OIT Sponsors EDUCAUSE Workshop: Blended Learning: The 21st-Century Learning Environment,

TO: EWU instructors, instructional staff and others interested in “eLearning”
WHAT: Two-day workshop focusing on BLENDED LEARNING
WHEN: September 15 & 16, 2010
WHERE: EWU Cheney Campus

If you are involved in instruction at Eastern – as a faculty member, instructional designer, instructional support provider or are someone interested in learning more about Blended / Hybrid Learning, then please consider attending the following workshop. We will participate via webcast and on-site focus group discussions. Registration costs have been paid by the EWU Office of Information Technology.
 

EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) presents:

Join your peers on September 15–16 for "Blended Learning: The 21st-Century Learning Environment," the ELI 2010 Online Fall Focus Session. ELI hosts two thematic online focus sessions each year. Join us for this online fall focus session on blended learning to exchange ideas and collaborate interactively with the ELI community--all without leaving your campus. You'll have access to resources and guided activities to help you organize a local team event or participate as an individual. Full program details are now available.

Highlights include:

• Teaching Presence: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry in Blended Learning Environments"--Donn Randy Garrison, Director, Professor, University of Calgary, and Norman Vaughn, Assistant Professor, Mount Royal University
  
• "Research and Quality Assurance in Blended Learning"--Charles D. Dziuban, Director, and Patsy D. Moskal, Associate Director, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Central Florida
  
• "Prepared for Success"--Lawrence C. Ragan, Director, Faculty Development, The Pennsylvania State University
  
• "Connecting Online and On-Ground Learners with HyFlex Courses"--Brian Beatty, Professor, Instructional Technology, San Francisco State University

EWU Event HOSTING Details:

• Event will be hosted (via web conference) on the EWU Cheney Campus.
• Instructors, instructional staff and others involved in “eLearning” are encouraged to attend.
• Registration cost has been sponsored by the Office of Information Technology.

How to Register:

Please visit the event registration web page: http://ewu-elearn-2010-09-15.eventbrite.com select a Date to Attend via the drop down menu, click the "Register" link.

Questions?Contact Dave Dean (ddean@ewu.edu, 509-359-2256); Grant Ramsay (gramsay@ewu.edu, 509-359-6694); or Jeff Healy (jhealy@ewu.edu, 509-359-6776) in the eLearning Services group at EWU.