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NEW
YORK, NY -- January 21, 2003 -- Illinois Online
Conference (IOC) today announced the selection of LearningTimes,
a leading provider of virtual communities for education, as
Executive Producer of its 2003 Online
Conference for Teaching and Learning to be held February
26-28, 2003 (8:00 a.m. CST).
Held entirely
on the Internet, the 2003 Online Conference for Teaching and Learning
features interactive webcasts with 3 keynote speakers, over 80 presentations
and discussions based on the topics of: Innovation, Technology, Leadership,
Teaching and Learning, and Current Issues in Illinois Education.
LearningTimes
will collaborate with the IOC to create a community experience with
a full spectrum of real-time and on-demand communications tools,
including its hallmark "voice debates," asynchronous voice-based
discussion boards on timely learning-related topics. Other features
include traditional
discussion boards moderated by presenters, instant messaging; group
calendars and event listings; team working areas; surveys; and places
to upload, annotate, collaborate on and publish documents, images
and applications specific to the conference.
"The
best learning moments happen when people connect with other people.
That's what LearningTimes is all about,” said Jonathan Finkelstein,
founder and Executive Producer of LearningTimes, LLC. " Virtual
classrooms and interactive webcasts will play a key role in the Illinois
Online Conference, providing for many live and recorded special events.
And our IOC community will allow the discussions that begin and the
relationships that are formed over the three days to continue throughout
the year."
“The
IOC Educational Team set high standards for our first online event,” said
Deborah L.G. Hutti, Associate VP for Educational Services at Lake Land
College. “This conference will provide K-20 practitioners with
an opportunity to share real-life experiences, learn about new technology
to support instruction, and express our dreams about how the Internet
and other distance delivery will enhance learning. LearningTimes
not only offers our unique community a wide range of state-of-the-art
tools,
it also brings the years of experience in producing high-quality
interactive webcasts that are critical to the training and support
of over 80 presenters
and 1000 attendees.”
For more
information, and registration for the 2003 Online Conference for Teaching
and Learning, go to www.ilonlineconf.org. For a first hand look at
a LearningTimes community in action visit www.learningtimes.org, a
free site for education professionals.
About LearningTimes
LearningTimes
designs and produces online learning communities, programs and
events, for cultural and educational institutions, non-profit organizations,
associations, and membership groups. LearningTimes also provides
the platforms and promotional expertise that ensure success. Clients
and partners: New York City Board of Education, The League for
Innovation in the Community College, World Education Market, New
Visions for Public Schools, New York Transit Museum, Academy of
American Poets, ULiveandLearn, Wimba, Philadelphia's PBS/NPR affiliate
WHYY, and Columbia University Teachers College. For more information
contact LearningTimes at 212-420-6052 or visit www.learningtimes.net.
About the
Illinois Online Conference
The 2003 Online
Conference for Teaching and Learning emerged due to the efforts
of the Illinois Online Conference Advisory Board. The advisory
board includes a wide range of state educational agencies including
the Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Community College
Board, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Century
Network, the Illinois Virtual Campus, the Illinois Online Network,
the Illinois Community Colleges Online, the Illinois Math and Science
Academy, the Illinois Digital Academic Library, the Regional Board
of Education, the Regional Consortia Directors, and Lake Land College.
For more information and to register for the 2003 Online Conference
for Teaching and Learning, go to www.ilonlineconf.org.
Contact: Jonathan
Finkelstein
Organization: LearningTimes
Phone: 212-420-6052
Email: info@learningtimes.com
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