29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning

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Register for Wednesday Workshops on MOOCs and instructional design.... Wednesday, August 7, 8:30-11:30 am AM-2: Embracing connectivism: Incorporating MOOC culture into mainstream education Roz Hussin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Paul Kim, Stanford University You don't need to be teaching a MOOC to benefit from MOOCs’ unique advantages. Attend this workshop to learn how MOOC culture, e.g., connectivism (Siemens, 2008) can be incorporated into "traditional" online... Wednesday, August 7, 1:30-4:30 pm PM-4: Using the agile manifesto to drive quality instructional design Penny Ralston-Berg, Penn State World Campus; Jaime Henderson & Jon Aleckson, Web Courseworks Designers from industry and academe discuss how the principles of agile development can improve quality in distance learning. You will explore...

Exhibit Booths still available! Booth Fees: Standard: $1,100 Non-profit: $900 See 2013 Exhibitor and Sponsor list.

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Download the Conference Program to review more than 150 educational opportunities and several networking events. Click on the formats below for session descriptions; or go to the 2013 Schedule.

• 7 Communities of Practice Groups
• 2 Conference Forums
• 16 Discussions
• 25 ePoster Sessions
• 66 Information Sessions
• 20 Speed Sessions
• 15 Workshops

Unable to join us face-to-face this year? Sign up for the Virtual Conference for Administrators. The virtual option includes live streaming of selected conference sessions (listed below), plus archived access to these recordings for 90 days. In addition to the individual rate ($195), we also offer a group rate ($350) for you and your team to participate virtually.

2013 Keynote Speakers

Thursday, August 8, 8:00 am—Dr. Richard Baraniuk, Rice University

Disruptive innovation via open educational resources
An “open access” movement is sweeping the world. This movement is based on intuitions shared by professional educators: (1) knowledge should be open to re-use... More

Friday, August 9, 1:00 pm—Dr. Sally Johnstone, Western Governors University

Envisioning a competency-based future
The explosion of online courseware in the past year has focused the spotlight on curricular integrity for institutions adopting these resources. How can degree integrity be conserved when learning resources are produced externally? More

2013 Conference Forums: Thursday, August 8

10:30 am-12:15 pm More>

Forum 1: Open Educational Resources (OERs): Potential and pitfalls

Moderator: David Carr, Editor, InformationWeek Education

Panelists: Rich Baraniuk, Gerry Hanley, Barbara Illowsky, Mark Morvant, and Ray Schroeder

2:00-3:45 pm More>

Forum 2: Competency-based assessment: How and why to get started

Moderator: Rovy Branon, Associate Dean, Continuing Ed, Outreach, & E-Learning, UW–Extension

Panelists: Sally Johnstone, Tai Arnold, Aaron Brower, Dana Offerman, and Mike Offerman

Conference Venue and Madison Area