Wanted to let you know about a great conference coming up next week. It is
the 2009 WCET annual conference. WCET is a cooperative network of
institutions and organizations that provides a leading source of critical
thinking and expertise on the evolving role of technology in higher
education. Here is the description of the conference:
During this era of accelerating change driven by new technologies and the
creative genius of individuals who apply them, we must be bold in our search
for best practices, in questioning common practices and in embracing new
ways that e-learning and associated policies and services can erase
academe's limitations and increase its contribution to the world.
The conference will be in Denver, CO and ednak will be there. This will be
a great opportunity to discuss important issues facing online educators
today. It will also be a great utility to strengthen your own online
education professional expertise.
If you can't make it to the live conference in Denver, ednak can bring the
conference to you! We've set up an interactive lab to discuss and interact
based on the conference tracks / themes. Even though the conference won't
take place until next week, you can begin participating in the interactive
lab now.
To get started, simply go to http://wcet.ednak.com
Once there, you can submit questions using the ednak SmartForm that related
to specific sessions of the conference. You can also interact with
discussions that relate to these same specific conference sessions.
Please note that in order to participate, you will need to be an ednak
member. Don't worry...it's free. You can create your profile in seconds
and before you know it...you will be networking with other online educators
and sharing insights / best practices. We've tried it and trust us, it's fun!
Feel free to share / forward this to others as you see appropriate. The lab
was set up give online educators a tool to help foster and facilitate
interaction, so you can pass this on to others you think would be
interested. Look forward to seeing you online (or in person at the conference).
Enjoy!
Colt
