Events Filed Under: Education

Online Conference

Martha J. Kanter and Jonathan Finkelstein on Digital Badges for Learning

Jonathan Finkelstein, founder of LearningTimes and director of the BadgeStack Project, recently spoke to Dr. Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary of Education at the U.S. Department of Education. The discussion turned towards digital badges and the role they can play in education and workforce development.

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Date:

Podcast

Location:

badgestackproject.org

Online Conference

17th Annual TCC Online Conference

Join faculty, staff and administrators in higher education worldwide as they share their expertise and engage in productive forums about the use of educational technology for teaching and learning.

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Date:

April 17-19, 2012

Sponsor:

TCCHawaii.org, LearningTimes, and the University of Hawaii
Online Conference

US Department of Education Presents: National Rural Education Technology Summit 2.0

Join us for the National Rural Education Technology Summit 2.0 - a one-day online event for teachers, students and rural education stakeholders sponsored by the US Department of Education. The engaging and interactive program will showcase how technology is being used to overcome the challenges of distance and increase access to educational opportunities in distant and remote rural areas.

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Date:

April 30, 2012

Location:

ruraleducationtechsummit.org

Sponsor:

U.S. Department of Education
Online Conference

National Air and Space Museum: Conspiracy Theories in Aerospace History

Join the National Air and Space Museum for an interactive online conference developed especially for teachers and secondary students. Historians and educators from the Museum, and guests from the Department of the Navy and National History Day, will demonstrate critical thinking skills they use to evaluate information.

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Archives Available

Location:

www.smithsonianconference.org

Sponsor:

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Online Conference

Jossey-Bass 2010 Online Teaching and Learning Conference Online

The most popular guide books on Online Teaching and Learning come to life as an Online Conference. Interact with over a dozen authors and hundreds of colleagues, right from your desktop. All participants receive a choice of 3 books.

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Date:

Archives Available

Location:

OnlineTeachingandLearning.com

Sponsor:

Jossey-Bass, LearningTimes and Fielding Graduate University
Online Conference

TCC 2011 Online Conference

TCC, Technology, Colleges and Community, is a worldwide online conference designed for university and college practitioners including faculty, academic support staff, counselors, student services personnel, students, and administrators.

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Date:

Archives Available

Location:

www.tcconlineconference.org

Sponsor:

TCC and LearningTimes
Online Conference

IOC 2011: Going Mobile in Higher Ed

Grab your phone, laptop or iPad because on April 27, 2011, IOC is going mobile! The 9th annual conference, Going Mobile in Higher Ed, will focus exclusively on mobile technologies in higher education.

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Date:

Archives Available

Location:

internationalonlineconference.org

Sponsor:

IOC
Online Conference

September 11: Teaching Contemporary History - An Online Conference

The Smithsonian National Museum of American History, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Pentagon Memorial Fund, and Flight 93 National Memorial offer a free online conference for designed to provide K-12 educators with resources and strategies for addressing the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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Date:

Archives Available

Location:

smithsonianconference.org

Sponsor:

Smithsonian, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Pentagon Memorial Fund, and Flight 93 National Memorial
Online Conference

SHOUT: "Celebrate the Land" with Smithsonian Experts

Join us September 21, 2011 for the next free event in the Shout online conference series featuring Smithsonian experts. We'll explore the forest service, look at earth from space, hear the latest on the Tree Banding citizen science project, and connect with a panel of Smithsonian scientists to hear the latest on their environmentally-related work.

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Archive Available

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Sponsor:

Smithsonian Education, TakingITGlobal, Microsoft Partners in Learning Network
Webcast

Democracy from the Inside Out

Author Parker J. Palmer of the Center for Courage & Renewal kicks off a series of conversations about “doing democracy from the inside out.” Thousands join the first event online from hundreds of convening sites around the world.

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Date:

Recording Available

Location:

learningtimesevents.org

Sponsor:

Center for Courage & Renewal
Webcast Series

Best Practices for Department Chairs

Designed for department chairs with more experience who want to know how to deal successfully with the key challenges of their position.

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Date:

September 22, 2011

Location:

www.departmentchairs.org

Sponsor:

Jossey-Bass
Online Conference

STEMtech Online

Join educators, industry leaders, and others to discuss increasing student access into and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and careers. The 2011 STEMtech Online conference is designed to help educators explore the strategic use of information technology to better serve their students, campuses, and communities.

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Date:

October 12, 2011

Location:

www.league.org

Sponsor:

League for Innovation in the Community College & LearningTimes
Online Conference

Jossey-Bass Online Teaching and Learning Conference Online

OTL 2011, which takes place October 18-20, 2011, features over a dozen presenters over three days who are authors, thought leaders, and practitioners in the field of online education. The OTL Conference is based on the popular Jossey-Bass resources on online teaching and learning and includes interactive online sessions, discussions, hands-on learning, strategy swapping, and networking.  

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Date:

October 18-20, 2011

Location:

OnlineTeachingandLearning.com

Sponsor:

Jossey-Bass, LearningTimes and Fielding Graduate University
Webcast Series

Jossey-Bass Department Chair Leadership Online Institute

A professional, economical, and timely webcast series for department chairs to get the orientation and support they need to excel in their role.

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Date:

November 17, 2011

Time:

11:30 am - 1:00 pm EDT

Location:

www.departmentchairs.org

Sponsor:

Jossey-Bass