Volume 1
Issue 2
Oct.18,2000
In this Issue:
That Was Then, This Is Now: Reflections by Dr. Robert Branson
IS Program Leader's Notes: State of the Program Address
Summer Intern Experiences of Masters Student: Helena Cuperstein
Memories of the 14th Annual IS Awards Program
SAC Chat: News of the Student Advisory Council
Call for Contributions: Educational Technology
THEN AND NOW!
Robert Branson
Then and now is a long time apart!
When Bob Morgan called me in California in 1969 to say that he had successfully recruited Bob Gagne to join FSU, he then said that if I planned to come, I had to decide shortly. I knew that Briggs was already here along with some other top CAI folks like Duncan Hansen and Walt Dick. It was quite an emotional struggle to move from the San Francisco Bay Area backwards in time to Tallahassee. The other side of the struggle was the recognition that the balance of power in ISD had suddenly shifted to the Southeast.
That was 1969. Where have we come in these past twenty plus years?
FULL STORY
Past Reflections
Walter Wager
During John Keller's sabbatical this past spring, I had the unique opportunity to be program leader again, at least for the Spring and Summer. Here is a humorous look at the "State of the Program" and insight into the workings of the IS faculty! FULL STORY
Events of Note DETAILS
Oct.24-27
The Third Business Rules Forum
Atlanta, Georgia
Oct.25-28
AECT Conference
Denver 2000 International
Nov. 1-3
Best Practices in Teaching with Technology Conference
Concordia University
Credits:
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