WCET Conference Program 

Wednesday, October 21 Thursday, October 22 Friday, October 23 Saturday, October 24 

Wednesday, October 21  7:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open 7:45 a.m.-6:00 p.m. CataylstCAMP Explore Leadership Strategies for eLearning Success with the Experts! CatalystCAMP is WCET’s new professional development opportunity for emerging eLearning leaders. By blending CatalystCAMP into the WCET conference schedule, it becomes a "2-for-1" savings on travel and also allows participants to augment their professional development program with selected conference sessions. CAMP participants will be teamed with national experts who will lead sessions addressing policy, technical, funding, and accountability issues currently facing higher education. CAMP begins with breakfast on October 21 and concludes with lunch on October 24. Visit the CatalystCAMP website for full details. 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Preconference Workshops Sign up during the registration process or at the conference desk. Workshops are $125.00 Web Accessibility 101 for Administrators: Navigating Policy, Leadership, and Practices in Today’s Climate Colorado IJ Educational leaders must understand the complexities of web accessibility. Although it has become a focus of legal complaints, web accessibility is aligned with the institutional values, mission, and roles of most institutions. This hands-on session will provide an introduction to legal and practical issues of enterprisewide web accessibility. Participants will leave the session with materials (e.g, indicators, benchmarks, resources, and access to an audit tool) they may use to engage their institution in a self-study process on accessibility. Workshop Leader: Cyndi Rowland, Director, Center for Persons with Disabilities, WebAIM/ National Center on Disability and Access to Education

Virtual Worlds Workshop Cosponsored with Innovate: Journal of Online Education Molly Brown Virtual worlds and simulations are a source of excitement for educators. They provide seemingly limitless opportunities for enhancing learning via student-student and student-instructor interaction, the development of rich communities for learning, and enhanced opportunities to promote comprehension. However, not all see virtual worlds as a potentially powerful way to engage students with content, expertise, and each other. For some, the open, unpredictable, and seemingly foreign ways of communicating, connecting, sharing, and knowing remains a source of fear and worry. Whether you have an avatar or do not even know what one is, this workshop will prove valuable. Join our friends from Innovate :Journal of Online Education as they take you through the virtues of virtual worlds and help you create your own world. Both online and on-site Presenters will use emerging virtual world platforms, like Second Life and RealXtend, to demonstrate the values of simulations and virtual worlds, share examples of virtual world “success stories,” and facilitate a conversation among both online and in-person attendees related to the new range of pedagogical possibilities which virtual worlds provide. Moderator: Cathy Anderson, Academic Coordinator Electronic University Consortium, South Dakota Board of Regents Workshop Leaders: Stephen Bronack, Associate Professor, Human Resource Development, Clemson University (SC), and board member, Innovate: Journal on Online Education Owen Kelly, Lecturer in Online Media, Arcada University of Applied Sciences (Finland) 2:30-2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break for CAMP and Preconference Workshop Attendees 6:00-8:00 p.m. Networking Activities Historical Pub Tours with Dr. Colorado Historical Pub Tours with Dr. Colorado Dr. Colorado's walking tour, limited to the first 20 registrants, will include Denver's old Red Light District, Hop Alley, Union Station, and the Lower Downtown Historic District, with stops at historic pubs along the way. Tour will last –two to three hours, with restaurant suggestions along the way. Two tours are available, one on Wednesday and one on Friday. Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel is a professor of history at the University of Colorado at Denver and the author of Denver: The City & The Saloon and Colorado: A Liquid History and Tavern Guide. Group Dinners On Wednesday night, join other attendees at a local restaurant within walking distance of the hotel. The Conference registration desk will have signup sheets available so you can choose the restaurant that suits your fancy and meet other attendees. Sign up by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Attendees pay for their own dinner.

Thursday, October 22  7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open 8:00-8:45 a.m.  First Timer’s Breakfast and Old Friends Breakfast Colorado E or Colorado F First-time WCET conference participants are invited to attend this continental breakfast to learn about WCET and the conference. WCET members will host the get-acquainted breakfast tables and a short presentation will be given. This is a great way to get to know fellow conference attendees. Old Friends reunite with colleagues over breakfast. 9:00-10:15 a.m. Thursday Opening Keynote: E-Science as a Lens on the World Denver Ballroom

Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington Rapid advances in sensors are rapidly transforming all fields of science and engineering from "data poor" to "data rich." Twenty-first century discovery will be driven by the collection, transmission, storage, and analysis of enormous volumes of data. This requires both new techniques (e.g., data mining, machine

learning) and new technologies (e.g., next-generation broadband networking, cloud computing). This new form of computational science – "e-science" – will be pervasive. Universities that do not excel at it – that do not quickly figure out how to make these techniques and technologies available campuswide – will cease to be competitive. This talk discusses the techniques and technologies of e-science. 10:15-10:45 a.m. Beverage Break in the lower level lobby Concurrent Sessions 10:45-noon Second Life and Social Networks: Permeable Worldware Everywhere Colorado GH Many learners participate in social virtual worlds like Second Life; many more in social networks. Unique to Second Life is its permeability-- the ability to connect to many social platforms. Learn how to connect blogs, social bookmarks and Twitter to Second Life. Few popular social platforms were designed specifically for education. But just as they have become a central part of everyday life, social applications are becoming a vital part of innovative teaching and learning activities. Learn what Worldware means for educators and institutions alike.

Moderator: Chris Lott, Disruptive Technologist, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Presenters: Christen Bouffard, Instructional Designer, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Ritchie Boyd, Teaching and Learning Technology Specialist, Montana State University Hands-on Lab: Apple Podcasting Solutions Molly Brown This hands-on session will focus on how to create an entry level podcast and tap into the distribution and access solutions used today in education. Topics include iTunes U, mobile devices (ex. iPod touch), Garage Band and Podcast Producer. Presenters: Michelle Kolb-Smith and Corey Carson, Apple Higher Education (CO) Creating a Sustainable Adult Recruitment Pool at the University of Wisconsin System Nat Hill The current national economic and fiscal environment makes low cost and high impact recruitment strategies critical for online learning to remain viable and strong. Discover how the University of Wisconsin System, one the nations’ largest public higher education system, created and now maintains a sustainable recruitment pool of former adult students who started and never completed an undergraduate degree. This session will cover: collaborative process used to work with 13 University of Wisconsin System campuses, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) issues and resolutions that occurred while building a database with multiple institutions, data hygiene techniques and tools used to ensure a clean and viable recruitment pool, the integrated marketing approach utilized to reach these students and detailed outcome data from three years of recruiting these students. Moderator: Darlene Williams, Vice President, Technology, Research, and Economic Development, Northwestern State University Presenters: Randy Parvin, Senior Student Services Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Extension Ruth Joyce, Director of Student Services University of Wisconsin-Extension Warriors as Adult Learners: Serving Military Students Colorado AB Military students bring diversity to our institutions and are a student population that requires unique circumstances and resources. Due to these unique circumstances, these students are more susceptible to retention issues. Topics that will be discussed include the differences in providing education to civilian versus military students, the benefits of attending in an online format, and best practices for assisting a military student population. Panelists will discuss strategies that have proven to be successful from a retention, student services, and student perspective. Moderator: Karen L. Pedersen, Vice President, Southwestern College Professional Studies (KS)

