Professional Development

Exemplars

• Have a look at the introduction to online learning from Drexel University

Conferences

• Distributed Learning Symposium 2009 - March 11-13, Calgary
• CNIE 2009 - May 10-13, Ottawa
• Improving University Teaching 2009 - July 14-17, SFU
• Educause 2009 - November 3-6, Denver

Funding Opportunities

• Inukshuk - broadband access and content development
• BCCampus online program development fund

Instructional Development

• 2008 ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers
• BCIT excellent list of resources and links

Workshops

• Intro to eLearning: WebCT Basics
• BCcampus membership is free. click Explorer and look for Webcast Recording Archives under Contributions folder.
• On-demand eLearning seminars from Macromedia
• Instructional Technology Council - offers regular professional development audioconferences $25 for members, $50 for non members

• Virtual Workshops
• Assessment & Evaluation
• Discussions, Questions, Interactive Lectures
• Creating a Learner Centered Course Outline
• Collaboration, Case-Based Learning
• Online Teaching & Learning
• Presentation Skills
• Teaching Large Classes
• Academic Integrity
• Designing Learning Spaces
• Learning Spaces (part 2)
• ePortfolios
• Just-in-Time Teaching
• Screencasting
• Tablet PCs in Education
• Personal Response Systems (Clickers)
  

Educational Technology Associations

• Canadian Association for Distance Education - CADE
• Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada - AMTEC
• Association for Educational Communications and Technology  - AECT
• International Society for Technology in Education - ISTE

Educational Technology Journals

• a directory of ed tech journals

Educational Technology elsewhere

• Center for Excellence in Teaching at USC
• e-Learning at UBC
• Teaching and Learning with Technology Center at Georgia State
• Learning Commons at U of Calgary
• Technology and Curriculum Innovation at NAIT
• Vancouver Community College School of Instructor Education
• Mount Royal College Academic Development Centre