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• Best Practices of Blended Learning: Situations, Solutions, and Several Surprises
• E-Learning Myths, Magic, and Motivational Strategies
• Simulations, Interactivity, and Collaboration for Highly Motivating E-Learning
• The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education.
• Workshop: Blended Learning: Models, Cases, Stories, and Examples

Abstract: There is both extensive confusion and much optimism about blended learning due to multiple blended learning definitions and approaches. In fact, in corporate training, the major obstacle trainers have identified is a lack of understanding of just what blended learning is. Some might blend to take advantage of face-to-face and virtual learning opportunities. Others might blend to combine synchronous and asynchronous technologies to best meet learner needs. Still others might blend to create customized learning and address learning styles. To addresses these issues, Dr. Bonk will lay out several different models and definitions of blended learning from companies such as Microsoft, IBM, and Sun Microsystems from his recent Handbook of Blended learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs. He will also discuss various advantages and disadvantages of blended learning in corporate training. Importantly, the session will include a dozen different situations or problems and more than 50 potential blended learning solutions that can be incorporated in many types of training environments. Many of the examples will come from Dr. Bonk’s Blended Learning handbook. Dr. Bonk will also tap into recent data he has collected on the present and future state of blended learning around the planet. During 2005 and 2006, he has been collecting data on blended learning in corporate training settings in Taiwan , China , Korea , the United States , and the UK . Some of this data will surprise you! In the second half of this session, small teams of participants (instructional designers, trainers, instructors, managers, etc.) will build and later present their own blended learning models. They will also solve different blended learning situations with their own innovative solutions. Participants will leave the one day workshop with many ideas regarding how to incorporate blended learning in their own workplace settings. Situations! Solutions! And, of course, many surprises!!!!

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: As with any emerging field, there are a myriad of myths related to e- learning. Based on his research and using a tad bit of magic, Dr. Bonk will dispel a series of e-learning myths related to corporate training settings. Some of the myths he will address include the perception of low completion rates and lack of interaction within e-learning. To combat these particular myths, he will detail a series of activities that can be used to motivate adult learners in online environments. He will also provide an overview of the types of online activities and support structures that corporate trainers and training managers found to be highly motivational. Additionally, he will include a discussion of emerging tools for e-learning collaboration and sharing. The session will link motivational principles to actual e-learning techniques in both synchronous and asynchronous environments. It will also include activities for both instructor-led as well as self-paced e-learning. During that discussion, motivational principles related to tone or climate, feedback, engagement, meaningfulness, choice, variety, curiosity, tension, interactivity, and goals will each be highlighted with at least two instructional activities suitable for e-learning.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Learner motivation and retention are major online learning issues. Complaints abound about the higher attrition rates and lack of interaction in online environments. E-learners are too often bored online and not engaged in the learning event. However, these complaints are increasing just as many innovative simulation, gaming, scenario, and other e-learning technologies are emerging. In response, this session will showcase a range of simulation tools and games for the Web, from low-level learner-content interactions to massive multiplayer online games. The pros and cons of different types of simulation tools will be detailed, while key advantages and disadvantages of scenario and simulation tools will be compared. Other tools discussed during this presentation will include those for online translation, online learning communities, case-based learning, chat, virtual classrooms, brainstorming, testing, and survey and polling, as well as wearable and wireless technologies. In addition, all technologies and activities will be sorted into synchronous and asynchronous categories. In the end, this session links motivational principles, interactivity, and collaboration to actual online techniques and tool development efforts. Extensive examples and advice will be provided.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: According to Thomas Friedman's book, The World is Flat, worldwide economic trends are flattening. In education, however, opportunities for learning are actually expanding or opening up through a myriad of emerging distance technologies. These opportunities can be seen in ten technology trends that spell the acronym: "WE-ALL-LEARN." Online content in the form of e-books, podcasts, streamed videos, YouTube videos, social networking, wikis, and alternate reality worlds continues to open new learning pathways. At the same time, more instructors are sharing their course materials and teaching ideas globally, thereby expanding learning opportunities and resources. And the software used to deliver such online learning contents and experiences is increasingly available as open source. Curt Bonk will address these issues while enticing participants to think of implications for their organizations, countries, and regions of the world as well as for themselves as leaders and learners. Note that the WE-ALL-LEARN model is described in Curt Bonk’s latest book, "The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education." This book is published by Jossey Bass in July 2009 and has a coinciding e-book with different content. The e-book and all book references and resources can be found at WorldisOpen.com. Extensive examples and advice will be provided.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: There is both extensive confusion and much optimism about blended learning due to multiple blended learning definitions and approaches. In fact, in corporate training, the major obstacle trainers have identified is a lack of understanding of just what blended learning is. Some might blend to take advantage of face-to-face and virtual learning opportunities. Others might blend to combine synchronous and asynchronous technologies to best meet learner needs. To addresses these issues, Dr. Bonk will explain the concept of blended learning and then provide different models, stories, cases, and examples of it. His stories will come from real world problems and solutions at Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems that are documented in his recent Handbook of Blended Learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs. He will also include survey data from more than 100 companies in Taiwan on the current and future state of blended learning as well as that from four other countries ( Korea , China , US, and UK ) collected in 2006. Interesting differences will be pointed out. While discussing the different cases and stories, it will become obvious what the advantages and disadvantages of blended learning in corporate training are. Importantly, the session will include at least 10 different case stories and associated problem situations. Of course, solutions to these problems will be offered that can be incorporated in many types of training environments. This will be a highly interactive and engaging session. Throughout the workshop, and especially in the second half, small teams of participants will build and later present their own blended learning stories, examples, situations, and solutions. They will also solve different blended learning situations with their own innovative solutions. Participants will leave the one day workshop with many sample cases and ideas regarding how to incorporate blended learning in their own workplace settings. What will be your story?

