January 2015
The Name Above The Door
29/01/15 09:27
DePaul has put together a short animated video (The Name Above The Door) on DePaul University's Mission.
The video discusses the name above the door and what it means to be Vincentian, and the question "What must be done?"
The Online College Student - Not As Lazy As Thought
26/01/15 14:44
Rina Bongsu-Petersen (DePaul's Director of Strategic Analytics) shared this infographic with me. Some pleasant validation for online learning (and students) can be found here. The infographic is supposed to have come from getarealdegree.com but I no longer see it on their site. I hope the data is accurate…
Distance & Learning Conference: Call for Proposals Now Open
05/01/15 16:48
The Call for Proposals is now open for the Distance Teaching & Learning Conference that takes place Madison, Wisconsin from August 11-13, 2015.
The deadline to submit your Call for Proposal is: Monday, January 26, 2015 at 4pm CST
The Distance Teaching & Learning Conference welcomes hundreds of distance education and online learning professionals every year to share effective practices, research, strategies, and new tools/techniques.
- Share your data on established practices
- Present a hot new topic in distance learning
- Have your results published in the proceedings publication
- Network with experts from around the world
Some suggested topics include: New course design models, mobile & social learning, learning analytics,
competency-based learning, gamification & badges, open educational resources
More information can be found at:
https://dtlconference.wisc.edu/call-for-proposals/