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Online Teaching Conference 2012: Register Now

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 Written by Tiffiny Hickey Thursday, 16 February 2012

Join your community college colleagues in San Jose this June for a conference focused on online education, including delivery of online services such as student, faculty, library and technical support.

Registration is now open for the 2012 Online Teaching Conference (OTC).

The OTC, now in its 11th year, focuses on community college faculty, staff and administrators engaged (or interested) in online education including delivery of online services. This year’s conference will be held June 13-15, 2012, at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, California. This year's theme is “The Many Faces of Online Teaching” with special emphasis on open content, textbooks and applications, as well as the many faces of individuals involved in online education.

The conference keynote addresses help to illustrate the theme:

Yong Zhao

Keynote, Thursday, June 14: "When Distance Is Dead: The Implications of Global and Open Education," Yong Zhao

Zhao is currently Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global Education, College of Education at the University of Oregon, where he also serves as the director of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE). He is a fellow of the International Academy for Education.

 
 

Amelito Enriquez

Keynote, Friday, June 15: "Confessions of a Reluctant Online Instructor," Amelito Enriquez

Enriquez is a Professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Cañada College, Redwood City, California.

Both in-person and/or online attendance are available. Early bird registration ends April 20th. Online attendance is free, however registration is still required. In-person attendee fees include breakfast and lunch.

• $125 early bird (offer ends midnight, April 20, 2012)
• $175 regular (April 21, 2011 - June 11, 2012)
• $225 onsite

The San Jose area offers many attractions to its residents and visitors. Here are three examples:

The Tech Museum of Innovation: The Tech is a 132,000 square feet cosmopolitan museum focused on technology, how it works and the way that it is changing every aspect of the way we work, live, play and learn. Its people-and-technology focus and the integration of advanced technologies into visitor experiences and infrastructure distinguish it from other science centers.

Paramount's Great America: Paramount's Great America is Northern California's theme park for family thrills, exciting rides, shows, concerts, characters and the beautiful sights above the park on Eagles Flight. The world's tallest double-decker carousel greets guests as they enter Northern California's largest family entertainment destination. Located minutes from San Jose in scenic Santa Clara, Paramount 's Great America features the most rides and attractions in California—from 10 pulse-pounding coasters to the wet and wild water rides of Boomerang Bay, the new 2.7-acre Australian-themed water park that features a variety of slides, splash areas and water activities built inside the existing park.

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo: Located in Kelley Park in San Jose, Happy Hollow Park and Zoo features a variety of children's rides and amusements as part of admission including carousels, various kiddie rides, and the puppet castle theatre. To add to the fun, there are themed play areas and picnic groves to entertain the whole family. The zoo exhibits over 50 species of domestic, exotic and endangered animals from all over the world. Happy Hollow also invites you to participate in a variety of annual special events for the entire family.

For a more complete list of attractions in and around San Jose, please visit the Online Teaching Conference 2012 Local Attractions Web page.

For more information about the 2012 OTC, please visit the Online Teaching Conference 2012 website.

You may also contact Tiffiny Hickey, Conference Coordinator, at 760-744-1150 x1527 or email your questions to info@onlineteachingconference.org.<>

Tiffiny Hickey is the Online Teaching Conference Coordinator.