Provost Sharon Brehm Elected Chair of Ohio
Learning Network
Provosts
and chief instructional officers from
across the state met in Columbus at the
inaugural board meeting of the Ohio
Learning Network and elected Ohio
University Provost Sharon Brehm chair of
the board.
The
OLN, a consortium of 55 of Ohio's public
and private colleges and universities,
held its first board meeting Oct.12 and
the Ohio Board of Regents approved Brehm's
appointment Friday.
The
OLN increases access to learning
opportunities by promoting technology for
instruction and research. The network
facilitates partnerships among higher
education institutions and collaborations
between higher education and public
schools, business, industry and local
communities.
The
Ohio Learning Network is sponsoring the
Ohio Video Intranet conference Nov. 3 and
Nov. 4 at the Fawcett Center, Columbus,
with the theme "Navigating Ohio's
Technology Roadmap." The conference will
focus on the need for Ohio schools to
share infrastructure and for the K-16
education system to move forward with
shared technologies.
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more information, please read the
full
text of this news
release.
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