VROMA SUMMER WORKSHOP
JULY 14-25, MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OXFORD, OHIO)

The VRoma Project is welcoming applications to participate in the second VRoma Workshop, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Our previous workshop (July/August 1997), held at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, included some 20 high school, college and university faculty who acquired technological skills, developed teaching materials and collaborative courses for the study of the ancient world, and contributed to the on-line "virtual Rome." The upcoming workshop will be held in July 1998 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Applicants should be motivated, enthusiastic teachers of Latin and Classics and view themselves as dynamic instructors committed to exploring new pedagogical strategies including the application of digital technology.

Successful candidates must

1. be willing to participate in collaborative projects that utilize existing VRoma materials as well as make new contributions to the VRoma database
2. demonstrate evidence of some skill with computers and electronic media or be open to teaching enhanced by technology and developing skills in the use of digital technology
3. have access to the Internet through their institution by the beginning of the academic year 1998-1999
4. secure a commitment from their institution that they will be allowed and encouraged to participate in on-line initiatives, test materials in their classrooms in the subsequent academic year, and contribute actively to the assessment of the VRoma materials
5. demonstrate willingness to contribute on-line materials to the framework of a virtual Rome, which includes texts, commentaries, images, classrooms assignments and other materials relevant to the teaching and studying of ancient Rome
6. submit an outline for a specific project which (a) makes use or builds on the existing materials in VRoma and (b) includes opportunities for collaboration with other teachers.

Please note that the selection committee will show some preference for applicants who live and work in reasonable proximity to other current or potential participants in the project. The deadline for application is March 15th, but we will accept applications after that date provided there is still space to participate in the July workshop. Successful applicants will receive notification of their status by April 15th. For a more detailed description of this project, see The VRoma Project Home Page.

Questions about the application process should be directed to one of the Workshop Directors, Michael Arnush, marnush@skidmore.edu, or Kenny Morrell, morrell@rhodes.edu.