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24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
August 5-8, 2008
Madison, Wisconsin
About the Conference
The Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning is recognized internationally for the quality and integrity of its program. Each year the conference provides an exchange of current resources, research, and best practices from around the world that are relevant to the design and delivery of distance education/training.
2008 Keynote Speakers
Technology trends opening access to education worldwide: Now, we all can learn!
Curtis Bonk
Professor of Educational Psychology and
Instructional Systems Technology
Indiana University
Achieving success: Listen, look, and lead
Marilyn Moats-Kennedy
Founder and partner of Moats/Kennedy, Inc.
Wilmette, Illinois
Connectivism: A vision for education
George Siemens
Associate Director of Research and Development
Learning Technologies Centre
University of Manitoba
2008 Conference Highlights: Full-day Workshops and Forums
Full-day Workshops
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
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
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
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
Forums
Forum 1 - Strategic directions for institutional support of blended and distance education
Thursday, August 7th 10:15 am- 12:00 pm
Sponsored by the Sloan-Consortium
Forum 2 - Virtual Collaboration with colleagues, clients, and team members
Thursday, August 7th 1:15 - 3:00 pm
Sponsored by Adobe Systems, Inc.
Forum 3 - The world of Web 2.0 in distance education
Friday, August 8th
Part 1 Forum 8:00–9:45 am
Part 2 Forum 11:45 am–1:30 pm
Part 3 Web 2.0 Demonstrations 1:45 - 2:15 AND 2:15 - 2:45 pm
Conference Location
The conference is held at the Monona Terrace Convention Center along Lake Monona in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. The setting is near several large hotels, unique restaurants, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, and walking/exercise paths.
