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9 Issue 2 - February 2010 ISSN 1541-2806 Quality, Scale and Breadth |
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The New Sloan Consortium Website - www.sloanconsortium.org The Sloan Consortium site has migrated to a new site and server. Please use www.sloanconsortium.org from now on. While you can still access www.sloan-c.org, all purchases and registrations should be conducted using the new URL. The site is still a work in progress and we are working on the next phase of site development. We suggest you take a few moments to acclimate yourself to the new site. Many of the links have changed, so please create or update bookmarks. User account registration has changed and has been much simplified for the ease of the user. Workshop registrations and purchases now all use a shopping cart mechanism. As with other shopping cart systems, any discount coupons (member or College Pass) will be entered on the final page of the check out process before you submit your order. You will be able to see the discounted price and review your order before you submit. When logging in to the new site for the first time, you will need to use the "Request New Password" link under the log in box to reset your password. We will send an e-mail with a confirmation link to the address associated with your account. Once you click on this link, you will be brought to a log in page and then redirected to a page where you can change your password. We hope you enjoy the new site and that it will improve your experience as users and members. Please direct all feedback to info@sloanconsortium.org. |
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7th Annual Blended Learning Conference and Workshop - Early Bird Registration Open! April 19 - 20, 2010, Oak Brook, IL The Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop provides the opportunity for administrative leaders, faculty members, instructional designers and researchers to discuss blended learning in higher education. Attendees will engage with one another throughout this conference by networking, considering effective practices and discussing assessment strategies. As an attendee, you and your institution will benefit from this highly interactive conference as well as gain the ability to continue discussion and interaction via Sloan-C's asynchronous online Moodle site and online workshops. Hotel reservations at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook at the special conference rate of $114/night can be made here. Please take advantage of our special Individual membership discount for conference attendees. This membership worth $120 is being offered at the price of $72. This offer can be completed during the conference registration process. Individual Membership includes:
Early Bird registration is now open until March 31st. Take advantage of this discount today. Early Bird Prices: Regular Attendee: $475
CALL TO EXHIBIT Vendors, please view the prospectus for exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities for all of the Sloan-C Conferences. For inquiries or more information, please contact Christine Hinkley, chinkley@sloanconsortium.org. For complete details on this event, please visit our website at http://www.sloanconsortium.org/blended. Brought to you by the partnership of the Sloan Consortium and The University of Illinois at Chicago. |
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Join Us for a Live Preview of the Blended Learning Conference and Workshop Join us Februrary 17th @ 2PM ET for a live preview of Sloan-C's upcoming Blended Learning Conference and Workshop to be held April 19 - 20 in Oak Brook, IL. As conference chair, Mary Niemiec, University of Illinois at Chicago, will lead off the preview with an overview of the conference theme (The Promise and Practice of Online Learning.) Norm Vaughan, Mount Royal University, will be talking about his recently co-authored book, Blended Learning in Higher Education (Jossey-Bass, 2008). There will also be a preview of his workshop, "Student Assessment in Blended Learning Environments: Using the Community of Inquiry Framework for Design and Implementation." Tony Picciano, Hunter College, will close the session with information about the eco system plenary panel. This session will be held in Elluminate. Click here to access the session. |
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3rd Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium - Early Bird Registration Open Call for Papers is now closed. If you had difficulty submitting your proposal on Feb. 1st due to our website update, please contact Cathy Swift at cswift@calstate.edu by Friday to make arrangements to submit your proposal for review. The 3rd Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium will be held July 20-23, 2010 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA. This year’s symposium is offered by Sloan Consortium in partnership with MERLOT and Moodle Moot. This conference focuses on the technologies that drive online learning effectiveness, highlighting research, applications and best practices of important emerging technological tools. We encourage submissions related to instruction, networking, assessment, open educational resources, new media and support services. Early Bird Registration Prices: Regular Attendees: $495
CALL TO EXHIBIT Vendors, please view the prospectus for exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities for all of the Sloan-C Conferences. For inquiries or more information, please contact Christine Hinkley, chinkley@sloanconsortium.org. For more information, visit our website at http://www.sloanconsortium.org/ET4online. Brought to you by the partnership of the Sloan Consortium, MERLOT, and MoodleMoot. |
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The 2010 Sloan Consortium/Penn State Institute for Leadership on On-line Learning (IELOL) The Pennsylvania State University World Campus is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Sloan Consortium/Penn State Institute for Leadership on On-line Learning (IELOL). The Institute is a unique blended-learning leadership development program sponsored by Penn State World Campus and The Sloan Consortium. This institute is designed to serve the leadership development needs of professionals in the rapidly expanding field of online learning. Enrollments are limited to 35 emerging leaders in the field. The program begins with an on-site immersive symposium at Penn State’s University Park Campus from August 9 to 12, 2010. This will be followed by a five-week online program, during which the participants have the opportunity to apply new leadership skills and concepts at their individual institutions. The final component is a one-day preconference workshop at the annual Sloan Consortium conference in Orlando, Florida, in October 2010. Objectives: -Explore the Sloan Consortium Five Pillars of Effective Practice as a framework for understanding key dimensions of leadership for online education in a college or university setting.