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

© 2008 by Curt Bonk. All rights reserved.

• A Web of Learning: Highlighting Learning Opportunities for Today and Tomorrow
• Active Learning with Technology: Myths, Magic, or Just a lot of Bonk
• Active Learning with Technology: Myths, Magic, and Mucho Motivation
• Adding Some TEC-VARIETY: A New Model for Hundreds of Online Motivation and Retention Activities
• Addressing Diverse Online Learner Needs with the Read, Reflect, Display, and Do (R2D2) Model
• Addressing Diverse Online Learner Needs with the Read, Reflect, Display, and Do (R2D2) and TEC-VARIETY Models
• Anchors and Enders: The Use of YouTube and Shared Online Video in Instruction
• Assessment and Evaluation: Matching Feedback and Assessment to Online Activities
• Best of the Best of Online Pedagogical Practices
• Blended Learning: Situations and Solutions
• Blended Learning: Situations, Solutions, and Several Surprises
• Creating Engaging, Collaborative, and More Active Classes: Low-Risk, Low-Cost, Low Time
• Designing Interactive Learning for Visually-Hungry Learners
• Digital Scholarship: Success and Productivity in the Age of Web 2.0
• E-Learning Curriculum Design and Delivery: Best Practices
• E-Learning: It's about Nature (technology) AND Nurture (pedagogy)
• From R2D2 to the Matrix: A Galaxy of Online Learning Style, Motivational, Blended Learning, and Learner-Centered Examples
• How the Learning World Became Flat: Ten Knowledge Sharing and Technology Trends Equalizing Access to Learning
• 100+ Hyper-Engaging Lecture Ideas For Any Class Size: Low-Risk, Low-Cost, Low Time
• Implementing Learning Centered Teaching in an Technology Rich Environment
• Just a Lot of Bonk: 15 Years of Online Learning Research, Results, and Reflections
• Matching Online Assessments to Online Pedagogies: Choices, Challenges, and Concerns
• Podcasts and Wikis and Blogs, Oh My!: Online Learning is Not in Kansas Anymore
• The World is Open: Now, WE-ALL-LEARN with Web Technology!
• The E-Perfect Storm: Emerging Technology, Enormous Learner Demands, Enhanced Pedagogy and Erased Budgets
• Time Not Wasted: Digital Scholarship in the Web 2.0
• Time Not Wasted: Stories from Researching and Publishing Classroom Technology Integration Efforts
• WE-ALL-LEARN: An Open Education Extension of the World is Flat
• Where is a Wikibookian when you need one?

The Web is no longer just "the Web." As we push into the twenty-first century, it has truly become a Web of Learning. The Web of Learning offers thousands of new ways to foster student learning. The opportunities in this Web of Learning are so vast, that they are overwhelming and confusing. In this talk, Curt Bonk will provide frameworks for better understanding the possibilities for addressing diverse learner needs online. Using his new R2D2 learning style framework for instructional design (Read, Reflect, Display, and Do), he will also present engaging strategies that relate to different student learning strategies or preferences. He will also discuss how the R2D2 method can be expanded or altered to fit your particular needs (perhaps to his latest method called the MATRIX).

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Myths and debates abound about the benefits of technology integration in higher education. The battles are even more heated related to trends in online learning. Based on extensive research, Curt Bonk will dispel myths related to the sophistication of instructional technologies, the difficulty of teaching with technology, time constraints, common obstacles, possible supports, and overall impact. Effective integration of technology may appear magical, but it is more likely based on solid strategic planning, a range of administrative supports, the facilitation of instructor experimentation, and extensive communication and sharing. While detailing various support structures, Dr. Bonk will highlight instructional technologies and pedagogical strategies currently emerging to meet diverse student needs. He will also provide dozens of active learning ideas and solutions that motivate students and creatively engage them in deeper learning experiences.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Myths and debates abound about the benefits of technology integration in higher education; especially with the explosion of online course enrollments. Based on extensive research, Curtis Bonk will dispel the myths and reveal a few technology magic tricks to help instructors and course designers focus on effective teaching and learning with technology. Dr. Bonk will highlight instructional technologies and pedagogical strategies currently emerging to meet diverse student needs. Within several contexts such as face-to-face classrooms, e-learning and blended learning, he will illustrate effective applications of technology to address different student learning styles and motivation. He will also provide dozens of active learning ideas and solutions that motivate students and creatively engage them in deeper learning experiences. Instead of relying on magic, these techniques will be based on ten motivational principles related to tone or climate, feedback, engagement, meaningfulness, choice, variety, curiosity, tension, interactivity and collaboration, and goal setting.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Everyone is talking about the need to motivate and engage students. This is especially true in online environments. Many are unhappy due to bland online content and unimaginative activities. It is too lock-step and mechanized. There is no room for flexibility, choice, and creativity. Many others are bored since the course does not utilize current technologies. They love their iPods, iPhones, and other wireless and mobile technologies and want their instructors to utilize them. Some feel that the instructors have not addressed their preferred learning approaches. They want hands-on activities where they produce something meaningful as well as time to explore the resources they find the Web. All these people tend to simply want more variety, or more specifically, they want 'TEC-VARIETY'. Bonk’s new instructional design model for online learning -- TEC-VARIETY -- will break online instructors and students out of boring online learning. To simplify Web-based learning possibilities, each letter of the TEC-VARIETY model stands for a well known motivational principle, including:
(1) Tone or climate,
(2) Encouragement or feedback,
(3) Curiosity,
(4) Variety,
(5) Autonomy or choice,
(6) Relevance and meaningfulness,
(7) Interactivity and collaboration,
(8) Engagement,
(9) Tension, and
(10) Yielding products and goal setting.
During this talk, Dr. Bonk will outline dozens of active learning ideas and solutions that motivate students and creatively engage them in deeper learning experiences. It is time to break out of boring online approaches with a bit of TEC-VARIETY!!!

