In this issue:

• News from the President
• eFest follow up
• Recent conferences
  • Time4Online
  • Living Classroom
• eCDF round up
  • PBL
  • OIL
  • elg
• e-learning courses
  • CeLD
  • MIT
• Research
• Blogs
• Conferences coming up: ODLAA
• Note from the Compiler

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