Conference on

The Future of Online and Blended Learning: Strategy, Policy, and Practice

Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 24-26, 2009

This conference will address the current and future impact of online and blended (hybrid) learning on institutions of higher education. We expect a lively discussion inspired by successful practitioners of these new forms of post-secondary education, as well as by senior administrators of institutions that are making the transition to online and blended learning.

A keynote address by Chuck Dziuban will set the tone for the conference. Dr. Dziuban is the Director of the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida, an institution widely recognized for its success in adding online and blended learning to its traditional face-to-face offerings. There will also be an expert panel of successful practitioners, as well as a panel discussion by senior administrators who are working to adapt their institutions to the future of online and blended learning.

The conference will also feature a number of concurrent sessions and poster presentations.

This conference is sponsored by the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE), the Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research (COHERE), and the Centre for Higher Education Research and Development (CHERD). It ends as the E-Learn 2009 conference http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/ is beginning just a few blocks away.