OLC Blended Learning Virtual Conference - Day 1

Participate in the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Blended Learning Virtual Conference. Join us in the Dupre Library Bibliographic Lab (1st Floor) for live streamed virtual sessions. Invite your colleagues to come too! Registration is not required.

2:00-2:50pm STEM Omelets: Lessons Relearned
Lead Presenter: Robert Paz (New Mexico State University, USA)
Best in Track Session (Track: Blended Models & Course Design)
Abstract: Omelets are blended and flipped. We consider how to give Team-Based, Flipped and Blended STEM courses a little spice.
http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/conference/2015/blended/stem-omelets-lessons-relearned

3:00-4:00pm Social Media for Learning
Lead Presenter: Jane Bozarth (Author and eLearning Coordinator, North Carolina Office of State Human Resources, USA)
Keynote Address
Abstract: Social media is becoming an integral part of people's lives and can no longer be ignored by educators. For practitioners in distance education and online learning, using social media effectively to build community and facilitate instructional interactions is becoming an essential skill. Jane Bozarth, an expert in social media for learning, will define, demystify, and explore the use of low cost technologies that can be integrated into blended and online courses. She will show how to use blogs, wikis, Facebook, Twitter, and online groups to help facilitate communication, increase participation, support engagement, and enhance transfer of new learning. Plan to walk away with some great ideas for applying collaboration strategies to your course designs.
http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/conference/2015/blended/social-media-learning