NC3DLA Conference “Get Your E On!”

The NC3DLA conference has been exceeded all our expectations. We had approximately 350 participants and 31 vendors. I brought 15 colleagues from Carteret Community College and they all have shared positive feedback about the conference and the presentations they attended. Dr. Abbie Brown gave a great luncheon Keynote yesterday (Monday) and Bob Irvin from FTCC was honored as a Distance Learning Pioneer for the Community College System. I can remember the first time I met Bob about 15 years ago when we first began learning about online teaching. His award was well deserved.

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.”

Register Today for the NC3ADL Education on Demand Conference

Education on Demand: 
                   Get your “e” on!
Nov 14-16, 2010
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center

Registration Deadline Oct 22

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO PRESENT

You Don’t Want to Miss the Conference!!!

NC3ADL Fall Conference Planning Session

EDUCATION ON DEMAND………

The NC3ADL Board led by Larolyn Zylicz (top left) just wrapped up it’s 2 day Fall Conference planning retreat at the Trinity Center on Emerald Island. The conference is planned for November 14-16th at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham. It will have multiple tracks that address the distance learning professional development needs of faculty, staff, administrator’s and IT folks from across the state. Make sure you lock these conference dates into your calendar and spread the word to anyone and everyone that is involved with distance learning on your campuses. This is a conference you are not going to want to miss if you are involved in distance (E) learning in any way.

We as online educator’s CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS!!!!

SAVE THE DATE!!!

November 14-16, 2010

The NC3ADL Executive Board has announced their Fall 2010 conference to be held in Raleigh at the Sheraton Imperial.  More information on registration, sessions, and RFPs will be forthcoming.

Welcome!

Welcome to the NC3ADL resources blog.  This blog will serve as an area for distance education colleagues around the state to find and post resources and best practices.  Our goal is to maximize quality in North Carolina Community College distance education while minimizing faculty, staff, and administration’s workload and frustration while trying to develop and deliver distance courses.  We hope that you will find the information here helpful.  If you have information that you would like to contribute or if you would be willing to Blog about a “best practice” in distance education, please e-mail Mr. Kelly Kirk, NC3ADL Western Regional Vice President  at lkkirk@davidsonccc.edu or one of the NC3ADL board members.