Presentation Formats

 

Breakout Sessions

Breakout sessions will form the core of the conference program. These sessions are 45 minutes in length. Topics that appeal to the broadest range of distance learning professionals will receive preference. Presentations should be designed to encourage interactivity and dialogue during the session; purely lecture presentations are discouraged.

Hands-On Sessions

A limited number of 105-minute hands-on sessions will be available in the seven Conference Tracks. Proposals for these sessions may be submitted using the same process as for Breakout Sessions. Participants should learn some type of new skill or process in the session that they can apply in their courses, program, profession, and/or business. Computers and Internet access will be provided. Suggested sessions include course management software tutorials (i.e. WebCT, Blackboard), Web page design, multimedia (i.e. Impatica), IP communication tools (i.e. Elluminate, Centra). If it is necessary to download software for the session, there must be a trial version available for download or available licenses. You must indicate availability and terms for software in the proposal.