Educational Focus: Distance Education
Converting an Existing F2F Course to E-Learning
Finding the best way to turn a F2F training into an interactive classroom experience takes creativity, an understanding of e-learning principles, and a lot of patience. Today it has become clear the one-size-fits-all approach of a bullet-point power point has little connection to the way people learn.
Presenter: Mary Lorenz, The Credential Project, Texas State University
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
Elaborating a Model of Technology Integration
Today's Adult ESL programs must harness the potential of digital technologies to prepare students for twenty-first century jobs and communities. In this presentation, we discuss our experiences with technology integration in the Adult ESL context and propose a hierarchical model that serves as a blueprint for long-term technology planning.
Presenter: Rebeca Fernandez, Adult ESL Instructor, Central Piedmont Community College, North Carolina
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–10:40 a.m. Room: Mason A & B
Innovations with Teaching and Learning Beyond the Classroom
Distance learning is growing at all levels of education. Many experts predict that over half of all education will be delivered online by 2020. This presentation will highlight current trends and practices with distance learning. Information will be shared about new tools and curriculum designed for the adult learner.
Presenter: John Fleischman, Sacramento County Office of Education, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–3:55 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
The Math Classroom in the 21st Century
Experience the proven success of math taught via new-fangled distance delivery with old-fashioned instructional support and manipulatives. See how inexpensive 21st century technology, a master instructor, students and facilitators at 9 remote sites create one dynamic interactive classroom supporting both student and professional development.
Presenter: Arva Carlson, Nine Star, Alaska
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 2
Moodle Course Repositories
Agencies are looking to develop online courses to help bolster enrollment and serve students. Explore the availability of online course repositories where educators freely share courses in many subject areas. This session introduces participants to what is currently available and provide resources to find courses that fit their needs.
Presenter: Penny Pearson, Coordinator, OTAN, Sacramento, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:50–11:30 a.m. Room: Mason A & B
Online Course Development for Technology Integration
Participants will engage in a discussion on why and how programs might use an learning management system, such as Moodle, to enhance their technology integration and expand their distance learning options. Participants will experience various online courses developed by programs to meet the needs of ESL, ABE and GED students and incorporate 21st Century Skills. An explanation of course development will be discussed and include a step-by-step model that can be adapted for program use. Participants will leave with resources for getting started on course development using a learning management system.
Presenter: Penny Pearson, Coordinator for Distance Learning Projects, OTAN, Sacramento, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
Professional Development for Distance Educators
Distance education is a growing option for ESL and ABE. But classroom teachers need new skills to become effective distance teachers. Professional development strategies used in Texas, North Carolina and Minnesota will be presented. Presenters will discuss which strategies have been working well and which they hope to improve.
Presenter: Jerome Johnston, MPAEA, Michigan
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
Retention Practices for the 21st Century Learners
Distance learning is on the rise and retaining online learners is a complicated process. Attrition rates are about 10% higher than the traditional classroom. Join this interactive discussion and discover promising practices designed to retain online learners and learn how to build a retention plan for 21st century learners.
Presenters:
Crystal Hack, GED-i Project Director, GED-i
Kathy Oleson-Tracey, Ed.S, Instructional Designer/Project Coordinator, Center for the Application of Information Technologies (CAIT), Western Illinois University
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Mason A & B
TeleTutoring: Using Real-Time Distance Learning
Many library literacy programs have either a waiting list of learners or a waiting list of unassigned tutors. Teletutoring levels this playing field. Tutors and learners in different communities connect using desktop videoconferencing , document cameras, and touchscreen computers or Smartboards for two-way sharing and mutual annotation of materials.
Presenter: Jacquie Brinkley, California State Library, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:05–4:45 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
Handouts/Presentation: PowerPoint Presentation
Finding the best way to turn a F2F training into an interactive classroom experience takes creativity, an understanding of e-learning principles, and a lot of patience. Today it has become clear the one-size-fits-all approach of a bullet-point power point has little connection to the way people learn.
Presenter: Mary Lorenz, The Credential Project, Texas State University
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
Elaborating a Model of Technology Integration
Today's Adult ESL programs must harness the potential of digital technologies to prepare students for twenty-first century jobs and communities. In this presentation, we discuss our experiences with technology integration in the Adult ESL context and propose a hierarchical model that serves as a blueprint for long-term technology planning.
Presenter: Rebeca Fernandez, Adult ESL Instructor, Central Piedmont Community College, North Carolina
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–10:40 a.m. Room: Mason A & B
Innovations with Teaching and Learning Beyond the Classroom
Distance learning is growing at all levels of education. Many experts predict that over half of all education will be delivered online by 2020. This presentation will highlight current trends and practices with distance learning. Information will be shared about new tools and curriculum designed for the adult learner.
Presenter: John Fleischman, Sacramento County Office of Education, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–3:55 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
The Math Classroom in the 21st Century
Experience the proven success of math taught via new-fangled distance delivery with old-fashioned instructional support and manipulatives. See how inexpensive 21st century technology, a master instructor, students and facilitators at 9 remote sites create one dynamic interactive classroom supporting both student and professional development.
Presenter: Arva Carlson, Nine Star, Alaska
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 2
Moodle Course Repositories
Agencies are looking to develop online courses to help bolster enrollment and serve students. Explore the availability of online course repositories where educators freely share courses in many subject areas. This session introduces participants to what is currently available and provide resources to find courses that fit their needs.
Presenter: Penny Pearson, Coordinator, OTAN, Sacramento, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:50–11:30 a.m. Room: Mason A & B
Online Course Development for Technology Integration
Participants will engage in a discussion on why and how programs might use an learning management system, such as Moodle, to enhance their technology integration and expand their distance learning options. Participants will experience various online courses developed by programs to meet the needs of ESL, ABE and GED students and incorporate 21st Century Skills. An explanation of course development will be discussed and include a step-by-step model that can be adapted for program use. Participants will leave with resources for getting started on course development using a learning management system.
Presenter: Penny Pearson, Coordinator for Distance Learning Projects, OTAN, Sacramento, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
Professional Development for Distance Educators
Distance education is a growing option for ESL and ABE. But classroom teachers need new skills to become effective distance teachers. Professional development strategies used in Texas, North Carolina and Minnesota will be presented. Presenters will discuss which strategies have been working well and which they hope to improve.
Presenter: Jerome Johnston, MPAEA, Michigan
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
Retention Practices for the 21st Century Learners
Distance learning is on the rise and retaining online learners is a complicated process. Attrition rates are about 10% higher than the traditional classroom. Join this interactive discussion and discover promising practices designed to retain online learners and learn how to build a retention plan for 21st century learners.
Presenters:
Crystal Hack, GED-i Project Director, GED-i
Kathy Oleson-Tracey, Ed.S, Instructional Designer/Project Coordinator, Center for the Application of Information Technologies (CAIT), Western Illinois University
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Mason A & B
TeleTutoring: Using Real-Time Distance Learning
Many library literacy programs have either a waiting list of learners or a waiting list of unassigned tutors. Teletutoring levels this playing field. Tutors and learners in different communities connect using desktop videoconferencing , document cameras, and touchscreen computers or Smartboards for two-way sharing and mutual annotation of materials.
Presenter: Jacquie Brinkley, California State Library, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:05–4:45 p.m. Room: Mason A & B
Handouts/Presentation: PowerPoint Presentation
