Only 4 Days Left for Online Registration for the Online Learning Institute at ISTE

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Trouble viewing this email?  Click here to view in a web browser.   Online registration ends Monday, June 17 for the Online Learning Institute. Visit the Online Learning Institute Registration Site to register TODAY! Join leaders in online and blended learning for the 9th Annual Online Learning Institute during the ISTE Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio on June 26 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Online Learning Institute is sponsored by: EDC’s EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO) International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Registration is $159 and is available at the ISTE Registration Site until June 17!* Onsite registration opens June 22 in San Antonio. View agenda at http://oli.etlo.org/content/oli-agenda-2013 . Highlights of the day include keynote and panel presentations and roundtable discussions. The registration fee also includes breakfast and lunch which provide additional time for making connections with others interested in online and blended learning. Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Rose, CAST CEO and Co-Founder Panelists: Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO, Angela Smith, Texas Virtual School Network Operations Director and Winnie Bracco, iLearnNYC Remarks By: Renee Citlau, SREB/iNACOL 2013 National Online Teacher of the Year Don’t miss this chance to learn and share strategies and lessons about implementing successful online and blended learning programs in states, districts, schools and other organizations with leaders in the field of online and blended learning! Seats are limited so register TODAY at the Online Learning Institute Registration Site! For more information contact Leinda Peterman, ETLO, Matlea Parker, SREB, Barbara Treacy, ETLO or Rob Darrow, iNACOL. *Contact Leinda Peterman at lpeterman@edc.org if you wish to register only for the Online Learning Institute.

The Online Learning Institute Advisory Committee: Anita Harris, Instructional Technology Director, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank (NC) Public Schools and President, ISTE Special Interest Group for Online Learning (SIGOL) Jay Heap, Director of Virtual Learning, Georgia Department of Education Lisa Hervey, Research Associate in the Digital Learning Collaborative at The William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and teaching assistant professor at North Carolina State University Matt Huston, Education Consultant, formerly Director of Online Learning at Peer-Ed Connie Swiderski, Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) Professional Development and Communications Carol Teitelman, Coordinator, Distance Learning at TX ESC Region XIII The Online Learning Institute Co-Sponsor Planning Committee Rob Darrow, Director of Member Services, iNACOL Linda Keller, Senior Project Manager, ISTE Matlea Parker, Educational Project/Program Manager, SREB Leinda Peterman, Project Director, EDC/EdTech Leaders Online Barbara Treacy, Director, EDC/EdTech Leaders Online The Online Learning Institute is sponsored by:                                        #OLI13

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Online Registration Ends June 17 For The Online Learning Institute at ISTE

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Trouble viewing this email?  Click here to view in a web browser.   Online registration ends Monday, June 17 for the Online Learning Institute. Visit the Online Learning Institute Registration Site to register TODAY! Join leaders in online and blended learning for the 9th Annual Online Learning Institute during the ISTE Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio on June 26 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Online Learning Institute is sponsored by: EDC’s EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO) International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Registration is $159 and is available at the ISTE registration site until June 17!* View the newly updated agenda at http://oli.etlo.org/agenda-2013 . Highlights of the day include keynote and panel presentations and roundtable discussions. The registration fee also includes breakfast and lunch which provide additional time for making connections with others interested in online and blended learning. Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Rose, CAST CEO and Co-Founder Panelists: Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO, Angela Smith, Texas Virtual School Network Operations Director and Winnie Bracco, iLearnNYC Remarks By: Renee Citlau, SREB/iNACOL 2013 National Online Teacher of the Year Don’t miss this chance to learn and share strategies and lessons about implementing successful online and blended learning programs in states, districts, schools and other organizations with leaders in the field of online and blended learning! Seats are limited so register TODAY at the Online Learning Institute Registration Site! For more information contact Leinda Peterman, ETLO, Matlea Parker, SREB, Barbara Treacy, ETLO or Rob Darrow, iNACOL. *Contact Leinda Peterman at lpeterman@edc.org if you wish to register only for the Online Learning Institute.

The Online Learning Institute Advisory Committee: Anita Harris, Instructional Technology Director, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank (NC) Public Schools and President, ISTE Special Interest Group for Online Learning (SIGOL) Jay Heap, Director of Virtual Learning, Georgia Department of Education Lisa Hervey, Research Associate in the Digital Learning Collaborative at The William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and teaching assistant professor at North Carolina State University Matt Huston, Education Consultant, formerly Director of Online Learning at Peer-Ed Connie Swiderski, Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) Professional Development and Communications Carol Teitelman, Coordinator, Distance Learning at TX ESC Region XIII The Online Learning Institute Co-Sponsor Planning Committee Rob Darrow, Director of Member Services, iNACOL Linda Keller, Senior Project Manager, ISTE Matlea Parker, Educational Project/Program Manager, SREB Leinda Peterman, Project Director, EDC/EdTech Leaders Online Barbara Treacy, Director, EDC/EdTech Leaders Online The Online Learning Institute is sponsored by:                                        #OLI13

