Distance Education Report: Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences

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Featured Higher Education Presenter: Judith Boettcher, Ph.D.
Audio Online Seminar with Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro • Wednesday, July 14, 2010 • 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CDT • $239 Register today and save! (Price increases to $264 after 7/07/10)

Expectations are rising in higher ed. There’s a growing emphasis on outcomes and accountability, and a steady trend toward personalizing the educational experience to boost individual student achievement and competency. That prospect causes many online faculty to swallow hard. Their fear is that introducing customized, student-specific learning to online courses will add a crushing amount of work for them. And indeed, that’s a fear that could easily be realized if the process was approached incorrectly.

But there’s a way to do it right–a way that can actually reduce faculty workloads while increasing personalization of online learning. You can learn about it in Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences, a new online seminar coming July 14. This 75-minute audio presentation will introduce you to a model for offering personalized content without creating overwhelming responsibilities for the instructor.

You’ll learn:
How to better understand the goals and mental models of individual learners.
How to integrate the concepts of social, teaching and cognitive presence into course creation.
How to “design in” choices and options for readings, assignments and projects.
Where customization makes the most sense within a course.
How to use rubrics to incorporate self- and peer-review processes.
And much more.


The program presenter is Judith Boettcher, Ph.D., an author, consultant and leading voice on educational technology and online teaching. Dr. Boettcher has more than 20 years’ experience at institutions including Penn State and the University of Florida, and is co-author of the just-published Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips.

Rich in content, low in price
Magna Online Seminars are known for delivering outstanding content at a reasonable cost. This one is no exception: the seminar fee is a modest $239. What’s more, it applies per site, not per person; you can invite others from your department or anywhere on campus to attend, and it won’t cost you a penny more. Simply sign on from a facility large enough to accommodate your group.


Who should attend
Distance learning deans
Distance learning directors and coordinators
Instructional design professionals
Faculty who teach online
Program leaders
Anyone interested in sound online pedagogy


It is possible to give students a rich, personalized educational experience online–without overloading the instructor. Don’t miss this eye-opening seminar!

Distance Education Report: Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences