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Full-day Workshops FD-1 to FD-4

Wednesday, August 6
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Fee: $160 each (includes luncheon)

FD-1 From you to a camera: Critical distance in distance education

Richard Harrison, Production/Program Manager, San Diego County Office of Education

Join this Emmy award-winning producer/director of instructional television programming for a hands-on, team-based video workshop.  Previous video knowledge and experience is welcomed but not required to participate.  Using basic video studio equipment, you will gain skills in video production and presentation for the Internet or televised programming.  The following topics will be included in this full-day workshop:

Throughout the day, you will view demonstrations and use handouts to set-up video equipment and collaborate in teams to plan and produce effective instructional video segments suited to learners with various learning styles.

Richard HarrisonRichard Harrison is the Production/Program Manager of the largest ITFS/Cable System in the U. S. serving over 500 schools as well as cable access to 1 million homes in San Diego County. He was awarded three Emmys for producing and directing instructional television. He is also a part-time professor at California State University-Palm Desert and a consultant at the University San Diego on television production. Richard serves as a consultant and trainer on skill development for producers and/or presenters.


FD-2 Let’s Moodle around! (laptop required)

Jenene Cook, Dean of Instructional Technology, Roxbury Community College and Joyce LaTullipe, Curriculum Director and e-Learning Consultant, University of Massachusetts Boston

Separate fact from myth as you explore Moodle, an open-source learning management system.  In this workshop, you will experiment with many of the features of Moodle used in online courses:

Participants will also gain practical lessons learned from a higher education implementation of Moodle.

Jenene CookJenene Cook joined the Roxbury Community College's (RCC) administrative team as Dean of Instructional Technology in 2006. She is in charge of the Distance Learning and Classroom Technology Departments whose primary goals are to provide online courses for students and faculty development focusing on incorporating current technology across all academic programs. Prior to her job at RCC, Jenene spent 14 years in the computer software/finance industry, was Instructional Designer at Fidelity Investments, and served as Project Manager at IBM to create education solutions for customers.


Joyce LaTullipeJoyce LaTullipe is a senior instructor at Cambridge College's Graduate Program in Instructional Technology. She has taught at numerous settings in the Boston area for more than 20 years including Harvard School of Public Health, Marlboro College, Granite State College, and Bay State. A leader in IT innovation, Joyce has conducted workshops on the topics of problem-based learning, technology integration, authentic assessment, and distance education. She currently coordinates the professional development of educators throughout Massachusetts as part of a National Science Foundation grant.


FD-3 Synchronous online instruction (laptop required)

Peter Macedo, Assistant Director and Odessa Davis, Coordinator of eLearning Student Services, Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning, Virginia Tech

Join this workshop to learn how to add quality real-time interactions into your online course.  From interactive lectures to powerful discussions to impromptu chats, there are many synchronous options that are easy to implement.  While there are several possible software solutions, the presenters will showcase Centra, a virtual classroom capable of low bandwidth Internet communication that was chosen for Virginia Tech’s distance learning program.

You will leave this workshop with an understanding of effective synchronous strategies for online instruction as well as practical, hands-on experience with synchronous software.

Peter MacedoPeter Macedo has been at the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning (IDDL) at Virginia Tech since 2003 and has worked with distance education programs since 1995. His work with informal educators, K-12 teachers, and university programs focuses in online instruction. Some of the organizations Peter has worked with include the US Army, USDA, FDA, NASA, Baltimore County public schools, Council of State Science Supervisors, National Association of Science Teachers, Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom, King Abdul Aziz University, and the US Department of Forestry.



Odessa DavisOdessa Davis has been the Coordinator for eLearning Student Services since 2004. She is the primary contact for account and event creation of online classes using Centra Symposium. Odessa has worked not only with Virginia Tech faculty, staff and students, but also representatives from other universities in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and India. She presents faculty development workshops on topics that include software and systems offered by IDDL such as Adobe Presenter, Centra, Camtasia, Diploma, and Interactive Video Conferencing.



FD-4 At the top of your game: Developing learning objects, simulations, and games (laptop required)

Jon Aleckson, CEO; Julie Martinelli, Director of Content Development; and Joe Rheaume, Lead Multimedia Programmer, Web Courseworks

Creating quality learning objects, simulations, and games for distance education challenges all members of the team to understand the project beyond the usual scope of their own roles. The team must contribute to and implement a disciplined development process. They must also understand each other’s jobs, requiring more extensive communication than are conventional for traditional curriculum development processes.

If you're a manager, instructional designer, or even a programmer and you’re interested in taking your simulations, games, and learning objects to the next level, you'll find our streamlined approach to be key to your success!  Specifically, you will gain the following knowledge and skills: 

Jon AlecksonJon Aleckson is the CEO of Web Courseworks, an e-Learning service provider, and Madison Productions, Inc., a video production company. He has been in business for more than 30 years and has a wealth of experience managing and developing academic and commercial e-Learning. Jon has presented at numerous conferences, including Training Tech Solutions, eLearning Guild, Training 2008, ASTD, and Conferences on Distance Teaching & Learning since 2002.



Julie Martinelli Julie Martinelli is the Director of Content Development for Web Courseworks, a full e-Learning service provider. She oversees projects from conception to completion and works closely with clients to determine project scope and expectations. Julie has been a teacher/trainer for more than 10 years and has managed e-Learning for more than five years. Prior to Web Courseworks, Julie was the Manager of Training and Communications for the division of Information Technology at Northwestern University, where she was responsible for university-wide technology training and soft skills training for IT.


Joe RheaumeJoe Rheaume serves as the Lead Multimedia Programmer for Web Courseworks. He uses his Web-programming skills to create complex educational gaming activities. Many of his animated characters feature programmed artificial intelligence. Joe has presented at the Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning and for the eLearning Guild’s Online Conference.

 

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