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Many students drop out of courses or do not participate since they do not address their learning preferences. Others complain of the highly mechanized online instructional approaches that bore, or, worse still, insult them. Simply put, there is a dire need to creatively engage online students in deeper and more varied approaches to online learning. A new model from Curt Bonk called the Read, Reflect, Display, and Do (R2D2) model can address different student learning strategies or preferences. Bonk will discuss how the R2D2 framework can be expanded or altered to fit your particular needs. Using his recent Empowering Online Learning book as a base for discussion, Bonk has more than 100 online activities and examples for using the R2D2 model.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Motivation is a key issue in online learning. Another concern relates to developing interactive and collaborative activities and environments. Many online students drop out of courses or do not participate since they do not address their learning preferences. Others complain of the highly mechanized online instructional approaches that bore, or, worse still, insult them. Simply put, there is a dire need to creatively engage online students in deeper and more varied approaches to online learning. A new model from Curt Bonk called the Read, Reflect, Display, and Do (R2D2) model can address different student learning strategies or preferences. Bonk will discuss how the R2D2 method can be expanded or altered to fit your particular needs. He will also highlight his most recent instructional design method for online motivation and retention called TEC-VARIETY. Each letter of the TEC-VARIETY model stands for a well known motivational principle (e.g., tone, encouragement, curiosity, variety, etc.). Bonk has hundreds of activities examples and of how to use either of these models.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: There is an explosion of shared online video resources. YouTube. Seems all people want to see or share today is video on YouTube. Add to that, TeacherTube, Hula, Yahoo! Video, MSN, CNN videos, Google Video, BBC Online News, CurrentTV, and so on. With this, there is a shift from strict reliance on text resources across learning environments to highly visual ones. Unfortunately, there is a severe lack of knowledge on how to use these resources in teaching and learning. In this talk, Curt Bonk will outline dozens of ways to use shared online video from both a teacher as well as a student perspective. As he will show, short online videos can serve to anchor instruction as well as end it. They help students make sense of the content. Equally important, they can be used in face-to-face courses as well as online and blended ones. As these resources proliferate and technology storage costs continue to plummet, it is likely that the use of video as a teaching tool will multiply in the coming decade. As Bonk will make clear, student learning can become more personalized and empowered with timely and thoughtful integration of video in instruction. It is time to learn how you can take advantage of it!

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: There are myriad questions related to online assessment and evaluation. In this talk, Bonk will document the importance of matching online goals and objectives to actual assessment practices. He will provide examples and data from research that he and his colleagues have conducted on online assessment practices in higher education settings. Next, he will lay out dozens of online assessments he uses for different online activities in accordance with both his R2D2 and TEC-VARIETY models. These models relate to online student learning styles and motivation. In the third part, Bonk will describe dozens of tips for saving time in online assessment as well as many ways to detect and reduce online plagiarism. Finally, if interested and time allows, he will describe online evaluation techniques and options.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: After a decade of significant online instruction, it is imperative to reflect for a moment and forecast where this field is headed. This session will include an interactive and fun overview of current best practices in online learning pedagogy (from Ron Oliver, Zane Berge, Betty Collis, Linda Harasim, Robin Mason, Gilly Salmon, Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, etc.), including the use of the famous Bonk Bingo Board--of course, with the associated prizes. During the session, the similarities and differences of their ideas will be compared and contrasted. Bonk will also showcase his own frameworks for thinking about online teaching and learning. Topics covered include encouraging student participation, handling online discussion, creating communities, online classroom management, security issues, online testing, plagiarism, etc. Many questions will be answered, including do deadlines help? What about instructor modeling and guidelines? How often should an instructor participate in online instruction? In effect, this session will help in rethinking the role of the instructor, learner, and institution in online environments. It will end with a reflection on where we should go next - perhaps toward a community of innovative online instructors who seamlessly share their best online teaching ideas and practices. What are the best of your best practices?

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Instead of debating the costs and benefits of online learning, many educators are now exploring ways to blend e-learning technologies and environments. There is both extensive confusion and much optimism about blended learning due to multiple blended learning definitions and approaches. Some might blend in order to address different learning styles. Others might blend to take advantage of face-to-face and virtual learning opportunities. Still others might blend to combine synchronous and asynchronous technologies to best meet student needs. To addresses these issues, in this talk, Dr. Bonk will lay out several different models and definitions of blended learning. The session will expose the advantages as well as the disadvantages of blended learning as related to the different models. Perhaps, most importantly, the session will include more than a dozen different situations or problems and many potential blended learning solutions in various disciplines and levels of institutions. Many of the examples will come from Dr. Bonk’s recent Handbook of Blended learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

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Abstract: Abstract: There is both extensive confusion and much optimism about blended learning due to multiple blended learning definitions and approaches. Some might blend to take advantage of face-to-face and virtual learning opportunities. Others might blend to combine synchronous and asynchronous technologies to best meet student needs. To addresses these issues, Dr. Bonk will lay out several different models and definitions of blended learning as well as the advantages and disadvantages of blended learning. Importantly, the session will include a dozen different situations or problems and a plethora of potential blended learning solutions in many different disciplines and levels of institutions. Many of the examples will come from Dr. Bonk’s recent Handbook of Blended learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs. Dr. Bonk will also tap into recent data he has collected on the present and future state of blended learning around the planet. Some of this data will surprise you! During this session, participants will reflect on their own blended learning models.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Are you bored with your teaching? Are your students? Are students not engaged in their learning? Do you feel that new approaches simply take too much time or are too risky? Are you interested in collaborative learning? In this talk, Dr. Bonk provides more than 100 ways to liven up your lectures and get your students involved and engaged in learning. The emphasis will be on collaborative learning and student engagement in that learning. There will be dozens of collaborative learning methods that you can use to motivate and engage your students in their learning. Some of the strategies will be very teacher-centered, while others will give students more ownership and control of the curriculum. These strategies will relate to creativity, critical thinking, cooperative and collaborative learning, and motivation. Importantly, each strategy will be laid out in a step-by-step approach. In addition, Dr. Bonk label each one in terms of the degree of risk, time, and cost and he will offer his advice for getting started with these tools and techniques.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Like it or not, fast networks, digital video, and net generation learners are raising the stakes for visually stimulating, interactive online learning environments. With the explosion of new audio and video e-learning technologies, students are demanding more, universities are providing more, and instructors and tutors are being asked to do more. But what are the actual benefits? What does cognitive research show about learning from multimedia? Is learning enhanced or reduced with the addition of visual, audio and animated elements? How can we build visually rich interactive learning in a cost effective way? This session will lay out a multitude of options for interactive multimedia learning. Participants will find new ways to add visually-rich learning experiences to your courses to engage and edify the next generation of "digital natives."

