Forum Resources
Forums are advanced sessions that feature an expert or panel of experts bringing different viewpoints. Questions and comments from members of the audience are part of these engaging sessions. Recordings range from two to four hours in length and require Windows Media Player.
New 2007 Forum Recordings
Instruction in the palm of the learner's hand: Exploring instructional applications of podcasting and vodcasting 
Handheld devices are becoming more ubiquitous in distance education as well as in health and business training settings. This forum explores and discusses the successes and limitations of podcasts/vodcasts, providing instruction in the palm of the learner's hand.
Moderator: Pam Scheibel, Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Panelists: Jan Cheetham, Academic Technology Consultant, Division of Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Henriques, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology and School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Florand, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke University; Walter Milligan, Chief Information Officer and Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University
The power to know you're making a difference: Embracing insight initiatives
The expectation that technology will be thoughtfully used to better enable teaching and learning have been driven by services like Amazon.com, TiVo, and online banking. Moreover, such services have driven the expectation that institutions will leverage "insight" to make a difference in how they teach and reach students, better customize services, and drive strategic planning and accountability efforts. This forum reviews "insight" movements in the commercial, government, and health care industries and discusses the implications and issues surrounding the search for "insights" to make a difference in distance education.
Moderator: Paul Anjeski, Organizational Development Specialist, Wisconsin Education Association Council
Presenter: Mark Milliron, Suanne Davis Roueche Endowed Fellow, Senior Lecturer, and Director of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), College of Education, University of Texas-Austin
Using social software tools to enhance distance education
Co-sponsored by the Sloan-Consortium
New applications are changing the Internet from a distribution network to a multi-mode communications and collaboration platform. Such tools, generically known as social software or Web 2.0, combine multi-media content and communications with intelligent agents to filter, prioritize, and coordinate individual and group interactions. They offer opportunities to build personal learning environments, allowing learners to more actively shape their learning. The session offers theoretical rationale, research, and practical experience using social software tools to enhance distance learning.
Moderator: Chere Gibson, Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presenters: Terry Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Distance Education, Athabasca University; Director, Canadian Institute for Distance Education Research; Editor, International Review of Research on Distance and Open Learning; Peter Tittenberger, Director of the Learning Technologies Centre, University of Manitoba
Next generation e-learning: Merging physical and virtual worlds
Sponsored by Adobe Systems, Inc.
This session reviews research and emerging practices around trends such as experience design, social learning, and mobile learning. Discussion includes the wide variety of ways institutions are responding to the opportunities and challenges of teaching and learning when the physical world and the virtual world merge to become our future world of teaching and learning.
Moderator: Alan Wolf, Academy Technology Consultant, Division of Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presenter: Ellen Wagner, Senior Director, eLearning Solutions, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Please note: Recordings of sessions from 2002-2006 are not currently available. Please check back to access these resources.
