WIDA Conference 2020 has arrived! Register now to be part of the most exciting conference about the future education. Find out more about the conference, including what you can expect to gain. Here are some highlights of the conference you might want to check out! Additionally, we will discuss eSummit, Keynote speakers, and Video Library Conferences. We'll also talk about how to register, and what you can look forward to at WIDA Conference 2020.
Session of eSummit
WIDA is excited to announce its eSummit online learning opportunity. The program is open to all domestic WIDA Consortium members, federal agencies, states and territories. WIDA eSummit this year will be focused on the design features and navigation of the 2020 Edition WIDA ELD. For more information, please visit the WIDA eSummit Page.
WIDA staff, educators, as well as experts in the field will all be speaking at the eSummit. Keynote speaker, Viet Thanh Nguyen, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Other sessions will address topics relevant to educators of K-12 multilingual students and will also feature the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. WIDA staff will present at the eSummit and provide updates via social media.
Registration requirements
WIDA Annual Conference started in 2013 and has been traveling to many cities since. 600 participants attended the first conference. There was a long waitinglist. The conference attracts more than 1000 attendees today. Visit the WIDA website to register for the conference. This year's conference theme is "Educating Diverse Learners: Building Community of Practice." These are the registration requirements for the conference to help you plan.
To attend the WIDA Annual Conference, you must be a member of WIDA. WIDA members can get discounts on conferences. Register by entering the code "WIDA", at registration. After completing the registration you can view the full schedule of events. Once you are registered, the conference agenda can be viewed and you can choose the sessions that most interest your professional development. The conference features two keynote speakers.
Keynote speaker
WIDA conference is the top event for educators. Viet Thanh Nguyen - a Pulitzer Prize winner, Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist and Professor at the University of Southern California - will be the keynote speech. WIDA eConference session will focus on the conference theme. It is designed for educators working with multilingual students in K-12. WIDA English language development standards framework will also be showcased. Participants will have the option to choose up to five concurrent sessions per block.
WIDA conference will include online presentations, curated sessions and post-event accessibility to recordings. A spotlight session will be held at the WIDA eConference that focuses on parent outreach. WIDA's Featured Education program will highlight outstanding educators from the classroom, district, or state education sectors. In addition to key note speakers, WIDA will also feature educational leaders through our Featured Educator program.
Video Library Conference
The Video Library conference is an opportunity for librarian professionals to exchange knowledge and best practices in order to improve the field of video reference. Using the digital platform, attendees can view conference videos from any PC, Mac computer, iDevice, web browser or mobile device. Attendees don't need special hardware to access the videos, and they can share their online credentials with other library colleagues. You can also access the conference program using the video library's detailed instructions.
PLA celebrated its 75th Anniversary on October 13, 2019. The PLA is continuing to celebrate this milestone in 2020. The PLA released an Anniversary video, featuring stories from members, and started a fundraising campaign in order to provide 15 scholarships at the Video Library Conference 2020. Library school students, early career librarians, support staff are all eligible to receive scholarships. Microsoft has also been a partner in two initiatives that the organization developed to support library staff, and improve professional development. Many initiatives are offered by the PLA to support libraries' growth and success.
FAQ
What is the greatest challenge to online learning?
The most difficult thing is to keep students engaged through the course. The biggest challenge is keeping students engaged throughout the course. The best way to ensure your students stay focused is to give them many choices. Giving students options means they have the ability to choose which modules, chapters, or exercises they'd like, and what tests, assignments, and websites they want.
How can I decide which eLearning platform I want to use?
There are thousands upon thousands of eLearning platform options today. Some are free and others are more expensive.
When choosing between these options, you need to ask yourself some questions.
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Do you have the desire to create your own learning materials. If you do, there are lots of tools that can help you create your own online courses. These include Adobe Captivate. Articulate Storyline. Lectora. iSpring Suite. and Camtasia.
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Do I want to purchase ready-made eLearning courses? Several companies sell pre-packaged courses. They range from $20 to $100 per course. Mindjet, Edusoft, or Thinkful are some of the most popular.
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Do I want a combination of both? Many people find that using a combination of company materials and their own material produces the best results.
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Which option is best? It all depends on your circumstances. It all depends on your situation. However, after you have gained some experience, it may be worth looking into purchasing pre-designed courses.
How much multimedia should an eLearning course contain?
This depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you are looking for a quick way to deliver information, then less is probably better. If you're looking to deliver training that helps people do something, however, more might be better.
