[GRANTS]: Ambitious About Active Learning?

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2013 Call for Applications is Now Open: Submit by Friday, June 28, 2013For the fifth year in a row, $10,000 (US) in grant funding will be awarded to the six proposals chosen by the judging panel. This year we have added several new categories including: Adopter’s Grants – Two grants will be awarded to institutions looking to study the combined impact of Echo360 and LectureTools. LectureTools Grant – This grant will be awarded to an applicant currently using LectureTools. It is not a requirement to use an Echo360 legacy product to be considered for this grant. Newcomer’s Grant – This grant is designed to encourage institutions new to Echo360 to further study its impacts on teaching and learning. Active Learning Merit Grants – Two grants will go to institutions using Echo360 and/or LectureTools with the best proposals selected on merit regardless of the solution being studied. These grants are open-ended and not restricted to a category. All instructors and staff at Echo360 and LectureTools client institutions are eligible. Share this call for submissions with your instructors and researchers. Deadline for submissions: June 28, 2013

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Research RFPs Due April 26! Check Out QM LIVE!

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In This Issue QM Research Grant Submissions End April 26 QM LIVE! Two-Hour Workshops QM’s G6-12 APPQMR Workshop 5th Annual Conference Registration 2013 Key Dates K-12 Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) May 7 June 4 K-12 Reviewer Course May 7 June 5 Questions? Visit our K-12 Program Web site.   QM Offers Teaching Online Workshop   Teaching Online: An Introduction to Online Delivery is a two-week facilitated course that explores the basic components of online course delivery. Participants will be introduced to differences between traditional face-to-face learning and online learning, the instructor’s role in the online classroom, the importance of getting (and keeping) students engaged, and methods of facilitating online discussions using the discussion board. Workshops are scheduled for the following dates: Thursday 4/18 Thursday 5/2 Thursday 6/6 The course is $200 for subscribers and $300 for non-subscribers. Learn more by clicking here. Register by clicking here. Learn More Connect with QM Hurry! Research RFP Deadline is April 26! QM is accepting your proposals to receive small grants for action-based research projects. These projects should augment and expand existing literature on QM Rubric impacts, QM-related training and the peer review process as they relate to continuous improvement in online education. QM’s Research Grant program exists to fund proposals that provide new evidence of QM’s impact on student, faculty and institutional outcomes in online learning or that provide a strong foundation for the development of new tools or resources consistent with QM’s mission of improving learning outcomes. Learn more, including how to write and submit a successful proposal, here. QM LIVE!’s Two-Hour Workshops Work for You Of course you’re busy. That’s why QM LIVE! workshops are a great resource. These two-hour facilitated workshops are held Thursdays and Fridays – near the end of your work week – and are packed with research-based, robust content and tools that you can apply immediately. At just $75 for QM subscribers, they are each a great value and resource! During your workshops, your facilitator will break you into small groups, where you will discuss and review the topic at hand with colleagues. Why QM LIVE!? Unlike other “webinars”: There will NEVER be more than 20 participants. You will INTERACT with your facilitator and other participants. You WILL receive a set of resources and tools you can APPLY immediately upon completion. Click here for more information and here to register for a QM LIVE! workshop today! QM’s Applying the G6-12 Rubric Workshop Explores the Origins and Use of QM’s G6-12 Rubric   QM’s Applying the G6-12 Rubric workshop invites educators and other professionals to learn more about QM’s G6-12 Rubric and provides them with activities that enable them to better understand the research behind the G6-12 Rubric and its usefulness in improving the quality of G6-12 online courses. The workshop is being offered beginning Tuesday, May 7 and Tuesday, June 4. There are two course delivery formats: A face-to-face, six-hour session that may include up to 20 participants and doesn’t require and prerequisites. This workshop format is $2,800.00 plus facilitator travel expenses for subscribers, with participant materials provided by QM; Non-subscribers are $3300.00 plus facilitator travel expenses, with participant materials provided by QM. A three-week, online, asynchronous facilitated course at $175.00 per person for subscribers and $225 per person for non-subscribers. There are no prerequisite requirements. Click here for more information on QM’s Applying the K-12 Rubric workshop and here to register. Registration for QM’s 5th Annual Conference to Begin Mid-April. Nashville Skyline Registration for the 5th Annual Conference on Quality Assurance in Online Learning will open soon. Stay tuned for more information. The Call for Papers is closed. Thanks to everyone for their proposals. For more information on the 5th Annual Conference click here.    Questions? E-mail Quality Matters

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Roundtable Proposal Deadline Extended to Monday, April 15th for the 9th Annual Online Learning Institute!

