In this issue:

• eFest followup
• Recent conferences:
  • Time4Online
  • Living Classroom
• eCDF roundup
  • PBL
  • OIL
  • elg
• e-learning courses
  • CeLD
  • MIT
• Blogs
• Conferences coming up: ODLA
• Global Jam (free online event)

Any dud links, typos, news, things to share etc, please let me know -
derek.chirnside(at)canterbury.ac.nz

Dear DEANZ member

Welcome to the first Flyer since the DEANZ AGM in June.

At the AGM Derek Wenmoth, Marica Sevelj and Nick McGuigan were confirmed as Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively. It was with great regret that we received the resignation of Carol Cooper-Taylor from the role of President for health reasons.

So, I am now the new DEANZ President. My name is Sally Rawnsley. I've worked in open and distance learning for nearly 30 years, starting as a teacher of foreign languages at the Correspondence School and moving into a wide range of roles at the Correspondence School and more recently at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. For the last 15 years I have managed the design and development of learning materials, an role which nicely combines my passion for education with my interest in management.

The DEANZ focus for the coming year will be on providing tangible benefits to members. Please feel free to contact me if you have ideas on how we can do this better. In the meantime, look out  for the next edition of the Journal and the discussion groups that will be set up to follow it.

Check out the Executive Committee membership on the DEANZ website and keep in touch with us. We're keen to engage with you.

Sally Rawnsley
DEANZ President

Note from Flier Compiler.
I’ve delayed this news a little over the past fortnight on the mistaken belief I needed to get everything here. But it is a moving target and I will never get a complete snapshot. EFest has been and gone, another successful event. Most eCDF projects have finished, a few of these are mentioned here.

Please let me know of any news, links or contact you have.

• Local research papers
• eCDF updates
• conferences
• Blogs or wikis
• Inititives of note in the Distance/Flexible field.

Derek Chirnside
derek.chirnside(at)canterbury.ac.nz

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