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Virtual Symposium Help Desk

Symposium Team — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:36:04 -0400

We just set up a virtual symposium help desk in "real" world just next to the registration desk, in case anyone needs help getting into the virtual sessions. If you are here, come see us.

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Share Your Presentation in the Conference Proceedings:

Symposium Team — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:41:23 -0400

Sloan-C is tapping into social networks for this year’s symposium, even with our conference proceedings. We encourage you to follow the instructions, but if you would like to avoid setting up an account on this website, please send your conference presentations to gail.sullivan [at] sloan-c [dot] org to be uploaded for you using Sloan-C’s main Slideshare account.

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Sloan-C Symposium Important Details for Attendees

Symposium Team — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:46:34 -0400

The Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning begins Wednesday, May 7 and we are looking forward to an exciting event!

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Register Today!

Symposium Team — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:27:08 -0500

Still some space left, REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE today!

Join us in Carefree, Arizona on May 7-9, 2008 for the Sloan-C International Symposium! The Carefree Resort provides a wonderful environment for learning and networking, but only allows us to take the first 400 registrants. So be sure to register today to assure you spot.

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2008 Program Now Posted!

Symposium Team — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:53:52 -0400

The 2008 Program has just been posted. We encourage you to download it and become familiar with what will be going on at the symposium:

http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/2008_program

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Private Messages and the Inbox

Symposium Team — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:14:01 -0400

Have you noticed that when you login, there is a box to the right side (just under the registration box) called "Private messages"? You may even have a message at the top of the page indicating that you have a message waiting for you. Be sure to check it, as it may be an important message from one of your colleagues!

The Private Message feature on this website allows you to network with anyone on the site without the fear of giving up contact information (unless you provide it yourself). All messages are kept in your inbox to and from your contacts. Others can contact you and you can contact them through their user page (click "Symposium Team" above this post for an example of a user page). Your email is not shared with the other users unless you put it in your message.

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Sloan-C Western Survey Report Preview Just Released

Keith Bourne — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:33:26 -0400

The Sloan-C Western Survey preview report is now posted! You can download it from this page:

http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/western_survey

This is just a preview of a report that will be released on May 7 at the Symposium in Carefree, AZ, but there is already plenty of information to digest. 400 institutions out of around 900 potential institutions in the 14 western states were included in this survey spanning a 6-year time period, so this should paint a realistic picture of what is happening in western higher education at the strategic level concerning online education.

Comparing to the national survey, it looks like 73% of the Chief Academic Officers in the west believe there is still a growth opportunity in online education, while that number sits at 83% on the national level.

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Grand Prize Giveaway Announcement

Symposium Team — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:54:08 -0400

We want to encourage everyone to take advantage of the reward system we have in place on this website and announce that we have just added two grand prizes of a free round of golf or massage at the Ca

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Registrations Filling, Presenters Please Book Soon

Symposium Team — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:47:28 -0500

Registrations have really increased in the last couple weeks, probably in response to the CFP process coming to completion. We do anticipate this event to sell out. We encourage everyone to book their hotel soon to ensure a spot, but especially if you are a presenter. Unlike our annual event, where we've been able to find space for more attendees, we do have a very definite cut-off for this event (at 400) and we want to make sure all of our presenters don't have problems booking and attending. More information about travel and hotel can be found at this link:

http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/hotel_reservations

We are excited that this is such a popular topic among the Sloan-C community and look forward to seeing you soon in sunny Arizona.

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The Buddy List and Groups

Symposium Team — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:36:50 -0500

We anticipate the activity on this website to pick up as we get closer to the event in Carefree, AZ, even if you aren't attending. In anticipation of the event, we encourage you to discuss your interests and curiosities in the topics of this website so that by the time you get to the event, you can take more advantage of your time there. To help facilitate collaboration, we encourage you to utilize some of the networking tools installed on this website, which include:

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Transportation Information for the Event

Symposium Team — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:51:20 -0500

If you are going to be joining us for the in-person event in Carefree, Arizona in May, you should find this page helpful:

http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/hotel_reservations

We just added the information about shuttle service from the airport. We've arranged a discounted rate through Super Shuttle for attendees, but you have to reserve in advance. Note the instructions on that page for how to use the shuttle service. This will save you some anxiety and hopefully improve your experience at this event.

Be sure to book your hotel soon to make sure you have a room!

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Sloan-C Social Information Session in Second Life

Symposium Team — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:28:18 -0500

Hello all,

Here is an image from the networking session we had in Second Life just before the holiday break (Dec 21) focused on the Symposium and what we are doing online and in Carefree, AZ.

We believe we had well over a hundred visitors at that point. We plan to do another one soon and we will keep you posted through this website and other Sloan-C channels. It was great to meet some of you that came out.

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Student ePortfolios vs. Personal Learning Environments?

JudyBaker — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:58:50 -0500

Progress toward providing students with ePortfolio assessment options may be impeded by the high cost of commercial hosting services.

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Call for Papers or Call for Abstracts?

Keith Bourne — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:13:42 -0400

We've been talking amongst the committee about how to clarify the Call for Paper. We have tried to streamline the submission process and we've whittled it down to just needing to submit this:

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Not just your regular conference - Ideas to take this event to the next level

Keith Bourne — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:57:04 -0400

As you can probably start to see, even with this website, we are going to try to incorporate as many new techniques as possible into this event.

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Call for papers submissions

Tracey — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:06:56 -0400

Is it possible to submit multiple proposals - i.e., a proposal for each of the four program tracks?

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What are the dates and location of the conference?

James Ross — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:38:16 -0400

When, what, where... Where can I find more information about the event?

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Call For Papers - Questions?

Symposium Team — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:36:18 -0400

Do you have any questions about the Call For Papers that we can answer? Please post them here and we can use this as a community developed FAQ page.

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What are the most important technologies?

Keith Bourne — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:35:18 -0400

In general, I'd like to gain a better understanding which technologies are having the greatest impact on online education and then, of course, I would like to understand how to best utilize those technologies in the classroom (without getting too technical).

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Help make the symposium better for you

Keith Bourne — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:30:22 -0400

In this forum, we will openly discuss the development of the Sloan-C International Symposium, allowing you to provide your input into what this symposium should address. We look forward to your ideas, suggestions, and feedback.