League for Innovation Conference on Innovation Technology Detroit MI 2009

1. Virtually immersed: Integrating language and culture online 1 KA Watson, Coastline Distance Learning

2. Virtually immersed Interfacial Interactional Subliminal Umwelt-changing 2 KA Watson, Coastline Distance Learning

3. Virtually immersed Interfacial Overall design Color(s) Typeface(s) Text/image Flash, etc features 3 KA Watson, Coastline Distance Learning

4. Virtually immersed Interactional “power distance” and institutionalism User friendliness High v. low context Navigability Accessibility To practical, institutional information To specific course information To coursework 4 KA Watson, Coastline Distance Learning

5. Virtuallyimmersed Subliminal Beneath our consciousness Suggestive Flitting and fleeting Able to instill familiarity Able to breed comfort 5 KA Watson, Coastline Distance Learning

6. Virtually immersed Integrating the real Genuine: Conceived/developed by experts in the field, imbued with their perspectives Real-time: Flux as it happens Familiar: Start with known, go to unknown Customized: Tailored for each student’s needs Changing: Always, in all ways 6 KA Watson, Coastline Distance Learning

7. Virtuallyimmersed Free and simple Umwelt-changing ideas Use what’s out there in social networks E.g. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Ning….. Use everything that is free E.g. blogs, wikis, Open Course Ware, Open Source everything Use other people’s materials and thank them Network within and beyond your discipline, your institution, your country Use the news – much of it is free; a lot of it is relevant KA Watson, Coastline Distance Learning 7