The most important thing is to know what your goals are for your eLearning courses. You also need to understand what your learners expect from your course. This will help you ensure you have sufficient content to meet your goals.
You can take this example:
It's best to give people lots of examples to learn about Microsoft Word. On the other hand, if you want to teach people how to use Excel, then you would need to show them many different types of spreadsheets.
You should also consider whether images or video are best to illustrate concepts.
Video is great for teaching people how to do things, but it's not as good at explaining complex topics. It is also expensive to produce. Although images are less expensive to produce than videos, they convey the same emotion as video.
The bottom line is to think carefully about the end result before designing your eLearning courses.
What are the various types of e-learning available? What are their purposes?
There are three major types e-learning.
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Content delivery - This type of e-learning aims to provide students with information. You can find textbooks or lesson plans as examples.
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Instructional design is a type of eLearning that focuses on teaching learners skills. Examples include tutorials or simulations.
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Learning management - This type of eLearning provides tools for instructors to organize and monitor student activity. These include virtual classrooms and discussion forums.
What should an eLearning course look and feel like?
Your eLearning course should encourage interaction between learners.
This means that the design needs to be easy to navigate, and the content needs to be presented clearly.
This also means that content must be engaging and interesting.
These are the three main things that will ensure your eLearning course is compliant with these requirements.
Content
The first thing you need to decide is what content you want to include in your eLearning course. You must decide how long each section should be. You will decide how much time each topic should be covered if you're teaching someone how write letters.
Navigation
The second decision that you must make is how you want learners to navigate through your course. Are you asking them to go through each page individually? Or do you want them to jump directly to specific parts of the course?
Design
The last step is to decide the appearance of your course. You need to determine how long each screen should take to load and what font size you should use. It is also important to decide whether graphics (such as photos) will be included.
Once you have made all of these decisions, you need to test your course to see if it works well.
Statistics
- The UK sample was relatively balanced in terms of gender (56% male) compared to the Gambian group (77% male). (sciencedirect.com)
- However, e-learning courses that are engaging, well-designed, and interesting are likely to be perceived as useful by e-learners (Roca & Gagné, 2008). (sciencedirect.com)
- Reliability, validity, and descriptive statistics (The Gambia). Empty CellCRAVEMeanSDACBICOEEHABHEHMPEPOPVSESITRAC0.770.635.080.842) in behavioral intention to use e-learning in The Gambia (53%) and the UK (52%), (sciencedirect.com)
- E-learning is intended to enhance individual-level performance, and therefore intend to use of e-learning should be predicted by a learner's preference for self-enhancement (Veiga, Floyd, & Dechant, 2001). (sciencedirect.com)
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How To
What are some examples in elearning? What are the potential benefits of elearning?
There are many options for e-learning.
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Distance Learning- Distance learning programs are conducted entirely via the Internet.
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On-site Training - A group of people gathers to receive training in person.
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Virtual Classroom – A virtual room allows students, teachers, and experts to communicate through chat rooms, forums or other online tools.
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Webinars – Webinars allow you to present live over the internet. These webinars allow you to communicate with your audience in real-time.
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Self-Paced courses - These courses do not require an instructor, and can be completed at your pace. Logging in to the course is easy.
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Interactive Tutorials - Interactive tutorials are designed to teach users how to perform specific tasks.
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Social Media Learning Platforms - Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter provide a great platform for learning. Students can communicate ideas, ask queries, and get feedback and support from their friends and peers.
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Online Forums – Online forums can be a great place to discuss topics that are relevant to your area of study.
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Podcasting - Podcasting is the process of creating audio files that can be downloaded and listened to later.
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Video Conferencing – Video conferencing allows for two or more people, to meet face-to face online.
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Mobile Apps - Mobile apps are programs created specifically for smartphones and tablets.
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Online Quizzes: Online quizzes can be used to test your knowledge about a topic.
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Discussion Boards -- These boards allow you to send messages, read others' messages, and then respond to those messages.
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Website Content management Systems (CMS): CMSs are software systems that allow website owners the ability to easily update their site's content.
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Blogging - Blogs allow visitors to comment and share their opinions.
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Wikis: Wikis can be used to collaborate and allow multiple users simultaneously to edit pages.
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Chat Rooms – Chat rooms allow users to communicate with one another online.
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Email Lists - Email lists are groups of email addresses where you can send messages.
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RSS Feeds- RSS feeds collect news articles from many sources and make them easy to read.