Countdown: 2 Weeks to eLearning 3.0 Conference

Keynote: The Future of Learning Platforms by Phil Hill

The eLearning 3.0 Conference is an annual event showcasing technology to enhance teaching and learning in higher education. This is an opportunity to share best practices and creative approaches for learning enrichment and student engagement in an e-learning 3.0 environment. Join colleagues from across the region to learn how to utilize emerging technologies to augment face-to-face classes, teach hybrid Web-enhanced classes, or facilitate completely online, Web-delivered classes.

Highlights:

Learn all about the Future of Learning Platforms from:

• Phil Hill, our Keynote Speaker
• A Panel moderated by Phil Hill with participants from 3 LMS companies
• 31 concurrent presentations covering
  • Assessment Strategies
  • Institutional Strategies
  • Student Engagement
  • Teaching and Learning Effectiveness
  • Tools and Technologies
• Visit booths of our 15 Industry Sponsors
• Win Raffle prizes (more to come)
• Eat well:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Craft Beer Social Hour sponsored by our USciences Brewing Science Certificate Program 

Have all of this for the $90 registration fee and bring guests for only $50!

VISIT THE CONFERENCE SITE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

USciences eLearning 3.0 Conference - Last Chance to Register!

USciences and the Northeast E-Learning Consortium invite you to present at our Annual Conference on May 14, 2019

Call for Presenters - Deadline 3/15

Early Bird Registration is Open - Deadline 3/31!

Conference Theme & Keynote: The Future of Learning Platforms by Phil Hill

The eLearning 3.0 Conference is an annual event showcasing technology to enhance teaching and learning in higher education. This is an opportunity to share best practices and creative approaches for learning enrichment and student engagement in an e-learning 3.0 environment. Join colleagues from across the region to learn how to utilize emerging technologies to augment face-to-face classes, teach hybrid Web-enhanced classes, or facilitate completely online, Web-delivered classes.

Highlights:

• Keynote Speaker: Phil Hill of Mindwires and e-Literate
• 25 Concurrent sessions by colleagues from 16 area institutions
• Door Prize Raffle including a Chromebook Laptop
• Breakfast, Lunch and a Social Hour with Craft Beer tasting and appetizers sponsored by USciences Brewing Science Certificate Program

VISIT THE CONFERENCE SITE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

USciences eLearning 3.0 Conference - Call for Presenters!

Please mark your calendar to attend the USciences eLearning 3.0 Conference! It will take place at the University of the Sciences on Wednesday, March 7, 2018!

Help Invent the Future of Education!

Early Bird Registration (10% Discount) is Available until February 11, 2018!

This eLearning 3.0 Conference is in it's 16th year and showcases the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in higher education. This is an opportunity for you to share best practices and creative approaches for learning enrichment and student engagement in an e-learning 3.0 environment.

Our Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Bryan Alexander, internationally known education futurist. 

VISIT THE CONFERENCE SITE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION

PADLA 15th Annual Conference & Expo - EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!

Early Bird Special 

By registering now, our first 50 registrants will receive a copy of this book signed by the author, our keynote speaker:

PADLA is very excited to announce that our full-day 15th Annual Conference & Expo will be returning on Tuesday Dec. 19, 2017 to the campus of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. This impressive venue is centrally located for our regional PA/DE/NJ chapter and promises to be another smashing success. This year's events includes:

• Sessions focusing on Corporate, Higher Ed & K-12 presentations by "real-world" practitioners
• Keynote: Dr. Jack Phillips from the ROI Institute
• Audience engagement tool: Glisser
• Ample opportunities to build your personal professional network
• Food, Prizes & much more

REGISTER NOW!

PADLA 15th Annual Conference & Expo: Call for Presenters

PADLA announced that the full-day 15th Annual Conference & Expo will be returning on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 to the campus of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. This impressive venue is centrally located for our regional PA/DE/NJ chapter and promises to be another success. Past year's events included:

• 15 sessions focusing on Corporate, Higher Ed & K-12 presentations by "real-world" practitioners

• 10 vendor sessions focusing on new technologies from industry leaders

• Well-Known Keynote TBA

• Ample opportunities to build your personal professional network

• Food, Prizes & much more

• If you have any interest in supporting our professional community as a Presenter, Exhibitor, and/or Sponsor, NOW is the time to contact us for further details. Past years' events were completely SOLD OUT.

