Journal of Adventist Education Distance Education Column - March 2004 Sponsored by AVLN Adventist Virtual Learning Network Conference 2004 By Marilyn Eggers The 2004 AVLN Conference at Pacific Union College was a blessing to those who attended it. A variety of visions, ideas, approaches, and strategies were shared to help teachers either to create effective online learning experiences or to integrate technology into the curriculum in meaningful ways. Many of the K-12 teachers who attended the conference satisfied the NAD renewal requirement for integrating technology into the curriculum by attending conference sessions and doing additional work after the conference. Some higher education teachers took the course for credit as well. Find out how these educators did it here. Explore the conference resources below. Not only will you get a better understanding of the conference, but you may also find some useful resources for your own teaching situation. We hope to see you at the AVLN Online Conference in 2005! AVLN Conference Photos We had a great time at the conference at beautiful Pacific Union College! Take a look at some conference photos to get a feeling of what it was like. AVLN Conference Program The conference presentations fit into two basic K-20 tracks in the schedule: online learning and integrating technology into the curriculum. Learn more about the program sessions here. Presenters Our featured presenters were Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt authors of Building Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom, The Virtual Student: A Profile and Guide to Working with Online Students, Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching.There were other presenters as well covering a wide variety of topics. Presentation Resources Below are websites and handouts that were used for some of the presentations Shelley Bacon PowerPoint Projects Ideas for PowerPoint Advanced PowerPoint PowerPoint Rubric Marilyn Eggers Digital Photography in the K-12 Classroom Searching and Learning Online Shirley Freed Creating Learning Communities in Online Classrooms Jigsaw on Online Interactions Metaphors and Reflective Dialogue Online Janine Lim Classroom Projects with Excel Best Tools for Technology Integration Classroom Writing Projects with Word and Inspiration Technology in the Early Elementary Classroom Website Evaluation: Teaching Students to Think The Effective One Computer Classroom Creating Online Student Activities __________________________________________________________________________ Marilyn Eggers is an AVLN Board member and teaches at La Sierra University. JAE Distance Education Index

Email meggers@laiserra.edu if you have any problems with this page or have links to share.