We look forward to receiving nominations from Sloan-C members. Please visit the web site at www.programs.psu.edu/IELOL for updates and nominations. |
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Announcing the Mayadas Leadership Award in Online Education The A. Frank Mayadas Leadership Award in Online Education was established by the Sloan Consortium in 2009 to honor outstanding individuals who exemplify the leadership and ideals of A. Frank Mayadas, founding president of the Sloan Consortium. This award may be presented annually to an individual whose leadership in the online education community has been transformative. Leadership may be demonstrated in any of several ways, including mobilizing online programs of quality, scale, and breadth at the institutional, system, or state level, implementing innovations that improve online learning methodologies, integrating online learning into the mainstream of higher education, or using online learning strategies to improve access to higher education. For more information about guidelines and eligibility, visit our website. |
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The New 2010 Sloan-C Certificate The Sloan-C Certificate prepares educators to teach and improve online courses using the Sloan-C pillars of quality in online education--learning effectiveness, scale, faculty and student satisfaction, and access. A unique feature of the certificate program is that expert mentors work individually with each certificate candidate to accomplish specific goals. The certificate consists of a 9-week foundation course and a variety of electives or learning specializations that focus on improving overall competency within a specific area of academic focus. The workshops in each specialization are structured to encourage skill development and practical application within the participants' specific job function. Upon completing the 9-week foundation course, individuals can select 3 individual electives, one specialization, or multiple specializations that best suit professional development objectives. Participants achieve a Sloan-C Certificate by completing 3 chosen electives. Specializations will be cited on the candidate’s certificate of completion. Specializations include: - Administration
The Sloan-C Certificate foundation costs $1,499 plus three (3) required electives; priced at $345 (10-day workshop) or $495 (3-week workshop). Elective workshops may be funded by coupons available through Sloan-C membership discounts and the Sloan-C College Pass professional development package. Click here for more detailed information. For any questions regarding the certificate, please e-mail certificate@sloanconsortium.org. |
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2010 Sloan-C Institutional Membership - New Benefits The Sloan-C Institutional Membership allows all faculty and administrators full Sloan-C web access. In addition, each institution receives (among other benefits): * 10 $50 Sloan-C Conference discounts ($500 value)
Each member may join Sloan-C public and private online forums and is eligible for awards. New for 2010 * Practitioner Documents: Key insights from our workshops. Workshop participants discuss and share tips, techniques, experiences and issues based on the topic of each workshop. As a member of Sloan-C, you can benefit from this shared knowledge and learn from your colleagues who are faced with the same challenges for moving into online learning. Click here for abstracts and list of Practitioner Documents. * Premium Institutional Membership option: perfect for larger organizations with greater discount needs; includes discounts for exhibiting or sponsoring Sloan-C Conferences. * Corporate Affiliate options * Discounted webinars * Sloan-C Member logo for use on your website * Access to list of faculty who have completed Sloan-C Certificate Programs Price: $1,495 Community College Discount: 15%
Learn more or register for Institutional Membership here. |
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The 2010 College Pass Professional Development Package Looking for a cost effective way to give your staff and faculty access to the full range of Sloan-C online workshops? The College Pass Professional Development Package includes 100 seats in the widely acclaimed Sloan-C online workshop series. Many institutions use the workshops as a cost-effective and convenient way to improve quality in online education while networking with new colleagues. Online workshops are 2 to 3 weeks long with convenient synchronous and asynchronous delivery. Benefits - 100 seats per year in over 75 Sloan-C online workshops which cover a variety of key online education topics. - Institutions may share or transfer seats to any individual, not only to faculty and administrators. - Additional workshop seat coupons may be purchased at the rate of $1,950 per 50 coupons. Price: $3,495 bringing down the cost of a workshop seat to $34.95 (Workshops are regularly priced at $345 and $495.) Click here for more information about the College Pass Professional Development Package. |
Learn From the Experts - The Sloan-C 2010 Workshop Series
Click here for the entire schedule.
Designing Blended Courses and Building a Blended Learning Community - Feb 8 - Mar 1This workshop is part of three part series and participants need to sign up for all three Blended Learning workshops.
A significant amount of learning has been moved online making it possible to reduce the amount of time spent in class. Blended courses attempt to combine the best elements of traditional face-to-face instruction with the best aspects of distance education. Faculty can teach in new ways and students are more accountable for their own learning.
Click here for details and registration.
Beginning Second Life - Feb 10 - 19Second Life is an extremely popular 3D virtual environment that has many applications for education, from increasing social interactions to deepening learning. In this workshop, you'll learn some of the basic Second Life skills that will help you successfully enjoy your second life. You'll also get a brief introduction to some of the educational possibilities of Second Life.
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Online Learning and the Military Student: How You Can Better Serve Those Who Serve - Feb 10 - 19The 911 GI bill is in the Headlines. This bill encourages more service people to attend institutions of Higher Education. This course will discuss serving military students and the special challenges this poses. Starting with admissions we will look at the role of the ESO and how TA is set up. We will then go on to talk ab;.,out military portals and some obstacles in attending colleges. We will look at the demographics of the military student, technological limitations, deployments and workload issues. We will view some studies of military students and show how these students can best succeed. This workshop is designed to help you improve your service to military students.
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Video and Audio Tools for Teaching and Learning - Feb 17 - 26Video and audio are powerful media for teaching and learning and can become irreplaceable assets to any distance course. With both video and audio you can present information, communicate with your students, and demonstrate course learning objectives efficiently and effectively.
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Using the Quality Matters Rubric to Improve Your Online Course - 24 - Mar 12Recognizing quality is much like recognizing art; everybody sees something different. With regard to online courses, your students, faculty, administrators, peers, and accrediting bodies may not know what to look for in assessing quality. Defining quality standards proves crucial to successful course design and implementation.
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Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States, 2009 The seventh annual Sloan Survey of Online Learning reveals that online enrollment rose by nearly 17 percent from a year earlier. The survey, a collaborative effort between the Babson Survey Research Group, the College Board and the Sloan Consortium, is the leading barometer of online learning in the United States. Using results from more than 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide, the report finds approximately 4.6 million students were enrolled in at least one online course in fall 2008. Please click here to download the survey. |
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