Presenters: Kelly O’Connor, Online Student, Colorado Technical University Danielle Sorman, Associate Director of Student Advising - Military Teams and Adjunct Instructor, Colorado Technical University, James Sweizer, Vice President, Military Programs, American Military University Electronic Proctoring and Identity Validation in Online Programs Colorado CD Prompted by new federal regulation of online programs, many are considering new technologies for validating student identity. Our session will stress institutional strategy for evaluative examination rather than specific technologies. Key steps in planning include: developing a philosophy of evaluative assessment; understanding distinctions between technologies; determining institutional needs, resources, and constraints; determining whether, how, and to what extent to implement the most appropriate technology; and understanding scale and developing best practices for implementation. Moderator: Lynette Krenelka, Director, Lifelong Learning and Professional Development, University of North Dakota Presenters: Meg Benke, Dean, Center for Distance Learning, SUNY-Empire State College (NY) Marie Cini, Vice Provost and Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland University College Matthew Prineas, Assistant to the Provost, University of Maryland University College Openness as a Catalyst for Education Pomeroy This session describes the open education movement, discusses its importance and impact in education amidst our changing culture, and explores practical strategies institutions can use to reuse, remix, create, and publish open educational resources. Open educational resources, like the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC), provide solutions to challenges resulting from the reductions of funding for professional development and resource acquisition. Case studies show how members leverage the NROC community to address these challenges. Moderator: Stephen Gance, Virtual Learning Environment Designer and Analyst, Portland State University Presenters: Jared Stein, Director of Instructional Design Services, Utah Valley University Terri Rowenhorst, Membership Director, National Repository of Online Courses, Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (CA)

State of LMS in Higher Education - Understanding the Big Picture Mattie Silks In coordination with the California State University System, Delta Initiative collected information from various statewide systems on their approach for an LMS strategy. The study involved the collection of information through interviews and web-based research from a dozen systems of higher education. Our conclusion: The future of learning management has reached another crossroads in its path as a key enterprise system for higher education. This session will provide insight on the current state of the LMS vendor market, present timely research findings concerning the LMS profiles of several statewide systems, and engage the audience in a discussion of key issues encountered in the evaluation and deployment of an LMS approach on a statewide basis. Presentation materials can be viewed here. Moderator: Rhonda Epper, Co-Executive Director, Learning Technology, Colorado Community College System, and Vice Chair, WCET Steering Committee Presenter: Phil Hill, Executive Vice President, Delta Initiative (IL) We Won’t Use the “Training” Word … “Preparing” Faculty for Online Teaching: Tools and Processes to Insure Success Colorado IJ Many common issues related to faculty preparedness exist. Faculty can find themselves assigned to teach an online course but ill-prepared for teaching this format. Faculty may also find their technology skills need to be more current. This session addresses how to “raise the bar” for faculty teaching online courses and introduces the “Theme of the Quarter” training program that prepares faculty for use of the full spectrum of technology tools within a learning management system. Moderator: Carole Hruskocy, Associate Professor, Regis University (CO) Presenters: Anna Cholewinska, Undergraduate Program Director and E-Campus Lead, City University of Seattle (WA) John Howard, Coordinator of Distance Education, South Dakota State University (SD) 12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch Denver Ballroom Managing Online Education Programs: Data from the new WCET-Campus Computing Project Survey

The explosive growth of distance and online education in recent years has created concurrent demand from campus officials for timely national data about the instructional resources, organizational structures, and IT infrastructure that support campus programs. To address this demand for data needed for campus planning and policymaking, WCET and The Campus Computing Project launched the Managing Online Education Program survey in August 2009. The survey covers a wide range of issues, including assessment

strategies, curriculum development, enabling instructional technologies, faculty development, organizational structures, user support for students and faculty, and more. The results of this new national survey will be presented at the Thursday lunch session at the 2009 conference. Presenter: Kenneth Green, Founding Director, The Campus Computing Project (CA)

Concurrent Sessions 1:30-2:45 p.m. What Pedagogical Strategies Work in Both Adult Library Courses and Online Service Learning Colorado CD This panel will focus on important course elements and effective pedagogical strategies and initiatives that can be used to engage and motivate traditional, online, and adult students in library science and service learning courses. Moderator: Mary Jane Clerkin, Coordinator of Online Faculty Support, Berkeley College (NJ) Presenters: Heidi Ashbaugh, Instructional Design Specialist, Texas Woman's University Sue McGorry, Associate Professor, Desales University (PA) Enhancing the Human Potential: Innovative Tools for Teaching in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Colorado IJ Liberal arts education provides an opportunity to explore what it means to be uniquely human. Music, ethics, and the use of maps, are all elements of a liberal arts education that can be enhanced though instructional technologies. This session will showcase innovative tools to expand students’ capacity to appreciate nuances of learning in these apparent disparate subjects of music, ethics and digital mapping. Moderator: Tina Parscal, Director of Academic Quality, University of the Rockies (CO) Presenters: Chaudhuri, Science Reference Librarian/Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado Nancy Matchett, Institute of Professional Ethics, University of Northern Colorado Benjamin Smith, Head, Music Department, Hibbing Community College (MN) What is a Quality Online Course? Colorado GH What is a quality online or blended class? Is “quality” an aspect of course design, student learning, the depth and breadth of interaction that takes place in the course, the larger institutional environment, or all of the above? Join us for a thoughtful discussion of quality and how to assess it. This session will not focus on a single rubric or approach, but on the many ways we can understand quality and foster continuous improvement. Moderator: Gary Brown, Director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Washington State University Presenters: Barry Dahl, Vice President of Technology and the Virtual Campus, Lake Superior College (MN) John Sener, Evaluator, Quality Matters (MD)

