DiAgKNOWSys: LEARN

College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Services Managers Conference
June 26, 1997

Presented by Dr. Janet K. Poley

• Need for Learning
  • Lifelong
  • Just in Time
  • My Way

• What is this Digital Revolution?
  • Pretty Pictures?
  • Great Sound?
  • Program Content?

• Global Knowledge Networks
  • Distance Education
  • Telemedicine
  • Communities of Interest

• Problem Solving Networks

• Change to Traditional Systems?

• Change in Relationships?

• Change in Professional Responsibilities?

• Change in Boundaries?

• Higher Computer Power
  
• Lower Price

• When Will We Have The Computer Appliance?

• "Smartness" Coming to On-line Programs, Products and Services

• Electronic Mail -- the killer application

• What Makes a "Good" WWW Site Versus a Cobweb?

• Learning Environments and Courseware Tools
  • Learningspace
  • First Class
  • WebCT
  • Ag Answers Purdue and Ohio State
  • Ag Genome Information Server
  • American Society of Animal Science
  • Iowa State Extension Favorite Sites
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences

• Best Choices

• Best Practices

• Collaboration
  Connection
  Competition
  Charting our Future

• Electronic Commerce
  • Virtual Marketplace
  • Consumer Research

• Degrees by E-mail?

• Certificates and Certification

• New Roles for Professions and Professional Societies

• What about these Words:
  • Asynchronous?
  • Interactive?

• Intellectual Property Questions