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Many are unclear on how the use of emerging technologies impact on research and scholarship. In particular, there is much confusion about the Web 2.0 and the new forms of digital scholarship. In this talk, Bonk will briefly clarify what the Web 2.0 means and why it is important. Next, he will document dozens of ways in which scholarship is different in the Web 2.0. We are in a transition to new ways to teach, learn, and be a scholar. Many now perceive a key aspect of scholarship to be interactive and democratic participation throughout the publishing process. Among the nontraditional options confronting us are blogging, e-books and wikibooks, online conferences, author podcasts and pubcasts, professor celebrity videos in YouTube, personally-built knowledge portals, and open access journals articles and documents. In addition, anyone can now publish their books and text documents using Lulu, BookSurge, Scripd, or personal Web servers. Colleges and universities, in fact, are encouraging their faculty members to post their publications online. And if you have video you want to share online, there is TeacherTube, YouTube, and CurrentTV, among many other choices. With the explosion of the Web 2.0, many institutions, in fact, have designated channels for their lectures in iTunes and YouTube. Questions remain, however, as to which of these publishing and presenting avenues will lead to tenure, respect, and a high quality reputation. In this talk, Bonk will provide many such digital scholarship examples and offer his opinion on where this is all headed.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: In this talk, Curt Bonk will detail traditional methods of instructional design. Then he will compare them to the instructional design approaches needed for online learning in the twenty-first century. Emphasis will be placed on collaboration, interactivity, problem-based learning, and motivation. Links will be made to relevant research in learning psychology on dual coding theory and learning from multiple forms of media.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Emerging technologies - such as electronic portfolios, blogs, wikis, podcasts, ebooks, digital object repositories, computer games and simulations, and wireless and mobile computing - are generating waves of new opportunities in higher education, K-12 schools, corporate training, and other learning environments. Higher education instructors are always pressed for time and yet they encounter new technologies that they might incorporate into their teaching on a daily basis. Educational technologies, as genes are to human beings, instill a wondrous nature of possibilities for learning. However, this is an interactional model and nurture is equally important. In fact, the effective use of these educational technologies involves far more than simply shoveling tutorials, readings, and slideshows onto a web site or deciding to use a new technology in one's teaching. Instructors must be trained how to motivate online students as well as how to address their individual learning styles and adjust learning methods and assessment to the learner-centered expectations of Generation X and millennial students. As enrollments in online courses surge, today's students - immersed in an increasingly digital world - are seeking richer and more engaging learning experiences. Amid the rising tide of expectations, instructors are exploring innovative ways to use technology to foster interaction, collaboration, and excitement for learning. The current debates about e-learning will not be won by technology advocates, promoters, and zealots, nor by those who are more hesitant, resistant, and reluctant to incorporate technologies into their teaching. One may get excited about nature (technology), while for the other it is all about nurture (pedagogy). But, as this talk will show, it is both that matter. Neither nature nor nurture can be ignored.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Retention is a key issue in online learning. Another is developing interactive and collaborative activities and environments. Creating a motivational and interactive online environment can enhance student retention, completion, and overall enthusiasm for this new type of learning arena. Part of the solution that institutions of higher learning are adopting relates to blended learning and part relates to becoming more learner-centered. As part of this movement, in this talk, Curt Bonk will provide dozens of pedagogical ideas and solutions that motivate students in the online learning environments. Bonk will provide best practices in online teaching, based on two decades of his own research as well as many others, that creatively engage students into deeper and better learning. Using his new R2D2 learning style framework for online instructional design as well as his TEC-VARIETY model for online student motivation, he will also present engaging strategies that relate to different student learning strategies or preferences. He will also discuss how the R2D2 method can be expanded or altered to fit your particular needs. He will also highlight his most recent instructional design method called the MATRIX. No matter what galaxy or planet you are on, these ideas and techniques can be linked student motivation, collaboration, interaction, and general engagement in the learning process. Bonk will offer many such linkages. More importantly, specific steps will be provided for each technique described in this entertaining and informative talk. As a result, this session will include many practical strategies that can be incorporated directly into one's virtual classes, events, or programs.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Ten technology trends have emerged during the past few years that have flattened the world of learning and made it accessible to increasing numbers of learners. The learning world is being flattened by such technologies as Google, Skype, Wikipedia, podcasting, and blogs. Additional flatteners that are transforming the possibilities for learning include online learning portals such as digital libraries, museums, and referenceware, mobile technologies, wireless technologies, cheap computers, free online courses and software, and open source software. There are web sites springing up around the globe related to sharing courses, course materials, resources, and teaching ideas. MERLOT, for example, has more than 34,500 members and 15,000 shared learning objects as well as an annual international conference. Connexions is a similar project for sharing learning resources from Rice University, while the UK has just developed a learning object site called Jorum. And, of course, there is a the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative which is not only sharing MIT course content around the globe in English, but is now being translated into other languages such as Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese. Interestingly, more than 50 universities around the globe are following the lead of MIT and placing their courses online including those in Vietnam , Japan , and India . Naturally, many questions surround such systems and sites. For example, how can these trends converge to address every potential learner on this planet? How can developing worlds take advantage of these ten trends? For what purpose will people share? Will these knowledge sharing and technology trends bridge the digital divide? Does the importance of knowledge sharing differ by culture? In this humorous, informative, media-rich, and thought provoking session, Curt Bonk will highlight such themes and issues while pushing the audience to think of short- and long-range implications both for their institutions, countries, and regions of the world as well as for themselves.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Are you bored with your teaching? Are your students? Are students dropping out like flies or wishing they could? Do you feel that new approaches simply take too much time or are too risky? Do you teach large section college classes with little space to move about? Do you not have much money in your department or program to make changes? In this talk, Dr. Bonk provides more than 100 ways to liven up your lectures and get your students involved and engaged in learning. There will be dozens of methods that you can use to motivate and engage your students in their learning. Some of the strategies will be very teacher-centered, while others will give students more ownership and control of the curriculum. These strategies will relate to creativity, critical thinking, cooperative and collaborative learning, and motivation. Importantly, each strategy will be laid out in a step-by-step approach. In addition, Dr. Bonk label each one in terms of the degree of risk, time, and cost and he will offer his advice for getting started with these tools and techniques.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Everyone is talking about being providing more authentic and engaging learning environments for students. There has been a shift from teacher-centered to learner-centered approaches in schools and colleges. This talk will outline the options for being more learner-centered in schools. It will match the learner-centered principles from the American Psychological Association to specific activities and tasks that can be done in schools. Participants will find many ideas to be immediately implementable.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: After a decade of accelerating growth of online learning and associated research, it is imperative to reflect for a moment on the research results and forecast where this field is headed. In this talk, Curt Bonk will summarize more than a decade of his research in the e-learning field with an emphasis on asynchronous and synchronous online conferencing, virtual teaming, and online mentoring and cross cultural collaboration. In addition, he will include his e-learning research on blended learning, scaffolded learning, interactivity, student perceptions, instructor roles, case-based learning, and critical thinking. He will then offer suggestions on the salient gaps in the research and next steps to address them.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

