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Welcome to the October CANeLearn News.
Welcome to October and its multitude of professional development opportunities. This newsletter adds to your buffet!
8th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit– Connect. Learn. Lead.
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Building Student Engagement in Distance & Blended Learning
October 23 & 24, N. Battleford
blendED: Alberta’s Blended & Online Symposium
October 25-27, Edmonton
- Full day pre-conference on FNMI
- Register by Sept.30 for early bird!
- www.blendedalberta.ca
- Focus on applying flexible learning strategies in various learning spaces
8th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit
November 6, Toronto
Canada Moodle Moot 2018
February 21-24, Toronto YorkU
- Early Bird Prices end Oct. 15!
- Program details & registration at moodlemoot.ca
BC Digital Learning Symposium
April 18-20, Richmond, BC
- Annual Digital Learning Symposium, brought to you by the BC Partners in Online Learning and the Canadian eLearning Network
- Frontiers of Innovation: Curriculum Change in Online Learning Environments.
- Dialogue, networking, sharing, creating, and learning
- https://new.canelearn.net/symposium/
2017 Leadership Summit
Check out presentations, curated documents & video recordings!
Click here for Schedule Archive or
Google Drive Folder
Announcements
The Ken Spencer Award
Apply for the EdCan Network’s ninth annual Ken Spencer Awards for Innovation in Teaching and Learning – Seven cash awards of $15,000.
Bring IT Together 2017
OLC Research Center for Digital Learning & Leadership
- Research assets will be organized in key content areas, including: Teaching & Learning, Instructional Design/Learning Design, Leadership, Digital Learning
- Access the centre here
Tech Tips to Bookmark
Photos for Class
Beyond PowerPoint
- User-friendly presentation tools beyond text-based slides integrating design techniques and creativity – easy and free
- Posted on Inside Higher ED
Best 100 Education Hashtags
publishthis.email
Recap 2.0
Google’s “Teachable Machine”
- Google created Teachable Machine, a web tool to create simple programs using your webcam
iTunesU and OERu Tips
- Courtesy of @mguhlin
- Benefits of teaching students using iTunes U
- iTunes U for iOS can now add materials from iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, & more | 9to5Mac
- How to Use iTunes U in the Classroom – Daily Genius
iTunesU and OERu Research
Sites for Free Clipart and Photos
A Distance Education Journey
Building on Open Educational Resources – What’s Next?
- Many are already starting to ask questions about the quality of OER resources, the sustainability of OER materials and processes and the development of communities associated with OER, such as the community which sustains the World Map of OER.
- Others are embracing OER and related open products and services and challenging their colleges and universities to embrace “open source” as a principle in their work in online learning and student support.
- Now is the time to reflect on where we are and where we are going.
- Read all about it here!
From Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute
- Mentoring online learners – Guide for parents, educators & students
- A free, 30-minute online course on Michigan’s K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report. Learners in the course can explore and reflect on data from this year’s report, the most comprehensive analysis of K-12 virtual learning in Michigan. The course listing and enrollment information is on the Portal homepage!
- Fall ’17 Research Clearinghouse Newsletter – http://k12onlineresearch.org/
#QMConnect With Session Recordings
From Contact North | Contact Nord
- A special series as advanced reading for delegates to the World Conference on Online Learning held in Toronto
- Featuring Dr. Tony Bates & Stephen Downes
- Check out the series of 10 papers here
63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World
The Canadian eLearning Network (CANeLearn) is a Canadian registered not-for-profit society with a mission to provide leadership that champions student success in online and blended learning by providing members with networking, collaboration, and research opportunities.
“CANeLearn’s mission is to provide leadership that champions student success in online and blended learning.”
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