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This blog post written by: Patrick Pluscht Presidential Appointee, U.S. Distance Learning Association Board After enjoying a fireworks show a few nights ago, I was thinking about how we recognize innovation in the online higher education space and how some of the most brilliant innovations appear effortless at first glance—and yet upon closer inspection, we…

  This blog post written by: Elaine Shuck USDLA Chair of the Board   And this year’s USDLA Innovation Award goes to Algebra By Hand™ (ABH).  One of the exciting things about being a USDLA board member is getting to see and SHOUT OUT all of those cool new gadgets and technologies popping up and…

This blog written by: Pat Cassella USDLA Board Member For those of us who work with technology as part of our daily roles, we understand that the luxury of advanced planning doesn’t always fit into everyday reality. Such was the situation at our annual U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA) awards dinner. As my fellow Board…

This blog post written by: Janet Major USDLA Board Member Associate Director Facilities Arizona Telemedicine Program Arizona Health Sciences Center,  Tucson, AZ   Throughout the next several months the USDLA Board of Directors will be blogging about the 2017 USDLA Award winners.  If as a reader you see your organization doing some amazing things in…

  This block post written by:  Dr. Darcy W. Hardy USDLA Chair Emerita   Conferences.  What is it about them that draws us to attend en masse?  Why some more than others?  What is it we get out of these events?  Some people will say, “I learn new things,” while others might say, “I share…

This blog post written by: Marci Powell Chair Emerita and Past President, U.S. Distance Learning Association   Happy 30th birthday USDLA! Over the last 30 years, we have made tremendous progress in the field of technology-enhanced education.    Gone are the days when course modules were little more than a series of lecture notes and PowerPoint…

This blog post written by: Janet Major USDLA Board Member Associate Director Facilities Arizona Telemedicine Program Arizona Health Sciences Center,  Tucson, AZ   What’s Telehealth? According to Wikipedia: Telehealth involves the distribution of health-related services and information. Distribution is via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. Telemedicine is defined as the use of telecommunication and information…

This blog was written by Michael Baker – #32 in the picture! Recently, I was asked to write some thoughts about my experiences and memories of the United States Distance Learning Association.  I had the honor of voluntarily serving on the Board of Directors and executive team for over 24 years.  As it turned out…it was the…

This blog post written by: Linda Dickeson USDLA Chair of State Chapters     The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is committed to being the leading distance learning association in the United States, and its mission is to serve the needs of the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, networking and opportunity.   New…

  Samantha Penney USDLA Board Member Director of Distance Education Indiana State Online   For more than a century, Indianapolis has been famous as the site of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – the Indy 500.  In 2017 the city adds another important event to its calendar:  The USDLA National Conference!  Running from April 30th…