DETC Distance Education Workshop
October 14-15, 2008

Proposed Program

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

8:00 a.m.         Workshop Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m.         Research and Educational Standards Subcommittee Meeting

9:00 a.m.         Business Standards Subcommittee Meeting 

10:00 a.m.       Welcoming Remarks
                       
10:10 -                Webcams in Education: Proctoring and Beyond
10:55 a.m.      

Webcams are becoming de rigueur for computers and distance education. Learn how to harness this technology and use it for everything from remote exam proctoring to classroom lectures – even student orientation!

11:10 -                Roundtable on Credit Transfer, Part 1

11:55 a.m.      

Credit transfer and recognition is a collective problem that requires a collective answer. This two-part session will facilitate the small-group sharing of credit transfer experiences, determine the best strategies for success, and distill these experiences to produce a report detailing what works (and what doesn’t!) when dealing with credit transfer and recognition.

Noon               Welcome Luncheon                                        

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
(see below for details)

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.  *** 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. *** 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.

Beyond the Lead: Enrollment Management Bootcamp
Quality Control in Curriculum/Course Development
EBooks and Custom Publishing as Textbook Alternatives
Proctoring: A Practical Way to Ensure Student Identity
Tips on Partnering, Articulation and Courseware Sharing
                                               
4:15 p.m.         Day One Wrap-up

6:00 p.m.         Reception/Dinner at the Morris Inn

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

8:00 a.m.         Continental Breakfast
                       
9:00 -               Benefits of Acting as a Course Provider
9:45 a.m.        

10:00 -                   Social Networking and Web 2.0: One School’s Report
10:45 a.m.      

Navigating the dizzying array of social networking can be a challenge for any institution. Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter? Hear one institution’s story of entering the social networking scene and utilizing Web 2.0 technologies.
                                   
11:00 -                 Experiences of an International Evaluator
11:45 a.m.   

Distance Education is truly a global field, but are accreditation procedures global as well? This informative session will detail experiences of an international evaluator, and compare and contrast them with DETC accreditation procedures.

12:00 p.m.       Lunch
                    
1:30 -               Roundtable on Credit Transfer, Part 2           
2:15 p.m.        

Credit transfer and recognition is a collective problem that requires a collective answer. This two-part session will allow institutions to share their credit transfer experiences, determine the best strategies for success, and distill these experiences to produce a report detailing what works (and what doesn’t!) when dealing with credit transfer and recognition.
                       
2:30 -                  Accreditation Q&A (panel session)
3:15 p.m.         Mike Lambert, Sally Welch, Nan Ridgeway, Distance Education and Training Council

What are the most common issues that arise during the accreditation process? Which parts of the self-evaluation report are the most confusing? What can an institution do to make site visits flow as smoothly as possible? Mike, Sally and Nan will be on-hand to answer questions about DETC’s accrediting process, so come prepared with your queries and be ready to learn in this interactive Q&A session.

3:15 -       Workshop Summary
3:30 p.m.        

3:30 -               Campus Tour/Networking
4:30 p.m.        

After the meeting, celebrate the final Distance Education workshop at the University of Notre Dame by taking a campus tour. Knowledgeable guides will provide the history and answer any questions you have about this historic institution. Not interested in touring the campus? The atrium will be open for networking and the main auditorium and breakout rooms will be available for meetings.

6:00 p.m.         Reception/Dinner Location TBA

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.  *** 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. *** 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.

Beyond the Lead: Enrollment Management Bootcamp

This session shares the knowledge and experience gained from veterans in the field of online student acquisition to help institutions avoid common enrollment management pitfalls and convert more leads into enrolled students. Beyond reviewing the challenges and opportunities in online lead generation, this session will tackle effective communications campaigns and will feature a case study to outline effective student acquisition processes.

Quality Control in Curriculum/Course Development
                       

EBooks and Custom Publishing as Textbook Alternatives                 
                       
The cost of textbooks has risen more than 100% during the last 20 years. But the explosion of digital content—eBooks, Web 2.0 tools, online learning technologies—makes using digital textbook alternatives a challenge. This session will provide a new framework for managing course materials as your institution’s investment portfolio, covering everything from identifying your purchase power to assessing delivery efficiencies and applying the 80/20 rule to identify candidates for lowering costs.

Proctoring: A Practical Way to Ensure Student Identity

Acxiom collects, synthesizes and maintains a database of U.S. consumer public records. The database is used to match students’ directory information. The   student then must answer questions to verify their identity, which may include name, address and date of birth. Acxiom integrates with popular Learning Management Systems (LMS) to imbed identity verification into the learning process.