Tradeshows & Speaking Events
Canadian Network for Innovation in Education
April 27 - 30, 2008
Banff, AB, Canada
The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) is proud to present its inaugural conference, hosted by Athabasca University. The conference will be held at the Banff Park Lodge, Banff, Alberta, which is located in Banff National Park, one of Canada’s most spectacular national parks.
NM Tech Summit
April 30 - May 2, 2008
Albuquerque, NM
NM K-12 Technology Summit presents an opportunity for technology educators to come together for quality, advanced professional development on topics such as: ERate, North Central Accreditation, i-Safe, Technology Plans & Reporting, Rural Education Revitalization, Innovative Digital Education & Learning in NM, Enhancing Education Through Technology, Rural Partnerships, Bringing Interactive Technology to Classrooms with Interactive Boards, School~Community~Parent Toolkit, Programs Training, and technology product vendor presentations. Breakout sessions on topics relating to technology will allow participants to increase their knowledge and skills, as well as dialog and network with colleagues and New Mexico experts.
Blackboard Europe
May 12 - 14, 2008
Manchester, UK
Educators, course designers, system administrators and e-Learning managers from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa will come together to share their knowledge and expertise in the field of online teaching and learning.
IMS Learning Impact Conference 2008
May 12 - 15, 2008
Austin, TX
Learning Impact 2008 is IMS Global Learning Consortium's annual conference that brings together the world's leading creators, vendors, users, and buyers of learning technology to participate in program tracks focused on the latest innovations in learning systems, digital learning content, the learning enterprise, and open technologies. Presenters answer a key challenge question designed to inform the attendees on the state of innovation and best practices.
McGraw Hill Teaching & Learning Conference Series
May 13 - 15, 2008
Vancouver, BC
The 33rd McGraw Hill Ryerson, National Teaching & Learning Conference will be held at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. “New Approaches for a New Generation”. The conference will explore and discuss the rapid change of the educational ecosystem. How the changes provide new opportunities for teaching and learning in innovative ways. How educators are responding and adapting to this new horizon; and more importantly, how they can ensure that teaching continues to be even more dynamic, relevant and sustainable in an ever-evolving global society.
AUC 2008 - Angel User Conference
May 19 - 21, 2008
Cincinnati, OH
The 6th annual Angel User Conference, AUC where ANGEL users from across the globe will gather to network, have fun, collaborate and experience “The ANGEL Learning Triple Play: Simple. Powerful. Open”
IOL - Innovations in Online Learning
May 21 - 23, 2008
Austin, TX
Innovations in Online Learning celebrates and spotlights the innovations developed by faculty, staff and students of the University of Texas Systems. The UT TeleCampus will host the fourth annual Innovations in Online Learning conference for 2008. The transition from traditional classroom-based teaching and learning to hybrid and fully-online teaching and learning has permeated our institutions System-wide. The need to rethink theories and retool design services and technology to best serve the online classroom is placing all of us in an interesting time of experimentation and invention. Innovation has become a daily hallmark of our online learning environments. Attendees will explore and share online teaching and learning in its many formats and functions while engaging in fascinating dialog, discussion and discovery.
NISOD - National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development 2008
May 25 - 28, 2008
Austin, TX
For 30 years The National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD) has been dedicated to the professional development of faculty, administrators, and staff; and to the continued improvement of teaching and learning, with the ultimate goal of student success.
SUNY CIT
May 27 - 30, 2008
Batavia, NY
The Conference on Instructional Technologieswas established in 1992 by the SUNY FACT Advisory Committee.Every year SUNY faculty and instructional support professionals come together on a SUNY campus in an informal atmosphere of sharing and networking among colleagues.
The Conference provides faculty and instructional support professionals with an opportunity to:
- Share experiences and expertise
- Discuss common problems
- Brainstorm solutions
- Explore ways to improve learning with technology
TTIX - Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange 2008
June 5 - 6, 2008
Orem, UT
Join other educators, developers, and innovators from across the nation and beyond in this 2-day conference devoted to the exchange and development of information, best practices, and new ideas. TTIX is an open conference that encourages free access to presentation information and materials, and facilitates the sharing of knowledge.
NUTIN - National University Telecommunications Network
June 9 - 11, 2008
Park, UT
Learning experiences, learning options, technology skills and expectations will be markedly different in 2020. NUTN 2008 asks how will technology impact higher and distance education during the next 12 years. Presentations should provide insights and methodologies for IT and distance education leadership, for long-term strategic planning, and for adapting to and managing technology change.
Canadian eLearning Conference
June 17 - 20, 2008
Calgary, AB
The Canadian eLaarning Conference 2008 will investigate and discuss Enhancing Learning with Technology and the question Is IT Working?
DLA- Distance Learning Administration Conference 2008
June 22 - 25, 2008
Jekyll Island, GA
The DLA symposiums are specifically designed for those involved or interested in the administration, management, planning, and evaluation of distance learning programs. Areas to be discussed are: Managing growth in distance education; Training & support for distance instructors; Support for distance student; Budget and cost-benefit of distance education marketing; Distance courses and programs; Learning ethics and copyright organizational issues; Technologies in distance education.
NECC - National Educaitonal Computing Conference 2008
June 29 - July 2, 2008
San Antonio, TX
NECC is the place for hands-on, interactive learning about how technology and the latest Web 2.0 innovations can transform teaching and learning. More importantly, NECC offers the kind of excitement that only comes from meeting face-to-face with educators who share your passion.
Upcoming LecturesBuild It, They Will... USE IT?Creating an online course can be very daunting for faculty. There are many questions they need to ponder before they develop their course. Instructional Technology Services in collaboration with the Center for Teaching Excellence and the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University and now the office of Institutional Effectiveness at UT Dallas is developing a checklist that can help faculty build their online environments.
The checklist will give them guidance to best practices that should be considered when organizing and maintaining an online course. It will also provide information on
1. what absolutely needs be included in an online course,
2. any
suggestions to take a course to the next level,
3. the technologies that can be implemented,
4. understanding learning objectives and what technology components should be integrated to achieve those learning objectives, and
5. the assessment options that can be utilized, and
6. the various types of interaction and engagement that can be used.
It can also be used to evaluate an online course in structure and consistency. During the presentation, we will talk about why we designed the checklist and the steps we took to make it usable and understandable. Depending on the way a course is offered; traditional, hybrid, or supplemented, this checklist can be modified to build or evaluate a course.
April 16, 2008 at 2pm ET / 11am PT
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