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Kaplan University is a different school of thought.

We expect our online conference to make a difference


by providing the KU Village virtual space; a place where talented educators can learn from each other.
Many of the best learning experiences occur in communities.
We invite you to embrace KU Village as your learning community from September 20 - 23, 2010.
Join us - Meet new friends - Experience new ideas - Be a member of the KU Village
Visit www.kuvillage.org for more information and to register for only $95.

Featured Speakers Conference Highlights


Alan Levine is Vice President for Shelly Sanchez Terrell has been Over 40 online presentations
the New Media Consortium (NMC) an educator in the US and specifically for educators on a
Community and Chief Technology Germany since 1994. She is the VP wide range of topics.
Officer for the NMC, an interna- of Educator Outreach for Paren-
tional consortium of learning- tella and The Consultants -E Social The Greenhouse - an exhibit of
focused organizations dedicated to the explora- Media Consultant. She is the co-organizer and educator-made creations using
tion and use of new media and new technolo- co-creator of the award winning educational emerging technologies.
gies. Alan is widely recognized nationally and projects, Edchat and the Virtual Round Table
internationally for expertise in the application of conference, connecting her to over 10,000 The Village Square - a discus-
new technologies to educational environments educators worldwide. sion board area to converse
and was a pioneer on the web going back to
with conference participants
1993. Constance (Connie) A. Knapp is and presenters.
the Interim Dean and a Professor of
Steve Wheeler is an Associate Information Systems at Pace Session archives - for future
Professor in Learning Technology University’s Seidenberg School of reference presenter Power-
at the University of Plymouth. He Computer Science and Informa- Points, papers, and recorded
has spent his entire career study- tion Systems. She has served as a presentations will be available.
ing the uses of information and faculty member since 1985. From 2002 until 2008,
communication technologies in she was the co-director of the Pforzheimer Center Every KU Village attendee will
education, predominantly in for Faculty Development, and has served as a have a chance to win daily
healthcare training and teacher education. teaching portfolio mentor since 1998. Connie prizes, plus a new iPad®.* Prizes
Steve's research now focuses on e-learning, believes in innovation in education and enjoys are reportable as compensation and
distance education, learning technologies in the art of instruction. may be subject to tax withholding.
schools, digital identity, cybercultures and
creativity in learning. Over 800 people have already
Dr. Alec Couros is a Professor of registered. Don’t miss out -
Educational Technology and head to www.kuvillage.org
Dr. Steve Fadden, is Vice Media and the Coordinator of and register now!
President for Research and Information and Communications
Institute Operations at Landmark Technology at the Faculty of
College, an associate's granting Education, University of Regina.
institution that exclusively serves Alec is scholar and advocate of openness in
students with learning disabilities distributed learning environments. He has given
and attention disorders. He earned his Ph.D. in hundreds of workshops and presentations, Sponsored by Kaplan
Engineering Psychology from the University of nationally and internationally, on topics such as University’s Center for Teaching
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has over 15 openness in education, social/networked learn- and Learning.
years of experience teaching, delivering profes- ing, instructional design, digital citizenship, and
sional development, and conducting cognitive critical media literacy.
psychology research.
KU Village Online Conference Schedule At-a-Glance - September 20th to 23rd, 2010
Registration is now open at www.kuvillage.org
Monday / September 20 Tuesday / September 21 Wednesday / September 22 Thursday / September 23

