Note: Your registration fee covers one ticket to the Cooperstown Ghost Tour. Additional non-symposium participants will need to pay $10 for their ticket. We will meet at Pioneer Square, at the corner of Main Street and Pioneer Street (the intersection with the flagpole).
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Stacy Hasselbacher - Program Designer
The History Studio
This session will provide a discussion of how to decide on program topics based on learning standards and organizational missions, the process of instructional design as it applies to developing educational programming in general, and what current research says about instructional design and media: particularly, our medium of videoconference. Audience: Newbies & Experienced
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Kasey Gaylord-Opalewski & Jason Robertshaw - SeaTrek Coordinator / Media Specialist
Mote Marine Laboratory
SeaTrek distance learning has been in operation since 1996. Over the past 12 years, SeaTrek has learned various "tricks of the trade" to enhance IVC programming in the classroom to become one of the leading content providers in their field. SeaTrek would like to share success stories with other IVC content providers. Audience: Experienced
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Tonya Muro - Director of Programs
Global Nomads Group
GNG will walk participants through our videoconference format in-depth, from concept to implementation and discuss how we partner with other service providers in the execution of our programs. Audience: Newbies & Experienced
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Diane Nadler - Education Program Coordinator
The Pennsbury Society
Participants will learn how to put action on the other side of the camera through the use of role play, scripted dialogue, simulation, hands-on objects, and question and answer techniques. Audience: Newbies
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Karin Davidson-Taylor, Outreach Education Coordinator
Royal Botanical Gardens
It's easier than you think. We'll explore the provinces and territories that are invested in making videoconferencing work for two reasons. First, they have to because of geography and second, they see the value of these global collaborations. You'll see how easy it is to reach a wider audience and make those curriculum connections to your neighbours in the north. In particular, we'll compare the National Science Standards to the science curriculum of Ontario and Alberta, with a brief look at some other curriculum areas. Meet a couple of school district representatives/teachers to find out what they would like to see from a "foreign" content provider.
Audience: Newbies & Experienced
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John Goehrke - Education Coordinator
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
This session provides an overview of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's award-winning On the Road interactive videoconferencing programming. Participants will discover how class content supports related educational standards whileexperiencing interactive videoconferencing first hand.
Audience: Newbies & Experienced

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Rosa Catala - Associate Director, Electronic Programs
Liberty Science Center
The Liberty Science Center branched out into three modules for content delivery: Studio-based, Exhibition-based and a Mobile Responder, providing flexibility to go anywhere or bring anyone into a session. Recently Liberty Science Center underwent a 22-month renovation and expansion period, which prompted innovation to maintain our program during this time. See how they kept their program up and running!
Audience: Newbies & Experienced
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Erin McKinley - Education Specialist
NASA Digital Learning Network
Learn how the NASA Digital Learning Network organizes, markets, and prepares for new content and special events.
Audience: Newbies & Experienced
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Sensory Technologies

Come and see what's on the horizon for videoconferencing technology.
Audience: Newbies & Experienced
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Sarah Blannett Pharaon - Director of Education
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
This session will explore the intersection of first-person interpretation and videoconferencing. Using the Lower East Side Tenement Museum's award-winning Confino Family Program as case study, the session will examine best practices for adapting first-person interpretation for distance learning purposes. Audience members will discuss strategies to better extend a sense of historical time and place to virtual audiences and enrich their experience with the museum.
Audience: Newbies & Experienced
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Caroline Guscott - DL Marketing Assistant & Scheduler
David Shaw - Manager of Media Services and User Support
Cleveland Museum of Art
Scheduling presents opportunities and challenges to Distance Learning programs in all stages of development. In this lively presentation staff members of The Cleveland Museum of Art discuss types of scheduling arrangements the museum has used over the years. Topics include cost comparisons, pros and cons of commercial vs. home grown systems, registration forms and lessons learned. Join the conversation, share your thoughts and avoid possible pitfalls with the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Scheduling!
Audience: Newbies & Experienced
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