From the Edtech Inbox - September 2007

LearningTimes is pleased to sponsor and produce the first Jossey-Bass Online Teaching and Learning Conference. Register now and get the early-bird registration savings AND a special $10 discount coupon just for LearningTimes members:

http://www.onlineteachingandlearning.com

Enter discount code sq10 when prompted, to get your extra savings.

The OTL Conference, which is co-chaired by Drs. Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, will take place entirely over the Internet on October 17 and 18, 2007. A special pre-conference workshop, hosted by Fielding Graduate University, will be held on October 16, 2007.

The Jossey-Bass Online Teaching & Learning (OTL) Conference is based on the popular series of guidebooks, and offers concrete and practical resources to help higher education practitioners meet the challenges of the online learning environment. During the conference you will:

--Meet the authors and attend live interactive sessions
--Network with colleagues across the globe
--Participate in engaging featured workshop sessions
--Access archived session information at any time after the conference
--Experience online learning facilitated by leaders in the field

Gain an instant library:

Registrants receive three books from The Jossey-Bass Online Teaching & Learning series upon registration. An $81 value!

Sign up by August 31, 2007 and save with our early-bird offer. Find out more: http://www.onlineteachingandlearning.com/register.html

Enter discount code sq10 when prompted, to get your extra savings.

Conference Fee:
Early-bird registration (through August 31, 2007): $219 USD (includes choice of 3 books)

Regular registration (after August 31, 2007): $249 USD

Many group pricing and sponsorship opportunities are available. To find out more, e-mail us at:

[email protected]

We hope to see you there, LIVE ONLINE!

Warm regards,

John Walber

Hello,

We recently published an article entitled "The Future of Librarians" , hich takes a close look at how libraries, and librarians as a rofession will evolve in the future.

You'll find it posted here:
http://www.degreetutor.com/library/librarians-online/future-librarians

Our writer William interviewed over 25 librarians to research the article.
The entire series of interviews can be seen here:
http://www.degreetutor.com/library/librarians-online

We would definitely value any comments, questions, or concerns that you
have on the piece.

We're also opening up the floor to other librarians who would like to ontribute their views on the subject. If you have friends, coworkers, or industry cohorts that would have some good insights, it would be great if you can point them to or future of librarian contributor submission page at: http://www.degreetutor.com/contribute
These submissions will be selectively published on the site to
contribute to the ongoing body of information on the subject.

Thanks for your time and contribution.

Eric Hebert
Editor
Degreetutor.com

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Mike G. Fogarty
James Madison University
Kappa Alpha Order
Zeta Theta Chapter
Intramural Chair
Vice President JMU Paintball Team

Just dropping a line to see if you and your readers at EdTechTalk might want to have a look at the newest article here at OEDb: "Take Any College Class for Free: 236 Open Courseware Collections, Podcasts, and Videos" -- http://oedb.org/library/features/236-open-courseware-collections . Let me know what you think if you have a moment.

Thanks,

Jimmy Atkinson

OEDb: Online Education Database

http://oedb.org/

http://sayandpost.com

Not exactly podcasting, more like an easy tool for leaving voice comments on any website.
Tiny standalone voice recorder/uploader that returns a link to the uploaded file and this link can be inserted into webpage, blog or email message. When user clicks on the link voice file is played directly from the server.

With best regards,
Henry Brier
sayandpost.com