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Abstract: Online teaching can be quite hectic and, at times, extremely frustrating. The frustration mounts when the time required for student grading and feedback seems never ending. Adding to the pressures, those new to online teaching face many challenges not faced in face-to-face settings. Assessment seems the last thing on one’s mind when scrambling to design and then deliver a new online course. Part of the dilemma is determining how to fairly and expediently assess student learning when attempting innovative and risky pedagogical techniques. This presentation will offer dozen of pedagogical techniques and discuss online assessment options that one might select for each of them. A series of tips and guidelines will be offered for saving time in online assessment while providing timely and valued feedback.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: It is time to be honest about online learning - the continued emergence of online technologies has pushed us into strange lands not previously visited. Unfortunately, we have not all landed in the emerald city. It is not just about the pedagogy, nor is it about the technology. What matters is the thoughtful integration of both. One need not be a scarecrow, however. This fun packed session will travel to Oz for a look at how online learning can be made intellectually and pedagogically rich, highly collaborative, and engaging. It will link emerging technologies such as podcasts and wikis and blogs to dozens of pedagogical uses. After participants click their heels three times, the session will provide many motivational, collaborative, and interactive uses of these technologies. It will also provide ways to address the learning preferences or styles of diverse learners, including millennial and Generation X and Y learners as well as that of the munchkins. Bonk will try to show participants the yellow brick road to follow in negotiating all the emerging technologies and pedagogies. Then, if the Wicked Witches of the East or the West do not interfere, he will turn these ideas into visions of where we should go next - toward a community of innovative online instructors who seamlessly share their best online teaching ideas and practices.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Abstract: Emerging technologies - such as virtual worlds, blogs, wikis, podcasts, e-books, digital object repositories, computer games and simulations, shared online video, and wireless and mobile computing - are generating waves of new opportunities in higher education, K-12 schools, corporate training, and other learning environments. However, the effective use of these educational technologies involves far more than simply shoveling tutorials, readings, and slideshows onto a web site or deciding to use a new technology in one's teaching. Instructors must be trained how to motivate online students as well as how to address their individual learning styles and adjust learning methods and assessment to the learner-centered expectations of Generation X and millennial students. As enrollments in online courses surge, today's students - immersed in an increasingly digital world - are seeking richer and more engaging learning experiences. Amid the rising tide of expectations, instructors are exploring innovative ways to use technology to foster interaction, collaboration, and excitement for learning. While we may not realize it, we have entered the perfect electrical storm, where technology, the art of teaching, and the needs of learners are converging. Now add to that stagnant or erased budgets--the fourth part of the perfect e-storm--that stand directly in the way of expensive technology purchases and risky program initiatives surrounding the other three storms. Given these monetary constraints, a new model from Curt Bonk called the Read, Reflect, Display, and Do (R2D2) model can address different student learning strategies or preferences while not costing much money to implement. To help those venturing farther into these uncharted waters, he will also highlight his most recent instructional design method for online motivation and retention called TEC-VARIETY. Each letter of the TEC-VARIETY model stands for a well known motivational principle (e.g., tone, encouragement, curiosity, variety, etc.).

