LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.,
Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Attendees of the 2011 Sloan Consortium International Conference on
Online Learning will be treated to a tour de force of online
teaching, learning and publishing knowledge. Experts from
Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI) and Ashford University will be anchoring several
Sloan-C presentations, speaking at sessions with topics ranging
from university publishing to online faculty and mobile app
development.
Representatives from Bridgepoint's Learning Resources and
Publishing department (LRP) are slated for three different
presentations. Mireille Yanow,
sponsoring editor; Peter Galuardi,
director of Editorial Technology, and Erik
Evans, associate vice president and editor-in-chief, will
join forces for "Twenty-First Century Textbooks: Online Textbooks
for Online Learners" on Wednesday, November
9. Fairlight Lower, manager
of Learning Technologies & Resources, will present a session
titled "Talon: Mobile Strategy Engages Faculty and Non-Traditional
Students" on Thursday afternoon, November
10, and Evans will represent Bridgepoint on Friday, November 11, in an extended discussion
called "Reinventing the University Press for Electronic Course
Materials."
In conjunction with LRP's appearances, Ashford University executive dean Andrew Shean and provost Rebecca Wardlow will speak at "Online Faculty
Evaluation and Mentoring" on Wednesday,
November 9, and will also take part in a session titled
"Online Professional Development" late in the morning on
Friday, November 11.
"We are pleased to be involved in the great conversation at
Sloan-C," stated Evans. "The discussions here contribute to the
technological evolution of education worldwide, and the work going
on at Bridgepoint and Ashford
University is a part of that process."
The Sloan Consortium's 17th Annual International Conference on
Online Learning is a gathering of education and research
professionals dedicated to the academics and business of modern
online learning. More information can be found at
sloanconsortium.org/aln.
About Bridgepoint Education
Bridgepoint Education's postsecondary education services focus on
offering associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in
such disciplines as business, education, psychology, social
sciences and health sciences. Bridgepoint Education's regionally
accredited academic institutions – Ashford
University and University of the Rockies – deliver their
programs online as well as at traditional campuses located in
Clinton, Iowa, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more
information about Bridgepoint Education, visit
www.bridgepointeducation.com or call Shari
Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations at
858.668.2580.
About Ashford University
Founded in 1918, Ashford University is
accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the
North Central Association (www.ncahlc.org). The University offers
graduate and undergraduate degree programs online and at its
Clinton, Iowa, campus. The
University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable
online and on-campus programs. For more information, please visit
www.ashford.edu or call Shari
Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at
858.513.9240 x2513.
Contact: Shari Rodriguez,
Associate Vice President of Public Relations
858.668.2580 shari.rodriguez@bridgepointeducation.com
SOURCE Bridgepoint Education, Inc.