Sloan-C Now - July 2011
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Dear Educator: Please take a moment to review this month's Sloan-C NOW, a digest of events, information and notices of importance you won't want to miss.
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Call for 2011 Sloan-C Awards Submissions The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) has recognized outstanding work in the field of online education through an annual awards process since 2001. The Call for 2011 Nominations for a number of Sloan-C awards is now available on the Sloan-C website: The submission deadline for all of the 2011 Sloan-C awards is August 15, 2011. Please visit the awards page for more details. |
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17th Annual Sloan-C Online Learning Conference (Orlando) - Early bird registration Plus Hotel Reservations! 17th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning The full program is expected to be posted to the conference website later in August. Email notification will be sent when the program is posted. Be the early bird that gets the worm…register and make your hotel reservations now
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ALT-C 2011: Thriving in a Colder and More Challenging Climate The 18th international conference of the Association for Learning Technology will be held at the University of Leeds, UK, September 6 - 8 2011. In 2011, education systems throughout the world are attempting to do more, better, and often with less. As the political, economic, social, agency and technological landscapes change, it is tempting for people in the learning technology community simply to "go on with vigour, hoping for the best"*. But this would be to miss a major opportunity. Innovation is strongly stimulated by crises and pressures of all kinds. Keynote and invited speakers are shown at http://www.alt.ac.uk/alt-conference/alt-c-2011/programme-events/keynote-and-invited-speakers. Register here or click here for more information.
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Calling All Administrators - Featured Sloan-C Workshop Talent Management in Online Education - Aug 3 - 12 What is the best way to manage faculty and staff in an online program? Join Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and Online Educator, David Mohr as he guides you though tips and strategies to effectively manage online staff and faculty in the new Sloan-C Institute Talent Managment Workshop that begins August 3rd. This workshop is specialized for administrators and managers of online programs to review the unique challenges and benefits of working within an online education department to help enhance the experience for staff and students. Participants will have the opportunity to review current research, philosopies, and best practices of human resource management in relationship to online education and reflect on techniques that can be implemented in your online programs. In addition, the session will also look at how to plan ahead for future changes from the external environment and strategies to assist staf in adapting to change while remaining motivated.
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2011 Sloan-C Webinars Sloan-C has added webinars to its resources for educators. Webinars typically last anywhere from a half hour to an hour and a half. Most are free to Individual Members. Institutional members and non members pay a separate fee. New webinars will be added soon. Check the webinar site frequently. Supporting Faculty Virtually with Tools That Anyone Can Use - FREE - August 2, 2011 2:00 - 3:30PM ET If you are responsible for providing faculty training, this webinar will show you ways to use new online tools to create and deliver effective professional development. The presenter will discuss and demonstrate how he used screen recording software (Jing [free version] and Camtasia) to develop just-enough, just-in-time training modules and how he offered live faculty support using webinar software (Elluminate vRoom [free version]). Quality Standards for Using Mobile Apps for Teaching, Learning, and Workforce Development PreK-20 - August 10, 2011 2:00 - 3:30PM ET This webinar will outline the standards of quality measures for mobile apps in education including how to search for appropriate apps and how to submit apps for peer reviews. It will also include the system wide approach for identifying, purchasing, piloting, and evaluating mobile devices and apps. In addition, mobile app resources will be presented of apps by discipline areas including PreK though Ph.D., subject areas including various specialized disciplines in higher education, education level from preschool to professional development, and workforce development and clusters; providing app resources and accessories for specialized areas such as student services, special needs, assistive technology (partnering with Griffin Technologies) educational games, and productivity apps for office and businesses. The webinar will conclude with participants providing feedback of the quality standards and in sharing mobile apps that they have found to impact teaching and learning. Cloud Computing Solution for Rural Schools Networks. Project "Rural Schools & Cloud Computing" - September 7, 2011 10:00 - 11:30AM ET This webinar will offer an insight on a pilot project on cloud computing and open source solutions applied to a rural school network in Spain, carried out by Galicia Supercomputing Center in Spain, and financed by HP Labs. For more information or to register, please go to the webinar page. View recordings of previous webinars. |
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Are You Prepared to Teach Online in 2011? Watch a recording of the informational webinar about the certificate program. 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 and 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.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, which should be registered for individually, may be funded by coupons available through Sloan-C membership discounts and the Sloan-C College Pass professional development package.
Click here for more details. |
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Institutional Membership - More Benefits, Same Price The reality for institutions everywhere is tighter budgets, more travel restrictions, and less available resources. Institutional Membership is for organizations that are ready to give their faculty and administrators access and discounts to resources dedicated to quality online learning at an affordable price. New benefits are frequently added such as the Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Programs, a tool used to measure and quantify elements of quality within online education programs in higher education. Also new for this year are more options for the College Pass Professional Development package, which gives an institution seats to our online workshops at a bulk discount rate. We now offer a 25 and 50 seat package along with our 100 seat package for smaller institutions.
Institutional Member Pricing (value of over $4,000) $1,495/Institution or Campus Click here to register. |
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The College Pass Professional Development Package - Membership Add On 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 is a membership add-on that includes bulk discounted seats in the widely acclaimed Sloan-C online workshop series for one year.
Institutional Membership +CP-100 seats: $4,990 College Pass Membership Add-On (for existing members only) 100 seats: $3,495 ($35/seat)
Community Colleges receive a 15% discount and HBCUs receive a 30% discount. Click here to register. |
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