Making the Rules for Higher Education Colorado AB The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) addresses a number of issues of interest to WCET members, including definitions of distance education and correspondence, student achievement, transfer of credit, student authentication, and growth monitoring. The presenters were all members of the Negotiated Rulemaking Team charged with determining the rules that will be used by the U.S. Department of Education to implement the provisions of the act. They will report on the process, outcomes, and implications for higher education and distance learning. Moderator: Muriel Oaks, Dean, Washington State University Presenters: Kay Gilcher, Senior Education Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Education Michael Offerman, Vice Chairman, Capella University (MN) Ralph Wolff, Executive Director, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (CA) eStudent Services: Compare, Contrast and Collaborate Nat Hill The Minnesota System of Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) has been successfully working on developing and implementing e-student services for 15 years. The University System of Ohio is a new organizational structure for higher education in Ohio just beginning to implement e-student services from a system’s perspective for the first time. This session will compare and contrast issues, resources and capabilities of two systems at different stages of development, as they work together on a number of collaborative e-student projects to the benefits of both systems. Moderator: Carolyn Rogers, Director of Academic Partnership Programs, The CT Distance Learning Consortium Presenter: Anna Bendo, Program Manager Data Analysis and Quality Control, University System of Ohio How to Achieve Student Satisfaction through Quality Online Courses Pomeroy This panel will provide firsthand experience in development of online courses that achieve a strong response of student satisfaction. The presenters will discuss the steps involved in the development of online course materials as well as the facilitating of the collaborative learning process through well structured class discussion. Moderator: David Philips, Vice President for Online Education, Nazarene Bible College (CO) Presenters: Michael Campbell, Chair, Department of Business, Montana State University-Billings Deanna Hunsaker, Associate Dean, A.T. Still University (MO)

Telling Our Story: Recognizing the Value of Consortia Mattie Silks ELearning consortia are powerful networks for enabling access and success, but that message is not always clearly communicated. Panelists will report findings from recent surveys that enabled comparison of consortia profiles and PR/marketing strategies. The panelists will share examples of how consortia tell their stories to demonstrate the value of collaboration, while debating various considerations, including intercampus politics, policies, and accountability. This session will engage the audience in a lively discussion that encourages cutting-edge thinking. Moderator: Sheri Prupis, Assistant Director, NJEDge.Net (NJ) Presenters: Philip Cameron, Executive Director, Campus Saskatchewan Tricia Donavan, Executive Director, eCampus Alberta Dana Reinert, Program Assistant, Great Plains IDEA and Big 12 Engineering Consortium (KS) Rob Robinson, Associate Director, UT Telecampus Hands-on Lab: Apple Collaboration Solutions Molly Brown This hands-on session will focus on collaboration tools from Apple. Topics will include simplified audio and video conferencing, web collaboration tools via a wiki and Microsoft Exchange integration. The hands-on portion will allow users to collaborate on Apple's wiki server. Presenters: Michelle Kolb-Smith and Corey Carson, Apple Higher Education (CO) 2:45-3:15 p.m. Beverage Break in the lower level lobby Concurrent Sessions 3:15-4:15 p.m. Thinking about Changing to a New LMS? Advice from Peers is at Your Fingertips! Colorado AB Learning management systems can generate significant anxiety among university administrators, faculty, and support staff on several levels. Procurement processes are time-consuming, and bring to the fore new stakeholders adamant about change. Following contract negotiations, the real fun begins with concerns of implementation, migration, training and support. Members of WCET’s newly established community interest group (CIG) on the Evaluation and Ownership of LMS’s will report on the real life experiences of several institutions as they moved through the cycle of evaluation, selection, implementation and ownership of commercial and open source LMS products. This session also includes highlights from a Delta Initiative study of the overall LMS marketplace and statewide strategies for LMS solutions. If your institution is going down the path of re-evaluating where you go next with the infrastructure to support your online educational programs, this session will offer timely, practical, valuable advice. Moderators: Ritchie Boyd, Teaching and Learning Technology Specialist, Montana State University John Howard, Director of Distance Education, South Dakota State University

Presenters: Lisa Cheney-Steen, Co-Executive Director, Colorado Community College Online Steve Gance, Virtual Learning Environment Designer/Analyst, Portland State University Phil Hill, Executive Vice President, Delta Initiative (IL) David Kendrick, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Northern Colorado Hae Okimoto, Director, Academic Technologies, University of Hawaii System Loyce Pailen, Associate Provost, University of Maryland University College Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Colorado CD For the many students who make the transfer from community colleges to baccalaureate institutions, success comes as the result of a variety of factors. This session will present findings from two ongoing studies funded by Lumina Foundation for Education. A joint project by WICHE and Hezel Associates is examining statewide transfer and articulation policies and web-based tools, focusing on two-year to four-year transfer. SREB’s complimentary project is examining the structure, components, services, and effectiveness of student information websites for prospective college students—pre-college through lifelong learning. The presenters will give an overview of promising practices gleaned from the current research, with particular emphasis on the various strategies, include web portals, used by states to support students. Moderator: Demaree Michelau, Director of Policy Analysis, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) (CO) Presenters: Bruce Chaloux, Director, Electronic Campus, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Richard Hezel, President, CEO and Founder, Hezel Associates (NY) Mollie McGill, Associate Director, WCET (CO) Closing the Gutenberg Parentheses: Engaging Emerging Literacies in the new Classroom Colorado GH Media pundits bemoan the fate of newspapers, libraries battle (and partner) with Google, educators seek alternatives to textbooks, Kindles and iPhones battle for attention. These workaday arguments about configuration obscure the real transformation: an emergent, secondary orality, closing the "Gutenberg Parentheses." Learn about new literacies of participation and appropriation, ripping and remixing, and lessons an oral tradition more relevant than we might think can teach educators in our radically connected digital age. Presenters: Jared Stein, Director of Instructional Design Services, Utah Valley University Chris Lott, Disruptive Technologist, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Helping Students On and Off Campus with 24/7 Online Tutoring: Western Wyoming Community College Colorado IJ Institutions struggle with student success and retention every day. Campuses with distance learning programs and large geographic service areas have even greater challenges reaching out to students. How do you support and encourage students both on campus and from afar? This joint presentation will discuss the fiscal, administrative and academic decisions involved in providing extended academic support for students using SMARTHINKING Online Tutoring at Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC). Offering 24/7, live, online academic support from qualified educators helps WWCC confidently support students when they need it most – anytime, anywhere. Presenters: Kirk Benningfield, Director Mathematics, Sciences and Operations Analysis, SMARTHINKING (Washington, DC) Christine Lustik, Director of Distance Education, Western Wyoming Community College Blogging with Prospective Students to Connect - Email is so Old School Nat Hill Communicating with students is both easier and harder with the advent of multiple communication channels. University websites aimed at attracting new students to campus need to engage in blogging as part of the experience. Then when classes are underway, email is easy to lose. How can instructors and administrators harness new short form media to connect? Moderator: Chris Lott, Disruptive Technologist, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Presenters: Donna Hall, Instructional Design Team Coordinator, Colorado Community Colleges Online Vonda Moore, Professor of Business, University of the Cumberlands (KY) Forecasting, Mapping and Managing Your Way to Quality Pomeroy Providing quality of service to students requires careful planning and attention to detail and the better we plan, the better we serve. This session highlights two initiatives that bring these planning processes to a whole new level. Learn how one online university has created an effective forecasting model to more accurately predict re-enrollment of students, and another is using Six Sigma process control and ticketing software to “Map, Measure, and Manage” every service process. Moderator: Lynette Woods, Assistant to the President for Special Projects, Bermuda College Presenters: Paula Henning, Senior Analyst, Laureate Education (MD) Michael Lorenz, Registrar, Kaplan University (IL)

