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PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Association
1/15/08 Meeting
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Facilitator Bios

Victoria Odhner has been an Associate Director and Technology Manager for the ELAM Program for Drexel University College of Medicine since June of 2001. ELAM is a competitive national Fellowship providing a year long distance learning program for female senior administrators in academic health centers. Among her many and varied responsibilities, Victoria is creating an online community of practice for the 500+ alumnae of the program.

Dr. Catherine Carsley is a distance educator in both the School of Undergraduate Studies and the Graduate School of Management and Technology at the University of Maryland University College. She has presented online education topics to the Modern Language Association and the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, and holds a PhD from Princeton University.

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As we begin our 6th year, The Pennsylvania/Delaware/New Jersey Distance Learning Association, invites you to take an active part in helping to build upon our success and expand the value of our organization to our members and participants. This event will feature two workshops that will use the power of our collective expertise to build our community of practice, while providing you with the skills and knowledge to do the same within your organization. "The concept of a community of practice (often abbreviated as CoP) refers to the process of social learning that occurs when people who have a common interest in some subject or problem collaborate over an extended period to share ideas, find solutions, and build innovations. It refers as well to the stable group that is formed from such regular interactions." - Wikipedia

Creating a Community of Practice
Facilitated by Victoria Odhner

As members of the regional distance learning community, what is going well for you? What could make your daily work and life go even better? If you had all the support you needed, what would it look like? What if this group of people were to become your primary resource for furthering your career and your work? This interactive workshop will ask these and other questions in a series of activities, to help us create a vision for moving forward as an organization and as a community.

Using the Community of Inquiry Model
Facilitated by Dr. Catherine Carsley

In 2001, a group of influential Canadian researchers described the online educational experience in terms of a "community of inquiry." Their model, which provides a framework for evaluating the success and comprehensiveness of online learning, describes three overlapping spheres of presence in online courses: social presence, teaching presence, and cognitive presence. This session explains the interaction of these three overlapping spheres and then discusses how to use the Community of Inquiry model to assess the success of online courses.

DATE:
Tuesday January 15, 2008
TIME:
8:30 am to 11:30 am
LOCATION:
Devereux
Villanova, PA
FEE:
FREE for 2008 members.
$25 for non-members.


You MUST register to attend.
Once registered, you will be sent directions prior to the event.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Whether your experience ranges from a seasoned veteran, to someone just beginning to explore the dynamic world of Distance/e-Learning, you will be guarenteed to learn, share, and have ample opportunities to build your professional network. PADLA wholeheartedly thanks you for your continuing support,

Louis Stricoff - Executive Director
PADLA - Pennsylvania/Delaware/New Jersey Distance

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