1. Attacking the Digital Divide 4 th HACU International Conference San Jose, Costa Rica March 5, 2001 By David G. Brown Vice President and Dean International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C. http://www.wfu.edu/~brown

2. The Digital Divide 1.Access to computers & the Internet 2.Teachers capable of using the technology 3.Students using computers

3. 90% of the Gain from 10% of the Effort …the basic message

4. Resist overbuying computers Resist overusing computers Resist multi-media, too much too early

5. 3700 undergraduates 92% residential 500 each: Med, Law, MBA, PhD $950M endowment Winston-Salem, NC Baptist Heritage 1300 average SAT 28th in US News & World Report Top 35 Privates in Barron’s Guide Rhodes Scholars

6. IBM Laptops for all Printers for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation 45.000 Connections Standard Software 99% E-Mail Start 1995, 4 Year Phase In +15% Tuition for 37 Items +40 Faculty and 30 Staff THE WAKE FOREST PLAN IBM A20m, 500 Mhz, 11GB, 15”ActMatrix, CD-ROM, 90 modem

7. Ways of Thinking About Presidential Campaigns and Debates A First Year Seminar Introducing Students to the Liberal Arts 15 Freshmen Meet twice per week All with open laptops

8. COURSE OBJECTIVES To understand a liberal arts education as an opportunity to study with professors who think by their own set of concepts To learn how to apply economic concepts To learn how to work collaboratively To learn computer skills To improve writing and

9. Learning is enhanced by- Collaboration among Learners Frequent student/faculty dialogue Prompt Feedback Application of Theory Student Self Initiatives Trustful relations Personal & Individual Teaching

10. Brown’s First Year Seminar Before Class –Students Find URLs & Identify CriteriaStudents Find URLs & Identify Criteria –Interactive exercises –Lecture NotesLecture Notes –E-mail dialogue –Cybershows During Class –One Minute QuizOne Minute Quiz –Computer Tip Talk –Class Polls –Team Projects –Chat During LectureChat During Lecture After Class –Edit Drafts by TeamEdit Drafts by Team –Guest Editors –Hyperlinks & PicturesHyperlinks & Pictures –Access Previous Papers Other –Daily Announcements –Team Web PageTeam Web Page –Personal Web Pages –Exams include Computer –Materials Forever

11. Computers Enhance My Teaching and/or Learning Via-- Presentations Better--20% More Opportunities to Practice & Analyze--35% More Access to Source Materials via Internet--43% More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates, and Between Faculty and Students--87%

12. Computers allow people---- to belong to more communities to be more actively engaged in each community with more people over more miles for more months and years TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE

13. Computers Enhance My Teaching and/or Learning Via-- Presentations Better--20% More Opportunities to Practice & Analyze--35% More Access to Source Materials via Internet--43% More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates, and Between Faculty and Students--87%

14. Computers allow people---- to belong to more communities to be more actively engaged in each community with more people over more miles for more months and years TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE

15. The Low Hanging Fruit Group email URL addressses File-Cabinet-in-the-Sky

16. David G. Brown Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, N.C. 27109 336-758-4878 email: brown@wfu.edu http//:www.wfu.edu/~brown fax: 336-758-4875