Title: Help! We have Assessment Data Mattie Silks The focus of assessment has permeated our lives and, in that, we have been on a mission to collect data to demonstrate students are learning. So now what? Was the data collected as useful as you thought it would be? Did you or your faculty change their courses, programs, or teaching strategies based on the data? Join us to discuss if what we collect is chaos or making a difference Presenters: Gil Linne, Dean, College of Social Sciences, University of Phoenix (AZ) Beth Patton, Associate Dean for Health and Wellness, University of Phoenix (AZ) Hands-on Lab: Create Your Own Ning Molly Brown This hands-on lab session will give examples of Nings and the opportunity to create a Ning based on their individual needs. Each participant will identify a social networking goal that could be aided by the use of a Ning. Participants will name their Ning, set privacy the level, create a subtitle, describe its purpose, select key words, choose a language, and select an icon. Then they will add components: features, appearance, video, music, YouTube, and pictures. Moderator: Ruth Markulis, Instructional Technologist, University of Maryland University College Presenter: Edward Bowen, Executive Dean, Distance Learning, Dallas TeleCollege (TX) 4:30-6:00 p.m. Opening Reception and Member/Partner Display Colorado EF Among the highlights of the WCET Annual Conference are the member displays. The collegial atmosphere of this event provides a great opportunity to learn about other members' products and services as you meet old friends and make new ones. Cash bars will be open, and light appetizers will be provided. Friday, October 23  7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open

8:00-8:45 a.m. Birds-of-a-Feather Breakfast Colorado EF Hosts will present a discussion topic and facilitate a lively discussion. Find a topic that interests you and join the dialogue. 9:00-10:15 a.m. Friday Morning Session Denver Ballroom

Questions, Methods, Results: Reshaping the Future of E-Learning Research E-learning continues to expand in scope, adapt to new technologies, and develop innovative teaching and learning practices. To determine what does work (and precisely how it works) and what does not, and to guide development of new designs and activities, e-learning research methods must also continue to evolve. The panelists in this session have written extensively on the research theory, methods, and models that will best serve e-learning in the coming years. They will share their insights, opinions, advice, and cautions about the current and future state of e-learning research. Terry Anderson is the editor of the International Review of Research of Open and Distance Learning and coauthored E-Learning in the 21st Century; Norm Friesen is an editor of the journal E-Learning and is author of the recent book Re-Thinking E-Learning Research; and Katrina Meyer has written ASHE-ERIC books, including Quality in Distance Education and Cost-Efficiencies in Online Learning. Moderator: Karen Paulson, Senior Associate, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems Panelists: Terry Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University Norm Friesen, Canada Research Chair in E-Learning Practices, Thompson Rivers University Katrina Meyer, Associate Professor, University of Memphis 10:15-10:45 a.m. Beverage Break and Poster Sessions in the lower level lobby Visit the tabletop poster presentations and interact with the presenters during the poster displays held in conjunction with the beverage breaks. Posters are focused on technology applications in education or demonstrated research outcomes. Good Practices in eLearning Consortia: How Are We Doing? Colorado AB "Good Practices in ELearning Consortia" was drafted in 2004-05. The Higher Learning Commission adopted it in 2006 as a best practice document for eLearning consortiums. As part of a Common Interest Group (CIG) activity, the Good Practices document is serving as a basis for a survey of 12 collaborations across Western United States and Canada. The presentation will report on the results from that survey and how consortiums function and if there is a meeting of theory and practice. Presentation slides can be viewed here. Moderator: Sheri Prupis, Assistant Director, NJEDge.Net (NJ) Presenters: Steve Crow, Higher Learning Commission Robert Larson, Director North Dakota University System Online Lynette Olson, Assessment and Effectiveness Director, Office of the Chancellor, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Strategies to Recruit and Retain Quality Adjunct Teaching Faculty Colorado CD Adjunct and part-time instructors represent a significant percentage of the teaching faculty for many institutions and especially for community colleges, continuing education programs, and nontraditional institutions. For online courses, institutions employ adjunct faculty to expand the pool of highly qualified faculty to extend beyond the geographical limitations of their institutions, hiring subject matter experts from around the globe. Moreover, the use of adjunct faculty provides institutions flexibility and a cost-effective instructional model. Yet there are challenges since adjunct faculty have limited benefits, no job security and infrequent opportunities for engagement with the institution. Moreover, due to the growing number of adjunct faculty, institutions face issues of mentoring and managing faculty and addressing the adjunct faculty's role in institutional governance. Join this informal, interactive roundtable discussion hosted by WCET's Faculty Policies and Practices Common Interest Group (CIG). Your contributions will help shape future work of this CIG. Moderator: Ed Cooper, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, Co-Chair of WCET Faculty and Academic Affairs CIG (CA) Presenters: Shirley Adams, Provost, Charter Oak State College (CT) Marie Cini, Vice Provost and Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland University College Karan Powell, Senior Vice President and Academic Dean, American Public University System (WV) Kay Shattuck, Research Associate, Quality Matters (MD) Online Learning Effective Practices: Providing Greater Access to Education with Blackboard Colorado GH In an era of tight budgets and ever-evolving technology, distance education programs at your institution are more important than ever. Join Blackboard to learn about recent research done on the subject of effective practices in online learning, addressing key issues like: retention, meeting the needs of non-traditional students, the impact of mobile technology, and more. Through Blackboard's community of practice, we are excited to share with you the preliminary findings of this research. Presenters: Richard Caccavale, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Blackboard Inc. Dynamic Assessment of an Online Course/IDA Model Colorado IJ Just as Quality Matters measures the static materials of an online course against standards, the dynamic aspects of an online course also deserve assessment. A faculty development expert, a domain expert, and a distance education expert join the instructor in a collegial peer review to formulate such dynamic standards. To have observers on the course website is meant as the analogue to live classroom observation. Our results may be more, or less, comprehensive than are those of classroom observation. The review is well underway, in the seventh week of class, with reviewers and instructor keeping notes on a collaborative document. Both specific and general ideas are being recorded. Answers and emergent results will be collated and synthesized into a framework, as concrete as possible, for peer review of the dynamic aspect of online courses.

