tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304580532024-03-08T11:58:14.099-08:00Virtually EmployedPreviously an e-journal at http://www.virtuallyemployed.net, we are undergoing some major changes. <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~virtually_employed">Angelic Rodgers</a> is still your hostess and managing editor, and our focus, as always, will be online pedagogy and academia in general. You can reach us easily by <a href="mailto:virtually_employed@comcast.net">EMAIL</a>.Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-9318345791773846642007-08-01T14:36:00.000-07:002007-08-01T14:54:43.089-07:00Conferences UpcomingLooking for a development activity? You'll not only find workshops available through the <a href="http://www.sloan-c.org">Sloan Consortium</a>, but here are some conferences that are coming up:<br /><br /><li>You've still got time to register for the <a href="http://conference.merlot.org/2007/registration.html">MERLOT 2007 Conference</a> in New Orleans, which is 8/7-8/10.<br /><br /><li>The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/">23rd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning</a> will be held 8/8-8/10 in Madison, WI.<br /><br /><li>The E-Learning Guild is offering <a href="http://www.elearningguild.com/pbuild/linkbuilder.cfm?selection=doc.1335">Advanced e-Learning Instructional Design: New Techniques and Strategies </a> in an Online Workshop on 8/16-8/17.<br /><br /><li><a href="http://www.distant-learning.net/">The Sixth International Internet Education Conference (ICT-Learn 2007)</a> will be held September 2-4 in Cairo, Egypt.<br /><br /><li>The Designs on E-learing Conference, <a href="http://www.designsonelearning.net/index.php?section=1&item=3">Learning and Teaching with Technology in Art Design and Communication</a> wil be held September 13-14th at the University of the Arts London IT Research & Development Unit (ITRDU)<br /><br /><li>The <a href="http://www.sloan-c.org/conference/index.asp">13th Annual Sloan Consortium Conference</a> is coming up in November in Orlando, FL.Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-67475882747925117302007-05-09T10:33:00.000-07:002007-05-09T10:34:31.426-07:00Make Money Teaching Online (Review)I just recently got my hands on a copy of <i>Make Money Teaching Online</i> (Babb & Mirabella, 2007). I've posted a <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~virtually_employed/Babb.html">review</a>. Enjoy!Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-86948385555091666602007-05-03T12:32:00.000-07:002007-05-03T12:33:01.409-07:00Special Issue LinkA special Citizenship issue of the Institute Of Education's online journal Reflecting Education is available at: http://www.reflectingeducation.net/index.php/reflecting/issue/view/3/showTocVirtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-15874953831944351852007-05-01T10:18:00.000-07:002007-05-01T10:19:43.006-07:00August IssueI'm working on putting together articles for a second issue; I've already solicited a couple of specific articles from folks, and would like to have another book review. If you are interested in submitting an article or review for the next issue, please contact me immediately.Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-2076496789493910142007-04-18T18:31:00.000-07:002007-04-18T18:33:34.564-07:00JISC NewsHi,<br /><br />as one of the participants at the 2006 Jisc online conference, we thought you might be interested in the 2007 conference, Innovating e-Learning 2007 - Institutional Transformation and Supporting Lifelong Learning, 11 - 14 June 2007<br /><br />This second conference focuses on the potential of e-learning in transforming practice within institutions and in supporting lifelong learning. The keynote presenters will offer a rich variety of perspectives on these themes:<br /><br />Theme 1: Institutional transformation Day 1: Terry Mayes, Emeritus Professor, Glasgow Caledonian University, and Day 2: Dr John Guy, Principal, and Dr Mike Docker, Director, ICLT, the Sixth Form College, Farnborough<br /><br />Theme 2: Supporting Lifelong Learning, introduced by Robin Mason, Professor of Educational Technology at The Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University<br /><br />The concluding presentation will be given by Oleg Liber, Professor of e-Learning and Director of the Research Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards (CETIS), University of Bolton.<br /><br />As well as these keynote presenters, there is a very large number of other sessions and presentations, making up what we hope is an exciting and useful programme. The full programme (and booking<br />information) can be seen at:<br /><br />www.jisc.ac.uk/elp_conference07<br /><br />As last year, the conference will be open for a week for pre-conference reading, from the 4th June. The conference itself will run from 11-14 June and will then remain open for viewing for a full month, until 15 July.<br /><br />Hope to see you there,<br /><br />Geoff.<br /><br />Geoff Minshull<br />Direct Learn Services Ltd<br />Company no: 04268722<br /><br />Tel: +44 (0)161 408 3860<br />Skype: geoffm<br /><br />Sign up for the JISC Innovating e-Learning conference, 2007: <br />http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elp_conference07Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-1171313715008312642007-02-12T12:50:00.000-08:002007-02-12T12:55:15.016-08:00JISC Conference 2007I attended JISC's 2006 Conference last spring, and I really learned a lot. It was nice to be at a conference meeting that was not school specific and didn't have the sorts of pressures that job retreats do. I highly encourage folks to sign up and enjoy this year's conference if you are in Birmingham (it looks as if this year's conference is on-site only). Check out http://www.jisc.ac.uk/events.aspx for full information.Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-1165522593237677842006-12-07T12:16:00.000-08:002006-12-07T12:16:33.236-08:00TCC Proposals--Open Call LinkAttached is the TCC 2007 call for papers and presentations. We hope <br />that you'll consider submitting a paper or proposal.<br /><br />Feel free to distribute this announcement to interested colleagues, <br />friends and appropriate mailing lists.<br /><br />Additionally, we have opened the TCC 2006 conference archives for <br />viewing by anyone. A free LearningTimes account is needed to access <br />the archives:<br /><br />http://home.learningtimes.net/2006<br /><br />Thank you for your support and participation in previous TCC Online <br />Conferences.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />-Bert KimuraVirtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-1165522516119441142006-12-07T12:14:00.000-08:002006-12-07T12:15:16.133-08:00Illinois Online Conference Call for Presentation ProposalsPresentation proposals are being accepted for the 5th Annual Illinois Online Conference (IOC) for Teaching and Learning. Featured speakers include Tony Bates, Margaret Maag, Chip Banks and Jonathan Finkelstein. For more information, go to our website at<br /><br />http://www.ilonlineconf.org<br /><br />Submissions will be accepted through December 13, 2006. The conference will be held February 14-16, 2007. Please submit your proposal here:<br /><br />http://www.ilonlineconf.org/index.cfm?page=callForProposals<br /><br />This year the Curriculum, Technology, and Education Reform (CTER) Online Master of Education Program from the University of Illinois will feature a hybrid conference live from the University of Illinois in Champaign and through the IOC community. Presenters and participants online will be given access to both the IOC and CTER conferences.<br /><br />This conference - which is attended by participants from all across the globe - is held entirely on the Internet using: live virtual classrooms, recorded presentations, email, web poster sessions, synchronous chats, discussion areas, and other Internet technologies. IOC was created to focus on issues and concerns of K-20 classroom faculty and related technology support, learning resources, student services, and workforce development professionals.<br /><br />IOC 2007 takes place in a LearningTimes Online Conference Community - an online environment in which groups of participants, both small and large, gather electronically to learn, collaborate and network. Not sure how an online conference works? Want to experience the conference community before registering? Highlights from last year's conference are available at:<br /><br />http://home.learningtimes.net/ioc2006<br /><br />For more information, please contact:<br /><br />Stephen P. Garren<br />Director of Learning Technologies<br />Center for Technology and Professional Development<br />Lake Land College<br />5001 Lake Land Blvd.<br />Mattoon, IL 61938<br />(217) 234-5459Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-1160788669838312722006-10-13T18:16:00.000-07:002006-10-13T18:17:49.840-07:00Seattle Times ArticleAn interesting article on <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003300082_danjacoby12.html">Adjunct Pay</a> was in yesterday's <i>Seattle Times</i>. Also, if you are interested in pay issues, you might want to check out the current issue of <i>The Adjunct Advocate</i>, as there is a story regarding pay equity there.Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-1160677312662384472006-10-12T11:11:00.000-07:002006-10-12T11:21:52.713-07:00A New Book about Teaching Online<div style="styleDocument: [object]">A new book, <a href="http://www.teachonlinebook.com"><i>Making Money Teaching Online</i></a>, is now available for preorder.<br /><br />Given that there is an ongoing debate about how online and onground teaching are different, I'm a bit dismayed about the way in which the title focuses on making money, rather than on quality instruction. I'll also post this entry to our LiveJournal Community (see the link to the right) so that we can actually discuss this if folks want to.<br /><br />If I can get my hands on the book from a library, perhaps I'll post a review. </div>Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-1151627224930320262006-06-29T17:17:00.000-07:002007-08-01T15:29:15.796-07:00Issue One Article LinksNote that I just got these moved, and I also fixed the "return home" links to bring you back here. More articles to come soon, I hope!<br /><br /><ul><li>Elizabeth Latshaw answers the question: <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~virtually_employed/confused.html">How much is too much?</a></li><li>Donna Liljegren's <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~virtually_employed/liljegren.html">Staying Visible in the Virtual World</a></li><li>Angelic Rodgers reviews <em><a href="http://home.comcast.net/~virtually_employed/tower.html">The Wired Tower</a></em></li><li>Amy Stuber answers Angelic's questions about <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~virtually_employed/Smarthinking.html">Smarthinking, INC.</a></li><li>Joseph S. Walker discusses the <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~virtually_employed/Walker.html">Incredibly Shrinking Faculty</a></li></ul><br />You can also view the <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~virtually_employed/staff.html">contributor bios and information</a> for issue 1. You can also check out the LiveJournal <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/virtualemploy/">community</a> that we started back when.Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458053.post-1151619891771670582006-06-29T15:23:00.000-07:002006-06-29T15:24:51.776-07:00Virtually Employed Articles MovingWe've lost access to our server due to some conflicts with the host. We're making some major changes in staff and set up as well, so keep your eyes on us to see what happens!Virtually Employedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119216396185030186noreply@blogger.com0