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience. Read article and view this presentation from The University of Calgary Learning Commons

Abstract: Many instructors are concerned about the time required to integrate technology in instruction while the coin of the realm in higher education is research and grant money and the ultimate goal is to secure tenure. In addition to minimal rewards, they are rightfully hesitant to waste their valued time trying to learn about new technologies that are constantly changing. In addressing the confusion regarding the Web 2.0 and the new forms of digital scholarship, in this talk, Curt Bonk will briefly clarify what the Web 2.0 means and why it is important. Next, he will document dozens of ways in which scholarship is different in the Web 2.0. Among the nontraditional options confronting us are blogging, e-books, wikibooks, online conferences, author podcasts in iTune, pubcasts in SciVee, personally-built knowledge portals, and open access journals articles and documents. In addition, anyone can now publish their books and text documents using Lulu, BookSurge, Scribd, or personal Web servers. Colleges and universities, in fact, are encouraging their faculty members to post their publications online. And if you have video you want to share online, there is TeacherTube, YouTube, and CurrentTV, among many other choices. In fact, there are now professor celebrity videos in YouTube. Questions remain, however, as to which of these publishing and presenting avenues will lead to tenure, respect, and a high quality reputation. In this talk, Bonk will provide many such digital scholarship examples and offer his opinion on where this is all headed. He will also summarize some of his own research wherein he integrated technologies in his own classes while conducting research that was later published.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Many instructors are concerned about the time required to integrate technology in instruction while the coin of the realm in higher education is research and the ultimate goal is to secure tenure. They are rightfully hesitant, resistant, and reluctant to waste their valued time trying to learn about new technologies that are constantly changing and with minimal rewards. In this talk, Dr. Bonk will document how instructors can be supported in their technology integration efforts. He will then summarize fifteen years of simultaneous classroom teaching and research at Indiana University wherein he integrated distance learning and other technologies in his own classes while conducting research that was later published. The areas of his technology integration efforts include asynchronous and synchronous online conferencing, virtual teaming, and online mentoring and cross cultural collaboration. In addition, he will discuss his online learning research related to scaffolded learning, interactivity, student perceptions, instructor roles, case-based learning, and critical thinking. He will end with tips and caveats for instructors looking to integrate technology in their classrooms with several low risk, low cost, and low time strategies that work!

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience. Read article and view this presentation from The University of Calgary Learning Commons

Abstract: According to Thomas Friedman's book, The World is Flat, worldwide economic trends are flattening. In education, however, opportunities for learning are actually expanding or opening up through a myriad of emerging distance technologies. These opportunities can be seen in ten technology trends that spell the acronym: "WE-ALL-LEARN." From online content in the form of e-books, podcasts, streamed videos, and satellite maps to participatory environments such as social networking, wikis, and alternate reality worlds, technology-based learning continues to open new learning pathways. At the same time, more instructors are sharing their course materials and teaching ideas globally, thereby expanding learning opportunities and resources. And the software used to deliver such online learning contents and experiences is increasingly available as open source. Naturally, many questions surround such systems, sites, and resources. For example, how can instructors and learners in developed and developing countries take advantage of these trends? For what purpose will people share? How can these trends converge to address individual learner's needs worldwide? Curt Bonk will address these issues while enticing participants to think of implications for their organizations, countries, and regions of the world as well as for themselves as leaders and learners.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Ten technology trends have emerged during the past few years that have made educational tools, resources, and opportunities accessible to increasing numbers of learners. Instead of the ten economic flatteners of Thomas Friedman’s recent “World is Flat” book, these trends are actually learning “openers.” As Curt Bonk lays out in his newest book project, when the ten openers are combined, they spell the acronym “WE-ALL-LEARN.” And when they coalesce, watch out! The learning world is being opened by myriad educational and distance learning technologies including those that enable learners to search for e-books, online videos, and world maps in Google, listen to podcasted talks and lectures, and engage in online language lessons and conversations using Skype. Additional openers currently transforming learning possibilities include online learning portals such as digital libraries, museums, and referenceware as well as new forms of participatory learning environments made possible by the Web 2.0 (e.g., YouTube, TeacherTube, Wikipedia, Livemocha, Digg, etc.). Still other key openers include mobile technologies, alternate reality learning (e.g., Second Life), wireless technologies, electronic collaboration tools and systems, free online courses and software, open source software, and networks of personalized learning (RSS, Flickr, blogs, Facebook). At the same time, there are web sites springing up around the globe related to sharing courses, course materials, resources, and teaching ideas. MERLOT, for example, has more than 40,000 members and 17,000 shared learning objects in a “referatory” as well as an annual international conference, journal, and newsletter. Connexions, from Rice University , is a similar project which contains a repository of learning resources, while the UK has just developed a learning object site called Jorum. And, of course, there is a the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative which is not only sharing MIT course content in English, but is now being translated into other languages such as Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese. Interestingly, more than 50 universities around the globe are following the lead of MIT and placing their courses online including those in Vietnam , Japan , the UK , and India . Naturally, many questions surround such systems and sites. For example, how can these trends converge to address every potential learner on this planet? How can developing worlds take advantage of these ten trends? For what purpose will people share? Will these knowledge sharing and technology trends bridge the digital divide? And does the importance of knowledge sharing differ by culture? In this humorous, informative, media-rich, and thought provoking session, Dr. Bonk will highlight such themes and issues while pushing the audience to think of short- and long-range implications for their particular institutions, countries, and regions of the world as well as for themselves.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Have you ever read a book? Ever written one? Ever collaborated with others to put one together? The emergence of wikibooks enables us to read, write, and edit books online with people we have never met. More than 1,000 free books and over 20,000 book chapters have been created at the wikibook website. Now is the time to study this phenomenon. This presentation will look at the potential to use Wikibooks as an educational technology and potential instructional strategy that promotes learning collaboration and social interaction. Phase One of this study was a Wikibook class project involving graduate students among three classrooms in three locations. In Phase Two, we studied previously completed Wikibooks the majority of which were not class-related projects. Observations, surveys, and follow-up emails were the primary means of data collection. This study analyzed various demographic data of Wikibookians, book topic selection, motivational factors involved in Wikibook creation, and the norms for collaboration in the Wikibook community. As Wikibooks become popular, you will never view reading, writing, or collaborating the same again.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

© 2008 by Curt Bonk. All rights reserved.

