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DE Oracle @ UMUC An Online Learning Magazine for UMUC Faculty Center for Support of Instruction UMUC's Presence at the 13th Sloan-C International Conference Heloisa Siffert Senior Instructional Support Specialist Center for Support of Instruction Published: January-February 2008 Category: » University-showcase » Papers-studies UMUC made a remarkable presence at the 13th Sloan-C Conference that was held in Orlando, Florida, November 7-9. The Sloan-C Consortium, which hosts the annual conference, is one of the fastest growing and pre-eminent organizations dedicated to the growth and accessibility of online learning. The total attendance of the 2007 conference was over 1200 people, representing college faculty and administrators, instructional technology professionals and designers from various states and countries. Relative to this year’s theme, The Power of Online Learning: Making a Difference, UMUC presenters from various departments spoke on topics ranging from best instructional practices to faculty development to emerging trends. Below are the abstracts for all UMUC presentations: International Perspectives on Online Learning Nick Allen, ICDE (and UMUC Provost Emeritus); Armando Villarroel, CREAD; and Martine Vidal, EDEN This panel presentation, provided perspectives on trends in online learning from three international organizations: the Inter-American Distance Education Consortium (CREAD); the European Distance and e-Learning Network (EDEN); and the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE). Developing Online Learning Objects to Support Positive Faculty-Student Interaction Betsy Alperin, Laurie Hulcher, and Heloisa Siffert, UMUC The limits of expression in the distance education environment can make positive faculty-student interaction a challenge for even the most dedicated educators. This session showcased the development of an online faculty workshop that uses a video case study model to strengthen and support skills in this area. (power point presentation (http://www.ce.ucf.edu/asp/aln/cfp/presentations /1191429990373.ppt) ) Competency Development in Blended and Online Business Learning Environments Jomarie Bliss, Jane Ross, Jacob Krivoruchko, Lee Ann Graul and Frank Albritton, UMUC UMUC's online MBA program features the integration of competencies into instruction, assignments and feedback, as a key part of its innovative curriculum design. By emphasizing ten specific competencies, faculty encourages students to connect classroom experiences with real-world skills and promote increased collaboration, personal growth, and greater depth of learning. (power point presentation (http://polaris.umuc.edu/de/csi/sloan_c/mba/Sloan%20Conference%20UMUC%20presentation%2011-07%20final.ppt) ) Creating a Multi-Cultural Online Classroom through Blogs, Wikis, and Connect Richard Schumaker and Lisa Ellen Bernstein, UMUC This presentation explored three new technologies that present diversity themes in an intellectually rigorous and pedagogically sound fashion. The emphasis was at once theoretical and practical: formulating key theoretical issues, as well as providing practical examples of successful examples in UMUC's Presence at the 13th Sloan-C International Conference - DE Oracle Contact Site Manager Created and Maintained by the Center for Support of Instruction © University of Maryland University College Powered by ArticleMS from ArticleTrader.com teaching diversity issues using new technologies. The presenters demonstrated the use of the UMUC "Chaucer server," developed by Theo Stone. E-learning to the Rescue: Cases in the United States, South Africa and Lebanon Claudine SchWeber, UMUC, and Maureen Yoder, Lesley University Sometimes e-learning is the best, and only, solution to unexpected developments or serious business challenges. This session described cases in the United States, Lebanon, and South Africa, demonstrating how e-learning provided opportunities for the education and business communities to continue operations despite threats to their ability to function. Learning Foreign Languages Online: UMUC's Innovative Approach Gretchen Jones and Alana Fennie, UMUC This session showcased the innovative approaches in designing online foreign language courses and the technologies that support the design. The session outlined how UMUC adapted learning theories to meet the needs of online educators and students. The session also demonstrated unique integration of technology supporting the course design. A Job Well Done! Once again Sloan-C Conference was an extraordinary opportunity for UMUC faculty, instructional technologists and administrators to share our experiences and practices with an international community of distance learning educators. Let's acknowledge our presenters and their supporting teams for the hard work well done. Great job, UMUC! About the Author(s) Heloisa Siffert Senior Instructional Support Specialist, Center for Support of Instruction, develops and delivers faculty training programs, and collaborates with the academic units on online classroom setup, course design, learning objects development and implementations of new technologies. Her areas of expertise include graphic design and web/multimedia development. Rating: Not yet rated Comments No comments posted. You must be logged in and be a member of the UMUC community in order to comment. If you are a member of the UMUC community and do not have an account, please register for a FREE one. If you have a guest account but are Faculty/Staff of UMUC please send an email to the DE Oracle Site Manager (mailto:degrad@umuc.edu?subject=Please Update my DE Oracle Guest Account) so that your guest account can be updated. 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