1. University of Washington Teaching & Learning Infrastructure Mark C Donovan Director, UWired mdonovan@u.washington.edu

3. Institutional overview Large, decentralized, public 35,000 undergraduates 3,500 teaching faculty, 1000s of TAs 100+ departments ~250 classrooms Ubiquitous network access 65,000 UWNetIDs

4. Ecosystem Supporting, facilitating teaching & learning... Creating mechanisms that diffuse innovation... Coordination & collaboration... Systemic transformation of teaching & learning at the UW

5. Integrated, multi-tiered approach C&C network infrastructure & services = foundation UWired as integrating organization C&C Libraries Undergraduate Education Educational Partnerships University Extension... >two dozen other units

6. Units of Support Students and Faculty –Physical support –Curriculum initiatives –Virtual support Departments –Autonomy, experimentation –Key to transformation

7. Supporting students No computer requirement 85%+ have computers at home General access labs Lab-based student workshops Fluency with IT & Info Resources –Freshman interest groups –FITness course –Research Strategies linked courses

8. Student Online Support Current –Email, Web hosting –Instructor course descriptions –Course evaluations Planned for 2000 –MyUW –Online registration –Degree audit –My Action Portfolio (advising)

9. Supporting faculty No mandates 84% “Web important to work” ~35-40% course materials online UWired Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology Individual & departmental –Workshops –Consulting

10. Online Faculty Support Email, Web hosting Streaming servers Class lists online Electronic reserves MyUW (2000) Catalyst

11. Catalyzing innovation Proven innovations (UWired) Make visible Baseline, campus-wide support Promising innovations (PETTT) Identify, design, development, science of learning Package for campus  Catalyst

12. www.washington.edu/uwired/catalyst

13. Emerging issues Wireless Appliances Customization/personalization Course management Large lectures Classrooms