Tag Archives: distance learning

Midwinter Meeting: Distance Learning Interest Group

FYI Folks:
Saturday, 1/16 10:30am-12pm, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Room
104C
The LITA Distance Learning Interest Group will meet at the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston to discuss current issues in distance learning such as:

eBook formats & features – eBooks might be a natural fit for distance learning, but what are the pros & cons [...]

Saturday at Midwinter

So, I had this vision of Midwinter. I would do what I used to do, and write up a thorough post of every meeting I attended. I would include lots of links and my own thoughts on the content. I would write these posts in sessions and get them online before the meeting even adjourned. 
But [...]

Notes: A Trailblazer’s Perspective on Online Learning, Leadership, and Success (or How an “F” Sees the World)

This was the first session of the conference, and we were introduced to the main people and the structure. One thing that I really enjoyed was that they had a few people stand up by disciplines (teacher education, physics, philosophy) to show how there are some people here in each group.

Then Linda L. Baer, Senior [...]

If We Don’t Call it Distance Learning, Does it Exist? (Part 2)

Organizational Perspectives: Distance Learning in the Library, Across the University, and into the Future
Howard Carter, Associate Professor and Manager, Instructional Support Services, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Started with a plug for DLIG and LITA. I’ve heard this talk from him before, and he’s good at it! It’s the speech that got me interested in DLIG and [...]

If We Don’t Call it Distance Learning, Does it Exist? (Part 1)

Karen Wetzel and I have co-chaired the LITA Distance Learning Interest Group for some time now. This was Karen’s final conference as a co-chair, and she left on a high note: our DLIG program.
I love this topic, and enjoyed finally meeting with our amazing speakers, so I’m posting my notes here.
Here are my notes: [...]