CO11: Challenges faced by administrators, faculty and learners in E-learning by Dr. Ramesh Sharma Public Class

About the Class

Challenges faced by administrators, faculty and learners in E-Learning by Dr. Ramesh Sharma

Ramesh C Sharma, PhD (Educational Technology) specializes in Web 2.0 technologies and on-line learning. He is the co-Editor of 'Asian Journal of Distance Education: (www.ASIANJDE.org). He has co-edited books "Interactive Multimedia in Education and Training" and “Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls” (IGI-Global, USA). He is also an Advisory Board Member and author for the "Encyclopedia of Distance Learning" (IGI-Global, USA). Currently he is working as Director, Institute of Distance and Continuing Education, University of Guyana, Guyana (South America).

Integrating Technology for Active Life-long Learning
CO11 on IT4ALL Moodle & WiZiQ
Feb 4-6, 2011

Welcome to the annual connecting online live online conference (CO11). You are cordially invited to participate at the live online conference on the weekend of Feb 4-6 2011.

The conference will be of interest to educators, administrators, students, and community members who value the importance of integrating technology into the curriculum to improve instruction and learning. Online learning involves various skills on the part of the instructor and learner. These include social and communication skills, social networking, independent learning strategies, critical and higher order thinking skills, creativity, and effective online and face-to-face facilitation. In addition, there are may challenges that the educators, administrators, students, and community members face.

The CO11 will be conducted on IT4ALL Moodle with the presentations on WiZiQ through the Moodle.

The themes for the presentations are:

1. Connecting Online to Improve Instruction and Learning: Online Learning and Instructional Experience


2. Experiences with technology in face-to-face and online classes. What worked and what didn't work for you?


3. How do you use technology to promote and sustain your online workshops, consultation, and communities of practice and learning?


4. Research conducted on e-learning, blended online learning, and blended learning.


5. Reviewing or promoting books on integrating technology into the classroom, e-learning, blended learning, and blended online learning.


6. Challenges administrators, instructors, students, and community members face in connecting online.

Language of instruction: English

Keywords: e-learning, challenges