Telelearning 2000
October 15-18, 2000
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bally's Park Place
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Schedule
at-a-Glance 		Sponsorship
Opportunities
Register Online Hand's on
Workshops
Hotel Information Video Showcase
Travel Info Preconference Workshops
Featured Speakers and The Great Debate About the
Sponsors
New at Telelearning 2000
Bachelor Level
Sponsors:
CAPE & VTEL Corporation

Dallas TeleLearning & WiZeUp Digital Editions
New Jersey Network
Prometheus
Associate Level
Sponsors:
Magna Systems
RMI Media Productions
 

More Hands-on Workshops  Telelearning 2000 will feature a series of hands on workshops designed to allow attendees to test the latest software applications in the distance learning field.
Coffee Klatch Join our special interest tables at breakfast to network and discuss advanced placement for high school students, online teaching, instructional television training, student assessment, retention, and providing student services at a distance, and more!
Distance Learning Grant Tables Meet grant administrators from national grant programs (the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program, the Learning Anywhere Anytime Partnerships and the National Telecommunications Information Administration) to  learn how your college can gain funding.
Expanded Vendor Area  See the latest distance learning products and services.  Be sure to stop and register for the door prize and grand prize drawings held throughout the conference.
Telelearning 2000 will include more than 50 sessions and workshops devoted to distance learning.  Whether your institution wants to develop a distance learning program or expand its curriculum, there will be something for you.

PreConference Workshops at Telelearning 2000
A: Online Student Support Services
Distance learning students require easy access to support services (admissions, academic advising, career services and tutoring) to get the most from their educational experience. This workshop will provide "tried and true," Web-based solutions to this ever present challenge.
B: Developmental Education at a Distance
New college students often require instruction in basic math and writing. An  interactive multimedia approach allows each student to learn at their own pace, while faculty can give one-on-one attention to the students who need it. This session will look at ways to replicate the strengths of the classroom in an online setting.
C: Online Testing – What We Learned
The Virtual College of Texas (VCT) recently received a TIF Discovery Grant to establish and improve online testing and assessment services at their member institutions. This workshop will provide an overview of the VCT project, discuss a testing software evaluation matrix, review the leading software programs under consideration, and discuss the lessons learned to date.
D: Developing a Distance Learning Business Plan
The highest rated presenters at Telelearning 1999, Mary Wells from MarylandOnline, and Mary Barnes from Anne Arundel Community College, will walk you through a computer template that incorporates an organizational framework, current research, Web resources, a financial model, and planning for growth. Attendees should bring: distance learning enrollment data from the past three years, demographic analysis of distance learning students, a schedule of classes, and the institution’s strategic plan.
Featured Speakers
Contact Paul Aries
at 925/371-4520
for more information
or to be added to the
conference mailing list! 		Mary Beth Susman CEO, Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University
Monday, October 16 at 8:30 a.m.
How has technology changed the way we think about education? As closely-held teaching and learning traditions implode, campus systems are mushrooming into statewide, regional, and even planetary systems. Mary Beth Susman will provide her thoughts and describe how she has worked to capitalize on the "orbital shift in education."
An expert in creating partnerships among statewide higher education institutions, Mary Beth has spent a great deal of time providing students with access to distance learning courses. She successfully helped establish Colorado Community College Online, and now heads up a similar effort in Kentucky, the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University.
Thomas Marino Professor, Temple University School of Medicine
Tuesday, October 17 at 9:00 a.m.
How can distance educators create a "safe classroom," where technology helps form a welcoming environment conducive to lifelong learning?
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conference is
organized in
comparison to some
others I have
attended. Very
practical info and
good  resources.
A Telelearning '99
Attendee 		Tom brings a faculty perspective. He has served as president of Temple University’s faculty senate since the early 1990s. He began using technology to help students understand the three dimensional aspects of human development by designing and incorporating multimedia into his classroom lectures. Since 1994, Tom has served on Temple’s teaching, learning and technology roundtable, where he has helped develop the group’s visions workshops.

Bruce Chaloux Director, Southern Regional Electronic Campus
Wednesday, October 18 at 10:45 a.m.
What policy issues and barriers did 250 colleges and universities face as they created an "electronic marketplace" that now offers students in 16 states more than 3,000 distance learning courses and 100 degree programs? 

