The third annual conference of the Manitoba Association for Distributed Learning and Training (MADLaT) is titled "Quality Learning:  Making IT Click!" The conference title and theme are focused on helping you as a professional to consider what quality means in the online educational environment and to learn practical ways to achieve quality in teaching and learning online. 

Distributed learning has the potential to enrich existing classrooms as well as to allow institutions and businesses to meet the diverse needs of a variety of audiences and purposes, ranging along the continuum from early childhood, K-S4, literacy, post-secondary, through adult and workplace learning.

Who should attend?

Anyone with an interest in using educational technology for teaching and learning. People from K-S4, colleges, universities, and private education/training companies plus those in business, industry, government, NGOs, and associations who have a responsibility around education and training.

Streams

The two streams of the MADLaT conference reflect our diverse community of practitioners - teachers, professors, instructors, designers and those involved in student support and in planning and administrative issues.  Many presentations address the technologies used in providing quality courses and programs in distance and distributed teaching and learning. The half-day pre-conference workshops provide opportunities for in-depth immersion in the topics. On Thursday evening, the "Cracker Barrel Session" is an opportunity to discuss and network with colleagues throughout the province. With a total of 20 concurrent sessions in 3 time slots at the conference on Friday, you will have no difficulty finding at least three sessions related to your professional development interests.