Keynote Resources

Keynote presentations are an important part of the conference, providing ideas and perspectives from leaders in the field of distance teaching and learning. You can access recordings of keynote presentations from past conferences using the links below. Most recordings are approximately 60 minutes in length.

New! Recordings of 2007 Keynotes

My generation, your generation: We're all in this together

Mark David Milliron, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

The mix of millennials, gen-x'ers, baby boomers, and more make the provision of modern education a complex process. Mobile devices, simulations and educational games, social networking, and analytics bring new and challenging learning environments to distance education. What is ahead? How much change can we take? How do we retain our human touch? Learn about the new generation of learning taking shape.

Leadership counts ... and adds more than numbers

Darcy W. Hardy, Ph.D., University of Texas System TeleCampus

Working with administrators and state leaders, dealing with lean budgets, meeting the growing needs of students and faculty, and not letting the technology get ahead of you are just some of the issues distance education leaders face on a regular basis. Yet through these demands and stress points, it is critical for the leadership to maintain a balance between driving the organization forward and creating a nurturing and productive environment for the staff.

Emerging models of learning/teaching via 'cyberinfrastructure'

Chris Dede, Ph.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education

Far from the popular view of distance education as "half a loaf" compared to face-to-face instruction, learning experiences using sophisticated media now enable powerful pedagogies well beyond what is possible in classroom settings. "Cyberinfrastructure" enables exciting models of learning/teaching now emerging in which instructors help participants to interpret rich experiences. This session describes both the opportunities and challenges in rethinking teaching and assessment to prepare students for 21st Century roles in a "flat" world.

Keynote Resources from Other Years

Note: Most recordings require Windows Media Player. Recordings from 2002 are audio only and require RealPlayer.

Year	Title	Presenter
2006	Efficiency in learning: Applying cognitive load theory to distance learning	Ruth Clark, Clark Training & Consulting
2006	Learning for the new mobile society	David Metcalf, CLO Advisor/Researcher, Institute for Simulation and Training,University of Central Florida
2006	Learning networks: Beyond information delivery	David Cavallo, Future of Learning Research Group, MIT - Media Lab
2005	New strategies for e-learning design: Harnessing technology for flexibility and engagement	Prof. Diana Laurillard, Head of the e-Learning Strategy Unit, UK Government's Department for Education and Skills and Visiting Professor, Open University
2005	Going the (virtual) distance: Does better learning come from better technology?	Michael Schrage, Co-director, MIT Media Lab's E-Markets Initiative and Senior Adviser, MIT's Security Studies Program
2005	The learning sciences, education, and technology: Issues and opportunities	Dr. John Bransford, James W. Mifflin University Professorship and Professor of Education, University of Washington
2004	Improving learning and reducing costs: New models of online learning	Carol Twigg, Executive Director of the Center for Academic Transformation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2004	Building an online community as the heart of the BBC's training and professional development	Prof. Nigel Paine, BBC People Development
2004	Distributed-learning communities as a model for online education	Dr. Chris Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education
2003	After the fall: the lessons of an indulgent era	Dr. Jack Wilson, CEO, UMassOnline
2003	Overcoming our digital immigrant accents: understanding gaming and other digital native behaviors	Marc Prensky, author and CEO, games2train.com and Corporate Gameware LLC
2003	Overcoming our digital immigrant accents: Understanding gaming and other digital native behaviors	Marc Prensky, CEO, Corporate Gameware LLC
2003	Learning portals: Integrating resources on the desktop	Gloria Gery, President, Gery & Associates
2003	Learning portals: integrating resources on the desktop	Gloria Gery, Gery Associates