Submitted by Thoward on 16 December 2009 - 1:25pm
2010-01-06 13:00
2010-01-06 14:00
Canada/Eastern

Dear CNIE Member,

We would like to invite you to the next presentation in our series of free CIDER sessions. This session features a presentation and discussion with Dr. Michael Power, Laval University, Quebec City, and Dr. Norm Vaughan, Mount Royal University, Calgary.

Title: Blended Online Learning Design: Shaken not stirred

Given the crucial role played by universities in a knowledge-based society, understanding how and under what conditions online learning (OL) can improve access to graduate studies is of the highest importance to today’s growing global economy. Over the past decade, phenomenal advances have been made in the application of communication and information technologies to support student learning in higher education. Yet, in proportion to overall provision of higher education, the use of technology by faculty for graduate-level, online learning (OL) has been minimal, especially among regular faculty.

In this session, Michael Power and Norm Vaughan present an adapted form of OL, especially designed for traditional universities, with initial data from studies underway in two Canadian universities. Finally, an emerging network of researchers interested in the role of online learning within mainstream higher education is presented.

When: Wednesday, January 6th, 2010, 11am – 12pm MDT (Edmonton)

Where: Online via Elluminate at: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.8B71B60F2931D029AC3837DC06B70D

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