Reports and Presentations: 2001

• Network Rates Base Task Force Report (November 2001)
  • Appendix A (pdf)
  • Appendices B-E (pdf)


• The Road to Distance Learning May Be Closer Than You Think...
  • Presented by Vice President Polley Ann McClure at the 2001 EDUCAUSE Conference in Indianapolis, IN, October 2001
  • Discusses how Distributed Learining technologies can be used not only to increase access through Distance Learning, but to improve the effectiveness of the learning experience in the residential setting as well.


• 2001 CIT Customer Survey
  • Results from Customer Survey postcard sent to Cornell facuty, staff, and students.
  • Communication Strategies produced this survey and analyzed the results. This is a report of their findings.


• Distributed Learning: Policy Issues
  • Keynote speech delivered by Polley Ann McClure at the Annual Computer Policy and Law Seminar, July 10, 2001
  • Outlines policy areas affected by the new paradigm of distributed learning at higher education institutions.


• Hublet Truce Electronic Memo
  • Text from an electronic memo from Polley Ann McClure to members of the College Officers Group, other business officers, and Computing Center Directors.


• Complementarity in Distributed Learning: The Roles of Cornell Information Technologies and the Cornell University Library (45K PDF)
  • A joint CIT/CUL working paper, dated May 21, 2001.
  • Outlines distributed learning leadership roles for CIT and CUL and notes areas where there are opportunities for collaboration and partnership.


• Course Improvement Grant Program (72K PDF)
• Distributed Learning/Technology Mediated Learning Program Overview (72K PDF)
• Instructional Technology Assistantship Program (72K PDF)
  • Written by Polley McClure, Vice President for Information Technologies.
  • Draft documents regarding distributed and distance learning at Cornell, dated 4/11/01.


• University Faculty Forum: Beyond eCornell: Technology in the Classroom, Distance Education and New Pedagogy:1) Faculty discussants' comments [Video+ Audio] 2) Q & A session [Audio Only]
  • March 8, 2001 Faculty Forum. Purpose: To explore potential distributed learning possibilities and opportunities for Cornell
  • Moderated by Charles Walcott. Faculty discussants: John Abowd, John Fitzpatrick, Robert Swieringa
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• Cornell Data Network Futures (44K PDF)
  • Written by Dave Vernon, Director of IT Architecture and Strategic Vendor Relations for OIT.
  • Details three scenarios for data networking investment at Cornell and their service level implications.


• Cost Benefit Analysis for Network Edge and Infrastructure Upgrade (1.1MB PDF)
  • Created by KPMG Consulting for the Office of Information Technologies.
  • Reviews current and future environment requirements and industry trends to assist in the evaluation of a university upgrade of existing edge and cable infrastructure.


• Cornell's Not-for-Profit Distributed Learning (3.8MB PDF -- does not include video/movies)
  • Presented by Glenn Altschuler, Dean of Continuing Education and Summer Session, and Polley McClure, Vice President for Information Technologies, to the Board of Trustees in January 2001.
  • Summarizes Cornell efforts to date in this area and showcases the work of several faculty members.
  • Note about this PDF version: In order to display readable fonts on all of the slides in this presentation, this version has been saved at 150%.

 

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