11-11:50 KU Village Welcome with Donna Featured Speaker: Linking Featured Speaker: Say it in
am ET Liljegren Innovation with Diversity: Photos with Alan Levine
Connections to Achieve
Engagement & Excellence for
All Learners with Steve Fadden
12-12:50 Crafting Effective Feedback for Plug- in, Connect, And Communicate Using Web 2.0 and Widgets to Enhance the
pm ET First-term and Foundations Students With Your Students with Classroom with Jessica Lofton
with Fortney and Jantz Haen-Darden, McGovern, Quixley
Presenting the Google Tools: Google Accommodating the Differentiated
Beyond the Searching by Jessica Learning Styles of Adults with Gloria
Lofton Zucker
1-1:50 Featured Speaker: Toward Keeping the Flame Alive: Connecting, Featured Speaker: Twitter and the
pm ET Open & Connected Learning: Communicating, and Collaborating Power of Personal Learning
Transforming Pedagogy to Rekindle Relationships With Our Networks (PLNs) with Shelly
through Social Networking & Disciplines with Paige Erickson Sanchez Terrell
Pre-Conference Event New Digital Affordances with An Inclusive and Interdisciplinary
Alec Couros Resource: How the KU Writing Center
Teaching Extravaganza: Connects, Communicates, and
The Creative Roles of the Collaborates with Students and
21st Century Teacher Faculty with Martinez, Clements, and
Hammond
2-2:50 Inviting Metamorphosis: How Can We Listening to Poverty: An Approach to Creating Serious Digital Games with
pm ET Promote Transformative Learning? Reaching Students who Live in Tamara Eyster
with Liz Clark Generational Poverty with Linda
Cook Connection Through Conceptualization:
Connecting Classroom to Careers: A The Implications of Data Visualization
Tapestry of Techniques with Bell, Book, and Candle: A Literature Tools in Higher Education with Holli Vah
Stevenson, Bauer, and Marshall Review of Three Educational Uses of Seliskar
Twitter with Teresa Marie Kelly
3-3:50 Featured Speaker: Here, Using Twitter as a Social Learning Experience with a Student-Written Wiki
pm ET There and Everywhere: Tool with Elisa Spadavecchia Textbook Supplement with Gehringer and
Blended Education Case Navalakha
Studies with Connie Knapp
Beyond the Classroom: Tapping into Student
Talents to Develop Teaching and Learning
Success: A Case Study with Manning, Miller
and Wyllie-Bruno
4-4:50 Featured Speaker: Featured Speaker: A “KAUSE” for Puzzlement: Creating an
pm ET Wade Dyke, Kaplan Greg Marino, President of Effective Online Support Group for Minority
University President Kaplan University Group Students with Price and Taylor
Have I Got A Deal For You! Selling Students
on Why They Need to Take Math and How
They Can Succeed with Rosenberry, Johnston
5-5:50 The Academic Success Plan: A Show and Tell: Using Jing to Facilitate
Enhancing Instruction with Social
pm ET Collaborative Approach with Gress Networking with Jessica LoftonConnection, Communication, and Collabora-
and Weber tion between Instructor and Instructional
Global Communications: What Does Designer with Liken and Venable
Blog4 Blogging Exponentially with it Mean in Today’s Business? with
Manning, Hansen, White, and Quiros Margery Mayer Teaching the 21st Century College Student
with Mary Streit
6-6:50 The Role of Emotions in the Online There are no presentations at this There are no presentations at this
pm ET Classroom: Communicating time. time.
Competence, Trustworthiness, and
Goodwill with Baker, Marshall, Delger
7-7:50 Grab the Ropes! How to Engage the Applying Humor in the Online Tone and the Online Instructor: A Toolbox
pm ET Adult Online Learner with McKenna Classroom: Learning While Laughing for Positive Communication with Crowley,
and Wilson with Eskey Rubel, and Wallace
A Voice of Their Own: Revisiting Our Collaboration, Organization, and
Approach to Plagiarism with Stallard Facilitation: Working Together to
and Thompson Ensure Quality with Propp and
Woods
8-8:50 Dedicated Faculty + Motivated Using Flat World Communication Recognizing and Responding to the
pm ET Learner = Student Success is the Strategies to Connect, Communicate, Challenged Student with Simon, Miller,
Equation that Makes it all Happen! and Collaborate with Ellsworth and and McPherson
with Davis, Deseno, Harper, Kaiser, Aubuchon
and Reinhardt

9-9:50 Hear Ye! Here Ye!: Effectively Using Featured Speaker: Harness- It’s Like Herding Cats in Here!” Transforming
Adaptive Learning Techniques in ing the Power of Social Age Diversity into Synergy in Multigenera-
pm ET Announcements with Fordyce, Jantz, Media: Learning in a tional Classrooms with Graham and
and Kelly Connected World with Steve Robey-Graham
Wheeler
Team Teaching in the Virtual World TMI: Technology Mediated Influence:
with Lassiter and Lockwood Using Synchronous and Asynchronous
Web-Based Communication Tools to
Extend a Teacher’s Positive Influence with
Daniel Oswald

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