What is e-Learning? Why do it, how to publish it successfully and what are the benefits? An interactive seminar to help you plan what could work for you. e-LEARNING - ONLINE AND DISTANCE EDUCATION Thursday 21 October 2010 Royal College of Pathologists, 2 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AF Chair: Oliver Jones, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Book online <http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=240638> Many publishers are investing in a portfolio of e-Learning products in order to provide interactive learning solutions to supplement textbooks, journals, courses and seminars. This interactive seminar will look at the reasons why businesses can benefit from e‑Learning solutions and why e-Learning is so popular in providing high quality, accessible learning. The seminar will demonstrate what e-Learning must include to be successful. Case studies will show how a business needs to evolve in order to successfully publish and implement e-Learning solutions. Who should attend? Small to medium publishers and societies who see the potential of e-Learning, yet don’t know where to start. Editorial teams involved in the instructional design of content to be published on the web Course and events leaders involved in transforming components of a course into an e-Learning or blended learning package Publications managers requiring advice on the processes involved in e-Learning publication Educationalists who are new to e-Learning Project managers who have experience of product development but who are new to the publication of e-Learning Commissioning editors responsible for ensuring publications are innovative yet educationally robust PROGRAMME 09.30 Registration & Coffee 10.00 Introduction & Overview from the Chair Oliver Jones, Education Projects Manager, RCOG 10.10 Achieving a successful educational experience using educational technology ’how people’s behaviour differs to that in more traditional learning environment.’ Anne Adams, Educational psychologist (Open University) 11.00 What e-Learning can include and how to design it Stephen Van-Vloten, Independent E-learning Specialist 11.45 Coffee 12.00 Where to start, what the team requirements are and what you need to know. Karen Edwards, Independent Instructional Designer 12.45 A small publisher’s perspective – the evolution of e-Learning from 2004-2010 at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Oliver Jones, Education Projects Manager, RCOG 13.15 Lunch 14.00 Blended learning solutions and partnerships Jo Wiles, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Elsevier 14.45 How to successfully develop and implement e-Learning to support postgraduate/further/higher education and continuing professional development Chris Mason, Independent E-learning Specialist 15.30 Tea/Coffee 15.45 Blended e-Learning and virtual reality simulation, the immersive way to learn Majid Al Kader, Skills 2 Learn 16.45 Close & wine reception Further information: For further details and online booking, please see the <http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=240638> website or contact me Lesley Ogg Senior Coordinator, Events & Information Systems Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers E: <blocked::blocked::mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; T: +44 (0)1245 260571; F: +44 (0)1245 260935; <blocked::http://www.alpsp.org/> www.alpsp.org ALPSP is a Company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England and Wales Registration no: 4081634. Registered Office: 1-3 Ship Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5DH UK