Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education
Celebrating 30+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Celebrating 30+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Learning online has rapidly transitioned from the highly solitary activity available in 1996 when this conference was founded. Back them occasional asynchronous communication was possible. Today learners collaborate and interact from anywhere in myriad ways. Elearning has new flavors taking us from simple asynchronous email, electronic page turning and online forums to synchronous, immersive telepresence sessions which start to mirror in-presence learning. This talk starts with an examination of early asynchronous learning and transports you through a range of tools available today that make learning more inviting, more authentic, more engaging, and more accessible to learners. Along the way you will be introduced to frameworks to help plan for this new and exciting learning world of the future. These frameworks offer seamless transitions for students both in higher education and in the workplace. And much of this new blended experience is possible today. Take this opportunity to see it, taste it, then share these opportunities with others in your organization or institution.
Michelle Selinger is Director of Education in the Global Public Sector Internet Business Solutions Group(IBSG) at Cisco Systems. In her work with IBSG, Michelle provides strategic advice and consultancy on innovation in technology-enabled education in all areas of formal education.
Prior to joining IBSG, Michelle was the education strategist for Cisco's social investments in education, including the World Economic Forum's Global Education Initiative. She also has experience in working with governments on developing their strategies for education reform through technology. Michelle has an academic background and was the director of the research focused Centre for New Technologies Research in Education at the University of Warwick, UK until she joined Cisco in 2000.
She has the fairly unique experience of having worked across many countries in traditional, distance and online education in all sectors of education, as well as in vocational education and training,
