UTHSC is a virtual attendee for the 18th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning, running from October 10-12, 2012. The conference will provide the latest information on asynchronous learning programs, processes, packages, and protocols. It’s geared to both experienced professionals and interested newcomers.

Here’s how you can participate:

• Join campus colleagues at one or more sessions over the 3 days. See below for the schedule and location, including the specific session to be shown (hyperlinked so you can read more about the session).
• Join colleagues in your colleges who have individual logins – contact Cindy Russell at crussell@uthsc.edu or 901-448-6158 for a list of individuals in your college.
• Follow the Sloan-C Conference social networking on Facebook, Twitter (#aln12 hashtag) and LinkedIn.
• Remember that you can follow UTHSC on our social networking sites for updates as several individuals participate in the virtual conference. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and our blog.

UTHSC is an institutional member of Sloan-C and that comes with loads of benefits. Read about all the benefits of Sloan-C membership. Contact Cindy Russell at crussell@uthsc.edu or 901-448-6158 for instructions on taking advantage of this great benefit.

Wednesday, October 10 in Hyman 101

• 11am – 11:40am Improving Course Interaction Through Analytics and Proactive Methods of Engagement
• 11:45am – 12:25pm Still Going Rogue: Policy Creation for Hybrid Course Development & Faculty Professional Development – Part 1 of 2 parts
• 12:30pm – 1:10pm Still Going Rogue: Policy Creation for Hybrid Course Development & Faculty Professional Development – Part 2 of 2 parts
• 1:15pm – 1:55pm The Best Faculty Strategies – Part 1 of 2 parts
• 2:00pm – 2:40pm The Best Faculty Strategies – Part 2 of 2 parts
• 3:15pm – 4:45pm Evolution or Revolution? What’s Happening with “Traditional” Online Learning?

Thursday, October 11 in Hyman 407

• 7:50am – 8:50am Democratizing Higher Education
• 9:40am – 10:20am Modern Collaboration Technology for Reaching Today’s Student
• 10:25am – 11am Capture and Instructional Technology: How Does it All Fit Together?
• 12:40pm – 1:20pm Is OER Going to Sabotage Our Distance and Online Learning Programs? Part 1 of 2
• 1:25pm – 2:05pm Is OER Going to Sabotage Our Distance and Online Learning Programs? Part 1 of 2
• 2:50pm – 3:30pm Scale, Ambivalence and Analytics: Developing Models for Understanding Online Learning Environments

Friday, October 12 in GEB A304

• 7:50am – 8:50am Citizen Science – Authentic Participation in Research
• 9:40am – 10:20am Scale and Online Learning: A New National Priority – Part 1 of 2
• 10:25am – 11:05am Scale and Online Learning: A New National Priority – Part 2 of 2
• 12:40pm – 1:20pm Science Education in a Complex World: Adapting to Changes in Student Use of Online Material – the Visionlearning Project
• 1:25pm – 2:05pm Teaching with Infographics

Asynchronous strategies are becoming a more important part of our teaching tools. Attend all or part of this virtual conference to make sure you’re up to date on best practices and know what’s new and useful.