Bruce Chaloux has more than 28 years of teaching and administrative experience at all levels of higher education. At Telelearning 2000 he will talk about SREC’s distance learning policy laboratory, and his recent efforts to establish an "electronic tuition rate" policy.
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The networking that
goes on is a
wonderful asset to
take home with you.
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Attendee
The Great Debate: Is the Public Sector is Dead?
Monday, October 16 at 12:15 p.m.
Who can best meet the needs of students and companies in the competitive high-tech market?
Representing the private sector, Pamela Pease from Jones International University will take on Richard Varn from the great State of Iowa. Many of you will remember Rich debating himself on the big screen at Telelearning ‘96 in Chicago.
Now Rich has a more formidable opponent–Pamela Pease and a $3.5 billion-a-year for-profit education business that is growing at more than 10 percent each year, as reported in 1998 by the Higher Education Consulting Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Public colleges and universities just can’t keep up with today’s demands for a quality, educated workforce, say corporate proponents. In the time it takes to accredit a new course, those in the for-profit world will have graduated technology savvy students and updated the curriculum to meet the latest technological training needs!
But what about those "mickey mouse" institutions that rob their students of earning a degree from a prestigious college, with credits they cannot easily transfer to another higher education institution?
On March 19, 1999, James Perley, from the American Association of University Professors, wrote that accrediting a for-profit institution that lacks full-time faculty, where most students are interested in certificate programs, "make[s] a sad statement about the meaning of courses, as they have been envisioned traditionally in the college and university environment."
Join us for a fiery discussion! The speakers will invite you to weigh in before and after the grand debate!
Registration Fees
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Attendee		 Base Registration: $ 385 (includes all breakfast, lunch and receptions listed in the conference program.)
Subtract
  $ 50 early-bird discount (if postmarked before Sept. 8, 2000)
  $ 25 discount if you are a member of ITC or The TeleLearning People
  $ 25 presenter discount
Add
  $ 200 to your registration fee (after you take the appropriate discounts) and
    enjoy a one-year introductory membership in the Instructional
    Telecommunications Council
One Day Registration Fee: $150 (no discounts apply)
Hotel Information
Telelearning 2000 will take place at the Bally's Park Place, New Jersey's largest four-star hotel, where the sky's the limit! Towering over Atlantic City's world-famous boardwalk, the hotel features an inviting array of activities, award-winning restaurants, and an action- filled casino open 24 hours a day!

Call 1-800-225-5977 to make your reservation before Sept. 9, 2000. Mention you plan to attend Telelearning 2000 to receive the following room rates. Reservations made after Sept. 9, 2000 are issued on a space availability basis at the current rack room rates.

  Saturday, October 14, 2000
    Main Building - $140 plus tax (single or double occupancy)
    Tower - $140 plus tax (single or double occupancy)
  Sunday-Wednesday, October 15-18, 2000
    Main Building - $109 plus tax (single or double occupancy)
    Tower - $140 plus tax (single or double occupancy)
Miss America Pageant
Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 8:00 p.m.
Arriving Saturday? Experience the event that has defined Atlantic City since 1940: the annual Miss America Pageant. Tickets are $35 each. Order your tickets on the attached Telelearning 2000 Registration Form. Space is limited! SOLD OUT Sept. 19, 2000
Getting to Atlantic City
  USAir Express and Spirit Airlines fly directly to Atlantic City. We recommend you also look into flying into Philadelphia and renting a car to drive to Atlantic City. It is only an hour's drive away (it's easy driving -- a straight shot on the Atlantic City Expressway) and the rates could be significantly cheaper.
  Stellar Access is the official Telelearning 2000 travel agency. Call 800-929-4242 (or 619/232-4298) and ask for group #206 to save five to 10 percent off the lowest applicable fares on US Airways and United Airlines.
  Ask about zone fairs if you do not plan to stay over a Saturday night. There may be additional savings with a 60-day advance purchase. Contact Stellar Access for discounts rates on Avis and Alamo Rent-a-Car.
About the Sponsors . . .
The Instructional Telecommunications Council (ITC) provides leadership, information and resources to expand and enhance distance learning through the effective use of technology. An affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges established in 1977, ITC represents nearly 600 institutions in the United States and Canada, and is leader in advancing distance education.

ITC serves as a national voice for distance education, tracks federal legislation, holds annual professional development meetings, informs members about grant opportunities, supports research and provides a forum for members to share expertise and materials.
   The TeleLearning People design and produce high quality, engaging and entertaining educational and informational distance learning courses for use at colleges, universities, continuing education programs, business, industry and government.

The members of the TeleLearning People pioneered the concept of television-based college courses called telecourses. Members include Coast Telecourses, DALLAS TeleLearning, GPN, INTELECOM and South Carolina Educational Television.
   Contact Paul Aries at 925/371-4520
for more information or if you would like to be on the
conference mailing list!