Tuesday 3/12: USDLA News
Meet USDLA Board Member Tiffany Morgan
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Dear friends — What a pleasure it is to introduce you to USDLA Board Member Tiffany Morgan.
An education program coordinator who conducts research, design, production, and implementation of locally created educational media resources, Tiffany has worked at Iowa PBS for the last 16 years. She is an instructional designer for distance learning courses, professional development initiatives, and educational and general audience media productions. Most recently, she led the Iowa Science Phenomena, a collaborative project between Iowa PBS, Iowa organizations, and educators to curate and share a growing collection of Iowa-specific NGSS phenomena, receiving a 2022 National Educational Telecommunications Association Public Media Award for Innovation in Education.
In her 20-year career, Tiffany has designed elearning training for military and government clients and instructed graduate courses in distance learning practices and pedagogy at Iowa State University School of Education. She has served on the Iowa Distance Learning Association board and the PBS Children’s Media & Education Station Leadership Committee and, most recently, as the Iowa Conservation Education Coalition executive committee secretary. A graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in History and a Master of Science degree in Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Tiffany enjoys researching the intersection of science, technology, data, and the arts. Click here to connect with Tiffany on LinkedIn.
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USDLA Institutional Members of the Week
For Profit: Capella University
Non-Profit: Anderson Theological Seminary
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We are so grateful to our Institutional Members and want to spotlight their work!
For Profit: Capella University
An institution dedicated to providing flexible online degree programs to help working adults pursue their careers is preparing students for project management careers through degree programs reaffirmed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC). Programs that achieve GAC accreditation must demonstrate and meet the GAC’s rigorous global standards of accreditation, which include an assessment of each program’s objectives and outcomes, faculty and student evaluations, onsite and online resources, annual self-evaluation and proof of continuous improvements in the area of project management education. Over 135 project management degree programs in 22 countries are accredited by GAC. GAC accreditation ensures the quality of academic degree programs and their graduates in order to meet the standards of the rapidly growing field of project management. Learn more at www.capella.edu.
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Non-Profit: Anderson Theological Seminary
Founded in 1981, ATS has served Christian workers in the field for over forty years. The mission of ATS is to provide quality Bible education to pastors and Christian workers serving in the ministry and in the field of service so that they may be equipped to build up the Body of Christ, His Church, through sound biblical proclamation. To receive a Bachelor of Theology requires 120 semester hours; over one-third of these hours are in the area of biblical exposition. The Master of Divinity in Christian Ministry requires 70 semester hours, and over half of the program is based on biblical exposition. Learn more: andersonvilleseminary.com.
Become a USDLA Institutional Member! Click here to learn about our Membership Levels: usdla.org/levels
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USDLA Sponsor of the Week: USDLA.tv
Anatomage — Discover an ecosystem of 3D anatomy
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As a market leader in medical virtualization technology, Anatomage enables an ecosystem of 3D anatomy hardware and software, allowing users to visualize anatomy at the highest level of accuracy. Established for the education and healthcare industries, Anatomage is transforming standard anatomy learning, medical diagnosis, and treatment planning through its highly innovative products. Its mission is to develop innovative technology that visualizes anatomy at the highest level of accuracy. As the pioneer in 3D anatomy visualization through life-size digital dissection, Anatomage aims to become a platform that improves every aspect of healthcare. Learn more at www.anatomage.com
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Distance Learning Industry News
MIT Technology Review:
“Yes, Remote Learning Can Work for Preschoolers”
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Article by Anya Kamenetz
The other day some preschoolers were pretending to be one of their favorite Sesame Street characters, a baby goat named Ma’zooza who likes round things. They played with tomatoes—counting up to five, hiding one, and putting it back.
It’s a totally ordinary moment exploring shapes, numbers, and imagination. Except this version of Sesame Street—called Ahlan Simsim (Welcome Sesame)—was custom-made for children like these: Syrian refugees living in camps in Lebanon who otherwise don’t have access to preschool or, often, enough to eat.
Educational interruptions due to the pandemic, climate disasters, and war have affected nearly every child on Earth since 2020. A record 43.3 million children have been driven from their homes by conflict and disasters, according to UNICEF—a number that doubled over the past decade. And yet, points out Sherrie Westin, the head of the nonprofit that produces Sesame Street, “less than 2% of humanitarian aid worldwide goes to the early years”—that is, specifically supporting care and education, not just food and medicine.
Click here to read the entire article in MIT Technology Review.
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| Thank You to Our National Sponsors
D2L, Instructure, JDL Horizons, Poly, Google, Verizon, Carolina Distance Learning, Harmonize, FDLA, IAP, Nearpod, ViewSonic, Wolfvision, Anatomage, Arizona Telemedicine Program and Southwest Telehealth Resource Center, GoReact, Huddly, BocaVox, Softchalk, NC Sara, Simple Syllabus, VDO360, Symbiosis, VirtualCare, Waldorf University, Merlot, IntelliBoard, Flo-ops, Upswing, Questionmark, Perlego, Padlet
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| Thank you for supporting USDLA, our Sponsors, and our State Chapters.
Chuck Sengstock, President
Valary Oleinik, President-elect
About United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
Formed in 1987, USDLA is a 501(c)3 non-profit association formed in 1987. Our weekly newsletters reach more than 100,000 people globally, including our members and sponsors working in industries including pre-K-12 education, homeschooling, higher education, continuing education, corporate, military, government, and telehealth. Our mission is to promote the development and application of distance learning for education, training, advocacy, and networking: USDLA.org
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