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Annual Conference


In a League of Our Own
2007 Arkansas Distance Learning Conference
Clarion Resort on the Lake
September 25-27 ~ Hot Springs, Arkansas


Conference Information and Registration

Online Payment now available click here!
Only registrations with individual memberships and vendors can be pay online.  Registrations with organizational memberships will need to send in a check or purchase order. 

Registration Form - (updated)
Click on the link above to download the conference registration form.  It is a pdf that you can fill in, save and print out.

Conference Fees
This year conference registration includes membership into the organization.  If your organization cannot combine the two, please contact Ms. Velda Holmes at velda_h@sbcglobal.net or via phone at 501-525-6130.

- One conference registration and one individual membership for 2008 - $185

- One conference registration and one organizational membership for 2008 - $260
If any of the other 3 members listed on the above organizational membership wish to come to the conference, registration for them is $150 per person.

PLEASE FAX COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORMS TO MS. VELDA HOLMES AT 501-525-4726.

Conference Agenda

Monday, September 24, 2007
3pm - 5pm  Vendor Setup
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

8am - 9am 

Vendor Setup
Continental Breakfast
9am - 10:50am 
Registration
Vendor Showcase
11am - 11:20am

Conference Welcome

State of the State - Pati Alberts, AT&T

11:30am - Noon

Awards Luncheon

Noon - 12:30pm

Lunch

12:45pm - 1:30pm

Legislative Panel

1:45pm - 2:30 pm

Alan Greenberg, Wainhouse Research

2:30pm -
 

Free Time

7pm - 10pm

70's Night/Hospitality/Mixer
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
7:30am - 8:45am

Breakfast
Vendor Visitation

9am - 9:45am

Jan Zanetis, Tandberg

10am-10:45am

Breakout Sessions

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Teaching Primary Historical Sources in a Distance Learning Environment Desktop Collaboration: It CAN Work For Your Students

 

 

2007 Arkansas Classroom & Technology: Current Use and Emerging Technologies

10:45am - 11am
BREAK
Vendor Visitation

11am - 11:45am

Breakout Sessions

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

The Power of Teamwork: Teacher + Facilitator + Student
Online Retention Study Results: What Students Feel is Important in Online Learning Telehealth KIDS

 

 


Noon - 1:00pm

LUNCH

1:15pm - 2pm

Breakout Sessions

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Making Spanish Fun in the Distance Learning Classroom
Cultural Awareness in the Online Classroom

ANGELS Program - Meeting Health Care Demands with Technology
2pm - 2:15
BREAK
Vendor Visitation

2:15pm - 3pm

Breakout Sessions

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Arkansas Ideas





Casual Encounters: Using an Informal Discussion Forum in an Online Course to Provide Formative Feedback for Course Redesign TBA






3:30 - 

Individual Customer Meetings with Vendors
Free Time

7pm - 10pm
Baseball Night/Hospitality/Mixer
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Thursday, September 27, 2007
7:30am - 8:45am
Breakfast
Vendor Visitation
9am - 9:45am
Delores White,
American Professional Girls Baseball League
9:45am - 10am
BREAK
Vendor Visitation

10am - 10:45am

SESSIONS

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Smart Web Portal: Online Science/Math Activities 
(Grade 7-12)

Distance Learning Center - An Integral Part of the Virtual Education Experience Baseball Hall of Fame virtual tour

10:45am - 11am
BREAK
Vendor Visitation

11am - 11:45am

SESSIONS

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Thinking Outside the Box: Using Radio for Some Audiences
Educational Podcasts: Enhancing Online Courses with Embedded Products TBA


Noon - 1pm
LUNCH
Panel Discussion of Distance Education Issues

1pm - 1:15pm

Conference Closing Remarks

Hotel Information

The Clarion Resort on the Lake will be the conference hotel.
Room rates: $87.00 Single, $97.00 Double
For reservations call: 1-800-432-5145
Hotel website: http://www.hotspringsclarion.com

 

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