2005 AVLN Online Conference
Keynote Strand
Collaboration 101: A Systems Approach to Adventist Education

Facilitators
Shirley Freed, Andrews University, freed at andrews.edu
Bob Paulson, Pacific Union College, bpaulson at puc.edu

Strand Description
Using the backdrop of Adventist entities that have learned to collaborate, this strand explores whether Adventist educators should seek for greater levels of cooperation.  Is there anything we can learn from Adventist librarians, Adventist World Radio and/or Adventist Television about collaboration?  In what ways would deeper connectivity between educational institutions benefit Adventist young people?

Big Questions

• Which level of collaboration should we be striving for and what needs to be done to get there?
• What are the needs in Adventist education locally, in our division, and worldwide? How can we collaborate to meet those needs?
• What are specific courses that need to be developed to share across institutions? How can we get started on development?

Presentations

Conference Welcome
Shirley Freed, Andrews University, freed at andrews.edu
Streaming Video: A welcome message from AVLN President, Shirley Freed. Short video clip accessible anytime. We encourage institutions to watch this together during the local face to face orientation session.

The Quaking Aspen; A Model for Collaboration in Adventist Education
Bob Paulson, Pacific Union College, bpaulson at puc.edu
In the spirit of collaboration the Aspen survives drought, fire, a shortage of nutrients, yet can grow to be the world largest single organism by mass.  We will discuss this gift of God and how we can learn from it to achieve our common goal of a Christ-like learning environment.
Voxwire: Participate one of these times or watch the archived Flash file anytime. May 8 EDT 6 a.m.; PST 3 a.m.; Manila 6 p.m.; Sydney 8 p.m.
May 9 EDT 11 a.m.; PST 8 a.m. May 9 EDT 7 p.m.; PST 4 p.m.

Collaboration 101
Shirley Freed, Andrews University, freed at andrews.edu
Using the backdrop of Adventist entities that have learned to collaborate, this strand explores whether Adventist educators should seek for greater levels of cooperation.  Is there anything we can learn from Adventist librarians, Adventist World Radio and/or Adventist Television about collaboration?  In what ways would deeper connectivity between educational institutions benefit Adventist young people?
Streaming video clips, background materials and an asynchronous discussion area.