For more info about being a Presenter, Exhibitor, or Sponsor please contact ASAP: 

Louis Stricoff

PADLA Executive Director

610-772-3871

louis.stricoff@padla.org

http://www.padla.org/event-2623601

PADLA From Start-up to Success: Bringing Your Learning Tech Vision to the Marketplace

The PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Association is pleased to invite you to join us on February 23 from 8:30 to 11:30 AM in an entrepreneurial journey guided by an esteemed panel of regional experts made up of a Technology and Intellectual Property counsel (Fred Wilf: Wilftek) a prominent Venture Capitalist (Chad Stender: Seventy Six Capital), and a successful Learning Tech start-up company (Donna DeMarco: Viddler). Through real-world examples, based on their extensive experience, the panel will address the challenges and essential steps necessary to bring a Learning Tech vision to the marketplace.

Register Now!

The panel discussion will be followed by a presentation by Jill Sitnick, representing Microsoft, and will focus on their Learning Tech tool, One Note.

The topic for this event is most appropriate due to the location of the meeting in the new Microsoft Reactor Center located in the University City Science Center. Both of these organizations are committed to the success of Technology Start-ups.

USciences to Host PADLA Annual Conference

University of the Sciences will host the Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey Distance Learning Association (PADLA) 14th Annual Conference and Expo on December 20, 2016.

The PADLA is the regional chapter of the United States Distance Learning Association and is dedicated to the free exchange of ideas and information with other distance and e-learning professionals concerned the myriad of issues and technological changes in the field.

The conference will include 25 presentations, with several presentations from USciences faculty and staff, including one from Phyllis Blumberg, PhD, director of the teaching and learning center, about assessing and improving your online teaching, and another from Andrew Esposito, instructional designer in the office of academic technology, on developing an online course and the balance between the student load and regulatory demands. 

“One of the best things about PADLA is that it serves both the corporate and academic worlds,” said Rod Murray PhD, executive director of academic technology services at USciences and PADLA board member. “It’s fun to hear about learning technologies our corporate friends use and no doubt they learn from us as well.”

For the keynote, Jim Scherrer, founding director of the Compuseum, will interview Bill Mauchly, son of one of the ENIAC inventors, founder of the first computer company and the first computer programmer, about Philadelphia’s place in Computer History.

For more information about the conference visit the PADLA website or reach out to Dr. Murray at r.murray@usciences.edu. USciences faculty and staff are invited to attend for free.

PADLA 14th Annual Conference & Expo

We are very excited to announce details for the PADLA 14th Annual Conference & Expo to be held on December 20, 2016 at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Join your regional colleagues who are making an impact on how we learn.

The Call for Presentations has been extended to this Friday, November 11, 2016!

Our event features:

• More than 15 concurrent presentations
• Expo Hall Exhibitors
• Exhibitor Prize Treasure Hunt
• Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks

This year's conference will feature a keynote by Jim Scherrer, founding Director of the Philly-based Compuseum, and Bill Mauchly, the son of one of the inventor's of the earliest electronic general-purpose computer, the ENIAC, right there in Philly.

Also, check out the FREE Pre-conference Virtual Trade Show on November 16.

Montgomery County Community College's 22nd Annual Technology and Learning Conference

Join us for Enhancing the Educational Environment

Montgomery County Community College's 22nd Annual Technology and Learning Conference

on October 7, 2016, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

To see sessions and register for the conference, go to mc3.edu/techday

NE eLearning Consortium Conference on May 5th - REGISTER NOW!

Wilmington University is hosting the 2016 Northeast E-learning Consortium. The event will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 8:30am – 3:30pm. The theme will be Teaching and Learning with Technology.

• Full Agenda PDF
• Cool Door Prizes

The schedule for the 2016 Northeast E-Learning Consortium is now available! Over 40 sessions have been organized that are beneficial to these 5 major job functions:

• Instructional technologists/designers
• Leaders in online learning
• Learning management system administrators
• Educational and classroom technology specialists
• Adjunct and full-time faculty

You will have the opportunity to attend any of the sessions. Expect to walk away with real world examples of innovative projects and creative strategies that will help you more effectively use web 2.0 tools and pedagogical strategies within your own institution. Together we can transform higher education through collaboration!

If you haven’t signed up yet, Register Now!

