Dear USDLA Members,
2008 NATIONAL DISTANCE LEARNING WEEK (NDLW)
FREE WEBINAR ARCHIVES
PRE K-12/ HOME SCHOOLING: INTEGRATION OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION
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This webinar will explore how the use of related information, communication, and educational technologies are being used to support and improve Pre K-12 / home school based learning and student achievement. Specific areas of interest may focus on professional development for trainers/educators, cooperative models for developing and distributing instructional materials, best practices around all aspects of blended learning, content management, reusable content, development tools, learning governance, intelligent tutors and other related topics.
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This webinar will explore a broad range of issues related to the institution’s/unit’s practices and procedures as new global campuses become the norm and the traditional education landscape transforms. Specific areas of interest may focus on strategic planning, accreditation, faculty workload, international programs, virtual learning communities, leadership, connecting educational institutions globally, trends, best practices and alternative education as an issue of national competitiveness.
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This webinar will explore a broad range of issues in the corporate market. Today organizations face a variety of challenges such as an aging workforce, skill/talent shortages, loss of institutional knowledge, and limited resources for developing their workforce to optimize portfolios, infrastructure and assets for improved growth and returns. Managing all these aspects (e.g., financial, operations, human capital) in a fast paced, adapting global environment is challenging. Specific areas of interest may focus on how to attract, develop and retain talented and diverse individuals which enables true optimization of portfolios, infrastructure and assets for improved growth and returns leveraging learning technologies.
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This webinar will explore a broad range of issues related to Game-based Learning, Virtual Worlds and Simulations. Specific areas of interest may focus on the differences, simulations and trends between Game-based Learning, Virtual Worlds and Simulations to include uses across various markets and social causes.
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Training and educating the U.S. military is an enormous enterprise. In excess of $20 billion is spent to train and educate service members each year, involving the delivery of thousands of courses for hundreds of specialized occupational areas. In addition, other governmental organizations are dealing with how to bridge that gap in a technology driven ever increasing globalize economy. The workforce for the 21st century must be prepared for the new landscape of workforce development. Specific areas of interest may focus on learning management systems, human capital solutions, performance initiatives, innovative delivery methods for content in multiple modes, transformation of training, Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM), and interagency and multinational collaboration.
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This webinar will explore a broad range of issues related to collaborative learning globally. Specific areas of interest may focus on what various countries are doing in regards to distance/open learning, distribution, policy, mobile and providing overall accesses to learning globally.
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This webinar will explore Telehealth, which is a growing industry with a global benefit. Today’s medical professionals have the ability support the medical learners in ways that will improve patient care and simplify the administrative work associated with education and competence assessment. Technology has enabled a true revolution within the telehealth industry and the use of it will only get better as it provides access to the home with socially shared communities of practice. Specific areas of interest may focus on the new entrants such as naturopathic medicine, delivery of content via multiple modes, communities of practice, learning standards, international programs, best practices and policies.
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USDLA AND MEMBERSHIP: CHAPTERS, MEMBERSHIP AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED!
Sponsored & Hosted by: The Alliance for Distance Education in California (ADEC – http://adec.us/legacy/index.htm) and Elluminate, Inc. (http://www.elluminate.com/)
This webinar will explore the United States Distance Learning Association, which is a non-profit organization formed in 1987 and is located in Boston, Massachusetts. USDLA promotes the development and application of distance learning for education and training and serves the needs of the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, networking and opportunity. Distance education and training constituencies served include pre-k-12 education, higher and continuing education, home schooling, as well as business, corporate, military, government, and telehealth markets. Specific areas of interest may focus on an overview of activities, direction and ways you and your organization can get involved via individual and/or organizational levels with state or global chapter support.
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This webinar will explore the new undiscovered learning environment and how it is changing the way the world learns and interacts in a global multi-billion dollar education and training market. Specific areas of interest may focus on game-based learning, videoconferencing, virtual animation, mobile learning, simulation, social networking, blended learning and Web 2.0 technologies.
