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W27: Faculty-Student Collaboration in IT Innovation

Jim Wolfgang, Director of the Digital Innovation Group, Georgia College & State University, Susanna Wong Herndon, Director of Technology Enhanced Learning, University of Texas at Austin, and Keith Politte, Manger, Reynolds Journalism Institute, Missouri School of Journalism

Join this interactive panel session to discuss how faculty-student collaborations can foster genuine IT innovation and why these collaborations yield a great Return on Investment for all parties. Panelists will explore the factors for success; guiding vision, foundational support, and fiscal resources. The panelists will draw from current examples of development projects at their institutions, and show how student projects can become real-world applications. Finally, panelists will also reflect on the process and protocol for student-faculty development teams.
New Media for Instruction

In addition to this location, you may want to look at the information in the Workshop Sessions:

M06: Web 2.0-Enabled Interdisciplinary Collaborations

 

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Susanna Wong Herndon resources:

University of Texas at Austin ~FAST Tex program

http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cit/fasttex/

 

Keith Politte resources:

University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Innovation Fund

http://iifund.missouri.edu

 

Reynolds Journalism Institute iPhone Student Competition

http://rji.missouri.edu/projects/student-competitions/index.php

 

Building Dashboard

http://buildingdashboard.com/clients/umissouri/

 

2009 Campus Technology Innovators

http://www.campustechnology.com/innovators

 

Jim Wolfgang resources:

         The Digital Innovation Group @ Georgia College - The Milledgeville Community Connections Project

         http://digroup.gcsu.edu