Moderator: Katie Kalata, Faculty in Math and Computer Science at Lake Superior State University (MI) Presenter: Robin Hill, Coordinator of Instructional Computing, University of Wyoming How Do You Get There From Here? Overcoming Barriers in Implementing a Quality Assurance Process Nat Hill While everyone is “for” quality, not everyone is equally willing to engage in the process. Inertia, active resistance, politics and governance, resource availability, and time constraints are issues that can disrupt any change attempt. Successful innovations resolve these issues through communication, organization, collaboration, political savvy and just plain perseverance – but what does that mean in practice? Join us as three institutions discuss specific strategies in the implementation of the Quality Matters Program, as a case-in-point. Moderator: Deborah Adair, Director, Quality Matters/Maryland Online Presenter: Heidi Ashbaugh, Instructional Design Specialist, Texas Woman’s University Evelyn Knowles, Coordinator for Program Quality Development, Park University (MI) Li Wang, University of Northern Colorado Best Works: Processes for Using ePortfolios and a Wiki to Showcase, Exchange, and Evaluate Information Pomeroy ePortfolios and Wikis both allow collection of best works and information, continuous updating, and easy peer feedback. Northwestern State University adopted guidelines for ePortfolios by adult students to showcase their work. The ePortfolios, are evaluated by faculty to award credit. Kansas State University developed the ELearning and Teaching Exchange (ELATE) Wiki to provide a platform for faculty and other interested individuals to share teaching and learning best practices and to build upon each others contributions. This panel will demonstrate the uses of these applications and how they can enhance information sharing. Moderator: Ellen Stauffer, Program Coordinator, Kansas State University Presenters: Roger McHaney, Professor, Kansas State University Darlene Williams, Vice President for Technology, Research, and Economic Development, Northwestern State University (LA)

Using Learner Readiness to Improve Online Student Retention Mattie Silks In today's economy schools want to retain the students that they have enrolled. This is especially true for distance learning programs which historically have higher dropout rates than traditional programs. Wouldn't it be nice if you knew which online students were more likely to drop out? You could then provide the remediation and support that they need to remain in your program and be successful. In this panel presentation Christine Lustik of Western Wyoming Community College and Julie Owen of eLearningToolBox.com will share how schools measure learner readiness and how they use these measurements to identify at-risk students followed by interventions to help these students succeed. The general construct of online student readiness and online student support will be explored as it is perceived by their institutions. Moderator: Albert Powell, Director of Learning Technologies for Continuing Education, Colorado State University Presenters: Christine Lustik, Director of Distance Education, Western Wyoming Community College Julie Owen, Marketing Director, eLearningToolBox.com (AL) Hands-on-Computer Lab: Creating and Using Google Forms Molly Brown The emergence of Web 2.0 applications have provided faculty, staff, and students with a host of new tools and applications to use in their day-to-day job and specifically in the classroom. Google Docs is a very flexible, relatively new, Web 2.0 office suite that enables users to create documents, spread sheets, and presentations at ease and then share, collaborate, and publish these materials with a click of a button. However, Google Forms are perhaps the most underused aspect of the Google Doc Suite. Google Forms are a fast and easy way to collect data from students (e.g., weekly anonymous course reflections on how the course is going), collect and publish resources (e.g., webliography) that can be accessible after a course is over (and students no longer have access to the LMS), as well as to collect basic (non-sensitive) research data. But perhaps most importantly, Google Docs is free. The use of Google Docs in general could replace the need for copies of MS Office as well as licenses for survey software like Survey Monkey or Zoomerang. In this hands-on-computer lab we will cover the basics of Google Docs with a specific focus on how to create a form, collect data, analyze data, and share data. Moderator: David Phillips, Vice President for Online Academic Services, Nazarene Bible College (CO) Presenters: Patrick Lowenthal, Academic Technology Coordinator, CU Online, University of Colorado- Denver Anna Thai, Academic Technology Coordinator, CU Online, University of Colorado- Denver

12:15-1:30 p.m. Awards Lunch Denver Ballroom Recipients of the WOW Awards and other WCET Honors will be announced. Concurrent Sessions 1:45-2:45 Making Your Unit Indispensible in a Bare-bones Economy Colorado AB There is no better time than a budget crisis to change institutional policies, organizational structures and budget models. It’s also the perfect time to remind your administrators how online learning can grow enrollments, provide students with flexibility so that they can maintain, if not increase their participation during tough economic times, and provide a funding stream to the institution and academic units. Representatives from Northern Arizona University, Broward College in Florida, and Washington State University will discuss how they developed strategies to position their units as crucial to their institution’s success despite a difficult economy. Moderator/Presenter: Janet Ross Kendall, Director, Distance Degree Programs, Washington State University Presenters: Russ Adkins, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Broward College (FL) Fred Hurst, Vice President for Extended Programs and Dean of Online Learning, Northern Arizona University Student Retention from all Views within the Institution: (Panel Presentation/Part 1) Colorado CD Why do students enroll in online courses? Why do many students withdraw from their online courses? Some studies suggest they enroll and then drop out for the same reasons of busy schedules, but this may create more questions than it solves! Do students drop their traditional classroom courses at a similar frequency as their online courses? How can advisors and faculty identify students at-risk of withdrawing from a course, and what intervention strategies can then be used? How do different technology choices affect student’s ability to successfully complete an online course? In 2008-2009, the California Community College System administered a student retention study, based on the “W” study conducted by Frederick Community College, Maryland. Rio Salado has developed a number of good practices to promote faculty and institutional engagement with potentially at-risk students. The American Public University System conducted a study, using the Community of Inquiry theoretical model of online learning processes, to examine the impact of new technologies in a pedagogical context. These three institutions will share their experiences and findings. Following this panel presentation, the WCET Student Retention Community Interest Group will host an open forum for discussion, and sharing of other research findings and effective intervention strategies aimed at student retention at the course level. Moderator: Christine Lustik, Director of Distance Education, Western Wyoming Community College and Co-Chair, WCET Student Retention CIG