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This webinar will explore a broad range of issues related to going green via distance learning. With gasoline prices still uncomfortably high, more and more students and business professionals are looking to Distance Learning to continue their education. According to the New York Times, colleges from Massachusetts and Florida to Texas and Oregon have reported significant increases in online enrollment. And with no relief in sight for fuel prices, this increase is likely to continue. Specific areas of interest may focus on how organizations are using distance learning to lead much greener and more productive environment globally.
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USDLA 3rd Annual Conference
Distance Learning: Becoming Faster, Stronger and Better
April 26-29, 2009
The Hilton at the Ball Park, St. Louis, MO
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Submission Deadline: December 5, 2008
USDLA is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the 2009 Annual Conference. Proposals are now being accepted based on the 2009 theme, “Distance Learning: Becoming faster, stronger, and better.” We 
invite your proposals and participation for this exciting event.
There are several ways to participate.
· Concurrent information sessions provide an opportunity for you to give an interactive presentation in one or more of the conference topic areas. Conference attendees expect sessions to provide practical advice and the sharing of experiences. Sessions should be lively and interactive, not a lecture format. Co-presenters are encouraged.
· Poster sessions allow presenters to prepare a standing table-top poster that describes a project, process, or other activity. During the poster session times, conference participants will visit with poster session presenters for information discussion.
· Small panels are also encouraged, particularly those that address a conference topic from several points of view.
We recommend that proposals be specific about what will make your presentation valuable to attendees. Please do not plan to make a sales presentation. Your proposal should be focused on innovative issues and working solutions and should address the conference theme as much as possible. All presenters are expected to register for the full conference. Presenters will be given the Early Bird registration rate after they are notified of a successful proposal.
Conference Tracks
You are invited to submit proposals that address any of the conference topics below. Please remember to incorporate the overall conference theme when possible.
Track 1: Advances and Research in eLearning
Track 1 focuses on sharing the latest research and innovations that are coming out of education, business, and the military as it relates to distance learning.
Track 2: Professional Development via Distance Learning
Track 2 focuses on the training opportunities available to online professionals to help them become experts in their field. Sessions could answer the following questions: How does your organization train your instructors to become online facilitators? What types of professional development opportunities are available to support instructors once they have begun training? How do you introduce and support 21st century skills to professionals trained using 20th century models?
Track 3: Innovative Distance Teaching and Learning
The focus for Track 3 relates to practices and procedures used throughout K-12, Higher Education (private & public), military, government and corporate training/education entities, giving special attention to various approaches to teaching students. This should look at best practices and practical techniques that instructors of all areas can implement within their teaching and training.
Track 4: Technology Innovation
Track 4 promotes the exchange of information among trainers/educators throughout K-12, Higher Education (private & public), military, government, and corporate entities that explores technology in advancing the practices and procedures of online learning.
Track 5: Global Initiatives
Track 5 focuses on the global partnerships and initiatives that organizations and individuals have developed to embed true diversity and globalization into student learning.
Types of Sessions
· Concurrent Sessions
· Poster Sessions
· Panels
Equipment
The conference will provide a standard set up (LCD data/video projector and screen). We have limited space for sessions that require Internet connectivity. You are encouraged to use screen shots or CD-ROMs if possible. If you must have Internet access, please state that clearly in your proposal. You will need to provide your own laptop computer.
Preparing Your Proposal
All Conference proposals should be submitted using the online submission form by clicking on the following link:
Submit Your CFP Today (Click Here)
For your information, the automated proposal submission system will ask you for the following information:
Include:
1. Contact Information: the name and full contact information for the lead presenter and any co-presenters
2. Session Title: a succinct, but descriptive title of no more than ten words
3. Format: concurrent session, poster session, or panel
4. Abstract: 50-word (or less) description of the session
5. Content: a clear summary of the session in 300-500 words
6. Conference Topic(s): session can cover more than one topic
7. Audience Focus by Constituency: USDLA serves multiple constituencies, including K-12, higher education, corporate, government, military, telehealth, and international. Please tell us who would benefit from your session (may be more than one group).
