Focus on Teaching and Technology:
A Regional Conference
Plenary Speaker
Curtis J. Bonk,
Professor
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Professor Bonk is founding member of the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at IU and a Senior Research Fellow with the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab in DC. He is President of CourseShare and SurveyShare and can be contacted at cjbonk@indiana.edu or via his homepage.
Thursday, November 2
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Plenary Address
Podcasts and Wikis and Blogs, Oh My!: Online Learning is Not in Kansas Anymore
It is time to be honest about online learning - the continued emergence of online technologies has pushed us into strange lands not previously visited. This fun packed session will travel to Oz for a look at how online learning can be made intellectually and pedagogically rich, highly collaborative, and engaging. It will link emerging technologies such as podcasts, wikis, and blogs to dozens of pedagogical uses. Bonk will demonstrate how innovative online instructors (novices and experts) can share pedagogical strategies towards the goal of envisioning their ultimate online learning environments.
Friday, November 3
9:00-11:00 a.m. Workshop
Blended Learning: Situations, Solutions, and Several Surprises
Curt Bonk presents models and definitions of blended learning and identifies their advantages and disadvantages. Importantly, the session includes a dozen different situations or problems and more than 50 potential blended learning solutions in many different disciplines and types of institutions. Small teams of participants (faculty, instructional designers, administrators, students) will build, present, and receive feedback on their own blended learning models.
Friday, November 3
12:20-1:40 p.m. Lunch Plenary
From R2D2 to the Matrix: A Galaxy of Online Learning Style, Motivational, and Learner-Centered Examples
Creating a motivational and interactive online environment enhances student retention, completion, and enthusiasm for this new type of learning. Bonk provides dozens of pedagogical ideas that motivate students in the online learning environments. He highlights research-based, best practices in online teaching that creatively engage students into deeper and better learning.