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News Peratino, VALU Named F.G.D.L.A. Winners
The Federal Government Distance Learning Association (F.G.D.L.A.) distributed its annual awards at a special recep- tion during the 2011 Interactive Technologies Conference.
Individual award-winners: >> Eagle Award: Will Peratino >> Hall of Fame Awards: Donald A. Philpitt, Master
>> Sergeant (Ret.) Glenn N. Kanak and Jay Allen >> Pillar Award: Reggie Smith President's Award: Dr. Philip Westfall
Organizational award-winners: >> Eagle Award: Department of Veteran's Affairs Learning
>> University (VALU, profiled on page 46 of this issue)
Five-Star Awards: Army Material Command's Research & Technical Protection Branch and Department of >> Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pillar Award: Government Elearning! magazine Nearly 300 attendees at the conference heard keynote
Pioneer Awards: Dr. Benjamin D. Hamilton and Dr. Ryan >> Averbeck
F.G.D.L.A. 2011 award-winners, from left: Will Peratino (Eagle), Donald A. Philpitt (HOF), Glenn Kanak (HOF), Jay Allen (HOF), Benjamin Hamilton (Pioneer), Ryan Averbeck (Pioneer), Reggie Smith (Pillar), Philip Westfall (President's). Photos courtesy F.G.D.L.A.
"There are more Internet connections in the world than
toothbrushes," he said. "And more people have mobile phones than access to running water." During one E-learning Track session, G. Alex Ambrose of
the University of Notre Dame extolled the virtues of "e-port- folios," which promise to provide the younger, computer generation both a "hybrid personal learning environment and a lifelong content management system." Other educational tracks included Gaming & Simulation,
Knowledge Management, Design, Training, Social Media, Mobile Computing, Blended Learning and Virtual Worlds.
Innovation Awards: U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurship Education; Department of Defense's Training Technical Development Subgroup; >> and Department of Energy's ESF-12 Team
speaker Michael Schutzler of Livemocha reveal some astound- ing statistics about the future of the Internet and, specifically, foreign language training that is available on the Internet. "There are 400 million people on the planet with college
degrees," he said, adding, however, that very few Americans are fluent in more than the English language, despite the incredible growth in global commerce. He also said that getting one-on-one and collaborative instruction via the Internet was one of the most efficient ways of studying a foreign language.
–To learn more about the Federal Government Distance Learning Association and membership opportunities, visit www.fgdla.us.
Are You a Learning! 100 Organization?
Government Elearning! Magazine's Learning! 100 Award recognizes the top 100 learning organizations in the U.S.A. The award honors organizations for best-in-class learning and development practices, innovation and col- laboration as well as overall organizational performance. Executives may apply for the honor now through Dec. 15, 2011 at www.2elearning.com/L100. The Learning! 100 honored 40 non profit and 60 cor-
porate enterprises last year. Enterprises with 24 to 1.6 million employees garnered recognition and represented AutoDesk, Intel, Southern States Cooperative to the Dept of Defense, ADL, and Dept of Veterans Affairs. This year's applications will be accepted until Dec. 15,
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Learning University won the F.G.D.L.A. Eagle Award. Pictured center is VALU's Dean, Alice Muellerweiss.
2011. Finalists will be notified January 2012. The Learning! 100 Awards Reception will be hosted at the Enterprise Learning! Summit DC on March 20th, 2012. Selected organi- zations will present sessions at the Summit and later web seminars. All winners will be featured in Elearning! and Government Elearning!magazine's Learning! 100 Awards Issue in May 2012. Altogether, the Learning! 100 promotions generate 9 million impressions for America's top learning organizations. Apply at: www.2elearning.com/L100
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