Where: R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center, The University of Texas at Tyler
When: October 23-24, 2003

What is the "Virtual Classroom" Experience?
The "Virtual Classroom" Experience is a conference sponsored by the University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing and Health Sciences and developed by the faculty. The program is celebrating the completion of extensive enhancement of online courses offered by the College of Nursing. The enhancement project was funded by a grant offered by the Sid Richardson Foundation to Drs. Gloria Duke & Carol Kilmon, Nursing faculty. The main goals of the "Virtual Classroom" conference are to present current and innovative material on the development of online educational components and to fulfill the continuing education needs to nurses, faculty, and various health care professionals.
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What topics will be covered?

• "Technology for Internet Education"
• "Developing the Virtual Course"
• "E-formats Made for Accessibility of Material & Resources"
• "Virtual Teaching/Learning Strategies: Web Classrooms, Resources for Instruction, "Socializing Students to the E-Learning Environment""
• "Teaching Strategies "Virtual Labs & Streaming Videos, Teaching with Movies""

With specifics including these listed below:

1. Developing On-line Relationships
2. Creating & Evaluating Courses
3. Technology for Support of the Virtual Experience
4. Managing Virtual Labs & Streaming Videos
5. Selecting Teaching Strategies
6. Games and Case Studies for Learning
7. Teaching with Movies
8. Understanding Software Formats to Manage Data
9. Avoiding the "Pitfalls" of the Teaching/Learning Experience

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What are the conference objectives?

1. Present current and innovative instructional material, introduction to teaching techniques and methods for teaching via the Internet.
2. Identify the content, skills, methods, and technical expertise needed to guide the nurse/other educators/faculty in developing virtual educational experience(s) that bring the latest instructional methods and content to distant learners.
3. Provide networking opportunities to participants that will act as instructional resources to aid in the development and understanding of internet courses, and that will make available needed post-conference educational/technical support.
4. Showcase the application(s) of on-line teaching/learning strategies and resources that can be used by the participants to create, publish, deliver, and evaluate on-line courses including instructional formats, models for on-line instruction, best practices, "NET Etiquette", E-resources, E-reserve, virtual skills labs, tutorials, streaming videos, and educating with movies.

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Who should attend?

• Nurses
• Staff Development & Human Resources Personnel
• Individuals, students, and others
• Health Care Professionals
• Physicians
• ANYONE who wants to understand more about developing on-line education

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Reasons to Attend
Participants attend this conference to:

• Discover how to create courses, organize and teach material using computer-managed instructional methods
• Obtain on-line resources, and teaching strategies that aid in the development of instructional methods for targeted student populations
• Learn more about the computer-enhanced teaching/learning experience, and how to navigate, prevent and avoid the common pitfalls of virtual teaching strategies
• Take away from the conference a list of on-line resources, software programs, and the technology support needed to develop the virtual learning experience
• Learn more about how to teach, learn, and/or develop relationships in the virtual classroom

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Theme, Agenda & Speakers

Entering the Galaxy of Virtual Education & Experiencing the Virtual Classroom
Day 1: "Starship Launch: Developing Teaching & Learning On-line"
Day 2: "Starship Travel: Understanding the Expanding Capabilities for the Future of On-line Education"

Agenda & Speakers (Click here for PDF version of agenda)

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Registration Information & Form

Registration Fees

• $175.00 per person per day
• To qualify for a discounted fee of $150.00 per day-per person, the participant must attend both days
• Three or more individuals from the same organization attending may qualify for an additional discount of $10.00 for both days by submitting separate registration forms in the same envelope at the same time

The registration fee includes all conference sessions, materials, refreshments, and lunch each day. To register, click on the link to the registration form below, print it, fill it out and return it, along with payment to:

The University of Texas at Tyler
Attention Cashier's Office
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, Texas 75799

Participants may also register by fax at (903) 565-5657. The University of Texas at Tyler will accept checks, credit cards and money orders. When paying by credit card, please do not fax your registration more than once. The cashier's office processes each payment as received, and the receipt of more than one registration could result in your card being charged more than one fee. If you are concerned that your form did not fax properly call (903) 566-7227 or (903) 566-7228.

Please make checks payable to:
The University of Texas at Tyler

Conference enrollment is filled on a first-come first serve basis! Register by Friday, October 3, 2003

Refunds:
The University of Texas at Tyler will issue refunds for requests received in writing by October 1, 2003. For written requests after October 10, 2003, The University of Texas at Tyler will issue the participant the submitted fee minus the fee(s) for meals/refreshments for each day registered.

Registration Form (Click here for PDF version of registration form)

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Exhibits & Academic Credit

The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing faculty will be exhibiting faculty developed research projects, poster presentations, various programs, instructional aids, and recent publications.

Vendors with computer-enhanced software programs and publications, current equipment supporting computer learning, and others have been invited to display wares for the enjoyment of participants.

Academic Credit:

• 11.7 Contact Hours will be given for the completion of both Day I & Day II of the conference (Day I: 6hrs.;Day II: 5.7hrs.)
• Texas Nurses Association Continuing Education Credits (CEU) Applied for both days: 11.7 CEUs (Day I: 6hrs.;Day II: 5.7hrs.)

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Hotel Information

Special UT Tyler Conference rates of $58.00/day are available at:
Ramada Inn
3310 Troup Hwy.
Tyler, Texas 75799
(903) 566-3600

Wingate Hotel
ESE Loop 323
Tyler, Texas 75799
(903) 566-0060

Ask for "UTT Rate"

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