Video Online Seminar • Friday, October 16, 2009 • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT • $304

Wondering where technology is taking education?

On October 16, you’ll have a chance to look into the crystal ball...

That’s when Dr. Curt Bonk will present the online seminar, The Flat World Swung Open: Now WE-ALL-LEARN with Web Technology. During this session, he’ll explain the ten technology trends that are shaping education today and that will define it tomorrow. It’s a forward-looking presentation that will help you understand, anticipate and take part in the seismic shift now underway in online education. If you have read about Thomas Friedman’s flat world and want to know how it applies to education, you will want to attend this talk and hear about the open world.

Dr. Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University, is an author, international speaker and respected authority on distance learning and educational technology. Recently named “one of the top 10 U.S. e-learning gurus,” he is uniquely qualified to provide this examination of emerging trends.

In an information-packed, 90-minute video presentation, Dr. Bonk will review the educational “openers” that form the acronym “WE-ALL-LEARN”:
Web Searching in the World of e-Books
E-Learning and Blended Learning
Availability of Open Source and Free Software
Leveraged Resources and Open CourseWare
Learning Object Repositories and Portals
Learner Participation in Open Information Communities
Electronic Collaboration
Alternate Reality Learning
Real-Time Mobility and Portability
Networks of Personalized Learning

You’ll gain important insight into how these and other issues are changing academia from the perspective of teachers, students and administrators alike.

Be sure to attend this seminar if you want to:
• Understand how technology is impacting learning around the world
• Sort out and choose among parallel trends in learning technologies.
• Fully appreciate the recent explosion in global and cross-cultural education.
• Learn about a wealth of resources for strategic planning.
• See how learning environments are becoming more virtual, collaborative, personal, and mobile.
• Grasp new directions in open education and open educational resources.
• Appreciate how faculty jobs are changing–forever.

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A unique learning experience
Dr. Bonk’s presentation style has been described as “slightly mad, wildly enthusiastic and full of insights.” You’ll absorb a tremendous amount of knowledge, presented with passion and humor. You will definitely not be bored.

Better still, you’ll have the opportunity to submit questions to Dr. Bonk during the presentation, for discussion during a dedicated Q&A session. It’s an excellent opportunity to “pick the brain” of a leader in educational technology.

An exceptional value!
Dealing with a tight budget? As Dr. Bonk would be the first to point out, technology makes education affordable and accessible...and this Magna Online Seminar is a case in point. The fee is a modest $304–a fraction of the cost of an off-campus event, and with none of the associated costs of travel, meals, lodging, etc. What’s more, the fee applies per site, not per person. That means you can invite others from your campus to share in the presentation, without spending a penny more. Simply sign on from a facility large enough to accommodate your group!

Who should attend:
• Distance ed program administrators
• Professors, instructors, educators, lecturers
• Online facilitators, tutors, mentors, moderators
• IT managers and staff
• Teaching and learning center personnel
• Instructional designers
• University administrators, strategic planning personnel
• Emerging technology researchers and developers

Get an up-to-the-minute look at what’s coming in educational technology. Join us for this exciting presentation!

Don’t miss Part II of Dr. Bonk’s presentation...the same day! What can you do right now to make your online classroom an engaging, exciting and meaningful place for your students? Dr. Bonk will provide you with a look at the “rules for effective engagement” in Creatively Engaging Online Students: Models & Activities, to air the afternoon of October 16th. SAVE when you register for both These two seminars together will provide you with essential information to improve your online course offerings. You'll pay just $524 for both, versus $304 each - that's a savings of 25% over registering separately. Click here to sign up for the full two-part series - you'll get the benefits of both seminars at the best price we're offering.

Featured Higher Education Presenter:

     Dr. Curt Bonk

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Video Online Seminar • Friday, October 16, 2009 • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT • $304

Date(s): 10/16/09
Time: 10:30 AM Central Daylight Time - See other time zones above
Cost: $304.00
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