NC3ADL Central Region and the VLC Professional Development Center present “Creating an Accessible Course” regional workshop Durham Technical Community College will be hosting this informative workshop on Friday, March 23rd from 9:00 – 4:00pm.

Agenda

8:30-9:00 – Check in
9:00 – 10:00 – Fundamentals of Accessibility
10:00-11:00  – Designing for Accessibility (incorporating accessibility in course design)
11:00 – 12:00 – Selecting Accessible Online Content (tips & tricks on testing for accessibility)
12:00 – 12:30 – Lunch (Registration fee covers box lunch.)
12:30 – 2:30 – Creating Accessible Content with Office 2010
2:30 – 4:00 – Creating Accessible Videos/ Podcasts

Click Here to register. Don’t wait because this regional workshop will fill up fast!

It is the legal responsibility of every school to provide students with both accessible online classrooms and tools that they can use. Instruction should not stop since because your tools are inaccessible. This day-long workshop will guide you through the basics of accessibility and how to make/find content that all students can use.
 

A key “buzz word” throughout the conference was cloud computing and how technology is impacting education across the state and country. One thing is for certain…we can’t conduct business as usual, and if we don’t keep abreast of technology we as institutions will eventually become irrelevant because we will not be able to compete with colleges both private and public that are embracing technology from every level of the spectrum for not only teaching online, but with administration and marketing.

I left the conference excited about the incredible possibilities technology affords us in education, however I’m also very much aware of the various challenges we as educator’s face in this rapidly changing technologically driven world.

As one of the presenter’s said during the conference. “We are not in Kansas anymore”

Here are some photos from the conference. Just click on each thumbnail to enlarge the image.

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Click Here to Make your Hotel Reservations @ Raleigh Marriott City Center – The Code for Conference Rate is ADLADLA

Emerging.. Collaborations, Compliance and Clouds

Professional Development on Emerging Challenges

Nov. 6-8, 2011 at the Raleigh Convention Center and Marriott Hotel.

NC3ADL Board met at the Trinity Center, Pine Knolls Shores. to plan their fall conference. This conference is going to focus on professional development in all aspects of distance learning, in addition to addressing SACS compliance issues for dl and e-learning certifications.

With the challenges of new state and federal regulations and SACS requirements facing distance learning at colleges across the state, this conference will also offer workshops that will help participants navigate through the maze of federal and state regulations.

Check out what went on at last year’s great conference by Clicking Here!

You can also address a variety of issues directly related to the new roles, demands and expectations on college faculty members in 2011. Most college faculty no longer teach 100% of the time in the traditional classroom environment. Course management systems like Moodle and Blackboard have empowered teachers and students alike with a variety of new options, applications and communication tools for delivering and receiving viable and dynamic instruction. Most instructors no longer have to be at any given place (office or classroom)) thanks to wireless communications and applications like skype, Blackboard, Moodle and Elluminate when teaching their classes, however many of the traditional 20th Century expectations are still applied to online faculty by college administrators. Faculty are also expected to check-in to their online classes over weekends and on holidays with no additional compensation and spend countless hours developing, retooling and upgrading their online courses. The role of faculty is changing (evolving) rapidly and this webinar will be a conversation about these changes and offer suggestions for adapting (surviving) in the world of e-learning.

JUST CLICK AND DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATIONS BELOW – THE WEBINAR RECORDING WILL BE LINKED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS

DLWorkflow (Not Workslow) Presentation

Challenges to Faculty

Assesing Distance Learning Courses

Moodle vs. Blackboard

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http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vynkfneab&oeidk=a07e3ai9egc151fa874

If you have any questions or concerns, please email or call

Pre-Ah Hill, MS
Instructional Technologist
Carteret Community College
3505 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-222-6395
252-222-6397

The thing about these conferences I enjoy is not only being able to renew connections with my dl colleagues across the state, but to learn about the very latest technologies and best practices in Distance Learning going throughout the Community College System.

Many of the presentations basically reinforce and validate the things we are already aware f and doing at at our colleges and in our online classes however it’s just good to be reminded about those “key” best practices for e-learning. Like I say in my DL Workflow presentation. Teaching online is not rocket science. Students what to know their teaching is engaged and an active participant in the teaching/ learning process care about their learning.

There are so many things going on at the state level as far as funding issues and the directions they want us to take with our CMS (Course management System) decisions. There is no doubt that Blackboard and Moodle and the main acts in town and will both be major players.

We are now listening to the founder of Moodle and lead developer Martin Douglamas who is presenting about the history of Moodle from Australia via Skype.

One of our Adjunct Faculty members Lisa Taylor Galizia stated about the conference…”I just returned from my brief, but information-filled, first-time NC3DL conference. Enjoyed “The Good, Bad & Ugly” of Distance Learning by Kelly Kirk from Randolph… Great tips and great discussion among session attendees about Quality & Credibility in distance education. I appreciated the reminder that students expect online instructors to be engaged, visible and active participants (checking and responding frequently, not just at grading time) not “ghost” instructors, as one participant said.”