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.