• Active Learning with Technology: Myths, Magic, or Just a lot of Bonk
• Blended Learning: Situations, Solutions, and Several Surprises
• From R2D2 to the Matrix: A Galaxy of Online Learning Style, Motivational, and Blended Learning Examples
• Future of ICT in Schools
• How the Learning World Became Flat: Ten Knowledge Sharing and Technology Trends Equalizing Access to Learning
• Literacy in a Digital World: Emerging Tools and Innovative Activities for the Twenty-first Century Learner
• The Perfect E-Storm: Emerging Technologies, Enhanced Pedagogy, and Erased Budgets
• Podcasts and Wikis and Blogs, Oh My!: Online Learning is Not in Kansas Anymore
• Promoting Constructivism in the Technology Rich Classroom
• Wandering Through the Wonders of the Web 2.0:

Abstract: Myths and debates abound about the benefits of technology integration in K-12 and alternative schools. The battles are even more heated related to recent trends in online learning. Emerging educational technologies (e.g., podcasts, wikis, blogs, games and simulations, electronic portfolios, mobile computing, peer-to-peer technologies, instant messaging, etc.) are drastically changing educational opportunities for students as well as the expectations of their teachers and schools. At the same time, teachers are just beginning to realize what types of pedagogical activities (e.g., debates, mentoring, role play, brainstorming, problem-based learning, etc.) foster learner interaction, collaboration, and excitement for learning when using various educational technologies. Using his research at the intersection of technology and pedagogy, Curt Bonk will dispel myths related to the difficulty of teaching with technology, time constraints, the common obstacles, possible supports, and the overall impact of technology on learning. Effective integration of technology may appear magical, but it is more likely based on solid strategic planning, a range of administrative supports, teacher experimentation, and extensive sharing of ideas. Dr. Bonk will highlight instructional technologies and pedagogical strategies currently emerging to meet diverse student needs. He will also provide dozens of active learning ideas and solutions that motivate students and creatively engage them in deeper learning experiences. Many of these examples will come from rural Indiana schools where he has provided technology integration training for more than 5 years. Dr. Bonk is the author of the Handbook of Blended Learning Environments: Global Perspectives, Local Designs published by Pfeiffer Publishing in 2006.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: There is both extensive confusion and much optimism about blended learning due to multiple blended learning definitions and approaches. Some might blend to take advantage of face-to-face and virtual learning opportunities. Others might blend to combine synchronous and asynchronous technologies to best meet student needs. In fact, it seems every institution or organization has its own model of blended learning. To make sense of the possibilities, Dr. Bonk will lay out several different models and definitions of blended learning as well as the advantages and disadvantages of blended learning. Importantly, the session will include a dozen different situations or problems and many than two dozen potential blended learning solutions in many different disciplines and levels of institutions. Many of the examples will come from Dr. Bonk’s recent Handbook of Blended learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs. Dr. Bonk will also tap into recent data he has collected on the present and future state of blended learning around the planet. Some of this data will surprise you!

