Events
Here are several reports from recent conferences:
DevLearn10, San Francisco, November 2010
by Carl Kinney, Instructional Designer, CPS Department of Learning Design
I had the opportunity to attend the DevLearn10 Conference this year. It was held the first week of November in San Francisco. It was a very large conference with over 1,500 attendees. I was very impressed with how well the conference was run; I’m glad I attended. However, I’m not sure it is a conference that I will attend again in the near future since it is very slanted towards the corporate world and corporate training. The tagline for the conference was: The New Face of Learning. Following are some of the New Faces of Learning I came away with from the conference: · Learning will continue to become more and more a collaboration effort. · Learning will require the experts to say I am here to help guide you, instead of I have a surplus of knowledge, now sit there and listen as I share my wealth of knowledge. · Learning is moving from protecting knowledge to participating in knowledge flows and creating new knowledge. · Learning will be more on demand; it will become more of a pull then push. · With the New Face of Learning, ignorance will become obsolete. One major reason the New Face of Learning is so required is the fact that we now create as much information every 2 days as we created from the dawn of man through 2003. Anyone that is interested in discussing or hearing more specifics about this conference, please contact Carl Kinney at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or x4212.
Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning:
“The Power of Online Learning: Stimulating New Possibilities.”
November 3-5, 2010
by Sally Cordrey, Multimedia Specialist, CPS Department of Learning Design
Technology and Emerging Learning Environments Track Sessions addressed blended learning, issues of diversity, international applications of online learning, open educational resources, social networking, online learning as well as the design, development, and assessment of innovative environments for learning (e.g. the role and impact of gaming, mobile learning, simulations, e-portfolios, etc).
http://sloanconsortium.org/aln
Sloan C conference highlights
Several programs showcased their use of technology tools. Here are some links:
University of Connecticut, Center on Postsecondary Education, UDI Online Project. (2010, November). Applying universal design for instruction to online and blended courses. Presented at the 16th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning in Orlando, Florida. www.udi.uconn.edu. Direct link: http://137.99.91.89/index.php?q=content/e-tool-library
In 2008, with the generous support of the Sloan Foundation, Simmons College embarked upon a project to train and support faculty members in transforming their face-to-face classes for blended delivery. To date, over 50 courses have been offered in the blended format, and more than 15% of Simmons faculty have attended an intensive week-long institute taught by the Department of Academic Technology at Simmons College. Site Overview http://at.simmons.edu/blendedlearning/, Tools page: http://at.simmons.edu/blendedlearning/resources/simmons_tools_test.php?ts=1&cat_type=999
Sarah Brittain Dysart , Coordinator for Learning Technologies at Loyola University Chicago, works with faculty and staff to assist in exploring, applying, and assessing technological solutions as a means to enhance the academic experience and improve learning for students. Created and online, on-demand guide, guide for current technologies, based on faculty need, living guide, always updated. It is in Google Docs. http://sites.google.com/site/luctwtguide/. Here is the link to Learning Technologies at Loyola University Chicago, www.luc.edu/learningtech
Kristin Bittner, Stephanie Edel-Malizia, Amanda Ireland, Barton K. Pursel (The Pennsylvania State University, US). Want to engage in research with colleagues around the globe? Want to promote collaborative research in your courses? This session shares six simple, free, effective Web 2.0 tools that can be used to work collaboratively on research from start to finish. Wiki: http://get2it.wikispaces.com
