By now, most of us are familiar with the ABCs of e-learning. But what about the XYZs?—generation X, generation Y, and generation Z, that is.

Today's college and university students are more generationally diverse than ever before. Non-traditional students ages 35 and older are enrolling in campus-based and distance education courses in ever-increasing numbers. Meanwhile most undergraduates on our campuses represent a new breed of learner. Researchers refer to this latest generation by a variety of names—Millennials, the Net Generation, Generation Y, even Generation Why. But no matter what we call them, one thing is certain: their values, experiences, expectations, and learning habits and styles are very different from the Baby Boomers and Gen Xers that came before them.

How can we as faculty, instructional support staff, and administrators design learning experiences that are engaging and relevant to a student body that spans multiple generations? And how do we prepare for the learners of the next generation (sometimes called Generation Z)? Finally, what role can technology play in supporting these efforts? Join us in Indianapolis to explore these and related questions at the 2006 IHETS/IPSE All Partners Conference.

When?
Friday, April 21, 2006, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. An optional pre-conference workshop on blogs and wikis will be held Thursday, April 20, from 1-4 p.m.)

Where?
Schwitzer Student Center, University of Indianapolis, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46227

How to register:
To access the online registration form, click Register in the navigation bar near the top of this page. Space is limited, so register today to reserve your seat. The last day to register is Friday, April 14.

The registration fee is $75 for the for the full-day conference and $50 for the optional pre-conference workshop. Payment can be made with a credit card, check, or institutional purchase order.

Questions?

Contact Lynn Ward (lward@ihets.org or 317.263.8909).

Exhibitors

Keynote Presentation:
Chris Dede on Neo-millennial Learning Styles

Chris Dede is the Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. His fields of scholarship include emerging technologies, policy, and leadership. He serves on advisory boards and commissions for PBS TeacherLine, the Partnership for 21 st Century Skills, the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center, and several federal educational labs and regional technology centers. More»

Pre-conference Workshop:
Blogs and Wikis: Connecting and Collaborating on the Read/Write Web, led by Will Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for the Classroom (Corwin Press, 2006).

Get the answers to these and other questions at this three-hour, hands-on workshop: What needs to change about our curriculum when our students have the ability to reach audiences far beyond our classroom walls?  How do we need to rethink our ideas of literacy when we must prepare our students to become not only readers and writers but editors and collaborators as well? And how do we best put to use the reams and reams of "digital paper" that this new "writeable" Web provides? More»

Other highlights:

• Presentation of the fifth annual IPSE Awards
• Breakout sessions on a wide range of topics
• Electronic poster session and vendor exhibit
• Exciting door prizes

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