These are the presentations that have been submitted so far. If you would like your materials posted please email them here.

Beyond Google and Yahoo: Engines That Will Change the Way You Search! 

Ray Schroeder - University of Illinois at Springfield

We will examine half a dozen search engines that change the way people think about online searches. Kartoo, PageBull, TouchGraph, SearchtheTail, Grokker, and Mooter are among the Web 2.0 enhanced engines that give us a new view of online searching. We will discuss applications for these and other search approaches.

Materials - Handout (pdf)

Digital Immigrants: Dealing with the Natives  

Rick Merritt - Northeast State Community College, Tennessee

A Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices in Online Learning

Materials -Powerpoint

Education 2018  

James L. Morrisont -Innovate Online - keynote presentation

What will education look like 10 years in the future?

Materials -Powerpoint

Online Learning Showcase: Designing Online Courses Based on Established Teaching Strategies 

Bridget Arend and Paul Novak - University of Denver

This presentation will showcase six online courses from various disciplines at the University of Denver’s University College. The courses are the result of a grant to develop model online courses based on the established teaching strategies of inquiry, mental models, groups and teamwork, and cognitive presentation strategies

Materials -Powerpoint Handout (pdf)

Quality Control of Online Learning: From Design to Student Services

Yi Guan-Raczkowski - Middlesex Community College, Connecticut

Providing high quality online classes is the key to success. This presentation introduces various aspects of quality control implemented in supporting online learning, which includes online course development guideline, course proposal, instructional design, faculty training, student services, and faculty evaluation.

Materials -PowerPoint

Second Life Cafe: Come Meet Your Avatar and Get Acquainted with Second Life

Alice Bedard-Voorhees -Colorado Mountain College

Bring your laptop to the designated wifi area of this conference for an educator's orientation session in Second Life. If you don't have an avatar yet, you can get one there as well.
Materials -Handout (MS Word)

Teaching Millennial Students

Bridget Arend - University of Denver

Today’s 21st Century students have characteristics and learning styles unlike the generations before them. How do you best communicate, inspire, and encourage learning with this new generation? Join us for a provocative discussion as we explore some unique characteristics and suitable teaching strategies for millennial students.

Materials -Powerpoint Handout Handout Handout (MS Word)

Using Audacity and Gabcast for Course and Learner Generated Audio Content

LisaMarie Johnson and Karen Kaemmerling - CCCOnline

Experience Audacity™ and Gabcast™ and learn how these technologies are used at the Colorado Community Colleges Online for alternative delivery of course materials and to meet course outcomes related to speaking.  Participants will also learn engage in a discussion of current research concerning audio in the design of online learning.

Materials -PowerPoint  pdf

Welcome to Wiki ~ How to Access and Use the Faculty Wiki!

LisaMarie Johnson, Kathy Miles, Jonathan Fuller - CCCOnline

Participants will learn to access and navigate the Faculty Wiki and understand features such as search, special pages, creating accounts, and using Flash media and RSS feeds. Using demonstration accounts, participants will practice accessing a User Page, creating pages, editing pages, adding content, such as text, links, images, and media.

Materials -PowerPoint Notes (pdf)