8. Audiovisual: needs that are beyond the standard setup of projector and screen. If you need Internet access for your session, you must include that information in your proposal. We cannot accommodate requests made during the conference.
Review Criteria
Conference participants will expect well-delivered presentations containing quality information that is of practical value to their day-to-day professional lives. Members of the USDLA 2009 Conference Program Committee will review each proposal. Reviewers will look for clear descriptions. Considerable weight will be given to proposals that specify session learning objectives and clearly describe why the content will be valuable to attendees. Specifically, reviewers will look for the following:
- Relevance to the conference theme
- Quality of the presentation: substance, clarity, organization
- Evidence of innovation and effective practice
- Audience appeal and opportunity for discussion
Status of Proposals and Notification
You will be contacted by January 15, 2009 about the status of your proposal. If your proposal is accepted, the lead presenter will receive an email containing information relevant to your presentation. Lead presenters are responsible for forwarding all information to their co-presenters, and must notify USDLA (pmarcelonis@usdla.org) that they accept the invitation to present and will attend the conference. Presenters are eligible for the Early Bird registration rate (even after the close of Early Bird registration).
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USDLA Announces Call
for
2009 International Nominations for Prestigious
Distance Learning Awards
Call for Nominations - October 22, 2009 – January 14, 2009
Award Entry Submission Deadline -Submitted / Postmarked by January 14, 2009
The United States Distance Learning Association, the nation’s premier distance learning association since 1987 presents its 2009 International Distance Learning Awards, the premier awards for the distance learning industry. “These prestigious awards are presented annually to organizations and individuals, and recognize four categories of excellence: 1) 21st Century Best Practice Award; 2) Best Practice Awards for Distance Learning Programming; 3) Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching Awards; and 4) Outstanding Leadership by an Individual Award. The USDLA International Distance Learning Awards are created to acknowledge major accomplishments in distance learning and to highlight those distance learning instructors, programs, and professionals who have achieved and demonstrated extraordinary achievements through the use of online, videoconferencing, and satellite/video delivery technologies globally.
2008 International Award Winners
The USDLA International Distance Learning Awards will honor organizations with its 21 Century Best Practice Awards. This award category recognizes outstanding leadership in the field of distance learning for an agency, institution, or company incorporating blended or individual distance learning technologies. In addition, the Awards for Best Practice in Distance Learning Programming are presented to outstanding organizations, which have designed and delivered outstanding and comprehensive Best Practices for individual programs or a series of programs through online, videoconferencing, and satellite delivery technologies. Award levels include Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze categories. The Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching Awards will honor outstanding instructors whose programs demonstrate extraordinary achievements in a distance learning environment for teachers or trainers. Award levels include Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze categories. Finally, the Outstanding Leadership by an Individual awards recognize those who have demonstrated strong, innovative skills for the development and/or administration of programs or who are recognized scholars in the field of distance learning globally.
Submit Your 2009 Nomination Today (Click Here)
The 2009 USDLA International Distance Learning Awards are presented to five major sectors of distance education and training and include the Pre-K – 12, Higher Education, Corporate, Government and Telehealth markets.
The 2009 USDLA International Awards will be presented at the USDLA International Awards Ceremony, scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2009 during the USDLA National Conference being held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
In addition, winners will be recognized in an edition of USDLA’s Distance Learning Today quarterly supplement. Distance Learning Today appears in USA TODAY’s top-tier markets for distance learning – major commuter hubs, convention centers and hotels. It is read by 3.5 million goal-oriented, affluent professionals who recognize the value of distance learning, education and training. The section will also be featured on the USDLA website, which averages 2.6 million hits per month.
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About USDLA
The United States Distance Learning Association is a non-profit organization formed in 1987 and is located in Boston, Massachusetts. USDLA promotes the development and application of distance learning for education and training and serves the needs of the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, networking and opportunity. Distance education and training constituencies served include pre-k-12 education, higher and continuing education, home schooling as well as business, corporate, military, government, and telehealth markets. The USDLA trademarked logo is the recognized worldwide symbol of dedicated professionals committed to the distance learning industry.
