Information Futures Forum - 28 April 2008
Members of the University community were invited to attend the fourth Information Futures Forum for 2008:
How will scholarly information and technologies be used in teaching and learning in 10 years' time?
An invitation to a discussion of directions and possibilities
1.00 to 2.15 pm Monday 28 April 2008
Woodward Centre, level 10, Law School
This panel discussion explored the ways in which scholarly information and technologies will be used in teaching and learning at the University of Melbourne in the next decade.
- How will we be using information and technologies to create a premium quality, research-led educational environment?
- How will the patterns of teaching and learning have changed?
- How will students expect to be using information in their learning?
- How will staff be using information in teaching and learning?
- What should we do now to prepare for this future?
Four panellists led the discussion by presenting brief perspectives on the future of scholarly information and technologies:
- Dr Dianne Chambers, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Dr Kerri-Lee Harris, Centre for the Study of Higher Education
- Professor Richard James, Centre for the Study of Higher Education
- Dr Gregor Kennedy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- View a video of the presentations
- Download the presentation slides (PDF 450 kb)