We’re in full-on mode in preparation for Faculty Academy 2006. It’s our 11th annual Faculty Academy (“turn it up to 11!”), and this year we’re welcoming the New Media Consortium’s Rachel Smith and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Scholar-in-Residence Cyprien Lomas as our two special guest facilitators/presenters/workshop leaders (read: VIP cool folks). Bryan Alexander and Brian Lamb (or as we call them here, the Bri*ans) had these roles last year, and we’re excited to be able to continue that tradition of excellence with Rachel and Cyprien.

Did someone say “tradition of excellence”? To continue the winning string we began last year with Diana Oblinger’s inspiring keynote address on the “Net Generation,” we’re bringing in Jon Udell (“Saint John,” as oook calls him) to rock the house with a talk on “21st Century Literacy.” Read more about Jon’s presentation and follow the preparations for Faculty Academy on our DTLT projects blog, The Smooth Elephant.