Drexel 2016 eLearning 3.0 Conference - Call for Proposals

On behalf of Drexel University, the 2016 e-Learning Conference, which is being held on Thursday, March 24th in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building on Drexel University’s University City Campus, is currently accepting proposal submissions. Proposals are for presentations that will run for 45 minutes on topics related to the use of technology in teaching and learning. 

Proposal Submission Form

Proposals are now due by Friday, February 5, 2016 and will be reviewed after that deadline, with final decisions on which have been selected being sent out in mid to late February. Please forward this along to your colleagues who might be interested in presenting. 

Conference Website

Thanks,

Michael Shelmet

Associate Director of Instructional Technology

Office of Information Resources and Technology

Drexel University

PADLA 13th Annual Conference & Expo (12/17/15) Register Now!

Join us to attend the 13th Annual Distance/e-Learning/Ed Tech Conference, presented by the Pennsylvania/Delaware/New Jersey Distance Learning Association.

REGISTER NOW

• Thursday, December 17, 2015
• 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• West Chester University

This event features a keynote address by Alex Freeman Director of Special Projects at the New Media Consortium and co-author of the New Media Consortium's 2015 Horizon Report

Presentations include 20+ Corporate, Higher Ed, K-12 concurrent sessions, including an interactive Panel Discussion on The Impact of Virtual Learning Environments on the Design of Physical Learning Spaces. 

Also great Food, Exhibitor Expo, Exhibitor prizes, a printed conference guide, and a new meeting social networking app and more. 

Last year was SOLD OUT so REGISTER NOW!  

View Schedule of Presentations

Northeast eLearning Consortium Conference

Gwynedd Mercy University is pleased to host the 2015 Northeast eLearning Consortium Conference on:

Tuesday, October 20th from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

The consortium’s annual conference allows faculty, academic technologists, information technology professionals, and other relevant staff to learn more about the ways in which technology and related administrative processes can enhance the online learning experience.

It also provides participants with the opportunity to network and share best practices with peers that use the same LMS.  Time will be allotted for User Group Meetings for the various LMS, such as, Blackboard, Canvas, D2L, WebStudy, etc.

REGISTER NOW!

ApprenNet Gather & Learn 2015

Join us for ApprenNet’s inaugural user conference, Gather & Learn. Join ApprenNet’s community of power users, new users, and interested users to help each other maximize learning outcomes on the world’s most robust platform for teaching and learning real-world skills – the kinds of skills you have to practice to master.

Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Drexel University
Thomas R. Kline School of Law
3320 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Learn how ApprenNet can help you take your learners to the next level from this impressive panel of speakers:

• Dr. Carol Okupniak (Keynote)
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing, Drexel University College of Nursing & Health Professions
• Dr. Drew Ross
  Dean, Open College @ Kaplan University
• Dr. Craig Loundas
  Director, Leadership Development and Talent Management, University of Pennsylvania Health System
• Deirdre Woods
  Executive Director of Penn Open Learning Initiative, University of Pennsylvania
• Dr. Susan Aldridge
  Senior Vice President of Online Learning, Drexel University

View Complete Agenda and Register NOW!

Last Chance to Register for the e-Learning 3.0 Conference Next Wednesday!

If you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for?  Over 200 people from more than 50 institutions and organizations have already signed up to attend, so reserve your spot today!  Now in its 13^th year, the conference will be held on Wednesday, March 25^th from 8 am – 4:30 pm in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building at Drexel (33^rd & Chestnut Streets).  Presentations will focus on a variety of topics, including instructional gaming, using mobile devices in the classroom, digital pedagogy, student peer evaluation, producing videos for online courses, Twitter as an instructional tool, and much more!  To access the full list of speakers and topics, review our conference program.

Your registration fee includes welcome materials, access to the presentations and keynote speaker session, a continental breakfast, a $10 card to spend on lunch at local restaurants, afternoon refreshments, and entry into the door prize drawing at the conclusion of the event (winners must be present).

This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Frank Lee, Associate Professor of Digital Media in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design at Drexel and co-founder of Drexel's Game Design Program.  His most recent project, Skyscraper Tetris, earned the Guinness World Record for largest architectural video game display, covering nearly 120,000 square feet on two sides of the Cira Centre, one of Philadelphia’s tallest skyscrapers.  Dr. Lee will be speaking about "Informal Learning at the Entrepreneurial Game Studio," where students are encouraged to form teams, create an LLC, and ship a game within 6-9 months.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn from and network with your colleagues from around the region!  If you have any questions, email olt@drexel.edu.  We look forward to seeing you at the conference next week!

