ComETS Symposium

Date/Time:	Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:	Sun Room, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
URL:	www.comets.iastate.edu
Contact:	Jim Twetten
Phone:	515-294-2317
Channel:	University
Categories:	Conferences
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Keynote address, "Empowering the Academy for the Digital Age," by Dr. George Saltsman, Abilene Christian University, Texas. The symposium also will feature 10-minute presentations by ISU faculty and staff on various learning technology tips and strategies. The symposium will be capped by a student panel, discussing their use of mobile devices, and what they'd like to see from the university.

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George Saltsman
Abilene Christian University was one of the first institutions to deploy mobile devices to incoming freshmen, and a set of mobile services then developed around them. Dr. Saltsman will discuss the information explosion and the need for computer-mitigted strategies in our lives.

"We live in the golden age of information. Digital technologies are transforming the world. Universal access to information has reshaped industries, governments, and human society. Despite this exponential growth, formal teaching and learning remain largely unchanged. As we collectively consider the future of the academy, the digital world continues to evolve without us. Will the historical ideals of traditional education continue or decline into extinction? This presentation addresses why and how mobile computing, digital textbooks and the ubiquity of information will ultimately transform the academy as we know it."