Apply for the Distance Education Best Practices Award – Deadline is June 1st

Also from Friday’s inbox…  Would be nice to see some K-12 online learning submissions…

IAP-DDL Distance Education Best Practices Award

The practice that is submitted can be any aspect of distance education that would qualify as a Best Practice. This means that it can serve as an example that can be emulated by others based on the description submitted.

The example that is submitted may be one that is used online, in a CD-ROM/DVD, or within video-based courses.

To nominate a Best Practice please submit an application document of no more than 2 pages with Practice Title, a description describing how the course addresses the Best Practices Award criteria, the product materials or URL with guest access information to the award coordinators Jennifer Richardson and Taeho Yu at jennrich@purdue.edu & yu134@purdue.edu.

Further details can be found here or by contacting the coordinators:

Award Criteria & Other Important Information

Below are the criteria used to judge the submissions for this award.
1. Practice in use within 3 years prior to conference at which the award is given
2. Format: Practice description summary provided in 800- 1000 words or less; word count provided by author
3. The practice illustrations or examples consistent with exemplary, professional practice
4. The distance education instructional is context described (institution, learners, faculty, teachers, administrators, course or instructional purpose, etc.)
5. Summary states briefly what the purpose or benefit of the practice is
6. Summary provides evidence of effectiveness
7. Practice quality based on the supporting documentation including easy access for all reviewers to review practice example online, or on CD/DVD.
8. Purpose to addresses a distance education issue, practice, or framework that appeals to
9. Practice grounded in scholarly, professional literature.

Submission due June 1, 2013!

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Looking for Nominations for IAP-DDL-AECT Crystal Award

And another from Friday’s inbox…

IAP-DDL-AECT Crystal Award

If you have an innovative, multi-media, distance learning course or project, consider nominating it for the Crystal Award by emailing to Larisa Olesova and Scarlett Winters at lolesova@gmail.com & tawinter@umail.iu.edu

For more information check it at: http://tinyurl.com/ddlcrystalaward

Thanks

Larisa and Scarlett
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Call For Proposals: Deadline Next Thursday

From Saturday;’s inbox…

Deadline 4 pm (CST) next Thursday, Jan 24! Call for proposals: Present at the premier conference on distance teaching and learning We’re pleased to invite you to submit your proposal(s) to present at the 29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning, the premier conference in the distance education and training field, hosted by UW-Madison Continuing Studies Distance Education Professional Development (DEPD). The deadline for proposals is 4 pm (CST), Thursday, January 24, 2013. The 2012 conference hosted more than 900 distance education professionals and practitioners. They enjoyed a dynamic keynote presentation on distance learning and mobile technology by Judy Brown, a learning-technologies expert with nearly 40 years’ experience. Click to view her presentation, “Learning in Hand with Mobile Technology.” Since then, we’ve experienced an explosion of new tools and delivery techniques. We look forward to your participation at the 2013 conference to “catch up” and “keep up”! Presentation types for 2013 have been condensed to 5 formats: workshops, information sessions, discussions, e-poster sessions, and speed sessions. Click on the following links to learn more details: 2013 presentation formats Guidance on matching format(s) with your experience Rating criteria and process details Proposal form requirements FAQs Still have unanswered questions? Email Kimary Peterson or call her at 608-265-4159. Mark your calendars now to attend the 2013 Conference August 7-9 in Madison, WI. We look forward to seeing you!

UW-Madison Continuing Studies  |  Distance Education Professional Development

Call For Proposals: Present At Premier Conference On Distance Learning

From Wednesday’s inbox…

Call for proposals: Present at the premier conference on distance teaching and learning We’re pleased to invite you to submit your proposal(s) to present at the 29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning, the premier conference in the distance education and training field, hosted by UW-Madison Continuing Studies Distance Education Professional Development (DEPD). The deadline for proposals is 4 pm (CST), Thursday, January 24, 2013. The 2012 conference hosted more than 900 distance education professionals and practitioners. They enjoyed a dynamic keynote presentation on distance learning and mobile technology by Judy Brown, a learning-technologies expert with nearly 40 years’ experience. Click to view her presentation, “Learning in Hand with Mobile Technology.” Since then, we’ve experienced an explosion of new tools and delivery techniques. We look forward to your participation at the 2013 conference to “catch up” and “keep up”! Presentation types for 2013 have been condensed to 5 formats: workshops, information sessions, discussions, e-poster sessions, and speed sessions. Click on the following links to learn more details: 2013 presentation formats Guidance on matching format(s) with your experience Rating criteria and process details Proposal form requirements FAQs Still have unanswered questions? Email Kimary Peterson or call her at 608-265-4159. Mark your calendars now to attend the 2013 Conference August 7-9 in Madison, WI. We look forward to seeing you!

UW-Madison Continuing Studies  |  Distance Education Professional Development

Handbook of Distance Education, Third Edition – Prepublication Discount

Continuing from a busy Wednesday, more than a few items today as I try to get caught up on the backlog of items (partially caused by this week’s guest blog entry.

I know that there are at least three K-12 online learning focused chapters in this handbook.  There are updates of Tom Clark’s and Cathy Cavanaugh’s chapters from the second edition (and Tom was in the first edition as well), and I will have a new chapter in the handbook for this third edition.

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Dear Professor Barbour, Handbook of Distance Education 3rd Edition Edited by Michael Grahame Moore The third edition of this award-winning Handbook continues the mission of its predecessors: to provide a comprehensive compendium of research in all aspects of distance education, arguably the most significant development in education over the past three decades. Read more… December 14th 2012 | Paperback: 978-0-415-89770-9 | $114.95 Best wishes,Routledge Education   Use code CRK88 for a 20% Discount until 12/31/12

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