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Blended Conference – Special Hotel Rates End June 14

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10th Annual Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and WorkshopJuly 8-9, 2013 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin   Special Hotel Discounted Rate Ends June 14, 2013 Online Reservations – Hilton Milwaukee Downtown There is a block of rooms at the Hilton Milwaukee Downtown – a short walk to the Delta Center and to the Hyatt via skywalks – reserved for our conference attendees for July 7 – July 9. Attendees of the conference must book their hotel room through the conference website no later than Friday, June 14, 2013 in order to receive discounted rates starting at $149.00* per night plus taxes. The Hilton Milwaukee Downtown hotel is a classic art deco hotel with rich furnishing and distinctive architecture built in 1927. Originally called The Schroeder Hotel, today the Hilton Milwaukee Downtown is recognized as the city’s largest hotel with a tradition of excellence spanning nearly 85 years. The gracious style of the hotel is reflected in impeccable service and attention to every detail provided by a tenured team of hospitality professionals. We are proud to say we are a AAA Four Diamond hotel. REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE NOW Can’t travel? Join us Virtually! For as low as $119, virtual attendees get thirty (30) presentations live-webcast from the conference, including interactive workshops, keynote address, plenary panel, best-in-track presentations, featured sessions, information sessions, and Unconference sessions. Buy 2 get 1 free. Check out all virtual options.

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Register for our 29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning

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Register today! 29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning, August 7-9.

Join colleagues from around the world for the latest distance ed resources, research, best practices Teach. Learn. Connect. For nearly 3 decades, the Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning has delivered to attendees the latest resources, research, and best practices in distance education and training. More than 900 professionals gather every year to teach, to learn, and to connect with distance ed colleagues from around the globe. This premier event—recognized internationally for quality, integrity, and value—is organized and sponsored by UW-Madison Continuing Studies Distance Education Professional Development (DEPD). This year’s conference features more than 150 learning opportunities—presentations, forums, ePoster sessions, and more—plus many networking events. This year’s keynote speakers: Dr. Richard Baraniuk (Rice University) is an award-winning instructor, researcher, and innovator. As founder and director of Connexions, he has amassed the largest collection of high-quality open education content available on the web to anyone, anywhere, anytime at no cost. Sally Johnstone (Western Governors University) was Provost at Winona State University in Minnesota prior to joining Western Governors University. She spent more than 15 years at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and continues to serve as an advisor to several national organizations and an evaluator for regional accrediting commissions. Click for full details»  •  Register» Who: Professionals in distance education/training with any level of experience When: Aug 7-9, 2013 Where: Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI (map) Cost: $465 ($505 after 7/22). Group rates, virtual option available. Optional Wednesday workshops are an additional fee (space is limited). Questions: Contact Conference Manager, Kimary Peterson, 608-265-4159. UW-Madison Continuing Studies  |  DEPD Programs

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[EDEN-News] EDEN Annual Conference, Oslo 2013 – Webinars

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Conference Webinars If you are not joining the event, you can particpate at the following webinar workshops by entering their dedicated webinar rooms listed below. Workshop teams will have a designated facilitator who will enable the online participants to contribute to the live discussions. Transitions into Higher Education: Can the Use of Digital Media, Serious Games and Virtual Worlds Support Learning to Learn Competencies? 15 June 2013, 09:15 – 10.45 CET The project partnership will bring together, for the third time, people attending the EDEN 2013 Annual Conference in Oslo and a group of online participants to involve them in a lively guided discussion. To warm up and break the ice, the project approach and its results will be presented, including national pilot implementations with direct contributions of teachers. After the implementation presentations smaller working groups of the participants will select 2 or 3 tool (from videos, Scoop.it, Google Drive, Del.icio.us and blogs) that they will collectively discuss and analyse. The preparatory work for this has already begun, if you wish to contribute to the list of advantages, disadvantages and ways of ICT usage (that we will discuss in Oslo), please fill in this form. In the second part of the workshop a blank SWOT matrix will be presented in both the conference room and on the online platform of the webinar and with the use of “coloured post-its” the participants can map the particular strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the 5 investigated tools. The discussion will continue after the workshop in the eLene2learn Facebook group. The Adobe Connect room where the webinar will be held is at: http://conference.metid.polimi.it/eleneroom/ . How to Power-up Communities behind OER Initiatives 15 June 2013, 11:15 – 12:30 CET This workshop of POERUP project will begin with the development of a shared consensus on the concept of OER and OER Communities. The facilitators will provide a short overview of examples of existing OER Communities. Participants may visualise their own learning ties and reflect on the influence these learning ties have for their own use. If you would like to attend this webinar and/or use the network awareness tool to visualise your own individual network of peers, please, fill in this form, so that the organisers can create your personal account and send you the URL of the online meeting room before the event. See you in Oslo! Conference Sponsors You may follow conference updates via Facebook and Twitter. If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, simply follow the link on the bottom of this letter.

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