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CVC 20000 The California Virtual Campus Annual Conference, “CVC 2000: Online Learning & Higher Education,” will provide an exceptional opportunity for you to meet and share information and experiences with over 300 of your colleagues in the forefront of online learning in higher education. The conference will be held at The Resort at Squaw Creek located in Olympic Valley, Lake Tahoe, California, on October 22-24, 2000. This year's conference program places particular focus on topics of interest to professionals in the 107 California community colleges. Program Tracks include the Planning and Policy Track, for college decision-makers; the Teaching and Learning Track, for anyone who is teaching online, and developing online courses; and the Support Service and Training Track, for staff and faculty from student support and professional development related to distance learning. The keynote address, “The Orbital Shift in Education,” will be delivered by Dr. Mary Beth Susman, CEO of Kentucky Virtual University, well-known national speaker on distance education, and a Smithsonian Laureate. “Virtual Administration of a Virtual College,” a panel discussion by college presidents on the pitfalls and opportunities of online education programs, will address how online learning impacts the college mission, how to support faculty and fulfill student needs, the lessons learned so far, and a look at the future of distance education. The conference will also include the presentation of the CVC Online Teaching Award of $2,500 recognizing an exceptional online teaching Web site at a California community college. The prize is sponsored by Pearson Education. Hotel space is filling quickly so register and book accommodations now in order to attend this flagship event for the CVC. Complete information, including online registration, is available at the California Virtual Campus Web site: http://pdc.cvc.edu/conferences/ |
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