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Volume 11, Issue 1
June 15, 2010

Pearson CiTE 2010 Attendees Take Away Top Education Tips and Trends

Pearson CiTE 2010 was held April 12-14 at the Sheraton Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado. This thought leadership event, dedicated to the use of technology in education, drew more than 350 higher education for-profit and not-for-profit professionals from around the world.

Attendees of Pearson CiTE 2010 enjoyed engaging and illuminating presentations from dynamic keynote speakers, best practice information from faculty and administrators, and new perspectives on the future of online learning that coincided with the conference’s theme, Navigating the New World of Learning.

Speakers Discuss High-Tech and Innovation Trends

Keynote speakers included Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO, New Media Consortium (NMC); Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief, Wired magazine; and Tom Kelley, General Manager, IDEO. In addition to traditional keynote addresses, the Distinguished Lecturer series hosted a collection of industry experts providing a high-level perspective of the state of education, technology and online learning to the conference this year. Breakout session presentations covered such diverse topics as:

Conference attendees can access powerpoint presentations from the conference by requesting access at marketing@ecollege.com. $1,000 Scholarship Donations Given to Awards of Excellence Recipients The 2010 Pearson CiTE Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding accomplishments in online higher education using the Pearson LearningStudio platform. For the first time, as part of efforts to encourage and support innovations that drive student success, Pearson is donating $1,000 to each of the six winners’ institutions to the scholarship fund of their choice.

 

"This year's CiTE winners are wonderful examples of the leadership and excellence in online learning practices that promote student engagement and success," said Matt Leavy, CEO of Pearson eCollege. "We are honored to work with these talented leaders towards our shared goal of increasing access to education through high quality online education programs worldwide."

Excellence in Online Teaching Award Winners

Excellence in Online Administration Award Winners

In addition to the six education and administrative winners, 13 educational partners were awarded the Dennis Franz partnership award, given to institutions that have been using Pearson LearningStudio (formerly the Pearson eCollege platform) for the past decade.