March 2001 Agenda

1. Thursday Evening-March 29, 2001

   Kickoff Dinner

   • 5:00 - 6:00 Sign-in
   • 6:00 - 7:00 Dinner
   • 7:00 - 7:15 Welcome--Dr. Bill Hill, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
   • 7:15 - 7:30 Introduction of Speaker by Dr. Harry J. Lasher, Director, Career Growth MBA/MAcc/WebMBA
   • 7:30 - 8:00 Dinner Speaker-Dr. George Manners, Professor, Department of Leadership & Professional Development at KSU
   • 8:00 - 8:15 Retreat theme & overall purpose - Dr. Leon Combs, Dr. Christina Horne, & Dr. Harry Lasher

2. Friday Morning-March 30, 2001 (9 a.m. to 12 noon)

   Breakfast on Your Own

   Why Do It? (Getting Started)

   • 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome-Dr. Bill Hill, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
   • 9:15 - 9:30 Introduction of Speaker-Dr. Harry J. Lasher, Director, Career Growth MBA/MAcc/WebMBA
   • 9:30 - 10:15 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jessica Somers, Director, Academic Innovation, Advanced Learning Technology, University System of Georgia Board of Regents
   • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
   • 10:45 - 12 Noon Panel Discussion: Dr. Jessica Somers, Dr. Gary Lewis (Technology), Ms. Leigh Funk (Education), Dr. Beverly Farnsworth (Health and Human Services), Dr. Leon Combs (Science and Mathematics.
   • Moderator of session: Dr. Harry Lasher (Business)
   • Audience Participation-Q & A

3. Friday Lunch Session (12 noon to 1:30 p.m.) Lunch on your own in the main dingin room.

4. Friday Afternoon-March 30, 2001 (1:30 to 4:30 p.m.)

   How to Do It? (Development & Implementation)

   • 1:30 - 1:45 Introduction of Speaker: Dr. Leon Combs, Professor and Chair of Department of Chemistry and Biochemistryy
   • 1:45 - 2:30 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tom Reeves, Professor, Department of Instructional Technology, College of Education, The University of Georgia
   • 2:30 - 3:00 Refreshment Break
   • 3:00 - 4:30 Panel Discussion: Dr. Thomas Reeves, Mr. Karl Aldag(Technology), Dr. Matt Lapasota (Science and Mathematics), Dr. Brent Weaver (Clayton State University and ALT)
   • Moderator: Dr. Leon Combs
   • Audience Participation-Q & A

5. Friday Evening-March 30, 2001 (5:00 to 7:00 p.m.)

   Poster Session with food and drinks

   • Leon Combs
   • Beverly Farnsworth, Jan Flynn, & Chris Horne
   • Leigh Funk
   • Matthew Laposata
   • Gary Roberts
   • Jessica Somers
   • Kerwin Swint
   • Sheb True

6. Saturday Morning-March 31, 2001 (8:00 a.m. to 12 noon)

   Breakfast on your own in the main dining room from 7:30 - 8:30

   Just Do It!!! (Stakeholder Expectations)

   • 8:30 - 8:45 Introduction of Speaker, Dr. Leon Combs
   • 8:45 - 9:30 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Steven Sorg, Assistant Vice President for Distributed Learning, Center of Distributed Learning of Academic Affairs, University of Central Florida
   • 9:30 - 10:00 Coffee Break
   • 10:00:30 - 11:00 Panel Discussion: Dr. Steven Sorg, Dr. Gary Roberts (Business), Dr. Kerwin Swint (Humanities and Social Sciences), Dr. Jessica Somers (Academic Innovation, ALT), Dr. Brent Weaver.
   • Moderator of session: Dr. Leon Combs
   • Audience Participation-Q & A

What are You Going to Do Now?

• 11:00 - 11:45 Small Group Activity -- Action Plan
• 11:45 - 12:30 Participant Goals/Plans for Future With Online Learning
• 12:30 P.M. Closure of Retreat

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