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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
Getting ready for E-Learn
E-Learn 2008 is shaping up to a great learning experience for conference attendees and presenters. A quick look through the conference program reveals a good blend of theory, practice, research, and technology. Congrats to organizers!
One of the more substantial trends in education – and history may well render this the most substantial development in over the last century – is a growing shift to openness within education. Keynote and invited speaker addresses in this years conference will be speaking to this topic. It is, much like attention to global warming, a quiet revolution that has no clear centre, yet promises to substantially reorganize society and education in particular. This topic was a recent focus in an online course I’m co-facilitating. What is openness? What are open educational resources?… Continue reading
Interview with Dr. Ellen Wagner, E-Learn 2008 Keynote Speaker
An Interview with Dr. Ellen Wagner, Principal Analyst, Sonoma Partners LLP, USA, Keynote at the E-Learn Conference in Las Vegas, November, 2008
Information on her keynote: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/speakers/wagner2.htm and http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/speakers/
Biographical Information:
Ellen Wagner is an independent learning industry analyst, strategist and solutions architect. Formerly the Director of worldwide elearning solutions for Adobe Systems, she had previously served as Senior Director of worldwide education solutions for Macromedia. Prior to that, she was chief learning officer for Viviance new education AG, an online elearning product and services provider. She also served as chief learning officer and vice president of consulting services with Informania, Inc. Ellen is a former tenured professor and chair of the educational technology program… Continue reading
Experiments in YouTube Learning
For my talk on Tuesday, 2:45 PM (Learning from and Teaching on YouTube), I’ll be reflecting on some of the lessons my students and I have learned while challenging the architectural, entertainment, and corporate imperatives of YouTube by trying to take and teach a college class there. Last week, I gave a related talk at the Future of Writing Conference at UC Irvine on “Video/Writing.” If you’re interested in preparing for my slightly wacky talk at E-Learn you might want to watch this most recent attempt at presenting my creative project in digital pedagogy. My Irvine “talk” can be seen on YouTube (see my playlists and hit PlayAll) or in a different format on my blog (see Video Writing entry). In these two attempts… Continue reading
Past Promises and Present Challenges: A Conversation about Hype and Reality and What’s to Come in E-Learning
We are looking forward to having a conversation with you about the challenges and benefits of e-learning in higher education and corporate training.
Here are some of the assertions we’ll be discussing:
- In higher ed, professors are the front-line soldiers fighting to meet students’ core learning needs – they’re needed and cannot be replaced.
- Buying infrastructure before determining requirements is a good way to throw out lots of money.
- The technology investment for e – learning is significant and, for the organization to receive the most value from it, e – learning must integrate with the existing enterprise IT to avoid duplicate spending and, at the same time, make content conveniently available to learners on their desktops.
- The instructional design process is
Heading to Las Vegas
As co-chair, I’d like to welcome everyone again and especially those who are travelling from abroad. E-Learn 2008 will provide a great opportunity to get to know others working in various learning environments in different corners of the world. In addition to Tom’s tips on Las Vegas, I thought I’d check out the forecast, for many of us who are out-of-towners. It looks like we’ll have a very nice weather with the average high of around 75 °F (23-24°C) to the average low of 44-50°F (7-10°C). It sounds pretty similar to the weather here in Houston but I always try to pack something warmer just in case. Feel free to use this blog to ask any questions regarding your preparation for this trip and I’d be happy to look for answers with you!… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
What do you think are the three biggest changes in e-learning in the last 5-7 year?
When people talk about changes in e-learning they tend to focus on changes in technology or improvements in applications. While no one can argue that technology is a major factor in how the e-learning field has changed, I think there are other subtle and equally important changes.
I would be interested in your view of these changes and why they are important. I would also like to hear about how you think these changes will impact educators learners, and organizations… Continue reading
Welcome to E-Learn 2008 in Las Vegas
Las Vegas skyline
You are one of the reasons that the E-Learn 2008 Conference is setting an attendance record this year. This record is coming before the expected 75-100 additional on-site walk-in participates. For the first time ever, E-Learn will have more than 1,000 attendees. In spite of high gas prices and significant budget cutbacks, it may even approach 1,100 people.
This record is coming for good reason—there are more than a dozen keynote and invited speakers who will entice, enlighten, and entertain you this week as you learn about the wonderful world of e-learning. This is your “E” week. Energy and enthusiasm for e-learning will surround you. We hope that this week is… Continue reading