Challenging times call for innovative thinking. Education and training professionals are seeking opportunities for interaction, sharing, and critical insights to support the next generation of e-learners, while maximizing limited travel dollars. One event delivers all of this, and more: The 7th ANNUAL INNOVATIONS IN E-LEARNING SYMPOSIUM. Sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University and the George Mason University Instructional Technology Program, this event will provide opportunities to:
The theme for this year's event is LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS and will focus on the following
WORKSHOPS
Managing App Development (AM) - Richard Harrington, CEO, RHED Pixel
How to Build iPhone Apps without Coding:
Build Your Own in 1/2 Day (PM) - Elizabeth Leiser, PointAbout AppMakr
How to Build Android Apps without Coding:
Build Your Own in 1/2 Day (PM) - Jason Gray, PointAbout AppMaker
Game Design (AM - Part 1) – Eric Brown, ImpactGames
- GameJam (PM - Part 2) – Eric Brown & Alicia Sanchez, PhD, Defense Acquisition University
Cloud Computing in Education (All Day) - Tom Plunkett, Senior Solution Consultant, Oracle's DoD Technology Team
Survey of Virtual Worlds - with a Focus on Learning and Instruction (AM) –
Karen Cooper, PhD, Principal Investigator, Future Workforce Technologies and Strategies,
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
The Online Rogue Professor: Piecing Together What You Need From Web 2.0 (PM) - Dan Quigley, PhD, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor, New York Institute of Technology
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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| Chris Dede, PhD Harvard Fellow |
Nancy Knowlton CEO, SMART |
Tim Bajarin President, Creative Strategies |
Cedric T. Coco SVP, Learning & Organizational Effectiveness, Lowe's |
Workshops - June 7
$275 - Full-day
$175 - Half-day
Registration fees include parking, a continental breakfast, lunch, and breaks.
Symposium - June 8 & 9
$350 - Two-day Event
Registration fees include parking, two continental breakfasts, two lunches, breaks and the Opening Day reception.
LOCATION
This year's event will be held at the NEW Mason Inn. A block of rooms have been reserved at a special rate for symposium attendees. Lodging is not included in the registration fee. For more information, click here.