Online Learning Team

Drexel University
Korman Center, Room 109Philadelphia, PA 19104

Drexel eLearning 3.0 Conference - Discount Admission!

The eLearning 3.0 Conference at Drexel University is one of the premier regional events focused on teaching and learning in an online environment.  For 13 years this conference has been bringing together eLearning professionals from across the region to learn about emerging technologies and exchange best practices and creative approaches to engaging learners in online settings.

Registration

Drexel has extended a special invitation to PADLA members this year, offering a 25% discount off the regular price.  The special $75 fee for PADLA members can only be obtained through registering:

Register for eLearning 3.0 at PADLA for Discount

Keynote Address

Dr. Frank J. Lee is an Associate Professor of Digital Media in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design at Drexel University with appointments in Psychology, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering.

Lee co-founded Drexel's Game Design Program in 2008, currently ranked as one of the Top 5 Best Game Design Programs in U.S. He is also the founding director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio in the Excite Center at Drexel University.

Past projects have won national and international awards and recognitions and have received extensive national and international media coverage. His most recent project, Skyscraper Tetris, had over 1500 articles and mentions and a world record as the Largest Architectural Videogame Display.

Program

1. Helping Faculty Get Beyond Lectures
2. Taking a Risk: Using Technology to Foster Collaboration, Encourage Creativity and Engage Students
3. How to Make a Successful Technology-based Instructional Game
4. From Distraction to Engagement - Integrating Mobile Devices into Teaching
5. Reclaim Class Time With VoiceThread
6. Online Course Development: Balancing Student Load and Regulatory Demands
7. Tweet2Learn: 10 Ways Teachers Tame Twitter
8. Teaching Digital Pedagogies: Two Cases
9. The Director and the Professor: Timelines in Academic Video Production
10. When Teams Aren’t Fair – Empowering Student Peer Evaluation
11. Incorporating Open Educational Resources into Your Online Classroom
12. Online Course Design by the Numbers: Leveraging Analytics to Improve Course Delivery
13. Enhancing Learning Through Collaboration Between Instructional Technologists and Faculty
14. Creating Community in the Online Classroom: Lessons Learned and Strategies for Success
15. Diversifying Discussion: Organization and Function in Online and Blended Learning
16. Can An Online Learning Platform Mimc a Highly Interactive, Engaging, and Efective  Live Classroom Experience?
17. Video Roulette: Making a Deceptively Complex Undertaking Easier for Faculty and More Useful for Students
18. Engage, Captivate and Inspire – Creating a Multi-Platform e-Learning Classroom
19. Web-based Evaluation of Trainee Knowledge and the Quality of Our Educational Program
20. PADLA Introduction

Learn more about this one-day conference at http://www.drexel.edu/irt/elearnconf.  

PADLA: Going Mobile - Case Study & Technology Review

Join us for this PADLA (PA/NJ/DE Distance Learning Association) event.

PADLA cordially invites you to attend our next meeting featuring two presentations on Mobile Learning:

Date: 24 Feb 2015
Time: 8:30 to 11:30

Devereux Ronald P. Burd Conference Center
444 Devereux Drive
Villanova, PA 19085

Cost: Free for Members ($25 for non-members)

LIMITED SEATING - REGISTER NOW!

Mobile-ized Information Transfer: Mobile Learning in the Parking Management Industry

Presented by Donald E. Hurford, Vice President, Human Resources @ Parkway Corporation

Info-on-demand is the new status quo for the mobile generation.  Content at one’s fingertips is now taken for granted, and workers now expect that level of access from their employers, particularly in the realms of training and development.  The Parkway Corporation has collaborated with TrainByCell to develop a customized mobile learning site that provides this level of accessibility to our parking operations managers.  Use of this platform has also aided in formalizing transfer of previously “tacit” knowledge within the Parkway Corporation.   Applications of the mobile site that will be demonstrated in this presentation include short job aids, learning videos, long form standard operating procedures,  electronic forms and workflows.

