Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Sloan-C View: May 2012

VOLUME 11, ISSUE 5, MAY 2012
Individuals, Institutions and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education
New Issue of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN) Reports Faculty Development Impacts Success of Online Programs
Effective faculty are key to student success and to the success of online programs, according to a new special issue of the Sloan Consortium’s Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (Volume 16.2). The issue features insights about professional development for faculty and guidelines from successful programs.

Read the full press release. Read all eleven articles in this special issue.
Sloan-C Adjunct Finder – NEW Member Benefit
Sloan-C is helping adjuncts and institutions find each other. Sloan-C members (Individual or Institutional) may post your qualifications to your user account profile to be found by any institution searching for talent. Browse the listings.
FREE Sloan Consortium Online Education Research Symposium Series: "STEM in Online Education: Energizing the Future"
Live Panel Convenes on May 3 (session will be recorded.) This Research Symposium will discuss research-based solutions to one of the most daunting problems in American higher education – the continued loss of graduates in STEM areas. This series is free and open to all. More information.
Call for Nominations Open for the 2012 Sloan-C Awards
The Sloan Consortium has recognized outstanding work in the field of online education through an annual awards process since 2001. The deadline for the submission of nominations for all of the 2012 Sloan-C awards is July 15, 2012.
New Membership Pricing for Systems
In an effort to better serve large college and university systems, a new pricing structure has been implemented including multi-campus and multi-year discounts and a "Global Membership" for systems with 21 or more campuses. See details.
Call for Sloan-C Webinar Topics
The Sloan-C Institute welcomes ideas and proposals for webinars from our members and colleagues in online higher education. All webinars are to be non-commercial in nature and be focused on topics that would interest educators in online and blended higher education.
Thank You to the Participants of the Membership Survey
We appreciate the participation in our membership surveys! The winners of the drawing to win a Sloan-C jacket from Land's End are:

Individual Member - Henry Williams, Central Washington University
Institutional Member - Cynthia Gallatin, Quinnipiac University
  Sloan-C Conference News

Call for Proposals Ends May 7: 18th Annual Intl Conference on Online Learning
   Featured Certificate Graduate & Facilitator

May's Featured Graduate


Scott Hamm, Abilene Christian University - Read more about Scott.

May's Featured Facilitator


Valerie Haven, University of Massachusetts - Read more about Valerie.
  Newest Sloan-C Certificate Graduates

Congratulations to the latest graduates of the Sloan-C Certificate Program. Learn more about the program here.
- Linda Bruenjes, Lasell College - David Ginnings, Southwest Baptist University
- Scott Hamm, Abilene Christian University
- David W. Kelley, Air Force Chaplain Corps College
- Doug Matacio, Canadian University College
  

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