Panel Discussions: Digital Teaching and Learning - The Internet is touted as a new tool for exploration, discovery and global learning. How does it fit with traditional ways of teaching and learning? Will educators be doing the same things in the classroom with new, hi-tech tools or do these new tools suggest new ways of thinking, teaching and learning? Room E1014, 1:30pm-3:00pm, Tuesday, August 18, 1998 Four panelists will share their insights and experiences with technology in the classroom. They include: Larry Danielson, Garden Valley Collegiate, Winkler, MB Harvey Weir, MUN's School of Continuing Education, St. John's, NF Lyndon Williams, Musgravetown High School, Musgravetown, NF Craig White, Avalon East School Board, St. John's Web Design: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - What makes a web page eye-catching and interesting? How do you make your page appeal to your intended audience? What design techniques work well on the Web? This panel brings together three web designers to talk about the elements of good design. Room E1014, 3:30pm-5:00pm, Tuesday, August 18, 1998 The panelists include: Jennifer Armstrong, MediaTouch Technologies, St. John's Scott Martin, Paragon Information Systems, St. John's Gerry Porter, MUN's School of Continuing Education, St. John's Acceptable Use Policies - When schools and public libraries started offering Internet access to young people, they were faced with some difficult questions. How should teachers, librarians and administrators monitor what students see on the World Wide Web? What's off-limits? What are the grey areas? That's why many institutions have developed Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) to guide adults and young people as they surf the Net. Our panel will discuss this issue from different perspectives. Room E1014, 9:00am-10:30am, Wednesday, August 19, 1998 The panelists include: Elizabeth Murphy, Principal - St. Paul's Elementary, St. John's Bill Jameson, Public Libraries Board, St. John's Jeremy Bourque, Student, Memorial University, St. John's Predicting the Future - In the world of technology, change is constant. What's new and exciting at one point can be obsolete in a matter of months. What does the future look like for different sectors of the hi-tech industry? In this panel discussion, we're looking at trends and developments -- whether they are happening within large institutions like Memorial or small, innovative technology companies or in the telecommunications sector. Our panelists will talk about the major innovations in their work environments and how they'll benefit from new advances in technology. Room E1014, 11:00am-12:30pm, Thursday, August 20, 1998 The panel includes: Chad House, NewTel Information Systems, St. John's Emad Rizkalla, ZeddComm, St. John's Dr. Rod Byrne, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Studies, Memorial University, St. John's Gayle Tapper, Manager of Client Services (Computing & Communications), Memorial University Internet Security - The Internet is a vast and almost unlimited communication system -- and it can be difficult to monitor, regulate or control what's happening. But people who run computer systems and offer Internet services are constantly working to keep their systems secure. And the police are also watching the Internet for evidence of criminal activity. Our panel on Internet Security looks at the current trends and problems facing major systems like Memorial University, Freenets and commercial Internet Service Providers. The panelists will talk about spam, hacking, crime on the Internet and related issues. Room E1014, 11:00am-12:30pm, Wednesday, August 19, 1998 The panel includes: Randy Dodge, Department of Computing and Communications, Memorial University and Vice President/System Manager St. John's InfoNET Bruce Fillier, RCMP Commercial Crime Unit, St. John's Gilbert Bennett, The Zone, St. John's