Learning Technologies Showcase features local, national experts in education
The 2007 Learning Technologies Showcase will be held Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Tate Student Center. It includes faculty presentations on lecture-enhancing technology, interactive instruction, stereo visualization and more.

The showcase is sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and Enterprise Information Technology Services. These two campus units have been partners in learning for many years, working together to bring WebCT, Element K, Wimba Live Classroom and other learning technologies to the forefront of the educational experience.

“There’s no more engaging way to find out how our colleagues are using learning technologies here and now,” said Nelson Hilton, CTL director. “The showcase annually makes the best case for digital pedagogy at UGA.”

This year’s UGA presenters are all recipients of grants from the Learning Technologies Grants Program, which enhances teaching and learning at the university through the innovative use of media and information technology. This program supports explorations of new technology and is administered by the university’s Committee for Academic and Instructional Technologies.

This year’s showcase also features a keynote speaker, Dan Schmit, author and instructional technology specialist with the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska. Schmit will discuss “Creative Learning Spaces in a Digital World” in Georgia Hall A of the Tate Student Center at 12:30 p.m. His talk will be preceded by a luncheon, attended by several technology vendors supporting the 2007 LTS.

No registration is required for the showcase or the keynote luncheon; however, seating for the luncheon is limited and attendees will be seated on a first-come basis.

64th annual Southeastern Renaissance Conference will be held on campus
The university will host the 64th annual meeting of the Southeastern Renaissance Conference on Oct. 12-13. This year’s meeting features 15 presentations on a variety of topics in Renaissance studies, including papers focusing on religion, drama, political history and authorship. UGA will welcome scholars from several states as well as from institutions across Georgia. Registration is $17.50.

The conference is the second oldest regional Renaissance conference in the U.S., founded during World War II and currently including more than 300 members. Jointly sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, North Carolina State University and the University of South Carolina at Columbia, the conference meets annually at universities in the Southeast and publishes Renaissance Papers, a journal that includes a selection of each year’s papers.

Robert Woodruff will lecture on Oct. 11
Renowned stage director Robert Woodruff will conduct a lecture entitled “Classics in Contemporary Performance” Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Student Learning Center. Open to the public, the lecture is sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and the department of theater and film studies. During his 10-day residency at UGA, he will direct MFA acting students in Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays, which will be performed in a workshop production Oct. 19 and 21 in the Cellar Theater of the Fine Arts Building.

Woodruff is one of the most important and prolific American theatre artists of the past four decades. He has directed more than 50 stage productions and has received numerous awards and grants including Pew Trust and National Endowment for the Arts. He recently served as 2002-2007 artistic director of the American Repertory Co. at Harvard.