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Fourth Annual e-Learning
Summit
May 15, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Loyola College Graduate Center
Columbia Campus
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e-Learning
Summit Program
and Survey
Breakout Sessions by Strand
Third Annual e-Communities
Summit
March 27, 2007
Third
Annual e-Communities Summit Program
e-Communities Summit Keynote Address:
Building Successful e-Communities for Educators: Opportunities
and Challenges
Barbara Treacy - Project Director for EdTech Leaders Online
The keynote at the 3rd Annual e-Communities Summit addressed
100 educational leaders from all across Maryland on Building
Successful e-Communities for Educators. Barbara spoke
about the opportunities and challenges confronting educators
that use e-Communities for learning and collaborating.
Breakout Sessions by Strand
Birds of a Feather Discussion Topics
and Resources
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Facilitator Strategies for
Providing Feedback in e-Communities by
Marcie Zisow, BCPS
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Legal and Procedural Issues
for e-Community Participants by Liz Glowa,
MSDE
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Facilitator Voice and Tone
in an Online Environment by Judy Campf,
BCPS
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Using e-Communities with
Students by Deborah Lambert, BCPS
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Tips and Tricks for Social Computing
by Bob Cole, MSDE
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Using e-Communities in Professional
Development by Kelly Hammond, CCPS
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Marketing e-Communities:
Developing Buy-in by John Hruska, AACPS
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Sustaining e-Communities
by Jodi O'Neill, BCPS
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School / School System Guidelines
by Thea Jones, BCPS: handout
Additional Resources
e-Communities Summit Participant
Interviews
Educators that attended the e-Communities Summit could attend
4 breakout sessions and learn more about starting, implementing
and maintaining online learning communities. Paula Sandridge,
Education Technology Specialist from Carroll County Public
Schools interviewed several attendees at the Conference
and captured their thoughts on the sessions.
e-Communities Summit Planning Committee
Judy Campf,
Baltimore County Public Schools
Robert Cole,
Maryland State Department of Education
Garry Day, Baltimore
County Public Schools
Liz Glowa,
Maryland State Department of Education
Richard Jolles,
Montgomery County Public Schools
Thea Jones, Baltimore
County Public Schools
Deborah Lambert,
Baltimore County Public Schools
Jodi O'Neill, Baltimore
County Public Schools
Paula Sandridge,
Carroll County Public Schools
Maxine Shindel,
Baltimore County Public Schools
Stacy Weber,
Carroll County Public Schools
Second
Annual e-Communities Summit
March 30, 2006
The Second Annual e-Communities Summit featured
Susan Brooks-Young. Susan is an education consultant and
author currently experimenting with wikis, blogs, and online
communities. The summit offered additional guest speakers,
break-out sessions, "birds of a feather" discussions
over lunch, and time to both gather and share information.
The summit was organized by the Baltimore County Public
Schools in collaboration with MSDE and several Ed Tech Title
II-D consortia: the Learning Management
System Consortium, the Project
Open Consortium, and the Maryland
Students Online Consortium.
Program and Keynote Address Resources
Breakout Sessions
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Guidelines and Procedures
for Implementing e-Communities by Judy
Campf: presentation
and handout
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Encouraging Administrative
Support for Your e-Community by Bert Ross:
presentation
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Electronic Organizations:
Building a School Community by Chris Fuller
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A Showcase of e-Communities
by Garry Day, Diana Eastman, and Tom Michocki
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Developing a "Feeling"
Community: The Necessities of Online Feedback and Questioning
Skills by BJ Gallagher: agenda,
presentation,
and handout
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e-Ffective LMS Implementation:
Everything You Need to Know About e-Learning and e-Communities
by Dave Rose, Stacy Weber, and Paula Sandridge: presentation
and handout
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Successful Facilitation
of an e-Community by Terry Holecheck:
presentation
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Spark Your Learning with
Elluminate Live! by Paula Sandridge: presentation
Additional Resources
First Annual e-Communities
Summit
The first e-Communities Summit was held on May 5, 2005
at the Johns Hopkins Columbia Campus. Over fifty representatives
from across the state were treated to a wealth of information
from leading experts in the field. Tim Magner, Deputy
Director of the Office of Education Technology for the
United States Department of Education provided the greetings
for the day.
Following the greetings from Mr. Magner, guests were
presented with a Panel Discussion on Successful Uses of
e-Communities in Maryland. Denise Simard, a former member
of CTE's Online Learning and Distance Education Branch,
facilitated the panel presentation.
The day included several breakout sessions on such topics
as:
At the conclusion of the summit, participants were involved
in focus groups and planning sessions enabling them to
implement these new ideas in their school systems.
For a more detailed look at the day's events, take a
look at the First
Annual e-Communities Summit Program.
General Summit Handouts
e-Communities Summit Planning Committee
- Bev Brown,
Prince George's County Public Schools
- Judy Campf, Baltimore
County Public Schools
- Robert Cole,
Maryland State Department of Education
- Stacey Davis,
Baltimore City Public Schools
- Katie Egan, Baltimore
County Public Schools
- Liz Glowa,
Maryland State Department of Education
- Ryan Imbriale,
Baltimore County Public Schools
- Sheila LoCastro,
Prince George's County Public Schools
- Paula Sandridge,
Carroll County Public Schools
- Thea Jones, Baltimore
County Public Schools
- Stacy Weber,
Carroll County Public Schools
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