Greetings,

TELR invites you to attend a local viewing Tuesday, Jan. 17, of a live national 
videocast about "Improving Campus Communications with Wireless Technologies."  
The 2-hour event, sponsored by Technology Enhanced Learning & Research (TELR), 
begins at 1 pm at the Digital Union -- 370 Science & Engineering Library, 175 
West 18th Avenue.  There is no cost to attend but please do RSVP to stone.177@osu.edu 
to help us better anticipate attendance.


TOPIC DETAILS:

Over the past several years, undergraduate students at the campuses of The Ohio State University 
and many other colleges and universities have moved from primarily using a landline/email/voicemail 
model of communications to one using Instant Messenger and cellular voice.  The "Blackberry" (or
"Buckeye-berry") lifestyle has already become more pervasive in higher education.  Taking full 
advantage of these shifts can be a challenge for institutions.  This conference, led by Jay L. Dominick, 
assistant vice president of Information Systems, Wake Forest University, explains how colleges and 
universities can harness the power of wireless communications in three critical areas of campus 
interaction:
 * pedagogy
 * student life, and
 * overall institutional value.

A detailed case study and examination of overall wireless trends in higher education will provide specific 
action steps for any institution desiring to incorporate wireless technologies into its communications 
network strategy.


PROGRAM AGENDA:

* Changing Communication Environment for Students 
   - Cellular phones vs. landline phones 
   - Messaging (SMS and IM) vs. email 
   - Cellular voicemail vs. campus-provided voicemail
* Emergence of PDA/Cellphone Technologies
* Three Context Domains for Omnipresent, Campus-Wide PDA/Cellphone Use 
   - Academic/pedagogical value 
   - Student quality of life/community integration 
   - Institutional value/university portal
* How One University Did It: Wake Forest Pilot Project
* Summary of Findings to Date
* Other Higher Education Models
* Transferable Concepts
* Conclusion 


PRESENTER:

Jay L. Dominick, Assistant Vice President, Information Systems, Wake Forest 
University

Jay L. Dominick serves as Assistant Vice President, Information Systems at 
Wake Forest University where he is responsible for strategy, planning, and 
operations for Wake Forest University's highly regarded Information Technology 
efforts. Wake Forest University is consistently ranked as a leader in the use 
of Information Technology in the teaching and learning process. As Chief 
Information Officer, Jay directs the efforts of the Information Systems 
Department, including networking, computer operations, help desk, telecommunications, 
programming, and systems development. He is active in statewide networking issues 
and is a co-founder of WinstonNet - a community technology initiative in Winston-Salem, 
North Carolina.