All presentations are scheduled in the MU East Conference Room.

Tuesday, May 26

9 - 10 a.m.	A Hybrid Approach to Distance Education Stephen McGloughlin, University Extension For the past two years, University Extension has been developing a novel (and patented) approach to distance education, incorporating both CD-ROMs and the Internet. The CD-ROMs include video and audio applications that would be slow and compromised over the Internet. Further resources may be accessed via the Web, which allows timely updates and real time interactions with fellow students and instructors. This presentation will provide an overview of these materials, and will include a sampling of one of University Extension's new courses.
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Developing a Departmental Technology Plan Sharie Sprague, Lorraine Beaman       Offices of the Chancellor and Provost How does a department project its computing needs into the future and ensure that user needs are met? Technical staff Sprague and Beaman have discovered that the key is balancing technical recommendations with the needs of end users. By selecting a development team that represents users' needs, standards for hardware, software, and training can be developed and implemented. This presentation will outline and explain the process used by the Offices of the Chancellor and Provost to create an office technology plan.
1-2 p.m.	Internet Plagiarism and the Responsibility of the Professor Andy Jones, English When beginning research for major projects, students are turning increasingly to Web sites where researchers and academics regularly publish academic work. The rushed, sloppy, or overworked student may be tempted to excerpt sections and paste them into documents and projects that are then handed in for course credit. To make matters worse, some unscrupulous entrepreneurs sell student papers over the Internet. This presentation will discuss and illustrate the practice of Internet plagiarism, and show how the wary instructor can anticipate and help alleviate this significant problem.
2 - 3 p.m.	Mass Email Distribution: Resource or Waste? Dave Zavatson, Debbie Edwards, Information Resources Kevin Roddy, Medieval Studies As technologies advance and email lists are made available to nearly anyone who wants them, a number of questions must be addressed: What types of lists should be permitted? What restrictions, if any, should be placed on the sending of unsolicited campus email? When is mass email appropriate, and when is it not? These are some of the issues with which a campus committee on bulk email issues is coming to terms. This roundtable discussion is an opportunity for you to learn about and offer input on these critical and timely issues.

Wednesday, May 27

9-10 a.m.

Data Administation at UC Davis: What's in Store? Mary Jo Anderson, Planning and Budget Ray Reveles, Information Resources Data administration is not simply a data warehouse, and shouldn't require overhauling existing production applications to conform to someone else's standards. The better we understand the data in question, the better we can promote access and determine common policies. The presenters will outline the new data administration initiative, offer an opportunity for individuals to ask questions and voice concerns, and solicit suggestions about further communications and consensus-building ideas.

11:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Cross-fertilization Between Distance Learning Projects Maureen McMahon, Rick Pomeroy, Barbara Goldman, Tricia Marshall, Gary Habeeb      Department of Education How do lessons learned from one department project affect and inform the structure and goals of another? This roundtable presentation will address the similarities, distinctions, and cross-fertilization between two distance learning projects: the Rural Learning Network, envisioned as a "virtual faculty room" for student and rural teachers, and Learning on Demand, a project for student teachers in the UC Davis-CSU Sacramento Elementary Partnership Program. Both projects offer 24-hour access to educational electronic resources, enabling student teachers in remote and rural areas to create a network of colleagues and a forum for educational collaborations. The presenters will invite others involved in a continuum of related projects to share their experiences.

Thursday, May 28

10 - 11 a.m.	The California Digital Library John Ober, Assistant Director, Education and Communications, California Digital Library Envisioned more than a year ago by UC President Richard Atkinson as the "Cyberlibrary," the California Digital Library will be shared among the nine UC campuses and beyond. The mission is to provide a core of scholarly electronic resources to UC students and faculty. John Ober will discuss the vision and goals of the California Digital Library, and its impact on California higher education and distance education.
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Distance Education and Your Future Division of Education, JCCIT, ASUCD, Creative Communication Services Moderator: Frank Samaniego, Director, Teaching Resources Center This is a two-part presentation. In Part One (11:15 a.m. -12:00 p.m.), Division of Education Professor Karen Watson-Gegeo and her teaching assistants will discuss how they overcame barriers of impersonality and the physical absence of the instructor in low-tech distance education in 6 classes over 3 years. In the process, authority and expertise were decentralized, allowing the development of a democratic community of learners and the formation of deep interpersonal relationships among the instructor, teaching assistants, and students. In the second part (12-12:45 p.m.), representatives from the Joint Campus Committee on Information Technology, ASUCD, and Creative Communication Services Distance Education program will outline the various dimensions of distance education at the university, including its potential benefits and disadvantages. Panelists will focus some attention on the "virtual university" -- creation of courses, ownership, intellectual property, and delivery.
2 - 3 p.m.	From Fractals to Fashion Brendt Wahl, Graduate School of Management In this multimedia presentation, Bernt Wahl, author of Exploring Fractals, will demonstrate software used to create fractals and present some fractal-inspired clothing designs. He will also show a video produced by the fashion industry about his unusual collaboration with such fashion designers as Todd Oldham and Jhane Barnes (whose clothing can be found at Nieman-Marcus, Sachs 5th Avenue, and Nordstrom's). This integration of mathematics and fashion design has been reported in Wired, Esquire, and The New York Times.
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.	Remote Access ASUCD student representatives, RAMP team members and participants Moderator: Vicki Suter, RAMP Project Manager This two-part presentation focuses on issues related to accessing the campus network from off campus. Part One (3:30-4:15 p.m.) will begin with a briefing of a white paper that identifies and addresses remote access issues such as the UC Davis modem pool. The results of the RAMP project and the Think Tank recommendations for the campus will also be discussed. In Part Two (4:15-5:00 p.m.), faculty, students, and staff representing the pros and cons of university support for remote access will discuss campus user needs; the role or responsibility of the university in providing remote access to campus users; and how such services should be funded.