1. Ubiquitous Laptop Computing Lessons Learned by Early Adopters Educause, Indianapolis, October 29, 2001 David G. Brown, Time Keeper & Opener

2. All teaching may proceed on the assumption that all students have 7x24 access to the Internet Student computers are mobile Ubiquitous Laptop Computing Session Website: www.wfu.edu/~brown/educause/educauseind.htm Forthcoming Book: Ubiquitous Computing, Anker Publishing, 2002.

3. 2001 Pioneer Awardees 4 th Annual Conference on Ubiquitous Computing Acadia University Clayton State College and University Drexel University Drew University Seton Hall University SUNY-Morrisville U.S. Air Force Academy University of Minnesota at Crookston University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill West Virginia Wesleyan University Wake Forest University Bolded universities are represented on this panel. Each will present 3 lessons.

4. Acadia University---Jennifer Bolt, Director, Acadia Institute for Teaching and Technology The real advantages of mobile computing are the empowerment and increased confidence of the students. The opportunities to enhance the learning environment through mobile computing go far beyond improving classroom academics. Expectations must be managed.

5. Drexel University---Jan Biros, Associate VP Information and Learning Resources Put as many services as possible on the website. Build a cadre of students who continue top work over time and can be relied upon to do higher levels of support. Provide ongoing training for professional staff, both internal and external.

6. Seton Hall University Stephen Landry, CIO Provide multiple ways of supporting faculty innovation, both “top down” and “bottom up” strategies Seek partnerships and alliances. Phase in implementation over time. Pilot new technologies, including ubiquitous computing, extensively.

7. U.S. Air Force Academy---Larry Bryant, Director, Academic Computing Look for thle best value by fixing a ceiling price for vendor bidding. Disk imaging is the way to go. Maintenance of the student computers can either mark or break your plan.

8. University of Minnesota—Crookston William Peterson, Professor of Mathematics Development of effective academic uses is essential. Set the technology fee high enough to support the program Reliability is a key factor.

9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill John Oberlin, Assc VC and Executive Director It’s nothing new, it’s just a commitment to do things well. The most important implementation committee is the communication committee. Developing the suppport infrastructure is more difficult than the technical.

10. Wake Forest University, David G. Brown VP and Dean, Computer Enhanced Learning Our most effective courses are hybrid, about 80% face-to-face and 20% virtual. The greatest gains from computers come from increased communication between classes, not during class. Use a commercial course management system.

11. More About Ubiquitous Computing Mid-Atlantic Educause, Baltimore, December 3-4, 2001 (5 th Annual Ubiquitous Computing Conference) http://www.educause.edu/conference/marc/2001/hotel.asp Session Website: www.wfu.edu/~brown/educause/educauseind.htm Ubiquitous Computing, Anker Publishing, 2002. http://www.ankerpub.com/books