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Preliminary Program – 2005 NMC Director's Meeting
Maximizing Campus Impact: Lessons from the Trenches
Thursday, March 3
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Reception and Dinner

 

Welcome and Report to the Members
Larry Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, NMC
A review of 2004 and the recent NMC Board Retreat
 
Friday, March 4
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast  
9:00 am – 10:15 am NMC Business Meeting
A look at plans for 2005 and beyond.
10:15 am – 10:30am Break
10:30 am – 11:15am


Panel Discussion
A panel of NMC veterans will kick off the program with a discussion of successful practices -- and not-so-successful practices.
11:15 am – Noon


Dialog: Outlining the White Paper
In this session, the participants will discuss the format, content and structure of an NMC white paper focusing on "Maximizing Campus Impact."
Noon - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 – 4:30 pm


Working Sessions
The Working Sessions will involve all participants in an in-depth discussions related to successful strategies, activities, and programs that have helped position campus NMCs as important players in the applications of technology to teaching, learning, and creative expression.

These discussions will be captured using a visual facilitation technique, and used to inform the content of the white paper that will draw from and build on the dialogs.

We'll look at a variety of campus settings -- centralized large campuses, decentralized campuses; small campuses, departmental NMCs -- and at the range of campus center missions -- faculty and student support, content and resource development, LMS support, and more.
4:30pm– 5:00 pm
Wrap-Up
Closing thoughts; next steps