Orientation, July 1, 2002

Orientation for WIT will be held on Monday, July 1, 2002. Two sessions will be held:

9:00 a.m. for participants in the morning session, and

1:00 p.m. for participants in the afternoon session.

The orientation sessions will be held in the Donnelly Biological Sciences Learning Center (BSLC), 924 E. 57th Street, room 001. A Map showing this building is availalable here. (BSLC is number 2 on the map.) Note that parking is sometimes difficult at the University of Chicago. We suggest you plan to arrive early to find parking, and that you arrange to car pool.

We expect the orientation sessions to take about three hours; after which participants will meet in sectional groups with the mentors, ending at 1 pm and 5 pm.

Topics to be covered during the orientation:

• Overview of the Institute, including
  • schedule
  • strands
    • Using the Web in the Classroom
    • Creating a Curriculum Web
  • homerooms
  • objectives
    • see WIT 2002 Teaching Guide
  • products expected of participants
    • for Using the Web in the Classroom
    • for Creating a Curriculum Web
• Book and companion web site
• Software
  • Dreamweaver (for Creating participants only)
• Handouts boook
  • for Using the Web in the Classroom only
• Plenaries
• Lunches
  • July 3 (in homerooms): 12:00 pm for morning sessions; 1 pm for afternoon
  • July 12, 19 and 26: 12:00 pm at BSLC 010
• WIT staff
• CPS Lane promotional credit applications (for those who want it: $20)
  • Forms are in your blue folder
  • Policy: if you miss more than 2 days, no Lane Credit
• Requirements for recertification credits
  • Policy: you must meet expectaions for Using the Web in the Classroom or Creating a Curriculum Web, or you will get no recertification credits; CEUs given at 1 CEU per 5 hours completed.

and now:

• An overview of the educational possibilities of the web by Cathy Chamberlain

After the orientation and talk, participants will meet with their mentors and discuss the specific curriculum and expectations of each section. Regular WIT classes begin July 2 in various lab locations.