Conference News
Today's Campus Highlights Sloan-C Annual Conference in Nov-Dec Issue
Missed the event? Purchase the full set of recordings now – 65+ sessions for just $119!
View the pictures of the conference
Watch the keynote and plenary recordings:
Keynote Address: Democratizing Higher Education
Sebastian Thrun, VP & Fellow Google
Plenary Panel: Evolution or Revolution? What's Happening with Traditional Online Learning?
Jeff Young (The Chronicle of Higher Education, US) - Panel Moderator
Jose Cruz (The Education Trust, US)
Alan Drimmer (University of Phoenix, US)
Jack Wilson (University of Massachusetts, US)
Plenary Address: Citizen Science - Authentic Participation in Research
Arfon Smith (Citizen Science-Adler Planetarium, US)
Press Release: October 9, 2012
Sonic Foundry Partners with the Sloan Consortium to Webcast International Conference on Online Learning
Best in Track Awards Winners Announced. Read the Press Release.
Call for Presentations for the 2013 conference will open in February 2013.
Check out last year's conference.
News You Can Use
eLearn Magazine: A Recap of the 18th Annual Sloan Consortium Conference on Online Learning
New Issue of JALN released, featuring 2011 Best in Track Award Winners.
Creating an Institutional Culture that Embraces Accessibility and Supports Online Student Success - By Kristen Betts, Director of Online and Blended Learning, Armstrong Atlantic State University. Kristen Betts will be presenting “From Compliance to Culture: Building an Effective Infrastructure to Support Accessibility and Online Student Success” on October 11, 2012.
Online and On the Move - By Emily Boles, Senior Instructional Developer, University of Illinois, Springfield. Ray Schroeder will be presenting "Online and On the Move: Mobile Online Learning" on October 10, 2012.
Miscellaneous
Registration
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Early Bird price through | Full Price after | |
Regular Attendee | $570 | $620 |
Sloan-C Member | $520 | $570 |
Group Registrations * (Group of 3 or more – per person fee) | $550 | $600 |
Presenter | $570 | $620 |
Presenter Sloan-C Member | $520 | $570 |
Student** | $375 | $400 |
Student Sloan-C member** | $325 | $350 |
Student Presenter** | $375 | $400 |
Student Presenter Sloan-C Member** | $325 | $350 |
| Single Day - Wednesday, 10/10 only | $325 | $325 |
Single Day - Thursday, 10/11 only | $325 | $325 |
Single Day - Friday, 10/12 only | $200 | $200 |
½ day Pre-Conference Workshop (with conference registration) | $125 | $125 |
½ day Pre-Conference Workshop (workshop only) | $175 (includes $50 surcharge) | $175 (includes $50 surcharge) |
Full day Pre-Conference Workshop (with conference registration) | $275 | $275 |
Full day Pre-Conference Workshop (workshop only) | $325 (includes $50 surcharge) | $325 (includes $50 surcharge) |
Awards Luncheon Ticket (Thursday, 10/11) | $12 | $12 |
Non-conference attendee Guest Awards Luncheon Ticket | $40 | $40 |
Non-conference attendee Guest ticket to Epcot Dessert Reception (10+) | $55 | $55 |
Non-conference attendee Child Guest ticket to Epcot Dessert Reception (9 and under) | $15 | $15 |
One-Year Individual Sloan-C Membership (discount 40%) | $72 | $72 |
Free Press Pass*** | $0 | |
Early Bird price through | Early Bird price through | |
Individual Virtual Attendee | $109 | $119 |
| Institutional Virtual Attendee Package (access to streamed sessions for up to 100 seats or 30 screens for attendees from 1 institution) | $500 | $500 |
The full conference fee includes access to keynote and plenary addresses, all presentations, Wednesday welcome reception, Thursday dessert reception, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, poster sessions, vendor showcase and exhibits. Lunches and dinners are on your own. We invite you to attend our Thursday Awards Luncheon; attendees must purchase a ticket to attend the luncheon. Tickets for the Thursday Awards luncheon are available for purchase during the registration process only. Pre-conference workshops are an additional fee. The registration fee for Wednesday’s pre-conference workshops does include a lunch ticket. Conference attendees may also purchase additional guest tickets to Thursday evening's Epcot dessert reception. All onsite attendees will have on-demand access to recorded sessions from the conference for one (1) year post-conference.
*Group registrations - When 3 or more people register, a discount of $20 is applied to all full-price regular attendees. Registrants cannot receive stacking discounts. Sloan-C members can take advantage of either the member discount or the group discount.
**Proof of full-time student status must be provided to Gail Sullivan at gsullivan@sloanconsortium.org. Gail will provide the student discount code via email once student status is verified.
***Press Free Passes are available for press covering the conference. A Press code is required to register. To apply for a press pass complete the form at http://sloanconsortium.org/press_membership_details. For more information or questions contact us at jfredrick@sloanconsortium.org.
Get a Sloan-C Individual Membership for just $72 (regularly $120) when you register as a regular attendee for this conference. Click here to see membership benefits. Membership will be good for 12 month period. Applicable for new memberships only. Offer will be available with a link to sign up at the completion of your registration.
Refund request must be made in writing to The Sloan Consortium by September 10, 2012 and will be issued a refund less a $75 administrative fee. After September 10 refund requests will not be honored but the respective registration fee received can be applied to future Sloan-C conferences. If you are not able to attend, a substitute may attend in your place. The name of the substitute must be emailed to The Sloan Consortium. If you do not attend the program and do not submit a written refund request, The Sloan Consortium will retain all fees. The Sloan Consortium is not responsible for any change / cancellation charges assessed by airlines, travel agents, hotels or other similar vendors.
Registration questions may be addressed to Gail Sullivan, gsullivan@sloanconsortium.org.

