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IGI Global hosts free faculty-led educational online seminars
Apologies for cross-postings.
I thought list members would like to know about IGI Global's free
online seminar series. Today there will be an online seminar on
gaming by Dr. Gibson that has close to 800 people registered. A
recording of the online seminar will be available on IGI Global's
Web site. Please see the press release below for the official
announcement and information about the future seminars.
Contact: Megan Childs
Title: Marketing Communications Coordinator
Address: 701 E. Chocolate Ave.,
Suite 200, Hershey, PA 17033
Email: mchilds@igi-global.com
Tel.: 717-533-8845 x148
Fax: 717-533-7115
_________________________________
E-Gaming Webinar Shatters Records With 750+ Registrants
HERSHEY, PA - December 10, 2008 - IGI Global, in collaboration
with Elluminate and Dr. Janet Salmons (IGI Global's Collaborative
Technology Advisor), breaks prior online symposium records with
over 750 researchers, academicians, and librarians from across
the globe registered to attend.
The free event, led by University of Vermont (USA) professor Dr.
David Gibson, is titled Teaching with Online Games and will
discuss new ideas, research, and reflections in the potential of
games and simulations to improve teaching and learning.
Registration is limited and will be available until 1:00 pm EST
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at:
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/event/description?instance_id=14125
after which a link to a recording will be posted at:
http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=9691.
Led by experts in their field, IGI Global's Winter Online
Symposium Series also includes upcoming webinars in e-dating and
best practices in instructional technology:
. Social Networking and E-Dating Services, February 25, 2009
1:00 pm EST
Led by Dr. Celia Romm-Livermore, Wayne State University, USA and
Dr. Kristina Setzekorn, Smith Barney, Inc., USA - editors of
Social Networking Communities and E-Dating Services: Concepts and
Implications
(http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=8010)
. Delivering Instruction Using 21st Century Technologies, March
10, 2009, 1:00 pm EST
Led by Dr. Lawrence Tomei, Robert Morris University, USA - editor
of books such as Encyclopedia of Information Technology
Curriculum Integration
(http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=7304) and
Information Communication Technologies for Enhanced Education and
Learning: Advanced Applications and Developments
(http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=8389)
These events on timely topics in the computer science and
information technology management field provide an excellent
source for learning new techniques and technologies applicable to
research and instruction. Free to all participants on the
Elluminate platform, IGI Global's Winter Online Symposium Series
connects researchers to an international collaboration of field
experts.
Registration details and more information available soon for the
upcoming February and March events. Contact Megan Childs,
Marketing Communications Coordinator for IGI Global, at
mchilds@igi-global.com to be automatically notified when
registration becomes available.
ABOUT IGI GLOBAL
Celebrating its 20th anniversary as a disseminator of advanced
research knowledge on technological innovations and findings, IGI
Global since 1988 has provided comprehensive research not just on
computer science and information technology management, but also
on how information technology affects human activities and
interactions. IGI Global is a leading multimedia publisher of
books, reference works, journals, encyclopedias, teaching cases,
proceedings, and databases covering the areas of education,
social science, library science, healthcare, business management,
public administration, and computer science. Information on all
of IGI Global's authoritative resources can be found at
www.igi-global.com. IGI Global's main office is in Hershey,
Pennsylvania, with editorial offices in New York City.
Jackie Zanghi-LaPlaca
Director of Electronic Databases
IGI Global - (Disseminator of Knowledge Since 1988)
(formerly "Idea Group Inc.")
701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
E-mail: <mailto:jlaplaca@igi-global.com>