Presenters: Phil Ice, Director of Course Design, Research and Development, American Public University System LeBaron Woodyard, Dean of Academic Affairs for the Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges Leveraging Online Education for "International Exchange" of Part-Time Students Colorado GH This session will describe a unique program giving part-time graduate students an opportunity to have an "international exchange" experience with their counterparts at Fondazione CUOA (University Centre for Business Education), a leading graduate program in Vicenza, Italy. Part-time students typically cannot travel abroad due to constraints of full-time employment, so this online exchange program was developed to provide many of the advantages of traditional international exchanges. Beyond program specifics, the session will include the input of a former student participant and ample time for questions. Moderator: Fran Kelly, Educational Consultant, Learner Links (PA) Presenters: Lee Freeman, Associate Dean of Administration, School of Management, University of Michigan- Dearborn Alessandro Odorico, Student from Fondazione CUOA, Vicenza, Italy It is Not Just About Speed and Terabytes, It is about Discovery, Engagement and Learning Colorado IJ Broadband networks are the essential infrastructure in the research and scientific realm but how will access to high-speed, high-bandwidth networks impact students’ journey of discovery, engagement and learning in the classroom? In the next 2 to 3 years, the U.S. will invest several billion dollars in building out and connecting broadband networks to institutions and communities in every state. Faculty and eLearning professionals need to join the early adopters of advanced networking applications and help to shape the future of teaching and learning where exciting tools, like simulations and immersive technologies, will redefine the classroom. Representatives from 3 research and education networks will stimulate your thinking of what’s possible with unlimited bandwidth and unlimited computing power. Moderator: David Longanecker, President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (CO) Presenters: Mike Abbiatti, Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE-ON); Stephanie Couch, Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC); Sheri Prupis, NJEDge.Net (New Jersey's Higher Education Network)

Are we in the Right Sandbox? Nat Hill With the introduction of Web 2.0 and other technologies, online course delivery is changing rapidly and dramatically. What does it mean to be literate in this new environment? How can we keep up with rapidly changing 21st Century skills? Do our current distance learning models still make sense when technology can extend access to content, experts, and peers? Join in a dialogue with two practitioners in the field of distance education to explore the boundaries of your institutional limitations. Moderator: Mary Bucy, Associate Professor, Western Oregon University Presenters: Edward Bowen, Executive Dean, Distance Learning, Dallas TeleCollege (TX) Carol Gering, Design Team Manager, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Beyond Web 2.0: How to Actually Use Internet Assets to Teach More Effectively Pomeroy Few presentations show working examples of web assets in an educational setting. This presentation emphasizes both why to consider and illustrates how to apply WWW resources (including Web 2.0, Semantic Web, and Audio / Video) tools in the classroom, including both presentation and assessment. Each idea comes from a real faculty member, repurposed as an example for illustration here. These tools are appropriate for any instructor, from those teaching full-distance courses and those teaching web-assisted courses. Participants will leave with dozens of real-world ideas as well as a resource list of over 400 educationally-friendly websites. Jeff Borden, Director of Academic Training and Consulting, Pearson eCollege (CO) Creating and Assessing Measurable Course Outcomes in an Online Environment Mattie Silks How do we know that the course is being effectively delivered and that we are actually measuring student learning according to desired outcomes? Come and learn about an innovative, digital approach created by Kaplan University to effectively and consistently measure course outcomes. Discuss steps taken to design and implement a measuring process. Data on the value and effectiveness of the approach will be shared. Roundtable Host: Ruth Markulis, Instructional Technologist, University of Maryland University College Presenter: Amy Hilbelink, Assistant Dean of Curriculum, Kaplan University (FL) Hands-on-Computer Lab: Web Fusion: Integrating Twitter, Widgets and Web 2.0 Technologies into Learning Molly Brown In this session, participants will learn how to create a professional looking web site which integrates a comprehensive content management system, blogs and wiki’s, Twitter, course announcements, events/calendar, maps, forums, discussion threads, chat, tag clouds, membership and permissions using free open source software! The focus of this session will be on how to use these tools to improve teaching effectiveness, instructor to student communication and the learning experience.

Presenters: Jackie Artmayer, Park University (MI) Katie Kalata, Faculty in Math and Computer Science at Lake Superior State University (MI) 2:45-3:15 p.m. Beverage Break and Poster Sessions in the lower lever lobby Visit the tabletop poster presentations and interact with the presenters during the poster displays held in conjunction with the beverage breaks. Posters are focused on technology applications in education or demonstrated research outcomes. Concurrent Sessions 3:15-4:15 p.m. The Tools for Performance: Building Information Fluency by Risking your Life to Disrupt Inefficient Practice Colorado AB The blizzard of new technologies is blinding. How do we feel our way through the storm? We are compelled to stretch for every tool that can increase performance in these times of razor thin competitive margins. We are also morally bound to construct the best possible environment for teaching and learning regardless of the adoption of tools. Through it all, we risk our very professional lives by advocating for disruptive change. The panelists will discuss strategies for getting your institution to adopt new technologies for the 21st century classroom. Presenters: Chris Lott, Disruptive Technologist, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Curt Madison, Director of eLearning Program Development, University of Alaska System Student Retention from all Views within the Institution: (Roundtable/Part 2) Colorado CD In part one of this session, three researchers introduced their institutions data. California Community College System shared how they administered a student retention study, based on the “W” study conducted by Frederick Community College, Maryland, and what results were found. Rio Salado discussed how they developed a number of good practices to promote faculty and institutional engagement with potentially at-risk students. The American Public University System conducted a study, assessing the integration of new technologies such as, asynchronous audio and multimedia using the Community of Inquiry theoretical model of online learning processes and shared how this model could be used by other institutions. During this roundtable with the researchers, members of the WCET Student Retention Community Interest Group, and audience at large will continue the discussions and sharing of research findings and effective intervention strategies aimed at student retention at the course level. Moderated by Diane Goldsmith, Executive Director, Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium and Co-Chair, WCET Student Retention CIG Gary Langer, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovations, Minnesota System

