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Opening Keynote:

Carl Berger, Director of Advanced Academic Technologies, Collaboratory for Advanced Research and Academic Technologies - Professor of Science and Technology Education - School of Education, University of Michigan. Carl was the Winner of the 2001 EDUCAUSE Award for Leadership in Information Technologies

Carl F. Berger, Sr. is currently a Professor of Science and Technology Education and Advisor in Science and Instructional Technology for the School of Education at the University of Michigan. Additionally, he is a member of the Information Technology Division's Executive team and Academic Liaison for me in my role as Chief Information Officer of the University of Michigan. Carl plans to retire in three years and is phasing down his schedule; however, even in "phased-down" mode he is co-investigator for the Visible Human Project, where he is leading the User Interaction Team for design of the Visible Human software user interface. He also serves as a member of both the Visible Human Administrative and Executive Teams. Much more information on Carl here!

John Hibbs - Director, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Global Education - John is the Skipper and Champion of the Global LEARN Day Virtual Voyage
The Socrates Academy - "Out to do for education what the Oscars do for the movies"

John will speak on Distributed Learning - the Market: Bear, Bull or Lost in the Woods?

Several distance education providers, including British Open University's USA branch (after $23 million down the drain), are pulling the plug. Technologies have gotten cheaper and the numbers coming on line are consistent with the most optimistic forecasts; yet losses are large and hard questions about the economics of distance education are getting even harder.

What's wrong? Have we overspent? Why isn't the market responding to our chant?

Where are all those foreign enrollments? Is there really a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow? What are we doing to prove "no significant difference"? How are employers reacting to applications from on-line degree holders? Are we connecting on line students with employers who need employees with on line skills?

Who says distance education is all it's cracked up to be?

John will address this interesting topic, starting with this question: Could it be that the biggest failure in education is inadequate attention to the importance of branding, marketing, public relations and award recognition?

More on John and his talk may be found here

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