The George Mason University Instructional Technology Program and the Defense Acquisition University invite you to attend the 4th Annual Innovations in e-Learning Symposium to be held on on June 3, 4 & 5, 2008 in the Johnson Center on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
The topics for this year's symposium are
- Mobile Learning and Gaming
- Web 2.0 and Cyberinfrastructure
- Innovation Design and Research Partnerships
- Collaboration in a Virtual World
This event is ideal for managers, learning officers, instructional and/or curriculum designers, learning consultants, instructors, researchers and training and development professionals from small to large size businesses, vocational schools, community colleges, colleges and universities, and government agencies and organizations.
June 3
Workshops
- Mobile Learning 101
- What is Web 2.0 and why should I care?*
- Audacity 101: Hands-On Audio Editing**
- Collaboration in a Virtual World
Each workshop is a half-day. The registration fee for each workshop is $150. The registration fee includes a Certificate of Completion, breaks, lunch and parking. Registration is limited to 50 people per workshop so please register early.
*Participants attending the What is Web 2.0 and why should I care? workshop need to bring a laptop computer (Mac or PC) with wireless internet capability.
**Participants attending the Audacity 101:Hands-On Audio Editing workshop should bring a laptop computer (Mac or PC) with wireless internet capability to get the most out of the session.
June 4 & 5
Keynote Speakers
- Frank Anderson, Jr., President, Defense Acquisition University
- Stephen Downes, Senior Researcher, Institute for Information Technology's Internet Logic Research Group
- Henry Kelly, President, Federation of American Scientists
- Sid Meier, CEO, Firaxis Games
- David Thornburg, Director of Global Operations, Thornburg Center
The registration fee for this two-day event is $250 and includes an opening night reception, breaks, two continental breakfasts, two lunches and parking.
Registration begins March 1, 2008.