What Is IDEAL?
IDEAL is an initiative of the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC)
focused on tackling important administrative issues in distance education
and distributed learning.
Instead of taking an eliminate the barriers approach, ADEC decided to
work toward defining Ideal Distance Education Administrative Language
(IDEAL).
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IDEAL1
IDEAL1 offered a number of recommendations related to:
- Academic credit transfer
- Tuition and financial issues
- Elimination of turf barriers
- Quality assurance
- Institutional readiness
Rosemary Haggett, Associate Provost West Virginia University, served
as ADEC Chair for IDEAL1.
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Check Your Practices
The IDEAL initiative gives you an opportunity to check how well your institution
is doing, how you can eliminate outmoded practices and participate more
fully in the growing world of lifelong learning.
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You Are Invited
Sam Smith, Chair of the NASULGC Board of Directors, and Tom Fretz, Chair
of the ADEC Board of Directors, invite you to a national videoconference
on Thursday, April 13, 2000 from 1:00 - 2:30 Eastern.
Conference Purposes - The conference has two purposes:
- to encourage broad idea sharing
- to encourage development of a knowledge marketplace/marketspace in which many institutions of higher education can participate.
Target Audience - The target audience for this national conversation includes university presidents, vice presidents, provosts, graduate deans, distance education administrators, chief information officers, deans, faculty and learners.
Online Registration
We ask that you register your site using the ADEC online registration
form.
You may also indicate your need for discussion questions and wraparound
materials from this location.
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Two Live Locations
Washington State University (WSU) and the University of Illinois will
be live via satellite. WSU will originate the program. Sam Smith, WSU
President, will participate throughout. He will be joined by Brian Hawkins,
President of Educause, Carol Twigg, Director of the Pew Learning &
Technology Program Center for Academic Transformation, and other administrators,
faculty, staff and students from across the nation.
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Case Studies & Best Practices
Four case studies will trigger interaction and discussion. The cases will
include:
- Quality Distance Education Principles and Programs
- TADDA - A Three State Union
- The Great Plains IDEA - Credit, Collaboration, Money
- Just Doing It - Leaving Turf Behind in Kentucky
You will meet the people changing the practice of education using technology.
All participants will learn from each other through Internet/phone/fax.
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Satellite Coordinates
You may downlink this conference free of charge. The coordinates are:
C Band
Telstar 6 Transponder 1
Downlink 3720MHz(v)
To find out if there is a site registered at your organization, see our list of convenors. To register your site, fill out our online registration form.
Webcast
The IDEAL2 videoconference will be simulcast over the Internet
using RealPlayer. To view the videostream, go to http://caheinfo.wsu.edu/adec.html
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Important Numbers/Test
Time
Please take note of the following important contact information
to be used at the time of the conference:
Trouble number: 509-335-9290
Question and Answer Session Numbers
(these will also be announced on the air once the program begins):
Phone: 1-800-390-7551
Fax: 1-800-803-5998
E-Mail: broadcst@cahe.wsu.edu
**Test time for the satellite downlink will be from 12:30 - 1:00 PM EDT.**
IDEAL2
IDEAL2 is the implementation phase of this effort. IDEAL1 produced guidelines
and tools related to the recommendations. IDEAL2 is focused on validating
the recommendations and tools and sharing approaches throughout the country.
ADEC is dedicated to increasing quality and efficiency. Not every institution
needs to invent unique solutions to the common problems arising in response
to the emerging National Learning Infrastructure.
H. Dean Sutphin, Associate Dean at Cornell University, serves as ADEC
Chair for IDEAL2.
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Videotape Copies
Recorded copies of the satellite broadcast will be available
on videotape following the conference. To order a copy,
E-mail Site Manager:
webmaster@adec.edu
or call
(402) 472-7000. There will be a charge of $10 per video. Payment can be
made by check to ADEC (mailed to address below).
Contact ADEC
For more information about IDEAL2 and the April 13th national videoconference,
contact:
Janet Poley, ADEC President
Box 830952
C218 Animal Science
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0952
Telephone: 402-472-7000
Fax: 402-472-9060
E-mail: jpoley@unl.edu