Higher Education in the Information Age

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Monday, June 2nd · Tuesday, June 3rd

All conference sessions were held at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Lewis Hall, Room 240B. A campus map of the Symposium site is available.


Monday, June 2nd

Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.


9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks:

Judith Rodin President, University of Pennsylvania


9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
The Technological Future:

Robert Lucky Corporate Vice President, Bellcore
The future of telecommunications and its implications for the delivery and globalization of higher education.

Stephen Heibein Director, Emerging Technology, Silicon Graphics
The impact of computing, simulation, and visualization technologies on higher education.

Gregory Farrington Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator


11:00 - 12:00 p.m.
The Future Student:

Michael Caputo, Bala Cynwyd Middle School
Tina Carroll, Shaw Middle School
Adam Flicker, Bala Cynwyd Middle School
Sasha Kinney, Drexel Hill Middle School
Kathy O'Connell, Producer/Host,"Kid's Corner," WXPN-FM
Susan Fuhrman, Dean, Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania,
Respondent
Michael Eleey, Associate Vice Provost for Information Systems and Computing, University of Pennsylvania, Introduction


12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch



Afternoon Session: 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.


1:30 - 3:45 p.m.
The Undergraduate Experience: A Panel and Discussion:

Mark Taylor Professor, Williams College
Educational enhancement and change in the small residential college.

Peter Smith President, California State University- Monterey Creating a new undergraduate institution from the ground up.

Douglas Van Houweling Dean for Academic Outreach, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Partnering with a large employer and a labor union for an undergraduate program delivered at home and in the workplace.

Steven Morgan Friedman University of Pennsylvania, C'98

Myra Lotto University of Pennsylvania, C'99

Stanley Chodorow Provost, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator


4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Digital Libraries: The Revolution in Scholarly Information:

Michael Lesk Chief Scientist, Bellcore
The digital library.

Peter Lyman University Librarian, Berkeley
Operational and economic implications of information availability anytime, anywhere.

Paul Mosher Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator


7:00 p.m.
Conference Reception and Dinner at the University of Pennsylvania Museum



Tuesday, June 3rd

Morning Session: 7:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.


7:15 - 8:30 a.m.
Pinchas Zukerman, Musician
World-renowned musician, Pinchas Zukerman will offer a master class via videoconference from Israel, with a student located at the HEIA Symposium site. Following the lesson demonstration, Mr. Zukerman will engage with HEIA participants on the applications of this technology to distance learning.


8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Distance Education and Globalization I: A Panel Discussion:

Sir Graeme Davies Principal, University of Glasgow
Future directions for distance education in the U.K. and Abroad.

Alice Irby President, The Chauncey Group International, ETS
Assessment and certification in new professional educational market structures.

Martin Kenney President, Simon & Schuster Education
Educational publishers and higher education - partnership or competition?

Carl Tyson President and Chief Operating Officer, UOL Publishing, Inc.

Michael Eleey Associate Vice Provost for Information Systems and Computing, University of Pennsylvania
Introduction


10:30 - 12:00 p.m.
Distance Education and Globalization II:

The Hon. Michael Leavitt Governor of Utah
The Western Governors' University - A virtual education initiative.

Judith Rodin President, University of Pennsylvania
Introduction

James O'Donnell Vice Provost for Information Systems and Computing, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator


12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch



Afternoon Session: 1:15 - 3:30 p.m.


1:15 - 2:30
Research: Knowledge Generation in the Global Information Age:

Peter Drucker Professor, Claremont Graduate School
(satellite video link)

Jerry Wind Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator

Gregory Farrington Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania
Introduction


2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
President's Panel: Agenda for Action and Experimentation:

Harry Payne President, Williams College
Judith Rodin President, University of Pennsylvania,
Mark Wrighton Chancellor, Washington University
Gregory Farrington Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator



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Last modified:  3 February 1998