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SLOAN-C ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES: Learning Online 2.0: Engaging, Interacting and Syndicating Applications
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Key Information
Workshop Description
Workshop Schedule
Technology Information
Attendance Pricing
Panelist/Presenter Biographies
Key Information
Total Minimum Length:~ 5 - 10 hours/week
Start Date: Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 (Start of online activities and discussions; viewing recorded presentations)
Synchronous Date: Friday, June 29th, 2pm-3pm ET– Live session conducted in online meeting room
Resources Provided:
- Presentations as well as exemplary podcasts, viewable online until December 31st, 2007
- 1-hour Live Panel Discussion – Friday, June 29th, 2pm-3pm ET
- During the Panel Discussion - Participation in Live Q&A
- After the Panel Discussion - Viewing of Q&A Session until December 31st, 2007
Workshop Agenda at Glance
Activities begin Wednesday, June 20th. A live synchronous Question and Answer Online Session will be held on Friday of the second week, June 29th, 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
Welcome to the Sloan-C Online Workshop Series on Learning 2.0: 20 Engaging, Interacting and Syndicating Applications.
Empirical research supported by many years of practical experience has shown us that nothing is more important than engagement of the student in successful online higher education. Engagement through multi-faceted interaction holds the keys to achieving three of the pillars of success in online learning: student satisfaction, faculty satisfaction and learning effectiveness. Karen Swan, Research Professor at Kent State University reminds us that engagement comes in multiple forms: student interaction with the instructor; student interaction with peers and student interaction with course content. (Swan, 2004) All of these modes of interaction take place through a medium – the computer, a 3G phone, an iPod, or some other digital instrument. And, all of these digital instruments are enhanced by Web 2.0 applications.
Web 2.0 is a term that is tossed around without a very precise definition. The term has come to represent a wide array of online technologies. But, those who coined the term in 2004 at O’Reilly Media described it as technologies with a common “gravitational core.” That core includes characteristics such as services-oriented, interactive, scalable, and engaging the collective intelligence. (O’Reilly, 2005) Certainly blogs, podcasting and wikis fit those characteristics. These Web 2.0 technologies have become mainstays in many of our online educational programs, engaging students with instructors, peers and the content of the curriculum.
One of the most interesting aspects of using Web 2.0 technologies in online classes is that they can extend the interactions well beyond the end of the semester. Students can mingle with former students, graduates and professionals in blogs, wikis and shared podcasts in ways that we had not fully considered a decade ago.
Most dramatically, Web 2.0 is leading us into powerful virtual worlds such as Second Life, Active Worlds, Cybertown, and the dozens of other 3-D virtual environments that are giving us a glimpse of what will take the place of the World Wide Web. These immersive environments enable rich simulations and are built on the very premises of online engagement and interaction. You may want to prepare yourself now for the avatar-populated worlds that will soon be arriving at a virtual campus near you. Hang onto your mouse, the brave new online virtual world may look far different than the rather pedestrian view we see from the browser window today!
Topics include:
- Defining what Web 2.0 applications are and their effect on learning.
- Enhancing the interaction of students and instructors with Web 2.0 technologies.
- The “Semester without end” principles.
- How Web 2.0 will push online education in the future.
The following faculty members and institutions will be sharing their expertise in this key area of online higher education:
Burks Oakley II, University of Illinois, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ray Schroeder, University of Illinois, Professor Emeritus of Communication, Director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning
Toward the end of the second workshop week, we will hold a live, web conferencing synchronous question and answer online session facilitated by Burks Oakley II and Ray Schroeder. The session will discuss the issues addressed in the activities and presentations. YOU DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND THE LIVE SESSION!!! Some of us are more comfortable with posting asynchronously, while others enjoy the excitement of a live event, but both options are available in this workshop. The live, web conferencing session will be recorded for your convenience. A parallel discussion and related activities will be conducted asynchronously with the facilitators in the workshop's discussion forums.
Schedule
June 20th – June 23rd 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.
June 23rd – June 29th Activities: Continue reviewing presentations and ancillary materials; participate in discussion forum with workshop facilitators, Burks Oakley II and Ray Schroeder.
A Live Web Conferencing Session is conducted on Friday, June 29th at 2PM (ET) (Online using Elluminate Live!): facilitated by Burks Oakley II and Ray Schroeder. 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 LATER VIEWING 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 w/coupon code* ( That's a $150 discount! Find out how to become a premium member)
College Pass Member Pricing: Free w/coupon code* (Find out how to become a College Pass 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 2007 Sloan-C Workshop series.)
Presenter Biography:
Burks Oakley II, University of Illinois
Burks Oakley II is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From 1997 until 2007, he served as the director of the University of Illinois Online initiative. He now is a consultant working with Sloan-C. Oakley received his B.S. degree from Northwestern University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He has received numerous awards for his teaching and for his innovative use of technology in education. And you can find out a lot more about him on his website, which is at http://www.burksoakley.com.
Ray Schroeder, University of Illinois
Ray Schroeder is Professor Emeritus of Communication, Director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the University of Illinois at Springfield, and Faculty Associate at the University of Illinois Online. He has taught more than two dozen online classes. As Director of Technology-Enhanced Learning he is dedicated to faculty development and pedagogical support of the online initiative. As Faculty Associate, Schroeder is engaged in the formation of online learning policy for the University of Illinois. He is a Sloan Consortium Distinguished Scholar in Online Learning 2002-2003 and the recipient of the 2002 Sloan-C award for the "Most Outstanding Achievement in ALN by an Individual.
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. |
