Language Translation Capacity added to E-Learn Blog
Participants in the E-Learn 2008 Blog can now view postings in quite a few languages. You simply enter the Blog off the E-Learn 2008 Las Vegas home page and then click on the Translate Blog link below the blue Resource Links button. I read through the Spanish translation and it was quite accurate.E-Learn Keynote and Invited Speakers Introduced Using…..
All E-Learn 2008 Keynote and Invited speakers were asked to respond to the following questions in an effort 1) to give attendees insights into their perspectives and histories on technology and 2) to avoid reading brief bios readily available to E-Learn participants via other resources: a. When was the first time you used a computer? b. Do you ever purposefully try to stay away from technology? If yes, what do you do? (e.g., technology free weekends) c. Can you name a couple of unique ways that technology has affected your personal or professional life in a positive way? (e.g., online Flickr account, mobile learning, etc.) d. If you had to look back and pick a year or event, when did your career in learning technologies take off and why? e. What is one thing happening in the world of e-learning that too few people know about? f. What project(s) are you currently working on that has you most excited and why? g. Do you have any important publications on the horizon? h. What is the most interesting place you have ever presented and why? i. Tell us one thing people do not know about you. j. What are your hobbies? k. Can you send any photos, pictures, visuals, etc. (with captions) that illustrate any of your answers that we can use in your introduction? Hopefully session participants have enjoyed the Keynote and Invited Speakers' responses to the above inquiries.A Great Asia-Day at E-Learn
If you see any of the following at the conference this week, feel free to ask them about the E-Learning Asia-Day Symposium.
Katsuaki Suzuki from Japan.
Daniel Tan form China.
Mimi Lee from the United States.
Siew-Mee Barton from Australia.
Zoranini Wati Abas from Malaysia with Curts Bonk from the United States.
Thanomporn Laohajaratsang from Thailand.
Sanjaya Mishra from India.
Yayoi Anzai from Japon.
Ke Zhang from the United States (Taiwan, Japan, China).
Melinda de la Pena-Bandalaria from the Philippines.
ShengQuan Yu from China.
Hsui-Ping Yueh from Taiwan.
E-Learning Asia Day Pre-Conference Symposium is a Go!
The E-Learn Asia Day Pre-Conference Symposium was initiated with enthusiastic welcoming remarks by Curtis Bonk and Gary Marks. The first speaker, Dr. Okhwa Lee from Korea, spoke on different types mentoring based on her survey data that indicate the important role that mentoring plays in the academic success and personal satisfaction of online students. The preferred methods of receiving mentorship were via monitoring the mentoring homepage, via telephone and through chatting. As we know, Generation Y does not rely on e-mail as you. And she found that out.
Okhwa (Dr. Lee) has a pulse on many e-learning happenings in Korea. It showed. You should definitely meet her at this conference.
Welcome and Some Tips on Las Vegas
In addition to extending another welcome on behalf of the conference co-chairs and planning committee, as someone who has family living in Las Vegas and who visits with some regularity, I want to provide a couple of tips for activities outside the conference.
To begin, a very good area to eat is in Chinatown on Spring Mountain Road—a short cab ride across interstate 15 from the hotel. In a ten block stretch you can find great Korean, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Philippine, among other Asian cuisines at very reasonable prices. One of my personal favorites is Pho Danh Restaurant at 3301 Spring Mountain Road.
While on foot in Las Vegas it is ok to walk with an open alcoholic beverage, but j-walking (with or without alcohol in hand) is a citable offense (minimum $150) so please use walkways or crosswalks, especially on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Also, it is illegal for taxis to pick up pedestrians on Las Vegas Boulevard so you must go to a taxi stand or any entrance to a hotel or restaurant to catch a cab. For those wanting to see shows, especially the most notable ones, it is recommended that you get online now or contact the concierge at the Riviera or at whatever hotel you are staying to make reservations for the events you want to see.
And lastly, Las Vegas in recent years has become both a burgeoning art center with numerous galleries along the strip as well as a very good place to shop, with the new Fashion Show Mall within a walking distance of the Riviera.
Enjoy the conference and enjoy your time outside the conference in Las Vegas!