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Your DISTANCE CAMPUS - Staff Newsletter, March 2021

Important Dates

(N.B. Always check these dates, as this list is just a brief summary. Details can be found here)

March

1 Formal lectures begin
3 Mature student workshop
5 Last day to add semester 1 or full-year papers (5pm deadline)
19 Last day to delete semester 1 papers with refund of fees (5pm deadline)
26 Last day to delete full-year papers with refund of fees (5pm deadline)

April

2 Good Friday Mid-semester break begins
5 Easter Monday
6 Otago Anniversary Day observed (Dunedin)
12 First semester resumes
25 ANZAC Day
26 ANZAC Day (observed)

Contents

Your Colleague: Paul Trebilco

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This month we spoke to long time distance educator Professor Paul Trebilco from the Theology Programme.

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system

Open, flexible & distance learning (OFDL) links (regular feature)

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....to various OFDL-related professional associations and organisations.

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reading learning books

Reading about Distance Learning (a regular feature)

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Below is a list of journals and other publications about the teaching and the administration of distance courses and working with distance students.

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Conference call from EDEN (European Distance Education Network)

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EDEN 2021 conference is to be a virtual conference, hosted by the National Distance Education University (UNED), Spain

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Look out for Open Education Week events during March 1-5

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Open Education week is being celebrated again this year. Find out more about the events and perhaps even participate in some!

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Looking for an education & technology related conference from around the world? (regular feature)

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If so, search this directory of 1,700 upcoming education and technology conferences from around the world.

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teamwork

Distance & Online Learning Support for 2021

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Distance? Online? Hybrid? Blended? These terms can be so confusing!

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23 Things 2021

The 23 Things International course - registration closing!

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You (and your research students!) are invited to join 23 Things International, a self-guided course which will introduce you to a range of research tools and profile-building opportunities. But be very quick!

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