This week's (March 27) lecture in the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) Technology in Support of Learning and Teaching, Spring 2002 Lecture Series is:

Metadata, objects and repositories: Steps towards the Semantic web in Education by Terry Anderson, Professor and Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University.

Dr. Anderson was formerly the Director of the University of Alberta's Academic Technologies for Learning (ATL) in the Faculty of Extension.

Those interested in "object-based" education, may also find the ATL Educational Objects Projects - A Progress Update of interest. The page contains a number of great links to theory and practice in this area.

How to attend Dr. Anderson's lecture, 27 Mar 02 at 5:00 EST:

In person:
The Lecture Theatre, Room 103, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, 230 College Street (at Huron Street), at the University of Toronto.

Online:
Visit the Registration page at the KMDI's ePresence Lab to register and perform a wizard-based system check and follow the prompts provided; then, log on a little before 5:00 PM EST to participate in the webcast of Dr. Anderson's lecture on the ePresence server.

I'm looking forward to the 'cast.