waltzer and Kathleen Geissler, Michigan State University 3:00-4:00p.m. Five Roundtables chaired by leading practitioners; Evaluations List of Participants Forthcoming 4:00-5:30p.m. Closing Plenary Sunday, Sept. 28 8:30 a.m.-11:00a.m. Workshops "The National Archives and Records Administration: Connecting 21st Century Classrooms to the Records of Our Nation" Conducted by Rick Blondo and Lee Ann Potter of the National Archives and Records Administration The session will enable participants to find online archival information and primary sources and use them immediately to teach historical content and skills to their own students. The presenters will emphasize that online resources are tools which make it possible to build quality teaching and learning experiences, but tools that are most effective when used in conjunction with other proven teaching methods. "Using Multimedia Teaching Tools to Teach Writing in the K-12 Classroom" Conducted by Timothy Little, College of Education, Michigan State University. This session will focus specifically on using multimedia teaching tools in secondary and primary level classroom, and will focus especially on applications for multimedia textbooks. "Instructional Design: Building Webpages for College Courses" Conducted by Melanie Shell and Daniel Lerner, Asst. Directors, H-Net Workshop participants will be provided with a template for them to use and to build on for their own courses, and will give educators hand-on experience in getting their courses and syllabi online.