A Better Way to Skin a Cat -- We Mean Develop Online Courses Colorado GH When designing a distance learning program, administrators must decide where to invest their resources. This session will describe in detail two existing course development models that go outside of the normal model via contracting with other resources. More than mere contracts, these relationships are built on trust, shared philosophy, and engagement in the programs. The session will show how these schools built on their strengths to maximize faculty time, administrator's time, course quality, relationships with faculty, course design, and process control. Presenters: Lee Freeman, Associate Dean of Administration, School of Management, University of Michigan – Dearborn Evelyn Knowles, Coordinator for Program Quality Development, Park University (MI) Lessons Learned from Virtual Universities Colorado IJ After all the initial hoopla, we really need more research on virtual universities (VUs). This panel will present research from four studies: 1) a comparison of successful and failed VUs, 2) a comparison of four state-level VUs with a focus on whether these organizations drove change in other institutions, and 3) research on the different funding models for VUs. Findings will focus on the lessons that can be learned for traditional universities. Moderator: Katrina Meyer, Associate Professor, University of Memphis Presenters: Myk Garn, Associate Director, Southern Regional Education Board (GA) Lynette Krenelka, Director, Lifelong Learning and Professional Development, University of North Dakota Russ Poulin, Associate Director, WCET Benchmarking Online Learning: Perceptions of University Faculty and Administrators Nat Hill The A.P.L.U. (formerly NASULGC)-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning has been working for the past two years to identify the perceptions of college and university presidents and chancellors toward the potential of using online learning as a strategic asset to achieve broad institutional goals and priorities. As one part of this work, the Commission implemented a comprehensive national study of the key factors that underlie successful, strategic online programs. A second part of the study was a cross-institutional survey of faculty attitudes toward online learning. This session will summarize the results of both aspects of the study, identifying not only those elements of success cited most often by administrators, but also identifying faculty perceptions and beliefs about online learning. Presenter: Muriel Oaks, Dean, Center for Distance and Professional Education, Washington State University and Member, A.P.L.U.-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning

Exploring Accountability from the Inside Out: The Transparency by Design Process Pomeroy In August 2009, WCET and the Transparency by Design (TbD) initiative launched the website, College Choices for Adults, which gives adult learners new information to accelerate and better inform their distance education decision making process. In order to align their personal and professional goals with their educational opportunities, adults seek to answer the question, "What will I learn?" This information, in the form of program-level learning outcomes, measurements and results, has been difficult to find in the past but is the focal point of the initial release of this website. The website will continue to grow over time, adding new features, new data (such as progress rates and student satisfaction data), and new institutions and programs. Come learn more about the process of gathering, verifying and presenting this data on the website from the perspective of both WCET, the neutral 3rd party, and several of the partner institutions. Presenters: Salvatore Monaco, Provost, Western Governors University (UT) Cali Morrison, Project Coordinator, WCET (CO) Kim Pearce, Director of Assessment and Institutional Research, Capella University (MN) Karan Powell, Senior Vice President and Academic Dean, American Public University System (WV) Staying Sane when Migrating to a New LMS PLUS Business as Usual Mattie Silks How do you keep sane when migrating to a new Learning Management System? This roundtable will invite participants who have been through this process to share their experiences, challenges, processes, and lessons learned in attempt to successfully complete this process with the least amount of pain and stress. This session will be helpful to those who are currently going through this process and for those who are in the planning stages. Roundtable Host: Gil Linne, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, University of Phoenix (AZ) Presenters Donna Hall, Instructional Design Team Coordinator, Colorado Community Colleges Online Blake Haggerty, Assistant Director, Instructional Design, NJIT, (NJ) Loyce Palien, Assistant Academic Director, University of Maryland University College

4:30-5:30 p.m. Friday Focus Session Denver Ballroom Perfect Storm or Perfect Opportunity for Higher Education This panel of higher education policy leaders will present a forecast of several critical trends that will have an enormous impact on higher education in the not-so-distant future. Access to postsecondary education and degree completion for this country's under-represented minority student population is a priority in this country. Some states are forecasting significant declines in college-going rates, while others are facing a swell in new student demand. Public financing for higher education has been in a crisis mode for several years in many states. The hope of new technologies, such as broadband networks, is exciting – but how will new applications be funded? David Longanecker, President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (CO) Bill Harvey, Executive Director, International Reading Association (DE) Dennis Jones, President, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (CO) 6:00-8:00 p.m. Historical Pub Tours with Dr. Colorado Dr. Colorado's walking tour, limited to first 20 registrants, will include Denver's old Red Light District, Hop Alley, Union Station and the Lower Downtown Historic District with stop at historic pubs along the way. Tour will last 2 - 3 hours with restaurant suggestions along the way. Two tours are available, one on Wednesday and one on Friday. Tom "Dr. Colorado" Noel is a Professor of History, University of Colorado at Denver and the author of Denver: The City & The Saloon and Colorado: A Liquid History and Tavern Guide. Seats are limited! Signup during online registration. Saturday, October 24  7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. FIG Breakfasts Colorado EF Join colleagues who share your challenges or interests at the facilitated interest group breakfasts (FIGs) on Friday. What is a FIG? These are facilitated discussions that may develop into a common interest group where members collaborate on outcome-based objectives. Non members and members are welcome to attend the breakfasts. Join the table that piques your interest or find colleagues who share interests and challenges and create your own FIG.

