RELEASE DATE: March 31, 2008
Distance Learning Conference to focus on new technologies
RALEIGH - Digital Imaging, Interactive 3-D Objects, Nomadic Moodle,
Social Networking and Flinged Migration may not be terms the average
instructor uses, but are the tools of the trade for those who teach
on the Internet or with other distance learning methods. Those
distance learning instructors, from every education level, will
gather in New Bern to learn new technologies from state and national
distance learning experts.
Hundreds of professionals involved in distance learning will gather
April 2 4 at the New Bern Conference and Visitors Center. The
conference attracts instructors at every level from kindergarten to
graduate school, but more than 90% of those participating come from
the North Carolina Community College System.
The conference formally opens at 9:30 on Wednesday, April 2, with a
keynote address by Dr. Mark David Milliron, president and CEO of
Catalyze Learning International, who will discuss challenges in
education for the future. Milliron will share his perspective on how
millennials, gen-xers and baby boomers teaching and learning
together make modern education a complex process. He will talk about
how a new learning generation is taking shape.
Marci Powell, president of the United States Distance Learning
Association, is the luncheon presenter on Wednesday. Powell will
discuss new and emerging issues related to distance learning on a
national level. The session begins at 11:45.
Technology constantly changes and teaching skills must constantly be
upgraded to keep the student engaged. The conference is all about
professional development and participants will have a wealth of
opportunities to improve their teaching skills. Workshops cover a
myriad of topics as diverse as delivery methods:
Mobile Learning Tools and Activities
You Cant Teach THAT online!
Simulation-Based Learning Using Interactive 3-Dimensional Objects
Paving the Digital Divide
What, Why, When, How and Should Educators Podcast?
YouTube/Google Video
Building a Borderless Community
Screencasting Production and Delivery: Best (and Worst) Practices
Camtasia 5.0
Using Moodle in Online Courses
Fundamental of Copyright Law for Educators
Social Networking: Much More Than MySpace
Trendsetters and innovators in distance learning will be honored at
the Awards Reception on Wednesday evening. The event begins at 6:00
p.m. in the ballroom.
For more information, contact Cindy Pannill at 919-210-3961 ore-mail
her at pannillc@nccommunitycolleges.edu
NOTE: The next Distance Learning professional development conference
will be held in New Bern April 22 - 24, 2009.
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