SLOAN-C ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES: Online – Informal – Learning Communities: How do they work?
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Key Information
Workshop Description
Workshop Schedule
Technology Information
Attendance Pricing
Panelist/Presenter Biographies
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Key Information
Total Minimum Length: ~ 5 - 10 hours/week
Start Date: Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 (Start of online activities and discussions; viewing recorded presentations)
Synchronous Date: Friday, April 4th, 2pm-3pm ET – Live session conducted in online meeting room
Resources Provided:
- Presentations and other workshop materials, viewable online until December 31st, 2008
- 1-hour Live Panel Discussion – Friday, April 4th, 2pm-3pm ET
- During the Panel Discussion – Participation in Live Q&A
- After the Panel Discussion – Viewing of Q&A Session until December 31st, 2008
Workshop Agenda at Glance
Activities begin Wednesday, March 26th. A live synchronous Question and Answer Online Session will be held on Friday of the second week, April 4th, 2pm-3pm ET. All activity is recorded, even the live events, allowing you to watch the events at a later date if you are unable to attend. All workshop content will remain available until the end of the year.
Workshop Description
What do successfully sustained online communities have in common? How do informal communities emerge and evolve in ways that are distinct from formal directed communities? In this workshop participants will explore and utilize community places and spaces to discuss successful (not best) practices, identify resources that help sustain communities, and share cases of successful communities.
Schedule
March 26th– March 28th Activities: Learn Moodle, the workshop’s learning management system, and Elluminate Live!, the workshop’s web conferencing platform. Watch recorded presentations and begin reviewing guest courses.
April 2nd– April 6th Activities: Continue reviewing presentations and ancillary materials; participate in discussion forum with workshop facilitators, Michael Anderson and Patricia McGee.
A Live Web Conferencing Session is conducted on Friday, April 6th at 2PM(ET) (Online using Elluminate Live!): facilitated by Michael Anderson and Patricia McGee. We will begin the session with an open round of comments from the facilitators and then open the forum up for Q&A and/or presentations/show-and-tell from workshop participants. We will finish with summary thoughts from the facilitators. THE SESSIONS WILL BE RECORDED FOR LATERVIEWING AT YOUR CONVENIENCE.
Technology Information
Sloan-C brings you the following technologies to provide an exciting experience during the workshop:
 Elluminate™ Live! ™ -- Elluminate’s powerful Live! software will take this workshop to a whole new level of interaction. Well suited for the classroom environment, Live! provides the flexibility our workshop needs, from a speaker delivering to hundreds of workshop participants, to multiple small discussion groups occurring in unison. Live! effectively delivers lecture-type speeches, while also having the ability to facilitate collaboration among many individuals. For more information about Elluminate™, please visit the Elluminate page in the Sloan-C Vendor Corner.
 Moodle -- Sloan-C will use an open-source learning management system called Moodle to administer the asynchronous component of the workshop. Sloan-C has found Moodle to provide a flexible and user-friendly set of asynchronous collaboration and learning tools. As with most open-source technologies, the Moodle software is free, making it a very cost-effective software package for any institution or company. We have found though that low-cost does not mean that you have to sacrifice quality. Moodle still provides a robust environment that is dynamic, interactive, and provides cross-platform learner access through a standard web browser.
Attendance Pricing
Price: $295 Each
Individual/Premium Sloan-C Member price: $145 with coupon code* (That's a $150 discount! Find out how to become a Premium Member)
College Pass Member Pricing: Free with coupon code* (Find out how to become a CollegePass Member)
*(Individual Premium Members receive 1 discount with membership, Institutional Premium Members receive 20 discounts, and College Pass Members receive 150 "free" seats in the entire 2008 Sloan-C Workshop series.)
Presenter Biography:
Michael Anderson, University of Texas Telecampus
Michael Anderson manages Course Development and Technology at the University of Texas TeleCampus which administers online learning solutions for the 15 System campuses. He designed TRACK, the diagnostic assessment and tutorial system used by 50,000 Texas high school students. Previously, he worked in higher education publishing for 20 years, and in 1995, founded VCampus, one of the first e-learning companies. He has given presentations at WCET, IEEE, NUTN, ASTD, and Educause. His articles have appeared in Corporate University Review, Information Week, and USDLA Review. He attended the MDE Institute and received the Computer World Heroes Program Laureate award in 2005.
Patricia McGee, University of Texas at San Antonio
Patricia McGee is a member of the instructional technology faculty and coordinator of the Adult and Higher Education program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has taught online for 10 years. Her distributed learning experience began with TI-IN Network teaching art history to high school students, and then programming professional development for K-12 teachers and administrators. She has designed and taught over 20 courses offered partially or completely online. Most recently she has worked as research faculty through the Office of Naval Research and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, researching emerging technologies and learning systems, with a particular focus on distributed learning environments. Her publications include a book on next generation course management system, many journal article and book chapters, and invited publications. She is a regularly invited speaker for organizations including EDUCAUSE, the Instructional Technology Council, Texas Community College Teacher Association, Net.net, and the eLearning Guild. As director of grants and projects, McGee contributes to campus-wide technology initiatives and has worked with corporate, non-profit, military, and K-20 organizations. Most recently she is focusing on emerging technologies and learning designs that are truly learning-centered.
Cancellation Policy
If you register and pay for a Sloan-C workshop/seminar and are unable to attend, we will be happy to apply your payment to another Sloan-C workshop/seminar at your request. However, no refunds will be given. This offer is good for one year.
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