Introduction to m-Learning

Presented by Stu Maleeff, Dir of Development/Founder @ Mobile Info Pros

In a world where more and more powerful devices are at everyone’s finger tips, how do you effectively deliver training to an audience that’s not always in front of a desktop computer? mLearning is not a replacement for traditional classroom instruction or eLearning, but it can be a great complement to either or both.  Mobile Info Pro’s technology allows instructional designers (or functional managers) to rapidly deploy content to the devices that their people are constantly carrying; smart phones and tablets. The platform uses a device's native browsers instead of having to incur the expense and time of developing mobile apps for each different mobile platform. In addition, people are notified of available content via text messaging while managers can use engagement tools to monitor and log progress. mLearning is now available to organizations of any size at any time, from any place, on any mobile device.

Drexel 2015 e-Learning Conference - Call for Proposals

 Call for Proposals

The 2015 e-Learning Conference, which is being held on Wednesday, March 25^th in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building on Drexel University’s University City Campus, is currently accepting proposal submissions. Proposals are for presentations that will run for 45 minutes on topics related to the use of technology in teaching and learning. Individuals can fill out the form located at:

http://drexel.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3ksMFn5Boe5veo5

Proposals are due by January 23, 2015 and will be reviewed after that deadline, with final decisions on which have been selected being sent out in early February. Please forward this along to your colleagues who might be interested in presenting. Updates to the conference can be found on the conference website at: http://drexel.edu/irt/news/e-learning-conference/.

Michael Shelmet
Associate Director of Online Learning

Office of Information Resources and Technology

Drexel University

3141 Chestnut Street
Korman Center 109
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215.895.1042 Fax: 215.895.6777drexel.edu/irt

PADLA Annual Conference and Expo!

The non-profit Pennsylvania/Delaware/New Jersey Distance Learning Association’s (PADLA) 12th Annual Distance / eLearning / Ed Tech Conference & Expo is coming!

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Place: West Chester University

REGISTER NOW!

• Conference Only $25 (regular $50)
• Conference & Annual Membership $75 (regular $100)

Annual Membership includes our 4 bi-monthly meetings!

The Conference features a keynote address by a well-known industry leader, Will Thalheimer PhD & President of Work-Learning Research Inc, plus 20+ concurrent sessions in Corporate, Non-Profit, Higher Ed, and K-12 tracks.

With PADLA’s assumption of the now discontinued Villanova Tech Expo, we except attendance to easily exceed 300+ and exhibitors to exceed 30+. This is an excellent opportunity to join other Distance/e-Learning/Ed Tech professionals by becoming part of our regional community and expand your professional network.

National Distance Learning Week

The United States Distance Learning Association is an organization that promotes awareness of modern learning methods through technology. During the week of November 10-14, 2014, organizations across the country educate their constituents on the growth in distance learning and showcase local accomplishments.

REGISTER for these FREE webinars now:

• Achievement Badging: Certificates and Certifications for Lifelong Learning
• Adapting to Competency-Based Learning: An Industry Perspective
• Adding Game Elements to Online Courses: It’s Not That Hard!
• An Instructional Designer Supported Approach to Accelerated Online Course Development
• Connect, Collaborate, Serve, Learn: A Virtual Pathway to Educational Success
• Connecting Pathways to K12 Videoconferencing
• Continuous Improvement in quality course design - what is Quality Matters?
• Distance Learning Resources in Telehealth
• Engaging Online Students in the Career Development/Job Placement Process
• Enhancing Faculty Performance Through Coaching; The Walden University Coaching Model
• Exploring the Promise of Student Personal Learning Networks
• First Course Success: Using Data to Predict Program Success
• Five M's to Training
• Follow Positive Faculty Instructional Technology Adoption Strategies @SCADeLearning
• Helping Your Students Connect Their Learning
• How Easy Can Connections Get?
• If You PLEs ... You'll Thank Me Later
• Integrating Emerging Technologies and Information Literacy in Online Learning
• Leveraging the Model UN for Truly Global Learning Communities
• Mythbusters - Putting Online Testing to the Test
• Professional Development Resources for the Department of Defense
• The Impact of Transformational Technology on Collaboration and Innovation in the Classroom
• The State of State Authorization and Professional Licensure
• Too young for social media? We think not!
• USDLA State Chapters Program Overview
• Videoconferencing Solutions Connecting Leaders, Teachers and Students in Learning Networks
• Virtual Clinical Experiences for the Developing Teacher
• Where Competency Based Education is Leading Us: Interviews from the field
• Why Thurgood Marshall College Fund Is Building Blended Lab Schools