September 16
Speaker: Cynthia Gautreau, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education, CSUF
During this session we will review the social networking sites that are available online. The sites will include Facebook, Wikis, Google resources, and MySpace. Each resource provides a variety of tools that help to promote social networking and help individuals stay connected.

September 30
Speaker: Matt Cambon, Staff Member, University Extended Education/IT, CSUF
World of Warcraft (WoW) is a Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) set in a fantasy setting known as Norath. Acting in the form of an Avatar one interacts with thousands of other players throughout the world to gain experience points and advance through levels along a career path. Besides being a great online experience WoW can simulate using real world skills such as managing resources, responsibility, team building, computer skills and social networking. Online gaming is quickly becoming another way that technology can be used to teach us critical skills we need to adapt to an ever-changing world.

Get a (Second) Life! Teaching and Living Challenges with Online Communities
October 14
Speakers: Paul Martin Lester, Ed.D. and Xtine Burrough, Professor and Head, Department of Communications, CSUF
This session will introduce the avatar-based online social community of Second Life with a tour of "Fullerton Island," a site where Lester taught a large lecture class. Pluses and minuses of using the software program for teaching will be discussed. With considerable experience in web-based, social media projects, Burrough will concentrate on the present and future implications of web 2.0 interactions for society.

Services Offered by UEE Distance Education, CSUF
October 28
Speaker: Dennis L. Robinson, Ph.D., Director, Distance Education/IT, CSUF
In order to create engaging and interesting online courses, it is necessary to provide content delivery methods that hold the interest of the learner and provide the opportunity to interact with the content. Distance education provides a number of services in the creation of online courses that address these issues. This talk will describe and demonstrate examples of some of these methods and materials.

Exploring the Field of Online Distance Learning
December 2
Speaker: Don Lake, OLLI member, former Director, Center for Distance and Online Learning, Los Angeles County Office of Education
This session will address the rapid advances in the field of distance learning over the past ten years and introduce several distance learning programs that have been recipients of prestigious awards from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA).