ELI Events by Month and Year

Presenter: Candace Thille, Director or the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University

ELI focus sessions are two-day symposiums dedicated to the in-depth examination of key topics in teaching and learning with technology in higher education. Focusing on a particular topic, such as mobile learning, they combine presentations from experts, practical application showcases, and discussion and problem-solving sessions to provide participants with broader frameworks that facilitate understanding, examination, and implementation. ELI focus sessions encourage participants to explore, in a collaborative environment, a teaching and learning theme in depth, sharing best practices and gleaning practical ideas. Participants are encouraged to attend as campus teams, as the local discussions associated with the focus session can serve as a catalyst for institutional innovation.

Presenter: Mara Hancock, Director of Educational Technologies at UC Berkeley and the lead of Opencast Matterhorn

Each year in late January, the ELI community comes together to explore, network, and grow. A combination of plenary presentations, interactive sessions, and workshops - plus plenty of time to visit with colleagues - ensures that the ELI Annual Meeting brings lasting value to participants. ELI also encourages institutions to maximize the value they receive from the conference by sending institutional teams. Team participation facilitates shared learning and enhances the potential for collaborative initiatives back on campus based on ideas gained at the meeting.

Presenter: Larry Michaelsen, Faculty, University of Central Missouri

Bridget Piernik-Yoder, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Doug Duncan, Faculty, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, and Director, Fiske Planetarium

ELI conducts in-depth workshops on two topics each year. Online and face-to-face focus sessions help participants develop a deeper understanding of a topic and gain practical knowledge that can be applied on campus. As with the Annual Meeting, institutions are encouraged to facilitate this process through team participation.

Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Director, Online and Hybrid Support Center, California State University, East Bay

Heidi Alvarez, Director, Center for Internet Augmented Research and Assessment, Florida International University and Masoud Sadjadi, Assistant Professor, Florida International University

Janet Salmons, Professor, Capella University

Barbara Draude, Assistant Vice President for Academic and Instructional Technologies, Middle Tennessee State University and Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Associate Director, Academic Technology, Simmons College

Jude Higdon, Managing Director, Technology-Based Learning, University of Minnesota and Karen Howell, Head, Leavey Library, University of Southern California

Louise Thorpe, Head of Academic Innovation, Sheffield Hallam University

Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow

Each year in late January, the ELI community comes together to explore, network, and grow. A combination of plenary presentations, interactive sessions, and workshops - plus plenty of time to visit with colleagues - ensures that the ELI Annual Meeting brings lasting value to participants. ELI also encourages institutions to maximize the value they receive from the conference by sending institutional teams. Team participation facilitates shared learning and enhances the potential for collaborative initiatives back on campus based on ideas gained at the meeting.

Larry Johnson, CEO; Rachel Smith, Vice President, NMC Services; and Alan Levine, Vice President, NMC Community and CTO, the New Media Consortium

Tom Reeves, Professor of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia

Malcolm Brown, Director of Academic Computing, Dartmouth College

ELI conducts in-depth workshops on two topics each year. Focus sessions help participants develop a deeper understanding of a topic and gain practical knowledge that can be applied on campus. As with the Annual Meeting, institutions are encouraged to facilitate this process through team participation.

Susan Metros, Deputy CIO, Associate Vice Provost for Technology-Enhanced Learning, and Professor of Design and Clinical Education, University of Southern California

David Vogt, Executive Director of the Mobile MUSE Network and Director of Digital Learning Projects, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia; CEO, CrowdTrust Technologies Inc.

Karen Swan, Research Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Kent State University

Marsha Lovett, Associate Research Professor, Department of Psychology and Associate Director, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University

Judy Perry, Research Associate, Teacher Education Program, MIT

ELI conducts in-depth workshops on two topics each year. Online and face-to-face focus sessions help participants develop a deeper understanding of a topic and gain practical knowledge that can be applied on campus. As with the Annual Meeting, institutions are encouraged to facilitate this process through team participation.

Terry Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University

Aaron Delwiche, Assistant Professor of Communication, Trinity University, and Co-Founder, Metaversatility, Inc.

Each year in late January, the ELI community comes together to explore, network, and grow. A combination of plenary presentations, interactive sessions, and workshops - plus plenty of time to visit with colleagues - ensures that the ELI Annual Meeting brings lasting value to participants. ELI also encourages institutions to maximize the value they receive from the conference by sending institutional teams. Team participation facilitates shared learning and enhances the potential for collaborative initiatives back on campus based on ideas gained at the meeting.

Gardner Campbell, Professor of English, University of Mary Washington

Candace Thille, Director of the Open Learning Initiative, Carnegie Mellon University, and Neil Heffernan, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

John Campbell, Associate Vice President of Teaching and Learning Technologies, Purdue University

Bryan Alexander, Director of Research, National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE)

ELI conducts in-depth workshops on two topics each year. Focus sessions help participants develop a deeper understanding of a topic and gain practical knowledge that can be applied on campus. As with the Annual Meeting, institutions are encouraged to facilitate this process through team participation.

Cerise Oberman, Dean of Library and Information Services, SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Rob Abel, CEO, IMS Global Learning Consortium

Jared Lang, Jessica Vargas, and Christopher Conover, Students, University of Central Florida

John Cook, Principal, The Sextant Group, and Paul Knell, Senior Principal, WTW Architects

ELI conducts in-depth workshops on two topics each year. Focus sessions help participants develop a deeper understanding of a topic and gain practical knowledge that can be applied on campus. As with the Annual Meeting, institutions are encouraged to facilitate this process through team participation.

Shirley Dugdale, Director, Learning Environments, DEGW North America LLC, and Phillip D. Long, Associate Director, Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, MIT

Ellen D. Wagner, Senior Director of Worldwide eLearning Solutions, Adobe Systems, Inc.

Join us at the 2007 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting, “Creating a Successful Learning Culture: Connecting Learners, Communities, and Information,” to explore our fundamental assumptions about what, where, and how we educate. We'll focus on the ways institutions can enhance student learning, going beyond specific examples of innovation to the processes and practices that enable systemic progress toward more effective learning.

Carie Windham, Former Undergraduate, North Carolina State University; Graduate Student, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

Chris Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

Sawyer Hunley, Coordinator of the School Psychology Program and Learning Teaching Fellow, University of Dayton, and Molly Schaller, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the College Student Personnel Program, and Learning Teaching Fellow, University of Dayton

Peggy L. Maki, Higher Education Consultant and Former Senior Scholar & Director of Assessment, American Association for Higher Education

Crit Stuart, Associate Director for Public Services, Library and Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology

Richard Van Eck, Associate Professor, Instructional Design & Technology, University of North Dakota

Alan R. Cattier, Director, Academic Technology Services, Emory University, and
Kim Braxton, Manager, Centers for Educational Technology, Emory University

Larry Johnson, CEO, The New Media Consortium (NMC)

Pam Tate, President and CEO, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

Pat Terenzini, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior Scientist, Center for the Study of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University

Ron Bleed, Vice Chancellor for Information Technologies, Maricopa Community Colleges

Cyprien Lomas, ELI Scholar-in-Residence and Director of the Learning Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia

Peter Grunwald, President, Grunwald Associates