CMS Pre-Conference Technology Boot Camp
November 14, 2007
Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City
Notice: Registration for this pre-conference event is full. We are no longer accepting registrations. Learning Management Systems and Social Computing for Music Education:
Blackboard/WebCT, Online Multimedia, Blogs, Podcasts, Second Life, and More Sponsorship from SoundTree/Korg, Apple, Inc., Turning Technologies, and Connect4Education
This year in Salt Lake City, CMS is meeting in conjunction with ATMI and with NASM (National Association of Schools of Music). Following on a successful 2006 pre-conference, "technology boot camp," in San Antonio on Internet2 and videoconferencing, another "boot camp" is planned for the Salt Lake City conference.
The theme for this year's boot camp focuses on the use of course or learning management systems (LMS) in music (systems such as Blackboard, WebCT, D2L, Angel, Sakai, and Moodle) and social computing resources (resources such as blogs, podcasts, and Second Life 3-D virtual reality) for college music teaching. The "boot camp" is tailored to meet the needs of novice as well as more experienced users of music and instructional technology--everyone is welcomed!
The pre-conference boot camp will emphasize practical experiences and instructional strategies for online music teaching and creative uses of media (music files, images, video, animation, blogs and podcasts).
Participants of the 2006 Internet2 Technology Bootcamp in San Antonio
Pre-conference
An outline of the pre-conference (Wednesday) activities is presented below. We have assembled a very impressive and diverse program of technology expertise that will make this event a one-of-a-kind experience. A highlight of the day will be the evening presentation on using Second Life for online teaching. Second Life is a 3-D virtual world where schools like the University of Oregon are building virtual campuses and classrooms for online teaching. Jonathon Richter, our keynote speaker, has been instrumental in building such a campus for the University of Oregon. He will guide us through this new technology and share with us examples of music performance and music education within this new, virtual world.
The day's sessions will provide a mix of demonstration, instruction, hands-on, and social activities. Computer workstations will be available; attendees are also invited to bring their laptops. Dinner with the keynote speaker, Dr. Jonathon Richter, will be part of the day's events along with a showcase of music colleagues sharing their innovative projects using music and LMS environments. After dinner Dr. Richter and some of the instructors will be available in the open computer lab for you to continue to experiment with some of the technologies presented during the day.
Program (Pre-Conference begins at 12 noon):
- Registration and introductions along with a teaser of Jonathon Richter's evening presentation
- Overview of learning management options, commercial and open source.
(Scott Lipscomb, University of Minnesota and ATMI President)
- Instructional/hands-on sessions in the computer lab (participants may also work from personal laptops)
- Beginning multimedia skills for WebCT and Blackboard: Scores, Audio, Video, Documents and more. Sue Piagentini (Northwestern University) and Cynthia Gonzales (Texas State University-San Marcos)
- Cynthia McGregor (Southwestern College): Using Flash to add interactivity to Blackboard music instruction
- Cross-platform test design and Respondus: David Williams (Illinois State University) and Peter Webster (Northwestern University)
- Showcase session with colleagues sharing exemplary music applications and approaches to using music learning management environments (participants will visit with presenters in a science-fair- or poster-session-like format):
- The Convergence of Online and Classroom Instruction into a Blended Learning Model for General Education Music Courses. Keith Bailey and Stephen Hopkins (Pennsylvania State University)
- WebCT: Portal and Pointer for Students' Learning. Tim Fredstrom (Illinois State University)
- 3D Interactive Virtual Spaces and Social Networking for Music Technology
Students. Richard Hornsby (University of New Brunswick)
- WebCT, iSight, and QuickTime Pro7 in the Applied Studio. Douglas Huff (Western Illinois University)
- Social Courseware: Using Blogs and RSS Feeds to Manage Online Course Material. Keith Kothman (Ball State University)
- Using Enhanced Podcasts to Enhance Music Teaching. Steve Kreinberg (Temple University)
- Teaching Music Fundamentals Online: A Course Evolution. Kenneth Smith (Western Michigan University)
- Enhancing Music History and Culture Learning Using Online MUVE Group Building Projects. Tim Thompson (Palm Beach Atlantic University)
- Hybrid Delivery: Elementary Music Methods for Classroom Teachers. Lesile Timmons (Utah State University)
- Discussion Boards As a Platform for Sharing Composition Assignments. Nathan Wolek (Stetson University)
- More Options for LMS from Hypermedia to Social Computing Resources
- Timothy Smith (Northern Arizona University): Creating music interactivity on the Web with copyright-free and fair-use online music audio, graphics, and score resources
- Alex Ruthmann (Indiana State University): Blogs as an LMS solution with integrated video and audio for college music courses
- Q&A Discussion
- Dinner with keynote speaker, Dr. Jonathon Richter.
"Twenty-first Century Learning Management: Breathing 'Second Life' into Music Education" (The dinner is built into the registration fee)
- Open computer lab for informal work and experimentation with the keynote speaker and other instructors and presenters
Participants of the 2006 Internet2 Technology Bootcamp enjoy discussing the bootcamp at Pico de Gallo restaurant in San Antonio.
Keynote Speaker
 Jonathon Richter, Ed.D. is an educational technology research scientist, educator, and futurist. Dr. Richter's research interests include the use of technology for enhancing critical, creative, and futures thinking, particularly for exceptional children with diverse learning styles and using democratic collaboration and creative tools, such as wikis, blogs, and other Web 2.0 tools. One of Jonathon's particular interests is in assisting formal educational institutions to frame and negotiate change through the development of Personal Learning Environments, Electronic Portfolios and Multi-User Virtual Environments (such as Second Life or Active Worlds) and connecting those learning environments with Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard, WebCT, eCollege, or Moodle.
Dr. Richter is a Research Associate for the Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE) at the University of Oregon where he coordinates research on online teaching for students with learning disabilities, the development of a learning object typology and Community of Practice for MERLOT in multi-user virtual environments such as Second Life, and the creation of standards-based electronic portfolios for high school students. Dr. Richter completed his doctorate at the University of Montana in 2003 and served as Assistant Professor of Education at Montana State University-Northern from 2002 - 2005. He was the founder of The North American Rural Futures Institute and author and coordinator of a $600,000 grant to infuse technology into the pre-service teacher experiences in the university and four tribal colleges in northern Montana. His research and futurist thinking has been featured at The American Educational Research Association, The World Future Society's Annual Conference, The National Educational Computing Conference, and The Pan-American Symposia on ePortfolios. Jonathon's email is jrichter@uoregon.edu and his avatar in Second Life is named Wainbrave Bernal.
Registration
Pre-Conference Technology Boot Camp (Wednesday only) $60
Note: Due to scheduling conflicts, the November 18 portion of the technology workshop for faculty and administrators has been cancelled. Registration for this pre-conference event is full. We are no longer accepting registrations.
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