Conference Forums
Forum 1 - Strategic directions for institutional support of blended and distance education
Thursday, August 7th
10:15 am- 12:00 pm
Sponsored by Sloan-Consortium
Discussion in this forum will focus on two issues involving senior organizational administrators: (1) how strategic planning impacts the growth and sustainability of successful distance education programs, and (2) how strategic realignment consolidates the focus on emerging technologies and their applications in blended and distance education. Panelists will share their approaches for senior administrators to collaborate with faculty in strategic planning and realignment and their approaches to increase campus- wide outreach efforts.
Moderator: Tom Davis, FedEx Ground University
Panelists:
- Cole Camplese, Director of Education Technology Services, Penn State University
- Janet Poley, CEO and President, American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC)
- Patrick Farrell, Provost, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Meg Benke, Dean of the Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College
Forum 2 - Virtual Collaboration with colleagues, clients, and team members
Thursday, August 7th
1:15 - 3:00 pm
Sponsored by Adobe Systems, Inc.
This forum will discuss the changing nature of how people work. Many different approaches to effective virtual team work and productivity will be addressed. Learn how many are working globally in developing programs, sharing knowledge, creating, writing and publishing with colleagues at a distance. Get a good picture of the tools that help to make this process more effective and efficient. Then, we will discuss how to incorporate some of these same models into our teaching as we increasingly serve a global population.
Moderator: Thomas Smith, Program Director, Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin–Extension/Madison
Panelists:
- Megan Stewart, Director of Higher Education, Adobe Systems, Inc.
- Deborah LaPointe, Assistant Director, Education Development, Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, University of New Mexico
- Constance Steinkuehler, Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Rick Shearer, Assistant Director, Instructional Design and Development, Penn State World Campus
Forum 3 - The world of Web 2.0 in distance education
Friday, August 8th
Online learning environments have been changing quickly over the past few years. The Web has shifted from a passive medium to an interactive one in which content is created, shared, remixed, repurposed, and passed along. Learners are playing a more active role in their experience moving content creation and models of teaching to a new level. This forum will discuss the latest innovations, models, and best practices for utilizing Web 2.0 applications in distance teaching and learning.
Part 1 Forum
8:00–9:45 am
This part of the forum will concentrate on the many approaches for creating community and increasing social learning utilizing technologies such as wikis and blogs, podcasting, mobile computing, social bookmarking, and personal learning environments.
Moderator: Pam Scheibel, Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Panelists:
- Michael Simonson, Program Professor, Instructional Technology and Distance Education, Nova Southeastern University
- Marilyn Lombardi, Director, the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) Center, Duke University
- Paul Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Stanford University School of Education
Part 2 Forum
11:45 am–1:30 pm
Panelists in the second part of this forum will discuss writing, publishing, and scholarly pursuit through the use of Web 2.0 tools such as creative commons, electronic publication, and open educational resources.
Moderator: Pam Scheibel, Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Panelists:
- George Siemens, Associate Director of Research and Development, University of Manitoba
- Curt Bonk, Professor, Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University
Part 3 Web 2.0 Demonstrations
1:45 - 2:15 AND 2:15 - 2:45 pm
After the forum, there will be follow-up demonstrations on various Web 2.0 applications. This will also be an opportunity for smaller group interaction to help answer your questions. Each 30-minute demonstration will be repeated once.