Planning Committee Breakfast Colorado CD Help shape next year’s conference program! We rely on WCET members to serve on the Planning Committee and help craft an engaging and innovative conference program. Anyone interested in serving on the committee for next year is invited to the meeting on Saturday morning. Concurrent Sessions 9:15-10:30 a.m. Into the Future: Collaboration, Cultures and New Technologies Colorado CD Working within the complex “cultures” of today’s distance education requires new approaches. This session will present innovation and collaboration across educational institutions for design, content development, technological development, and implementation through partnering. The results will enhance student understanding and engagement in their online courses. Moderator: Curt Madison, Director of eLearning Program Development, University of Alaska System Presenters: Gordon Cremer, Executive Director, Butte Center for Technology, California Community Colleges Kay Shattuck, Research Associate, Quality Matters (MD) Pam Thompson, Project Director, California Community Colleges LeBaron Woodyard, Dean of Academic Affairs for the Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges Time, Quality, and Cost - Pick Two: Prioritizing and Planning in Large Scale Course Development Mattie Silks The growing demand for quality online education challenges colleges and universities to launch online programs that are high quality, developed within budget, and delivered on time. Come and learn how the University of the Rockies used project management and quality assurance principles to develop 83 graduate courses in four months. Presenters: Stephen Kirkpatrick, Dean of School of Organizational Leadership, University of the Rockies (CO) Tina Parscal, Director of Academic Quality, University of the Rockies (CO) Judith Steed, Director of Assessment, University of the Rockies (CO)

Addressing Minority Student Needs and Planning for Success Colorado GH Meeting the needs of some students can require extra focus and creativity. Learn how academic technology facilitators at the University of Alaska Sitka work closely with faculty to provide exactly the kind of support at exactly the right time for students in their courses. Serving many rural Alaska Natives, this close partnership between faculty and facilitators has increased student success, lessened student frustration, and eased faculty stress. And hear how Community and technical colleges in Washington State, working with The Evergreen State College, are delivering a culturally relevant AA degree to reservation-based students in western Washington. Initially funded by the Lumina Foundation, all aspects of the student experience are coordinated to increase student recruitment, retention and progress toward a four-year degree. Moderator: Lynette Woods, Assistant to the President for Special Projects, Bermuda College Presenters: Connie Broughton, Managing Director, WashingtonOnline Leslie Gordon, HIM Program Director, University of Alaska Southeast Hands-on-Computer-Lab: Web 2.0 Tools that Work. And… are Free! Molly Brown This session will focus on some little known (and some well known) tools for student or institutional website use. Most of these tools are free and allow you to upgrade to a more robust version of the tool if you want. In this “hands-on” lab, we will be taking a look at how they actually work and suggest uses for students, faculty, and even the dark side (administrators). Come explore applications of Skype, Imvu, ooVoo, Pibb, and others. Presenters: Ritchie Boyd, Teaching and Learning Technology Specialist, Montana State University John Howard, Coordinator of Distance Education, South Dakota State University Leading from Below: A Tale of Two Program Development Models Colorado IJ The development of an online degree program from scratch is a daunting task at best. This session will explore the experiences, successes, failures, and lessons learned of two very different approaches to developing online degree programs: 1) the restructuring of the general education program at a large centralized online university and 2) an online bachelor's degree program created at the "grassroots" level of a very decentralized, traditional institution. Direct contrasts will be made and discussed. Moderator: Lee Freeman, Associate Dean of Administration, School of Management, University of Michigan – Dearborn Presenters: David Cassiday, Distance Education Manager, University of Nebraska- Omaha Amy Hilbelink, Assistant Dean of Curriculum, Kaplan University (FL)

Autonomy vs. Collaboration – How to Build Collaborative System Services for Educators Nat Hill Post secondary institutions are highly autonomous. Attempts to create services connecting educators across institutions clash with beliefs that educator needs can be entirely met within the institution. Collaboration is viewed as a loss of autonomy and as sharing proprietary knowledge with a competitor. However, collaboration among educators from different institutions can lead to improved practices, cost-savings, and innovation. This session will explore how to mitigate tensions between institutions when building collaborative system services for educators. Presentation slides can be viewed here. Moderator: Gary Langer, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovations, Minnesota Online Presenters: Luc Comeau, Executive Director of eLearnnetwork.ca Cheryl Comstock, Director of Online Program Development, CCCOnline (CO) Curt Madison, Director of eLearning Program Development, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Paul Stacey, Director of Development and Professional Services, BCcampus Keeping up with Student Culture: Preparing Higher Education for Web 2.0 and Student Conduct Online Colorado AB Formerly titled “Get the 411 on the Impact of Higher Education Today.” Popular internet technologies are interacting with higher education communities, creating new opportunities and challenges. Faculty and administrators can prepare through this session's discussion of practices at diverse institutions. Participants will discuss how faculty can use Web 2.0 technologies judiciously while adhering to important policies, such as FERPA and accessibility guidelines. Participants will also discuss how a variety of conduct issues (such as academic integrity, incivility, and harassment) can be addressed by implementing a student code. Moderator: Jeff Grann, Manager of Assessment, Capella University (MN) Presenters: Ruth Markulis, Instructional Technologist, University of Maryland University College Peg Wherry, Director of Online and Distance Learning, Montana State University The Soliya Project: Students Closing International Gaps through Real-Time Technologies Pomeroy University of Northern Colorado's Honors Program students engage in a series of thoughtful, intensive, and rewarding personal dialogues with their colleagues in countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, and Bahrain. During this live student-driven demonstration, discover how synchronous, web-based technologies serve as a conduit for new understandings across the oceans and cultures. As participants of the Soliya Connect Program college students in the U.S. Europe, and Middle East/North African countries to collaboratively explore relations between the West and the Arab and Muslim Worlds with the aim of improving intercultural awareness and understanding. More info at http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GBandhl=en-GBandv=Q5cEMtLDA0M

Presenters: David Kendrick, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Northern Colorado Michael Kimball, Director, University of Northern Colorado 10:30-10:45 a.m. Beverage Break in the lower lever lobby 10:45-noon Saturday Closing Session Denver Ballroom The Urgency of Open Education: Cheap Thrills, Participatory Culture and Working Social Media

Brian Lamb, Manager, Emerging Technologies and Digital Content, Office of Learning Technology, University of British Columbia Do the implications of digital media turn our educational institutions inside out? Can educators learn to stop worrying and love the remix? Is originality overrated?

What's the difference between reuse and plagiarism? Is openness our only hope? Where's the RSS feed? What does "data literacy" look like? Are Web 2.0 companies a teacher's best friend or a bunch of creeps converting our work, our relationships, and our private data into market share? Has the Web 2.0 bubble popped, and if so, now what? How do we teach our students, our colleagues, and ourselves to be technology strategists? How many copyright violations can be jammed into one presentation? This presentation and discussion review the opportunities and initiatives resulting from the convergence of open source, free culture, open access, and open educational resources. Special emphasis will be placed on how social media can be employed for professional development, and on the notion of the personal learning network.