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		<title>Promoting academic integrity online</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 23:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report from Faculty Focus that should be of interest to distance educators titled Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education has just been released. Although there’s some disagreement as to whether distance education is more susceptible to academic dishonesty than other forms of instruction, what isn’t up for debate is the fact that for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=176&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications for the 2010 DEANZ award for Excellence in Distance, Open, Flexible and E-learning are now open. The Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) wishes to promote and reward excellence in e-learning, distance, open and flexible learning. The DEANZ Award is open to individuals or groups in New Zealand, or New Zealand citizens living [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=173&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online Learning as a Strategic Assett</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report of interest to anyone with responsibility for policy, strategy and implementation of eLearning at at an institutional level. The APLU-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning conducted an extensive benchmarking study over a 15-month period in 2008–2009 designed to: (1) identify key factors that contribute to successful, strategic online learning initiatives; and (2) gain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=172&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CLESOL 2010 Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLESOL 2010 Conference Context &#38; Communication: Mediating Language Learning Te Horopaki me te Tuku: He Rongoā i te Ako Reo Date: Friday 1 October – Monday 4 October 2010 Location: King&#8217;s High School, Dunedin, New Zealand The 12th National Conference for Community Languages and ESOL, brought to you by TESOLANZ (Teachers of English to Speakers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=163&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Regional eLearning Symposium</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are invited to the Northern Regional e-Learning Symposium to find out how e-learning can provide a cost effective way to meet your organisation’s training and education priorities. This free symposium will present best practice real-world solutions that your organisation can implement. Through a series of presentations, workshops, and case studies facilitated by internationally recognised [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=156&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online learning more effective than face to face</title>
		<link>http://deanz.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/online-learning-more-effective-than-face-to-face/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report from GetEducated.com written for the U.S. Department of Education,  has concluded that Online &#38; blended education is more effective than residential method alone. This conclusion was reached after analyzing research studies undertaken from 1996 to 2008 that address this topic, concluding the following: Online education is more effective than face-to-face learning; Online [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=145&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Worlds, Simulations, and Games for Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in this months Innovate.  Partly sponsored by Microsoft.  Quite an interesting read.  (As one who is NOT greatly into this field)  Unfortunately you need to create an account.  Virtual Worlds, Simulations, and Games for Education: A Unifying View by Clark Aldrich. The intro: Many practitioners have been struck by a paradox. They sense [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=143&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online development for school BoT members</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 20:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEDIA RELEASE &#8211; Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) 27 May 2009 Online training for Boards of Trustees members a good move says DEANZ Online training for school Board of Trustees members, supported by the Ministry of Education, recognises the tremendous contribution that distance education methods can make to training environments, says Distance Education [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=141&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Latest e-primer on &#8220;Online Discourse&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://deanz.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/latest-e-primer-on-online-discourse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 05:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fourth in the E-Primer series, &#8220;Online discourse&#8221;, is now available from the Ako Aotearoa Website . The fourth E-Primer is available under a Creative Commons license and is both a good practice guide for and a theoretical orientation to online discourse based on peer-reviewed literature. The first three in the series are also available [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=138&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vacancy: Administrator/Communications Officer</title>
		<link>http://deanz.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/vacancy-administratorcommunications-officer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Administrator/Communications Officer The Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) is looking for an Administrator/Communications Officer to promote the work of DEANZ and support the activities of the organization. DEANZ is the New Zealand Association for Professionals working in Flexible, Open and Networked Education. We are committed to fostering growth, development, research and good practice [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=295328&amp;post=135&amp;subd=deanz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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