Under the title, Bringing Classrooms into the 21st Century, the inaugural UC College Prep Summer Institute, held July 16-18, 2003 at the UC Santa Cruz Inn and Conference Center, provided practical training for all secondary level educators interested in the effective use of technology to increase academic access and achievement. From mentoring students to online teaching, from websites to networks, the workshops covered essential elements of an infrastructure that supports the integration of online teaching and learning into a single classroom or a school's technology plan.

More than one hundred educators and University of California representatives joined UCCP for this first-time event.  In addition to keynote speaker Dr. John B. Simpson, Executive Vice Chancellor, at UC Santa Cruz, there were workshops in four separate topical threads: Teaching and Mentoring; Content and Curricula; Online Communities; Systems and Networks.

IU staff members Chris Ashley, Rick Jaffe, Isaac Mankita, and Tim Peebles were among those in attendance. The general consensus of IU attendees was quite favorable; most presentations were notable and helpful. And, as one would expect at a conference of colleagues engaged in diverse tasks that share a common goal, there was plenty of time to make contacts and introductions, followed by talk and shared experiences about digital teaching and learning.

. . . Continue on to the IU News August 2003 page to read more about development of the Scholar's Box.