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UAlbany Partners With Capital Region K-12 Schools on Technology Workshops

Contact: Lisa James Goldsberry (518) 437-4980

ALBANY, N.Y. (December 6, 2004) - Intergenerational teams of computer science and public school library media students will present new research-based-technology tools and innovative Web sites designed and assessed for instructional use for nine capital region K-12 schools at the University at Albany's 2004 Multimedia Curriculum Enhancement - Collaborative Learning Design symposium on Tuesday, December 7th, 2004 at 4:30 p.m. It will take place in Digital Workshop #2 of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), located in the Science Library on the University's uptown campus. It is free and open to the public.

Organizers Joette Stefl-Mabry and Jennifer Powers are faculty members in UAlbany's School of Information Science and Policy who teach students about the many facets that contribute toward the making of an information environment. Students who are learning about web site development in Powers' course are paired with Stefl-Mabry's students, who are studying how it is applied in schools.

Participating schools are Albany School of the Humanities, Hudson Falls High School, Colonie High School, Pinewood Elementary School, Duanesburg Elementary School, Rosendale Elementary School, Doane Stuart Middle School, Saugerties High School, and Schenectady Christian School.

Ten brief oral and poster presentations will highlight project goals and objectives, New York State Standards, American Library Association Information Literacy standards, literary review and substantiation for each technology and academic element included in the project, assessment instruments, results and highlights of NOVEL (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library), Web design elements & challenges, and project evaluations by recipients and project developers.

The School of Information Science and Policy at the University at Albany offers a variety of academic programs designed to train the next generation of leaders for tomorrow's information-centric world. Through programs ranging from school library media to information systems, students in the School's courses work with practitioners in the field to design solutions to real-world problems. In addition to school districts, previous course projects have engaged corporate, government, and non-profit partners to ensure that students receive the cutting-edge skills that they can apply immediately in the marketplace. The School offers undergraduate, graduate, and research doctoral programs in information science.