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Retention is a key issue in online learning. Another is developing interactive and collaborative activities and environments. Creating a motivational and interactive online environment can enhance student retention, completion, and overall enthusiasm for this new type of learning arena. In this talk, Curt Bonk will provide dozens of pedagogical ideas and solutions that motivate students in the online learning environments. Bonk will provide best practices in online teaching, based on research, that creatively engage students into deeper and better learning. He will walk the audience through his TEC-VARIETY model for online motivation. And later, using his R2D2 (Read-Reflect-Display-Do) learning style framework for online instructional design, he will also present engaging strategies that relate to different student learning strategies or preferences. He will also discuss how the R2D2 method can be expanded or altered to fit your particular needs. He will end with his latest online learning style model called the MATRIX. No matter what galaxy or planet you are on, these ideas and techniques can be linked student motivation, collaboration, interaction, and general engagement in the learning process. Bonk will offer many such linkages. More importantly, specific steps will be provided for each technique described in this entertaining and informative talk. As a result, this session will include many practical strategies that can be incorporated directly into one's virtual classes, events, or programs.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: This session will describe emerging ICT that can transform K-12 education, or, at least, provide a positive impetus for change. Bonk will discuss how wikis, blogs, podcasting, simulations, portfolio tools, collaborative software, online mentoring programs, virtual fieldtrips, social networking software, and dozens of other technologies can empower young learners and give them more responsibility for their own learning. Any one of the technologies described can revolutionize online education, and education in general, as we know it today. By the end of the session, all participants will reflect on which of technologies will have the most impact upon their students during the next few years and why.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Ten technology trends have emerged during the past few years that have flattened the world of learning and made it accessible to increasing numbers of learners. The learning world is being flattened by such technologies as Google, Skype, Wikipedia, podcasting, and blogs. Additional flatteners that are transforming the possibilities for learning include online learning portals such as digital libraries, museums, and referenceware, mobile technologies, wireless technologies, cheap computers, free online courses and software, and open source software. There are web sites springing up around the globe related to sharing courses, course materials, resources, and teaching ideas. Curriki, for example, is creating free K-12 contents for the world! There are also many free lesson planning sites for K-12 teachers. NASA and the US federal government are sponsoring a wide range of science, math, and technology sites for K-12 schools. The State of Michigan is mandating one online class for students to obtain a high school degree and now it is offering Mandarin Chinese language lessons to all high schools in the state. Enrollments for online K-12 schools in Florida , Utah , and many other states are in the tens of thousands! For higher education, MERLOT has more than 34,500 members and 15,000 shared learning objects as well as an annual international conference. And, of course, there is a the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative which is not only sharing MIT course content around the globe in English, but is now being translated into other languages such as Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese. Interestingly, more than 50 universities around the globe are following the lead of MIT and placing their courses online including those in Vietnam , Japan , and India . Will K-12 schools be next? How can these trends converge to address every potential learner on this planet? How can developing worlds take advantage of these ten trends? For what purpose will people share? Will these knowledge sharing and technology trends bridge the digital divide? Does the importance of knowledge sharing differ by culture? In this humorous, informative, media-rich, and thought provoking session, Curt Bonk will highlight such themes and issues while pushing the audience to think of short- and long-range implications both for their schools, institutions, countries, and regions of the world as well as for themselves.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Free and open educational resources as well as participatory technology tools which enable learners to generate content and ideas, not simply passively receive it, are drastically changing educational opportunities for students as well as the expectations of their teachers, schools, and school districts. The learning world is flattening in front of our eyes! As this occurs, the skills demanded of learners and teachers are shifting. New forms of literacy must be emphasized and tested. At the same time, the role of professional development expands significantly and simultaneously becomes increasingly demanding and vital. Not too surprisingly, there is mass confusion and debate regarding the use of emerging technologies in schools. Battles reign regarding how to embed Web technologies for effective fully online and blended learning opportunities in K-12 education. Emerging participatory and interactive technologies (e.g., podcasts, wikis, blogs, social networking software, etc.) as well as online gaming and simulations, virtual worlds, collaborative technologies, open courseware, learning portals, and mobile computing are providing learning opportunities never previously imagined. In this session, Bonk will discuss the digital literacy implications of these technologies, while also detailing examples of their use in innovative educational activities (e.g., cross cultural blogging, online language programs, learning sign language from a video iPod, student radio programs, student generated wikibooks, etc.) which motivate students and creatively engage them in rich and deeper forms of learning. He will also highlight the important role of professional development to assist teachers and leaders to gain the instructional intelligence that supports twenty-first century literacies. Of course, the ultimate goal is to empower learners and give them more responsibility for their own learning, while equipping them with skills to succeed at high levels in new world economies. When done, Bonk will also prompt a discussion of what digital literacy skills and competencies are required to survive in this age. During this time, he will point to ways in which blended learning provides opportunities for addressing these skills not only for students but also for timely teacher inservice training and professional development.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: While we may not realize it, we have entered the perfect electrical storm. First, emerging educational technologies (e.g., online portfolios, intelligent agents, games and simulations, electronic portals, virtual reality systems, mobile computing, peer-to-peer technologies, etc.) are drastically changing educational opportunities for students as well as the expectations of their instructors. At the same time, teachers are beginning to realize what types of pedagogical activities (e.g., debates, mentoring, role play, brainstorming, problem-based learning, etc.) foster learner interaction, collaboration, and excitement for learning when using various educational technologies. Unfortunately, these new technological and pedagogical opportunities are appearing at the same time that funding sources are being depleted or erased entirely. As this perfect e-storm surrounds us, we must think carefully about the speed and direction in which we sail our ships, especially when entering unchartered territories.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: It is time to be honest about online learning - the continued emergence of online technologies has pushed us into strange lands not previously visited. Unfortunately, we have not all landed in the emerald city. It is not just about the pedagogy, nor is it about the technology. What matters is the thoughtful integration of both. One need not be a scarecrow, however. This fun packed session will travel to Oz for a look at how online learning can be made intellectually and pedagogically rich, highly collaborative, and engaging. It will link emerging technologies such as podcasts and wikis and blogs to dozens of pedagogical uses. After participants click their heels three times, the session will provide many motivational, collaborative, and interactive uses of these technologies. It will also provide ways to address the learning preferences or styles of diverse learners, including millennial and Generation X and Y learners as well as that of the munchkins. Bonk will try to show participants the yellow brick road to follow in negotiating all the emerging technologies and pedagogies. Then, if the Wicked Witches of the East or the West do not interfere, he will turn these ideas into visions of where we should go next - toward a community of innovative online teachers and curriculum developers who seamlessly share their best online teaching ideas and practices.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Constructivism is a confusing concept that is often connected to technology- rich classrooms. This session, therefore, will offer guidance in defining or labeling it as well as comparing it to other progressive educational ideas and trends. During the session, many examples of constructivistic use of technology will be provided and compared. These will be linked to instructional activities and performance assessment. Advice for getting started will be offered.

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

Abstract: Free and open educational resources as well as participatory Web 2.0 technology tools are drastically changing educational opportunities for students as well as the expectations of their teachers, schools, and school districts. The learning world is flattening in front of our eyes! As this occurs, the role of professional development expands significantly and simultaneously becomes increasingly demanding and vital. Not too surprisingly, there is mass confusion and debate regarding the use of Web 2.0 technologies in schools. Battles reign regarding how to embed Web technologies for effective fully online and blended learning opportunities in K-12 education. Emerging participatory and interactive technologies (e.g., podcasts, wikis, blogs, social networking software, etc.) as well as online gaming and simulations, virtual worlds, collaborative technologies, open courseware, learning portals, and mobile computing are providing learning opportunities never previously imagined. When properly aligned with pedagogy, any one of these technologies can revolutionize education as we know it today; however, it is clearly time to ponder their collective effects. In this session, Bonk will discuss the implications of these technologies, while also detailing examples of their use in innovative educational activities (e.g., cross cultural blogging, online language programs, learning sign language from a video iPod, student radio programs, student generated wikibooks, etc.) which motivate students and creatively engage them in rich and deeper forms of learning. Of course, the ultimate goal is to empower learners and give them more responsibility for their own learning. When done, Bonk will also prompt discussions of what skills and competencies are required to survive in this age as well as how blended learning provides opportunities not only for students but also for timely teacher inservice training and professional development. The time is now for wandering through the wonders of the Web 2.0!

Keep in mind that Dr. Bonk will gladly tailor any of his presentations to your specific needs. With enough lead time, most talks or presentations can be altered for almost any audience.

© 2009 by Professor Curt Bonk. All rights reserved.