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Trouble viewing this email?  Click here to view in a web browser.   9th Annual Online Learning Institute June 26, 2013 Grand Hyatt San Antonio, TX Dear Fellow Educator, Submit your proposals soon to lead one or more roundtable discussions on a topic of your choice at the 9th Annual Online Learning Institute! Roundtable discussions are scheduled for an hour in length and are often a highlight of this exciting event. Proposals are now due by Monday, April 15th. To submit proposals to lead roundtable discussions on online and/or blended learning topics of your choice, please visit the Submit a Roundtable Proposalsection of the Online Learning Institute website and complete the brief proposal form. The 9th Annual Online Learning Institute, sponsored jointly by EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and Southern Region Education Board (SREB), is on June 26, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel during the ISTE Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This unique, day-long, face-to-face event brings together online and blended learning practitioners and includes a keynote presentation by Dr. David Rose from CAST, panel presentations, roundtable discussions, and networking with online and blended learning practitioners from around the world! Breakfast and lunch are included, providing additional networking opportunities for participants. We welcome roundtable proposals from educators at all different levels of experience in online and/or blended learning and offer a discounted registration fee of $119 if you are selected to be a roundtable leader. You are welcome to submit a proposal to co-facilitate a roundtable discussion if you would prefer collaborating with a colleague. Please contact me if you have any questions about submitting a roundtable proposal. We’re looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio! Sincerely, Leinda Peterman Project Director, ETLO lpeterman@edc.org

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 For more information, please visit the Online Learning Institute website: http://oli.etlo.org To register to attend the Online Learning Institute, visit: http://www.isteconference.org/2013/program/search_results_details.php?sessionid=81431308   The Online Learning Institute is presented by:                                    #OLI13

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Reminder: Call For Proposals For Roundtables At The Online Learning Institute!

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Trouble viewing this email?  Click here to view in a web browser. 9th Annual Online Learning InstituteJune 26, 2013Grand Hyatt San Antonio, TX   Dear Fellow Educator,Just a reminder that the Online Learning Institute Advisory Committee is currently seeking presentation proposals for roundtable discussions for the 9th Annual Online Learning Institute. The deadline for submitting proposals is Monday, April 1, 2013.To submit proposals to lead roundtable discussions on online and/or blended learning topics of your choice, please visit the Submit a Roundtable Proposal section of the Online Learning Institute website (http://go.edc.org/OLIrountable13) and fill out the brief form. We welcome proposals from educators at all different levels of experience in online and/or blended learning and offer a discounted registration fee of $119 if you are selected to be a roundtable leader. The 9th Annual Online Learning Institute, sponsored jointly by EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and Southern Region Education Board (SREB), is on June 26, 2013 during the ISTE Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This unique, day-long, face-to-face event brings together online and blended learning practitioners and includes keynote and panel presentations, roundtable discussions, breakfast and lunch, and networking with online and blended learning practitioners from around the world! The roundtable discussions are scheduled for an hour in length and are often a highlight of the event. Please contact me if you have any questions about submitting a roundtable proposal. We’re looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio! Sincerely, Leinda Peterman Project Director, ETLO lpeterman@edc.org

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 For more information, please visit the Online Learning Institute website: http://oli.etlo.org To register to attend the Online Learning Institute, visit: http://www.isteconference.org/2013/program/search_results_details.php?sessionid=81431308   The Online Learning Institute is presented by:                                   #OLI13

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Call For Roundtable Proposals At The Online Learning Institute

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Trouble viewing this email?  Click here to view in a web browser.   9th Annual Online Learning Institute June 26, 2013 Grand Hyatt San Antonio, TX   The Online Learning Institute Advisory Committee is currently seeking presentation proposals for roundtable discussions for the 9th Annual Online Learning Institute. The deadline for submitting proposals is Sunday, March 31, 2013. To submit proposals to lead roundtable discussions on online and/or blended learning topics of your choice, please visit the Submit a Roundtable Proposal section of the Online Learning Institute website: http://go.edc.org/OLIrountable13. We welcome proposals from educators at all different levels of experience in online and/or blended learning. The 9th Annual Online Learning Institute, sponsored jointly by EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and Southern Region Education Board (SREB), is on June 26, 2013 during the ISTE Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This unique, day-long, face-to-face event brings together online and blended learning practitioners and includes keynote and panel presentations, roundtable discussions, breakfast and lunch, and networking with online and blended learning practitioners from around the world! The roundtable discussions are scheduled for an hour in length and are often a highlight the event. We hope you will consider submitting a roundtable proposal (or two!). Be sure to let us know on your proposal form the preferred time of day you would like to lead the roundtable discussion and if you are willing to offer the roundtable more than once. Please contact me if you have any questions about submitting roundtable proposals. We’re looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio! Sincerely, Leinda Peterman Project Director, ETLO lpeterman@edc.org

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 Linda Keller, Senior Project Manager, ISTE Connie Swiderski, Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) Professional Development and Communications Leinda Peterman, Project Director, ETLO 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 For more information, please visit the Online Learning Institute Website: http://oli.etlo.org   The Online Learning Institute is presented by:                                    #OLI13

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