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 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.

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.

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• 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

National Distance Learning Week

National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) will be celebrated from November 9 -13, 2015.  During NDLW, Higher Education and other sectors will educate their constituents on the amazing growth in distance learning and showcase their accomplishments.

As expected, there are many online workshops and webinars, but there are also face-2-face gatherings to learn and celebrate - some right in our back yard. Follow these links to learn what is available:

• Drexel Online Events
• Online Learning Consortium Events
• USDLA Events

Note: Unfortunately, some sessions are closed, but most will be recorded, stay tuned for links. Instead, come to our USciences Online Learning Viewing Party.

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!

PADLA: IPEX Building Tour & Patient Simulation Technology Review:

PADLA cordially invites you to attend our next meeting to be held on 6/16/15 at the University of the Sciences:

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Join us for a tour the new IPEX Building at the University of the Sciences and experience the history and latest breakthroughs in healthcare simulation training. This will be a unique look into both a state-of-the-art building design from both the architectural and learning technology perspectives, followed by and a deeper dive into USciences' Physicians Assistant program where you will tour video-enabled exam rooms with realistic manikins that respond to treatment.

"IPEX Tour" conducted by Rich Cosgriff: Director, Classroom Technology & University of Sciences Staff

Get a small group guided  tour of the University of the Sciences recently completed IPEX, (Integrated Professional Education Complex) while experiencing some of the latest learning technologies used to enhance healthcare education. Gain an understanding in the decision-making process when incorporating state-of-the-art learning technologies into a new space.

"Why not Shock Me?? Growing Up in Medical Simulation"presented by Kevin King: VP North American Sales CAE Healthcare

Kevin will take you on an in-depth journey from the inception of medical simulation (and it's struggles) through modern times. The audience will gain perspective on traditional medical teaching techniques, mistakes made in the siloed learning environment and eventually be comforted knowing that most of the medical practitioners touching their loved ones have been trained using the latest and greatest technology. The audience is invited to open their minds, and be prepared to be frightened and enlightened!!

• Date: 16 Jun 2015
• Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
• Location: University of the Sciences

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PADLA Members & USciences Faculty/Staff – Free
Non-Members – $25.00 (USD)

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.  

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

HigherEd Camp Philly 2013

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2013
Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (EDT)
Place: Arcadia University, Glenside, PA