Concurrent Sessions 11 - United States Distance Learning Association

Digital Design: Building Your Own Virtual SchoolPresented by: Robin Gonzales (Consultant)Track: LDLBroadway IParticipants will hear about the model of online learning developed for Chicago Public Schools VirtualSchool. Using advanced digital media resources and videoconferencing synchronous learning options,students were able to learn in a fully differentiated learning environment. See how your school or districtcan build a successful custom virtual school.Online PE? How Does That Work?Presented by: Dennis Wood (Carone Fitness)Track: TCCBroadway IINot only does online PE work, but the benefits can go beyond that of classroom. This session willdiscuss guidelines, logistics, and benefits of a successful online PE program--including monitoring andverifying student activity, assessing fitness levels, meeting standards, modeling proper technique, andevaluating student performance in an online environment.Leading the Way with Mobile TechnologyPresented by: Billie Anne Gebb, Zach Young, Kelley Cruse¸ Julie Marfell (Frontier School ofMidwifery and Family Nursing)Track: TCCGrand Suites IIThis presentation will demonstrate how a distance based graduate nursing program implemented aninstitution wide mobile strategy to support the program’s overarching goal to graduate technologicallycompetent practitioners. The strategy included enhancing courses with downloadable media andincreasing electronic resources. Evaluation data from students was used to assess the project.