Sponsor Sessions

Sponsor sessions are designed to allow sponsors as the silver level or above to demonstrate their latest product or service.  We do recommend that sponsors bring one or two of their clients to demonstrate how they use the product and then open the floor for user discussion.

ConnectEd: Using Mass Notification for Recruiting, Retention, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Friday, November 03, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Learn how colleges and universities are using personalized notification via phone, email and text messaging to positively impact enrollment, retention and to build community. Student services and recruiting professionals face many challenges effectively communicating with an evolving student demographic. Personalizing relevant phone communication to students has been shown to increase their responsiveness and improve retention. You can also use the flexibility provided by personalized, targeted calling for effective emergency communication to manage a crisis and to provide leadership and direction during the recovery process.

Decision Academic: Student Services for Distance Learning

Thursday, November 02, 2006
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Decision Academic will provide an overview of eCampus Navigator, its Student Services offering for State & System Wide Institutions, with a particular focus on implementations administering Distance Learning at KYVU and UTTC.  Student Services provided by eCampus Navigator are Academic Planning, Audit, Registration, Transfer, Catalog Management, Admissions and Payments.

Desire2Learn: Overview and Demonstration of Brand New Teaching and Learning Tools

Thursday, November 02, 2006
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Learn more about Desire2Learn’s award-winning suite of learning technology and other software designed to connect participants and to enhance the online learning environment. There will be a focus on Desire2Learn’s Learning Environment, Learning Object Repository, new LiveRoom collaboration suite, and new competencies system. Find out how this easy-to-use new technology is helping faculty to engage students in deeper levels of learning, track progress on learning objectives and standards, deliver timely feedback, and improving the process of online delivery. We'll also explore the topics of rubrics and ´blogging’ and have a demonstration of Desire2Learn’s technology.

EduMetry - Rich-Feedback Grading for Learning: Student Success at West Hills College

Friday, November 03, 2006
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

California-based West Hills College uses Feedback, a rich-feedback grading service from EduMetry, a specialist provider of assessment services. Feedback lets our virtual TAs grade students assignments by electronically embedding rich feedback directly into student assignments. Students also receive a rating on the underlying learning outcomes pre-specified by the instructor, while instructors receive a detailed report on student performance. Co-presented by Susan Kincade, Dean of Online Programs, West Hills College, and Chandru Rajam, CEO, EduMetry, this talk will discuss West Hills’s success with rich-feedback grading.

Maximizing Your Internet Marketing Results

Friday, November 03, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Thousands of schools are using internet lead generation campaigns to recruit new students. This session will highlight internet marketing; specifically, what your institution should be doing to maximize internet marketing results. This strategic presentation will focus on: 1- marketing challenges that schools face, 2- the best way to begin or expand upon your existing campaigns 3- policing your vendors for compliance, 4- Fine-tuning and re-circulating your campaign and 5- Considering a managed service.

Next Gen E-Learning with Adobe Breeze: Individual Achievements, Enterprise Results

Thursday, November 02, 2006
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
This session describes how WCET members are integrating Adobe Breeze into their on-campus, blended learning and e-learning programs. Adobe Breeze is a rich web communication system that connects learners with ideas and information. Whether giving faculty the ability to produce flexible content for learning, helping academic services professionals extend the value of investments in learning management, or giving students a virtual collaboration environment, Adobe Breeze helps institutions deliver a wide range of engaging e-learning experiences.

SMARTHINKING: Customer Service for Colleges: Offering AND Using Online Academic Support Services

Thursday, November 02, 2006
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

A student-centric college starts with student services. Services such as learning assistance centers, online writing labs, and others are increasingly important to attract students, keep students, and demonstrate institutional success. To ensure offered services get used; services must be delivered in a manner that corresponds to the way today's students communicate, work, and study. Hear how to offer online student support services, ensure usage, and how to integrate them into the college's instructional fabric.

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