Blended And Online Learning Conferences

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 Written by Christine Hinkley Friday, 20 January 2012

Consider joining your colleagues to focus on the best of online and blended learning at two conferences this year. Early-bird registration discounts are available and a call for presentations has been issued.

Registration is now open for the 9th Annual Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference and Workshop. Early-bird discount rates are available through February 23, 2012. The blended learning conference is scheduled April 23-24, 2012 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The 5th Annual Sloan-C/MERLOT Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium has opened its call for presentations. Proposals for presentations must be submitted by March 5, 2012, The online learning international symposium is scheduled for July 25-27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

You are invited to the 9th Annual Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop, "Perfecting the Blend." Join your colleagues as they problem-solve, exchange ideas and explore effective strategies about blended learning. This conference provides the opportunity for instructors and faculty members, instructional designers, student advisors, administrative leaders, and researchers to share best practices, strategic considerations, models of practice, and challenges revealed through experiences in blended learning practice and research.

Attendees will participate in two days of sessions that include interactive workshops, featured sessions, information sessions, keynote and plenary sessions, poster presentations and vendor showcase sessions, all focused on instructional practices, academic planning, faculty development and assessment/evaluation.

Don’t miss your opportunity to register at the reduced rate of $495 for regular attendees or $445 for Sloan-C members. Early Bird registration deadline is February 23.

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 5th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium in Las Vegas.

The Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, a joint Symposium of Sloan Consortium and MERLOT, is designed to bring together individuals interested in the review and evaluation of online teaching and learning technologies.

Faculty, students, instructional designers, instructional technologists and academic administrators are encouraged to submit proposals which are engaging, informative and interactive. These sessions can be targeted to all attendees or beginners, intermediates or experts.

The symposium, focusing on the technologies, networking and systems that drive online learning effectiveness will accept presentations that offer attendees “real solutions.” Symposium tracks highlight and demonstrate research, application and effective practices and noteworthy technological tools in the following areas:

  • Digital Learning Environments & Communities
  • Accessible Learning for All
  • Evidence-based Learning and Reflection
  • Learning and Data Analytics
  • Faculty Development and Learning Support
  • Innovation in Media and Tools

Proposals for presentations must be submitted by March 5, 2012 at http://sloanconsortium.org/et4online/call_for_presentations.

The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is an institutional and professional leadership organization dedicated to integrating online education into the mainstream of higher education, helping institutions and individual educators improve the quality, scale and breadth of online education.

MERLOT is a free and open online community of resources designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher education from around the world to share their learning materials and pedagogy. MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, collection of peer reviewed higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services.<>

Christine Hinkley is Director of Conference Services for the Sloan Consortium.

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