Here’s the link to Chris’s presentation on Information Fluency!

http://community.uaf.edu/~cde/wiki/ITS07/HomePage 

ML

Weather has been cold at night and low teens in the heat of the day…wind has been moderate. Things can change quickly and while its frozen solid right now…things could get messy if the temps go above freezing.

Weather Link: http://kusko.net/

You might want to consider bringing these weather management accessories; especially if you are going to walk around town:

• mud boots
• parka with hood
• ice creepers (liike: yak traks crampon little things)

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The Camai Festival is one of the best cultural events you will find in Alaska…it is a community event and brings people together from across the YK Delta, from around Alaska and even Internationally.

Link to Camai website: http://www.bethelarts.com/

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I would encourage folks to join us on the river Saturday afternoon…We’ll have a couple reliable warm vehicles and Driving on the River is a novelty…Ice Fishing is just plain fun.

Here’s Nuq and Mian Manaq’ing at the Johnson River last season
ML

Information Technology Specialist Program

Spring 2007 Faculty Meeting

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University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus

March 30-31, 2007

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Arrival Thurs.

Pickup: Bethel Airport, Alaska Airlines - Hotel shuttle with ITS Program Grads/Students - Visit to KuC.

Dinner: VIP Restaurant, Rsv. ~ 7:00pm
Day One

Friday March 30

8:30 Coffee and set up

9:00 Welcome

Martin Leonard, CIOS Faculty, Kuskokwim Campus

Curt Madison, ITS Administrator, Center for Distance Education

9:15 Campus reports of course enrollments and new course development

10:00 Digital Fluency as a defining skill

The Interactive Web bringing knowledge to bear – Chris Lott

This is the fifth in a series from the font of philosophy which has included nuances of pedagogy, social networking with technology, connectivism and ontology of social forms.

Transformation of ITS to DFP – Curt Madison

How will the creation of an umbrella faculty group facilitate student success in UA programs. What are Digital Fluency competencies?

Digital Fluency and the Library – James Huesmann

All UAF students must complete a library skills course prior to graduation, but the content of the course needs to change.

12:00 Lunch KuC Dorm (All)

1:30 Technology Demonstrations

Key Server access to software – Patti DeAngelis

WebApps for Education – Assorted presenters

Digication - Chris Becks

Second Life for Educators, tour of Rhetorica – Christen Bouffard

3:00 Employers Panel – Martin Leonard

Invitees:

YKHC Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp.

LKSD Lower Kuskokwim School Dist.

AVCP Association Village Council Presidents

UUI United Utilities (telecomm)

Unicom (telecomm)

Tundra Technologies (private consulting)

5:30 End of First Day

7:00 Dinner: Reservations @ Family Rest.

8:30 Camai International Dance Festival, optional.

Day Two

Saturday October 7, 2006

8:30 Coffee and conviviality

Mary Pete, KuC Director

9:15 Session II demonstrations

VoIP – Mark Ganser

Simulations – Curt Madison

10:00 Projects to finish out the FY07 year

TCC Online Conference – Joe Mason

E2C license purchase

Other projects up to the limit of the remaining budget

10:30 Break

10:45 Revelation of Research Tools

What was accomplished with the tools from Sitka?

Distribution of tools and expectations of new goals

11:30 Selection of Fall 2007meeting location

12:00 Wrap up

12:15 Brunch Served…Compliments KuC

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An optional trip on the famous Kuskokwim Ice Road is planned to Napakiak, a Yupik village near Bethel.

Ice Fishing at Johnson River.

Saturday night is the finale of the Camai Festival. Transportation provided to the venue.

It’s that time of year again for everyone to start thinking about their plans for the summer. We are hoping your plans include applying for the Talent Search sumer camps! I’m excited to try to bring you something new and different. I’m always looking for ideas, so for those of you that have attended a past camp, why not give me some ideas on what you liked or didn’t like. Also if you have any ideas for future camps your ideas are welcomed. We want to make sure that you are getting the best experience that you can while staying at KuC in Bethel.

For the first time this summer we are going to try to have some Robotics activities and the High school students will be to choose from Rocketry or ROBOTICS!

Here’s a link to the Talent Search Application .

If you have any questions, please contact us! You can comment on the blog or you can email us at: talent_search@bethel.uaf.edu or give us a call at 1-800-478-5822 ext 559.

Ayumin is a new Spring 2007 student out of Nunapitchuk. This spring she had begin working on her Associates of Arts Degree and also wants to major in English or Social Working. Ayumin has chosen KuC because it’s close to her home and she likes the people who work here.

Kevin was raised in San Diego and came back to Alaska to change his life by going to college here in Bethel. To start,
he has graduated with his GED last year. This Spring he was a little nervous about going to college because it was his first year but he likes it here so far. He is also working towards his Associates of Arts Degree.

Renee from Chefornek came to Bethel this Spring to start college here in Bethel. She is full-blooded Yup’ik Eskimo who likes to do fun activities with friends and family and she had also attended college at UAF but had transferred to KuC to finish her requirements in order to recieve her Associates. She is interested in getting into Environmental Science, teaching or business afternwords. ” If you want some things in life you have to always do your best no matter what, that is why I’ve decided to further my education and attend college.”

George, another Spring student here at the Kuskokwim Campus, comes from Tununak, which is on the Nelson Island just right on the coast of the Bering Sea. The reason why he chose KuC is because it is closer to home. Right now he hasn’t decided what he wants to major in, but he is working towards his Associates of Arts degree.
Gracie has lived in almost every corner of Alaska, she doesn’t really have a home-town but right now she has resided in Bethel while she attends college here in Bethel. She loves to learn about Alaskan people including where they come from, their languages and to compare how similar Alaskans are. After graduating from high school in Sitka she went to Alaska Job Corps. Training Program to obtain her CNA license. She transferred from UAA this Spring to attend the two year Nursing Program here at KuC. “So far Bethel has been very nice and I think I’m going to like it here.”