Themes (suggested by Sybil via Educause)

Educause Names Top Teaching-With-Technology Challenges for 2009

1. Creating learning environments that promote active learning, critical thinking, collaborative learning, and knowledge creation.  
2. Developing 21st-century literacies among students and faculty (information, digital, and visual).
3. Reaching and engaging today's learner.
4. Encouraging faculty adoption and innovation in teaching and learning with IT.
5. Advancing innovation in teaching and learning (with technology) in an era of budget cuts.

Learning Outcomes:

• To encourage faculty adoption and innovation in teaching and learning with IT
• To demonstrate how technology supports learning & teaching practice
• To explore new ways to connect with our students (old)
• To find new friends, discover new colleagues and share insights about teaching and learning (old)
• To learn new ways to do what we do - presenting information, developing curriculum, engaging our students, and connecting with our communities   (old)