Thank you for attending the 2008 Minnesota e-Learning Summit!

Session handouts are now available online. Click here to access.
Also available (.pdf): the e-Learning Summit Program ---and the Registration flyer
Imagine yourself at the 2008 Minnesota e-Learning Summit !
This one and one-half day event provides you with the latest information, best practices and technologies in e-learning in education.
Nationally Recognized Expert Kicks Off Conference
Dr. Michael Wesch “Human Futures for Technology and Education”
Michael Wesch kicks off the Summit with a multi-media presentation featuring his award winning videos. An engaging and provocative speaker, Dr. Wesch explores the impact of digital technologies on human interaction and education, challenging us to rethink how we teach, what we teach, and to whom we are teaching.

Dr. Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist and media ecologist exploring the impacts of new media on human interaction and education. He has won several awards for his work with video, including a Wired Magazine Rave Award and the John Culkin Award for Outstanding Media Praxis from the Media Ecology Association. An award-winning teacher as well, Dr. Wesch is active in the development of innovative teaching techniques.

 Dr. Michael Wesch
To read more about Dr. Wesch visit http://www.ksu.edu/sasw/anthro/wesch.htm.

Half Day Tutorial and Computer Labs on Wednesday, May 21st 
● Get a Second Life   ● Edu-Games that Are Fun to Play  ● LodeStar Authoring Tool   
● Make Your Own Games with “Scratch”   ● Developing Learning Games 101
For descriptions and speaker info on ALL tutorials and computer labs, go to: http://mngts.org/elearning2008/program.html

Full Day Conference Offering 44 Sessions on Thursday, May 22nd
● Developing Online Teachers   ● Balance Teaching with Web2.0   ● How Moodle Opens Doors
● 3 D Learning Environments   ● Podcasting without Fruit   ● e-Engage: “Doing” School 2.0  
● Next Generation Teachers   ● Developing Online Skills Based Courses
For descriptions and speaker information on ALL sessions, go to: http://mngts.org/elearning2008/program.html

Thursday’s Exhibit Hall Showcases the Latest Technologies!
Featuring hands-on demonstrations, ongoing refreshments, silent auction, dessert buffet, entertainment and more

Who Should Attend
Offering sessions for beginner to advanced, the Summit is intended for anyone interested in e-learning, including:
● Administrators/senior management                   ● K-20 Educators
● Technology Managers and Staff                        ● Library Administrators
For an attendee profile of 2006 Summit attendees, go to: http://mngts.org/elearning2008/general_information.html

for more information . . .
Government Training Services is providing planning, management, marketing and registration service for the e-Learning Summit. For questions or more information, contact GTS, 2233 University Avenue, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55114.
Contact person: Rich Spencer, Project Leader: phone: 651-222-7409 ext. 201 or
Karen Beaulieu, Program Manager, GTS  651-222-7409, ext. 201