Title:
Challenges and Advantages of Online Learning

Purpose:
To demonstrate a new (21st Century, Web 2.0) platform for authoring, delivering and consuming content and courses.

Objectives:
The objective of the session is to open the mind to the possibilities of a rich, engaging online learning experience. No longer is it simply text in a browser. Today’s students demand a graphical personal learning environment. Agilix will demonstrate through this session how to create, distribute, customize and engage in a graphical, easy to use solution for imporving learning.

Practical application:
We will provide data that outlines trends regarding online learning. For any attendee we will also setup a playground environment for them to test the GoCourse Learning System.

Relationship to the conference:
The conference is about using technology to improve teaching and learning. That is the essence of GLS.

Information:
In addition to several case studies, Agilix will also provide key bullets of information regarding online learning trends and the technologies that are poised to carry this trend forward.

Biography
Mr. Curtis Morley joined Agilix Labs in January 2006. As vice president of Interactive Development for Agilix, Mr. Morley is responsible for leading Interactive Development and Usability efforts for the GoCourse Learning System (GLS). Mr. Morley works with Flash, Flex, and WPF within GLS.

Mr. Morley came to Agilix after starting and running Utah Valley’s only full service agency mediaRAIN for more than 10 years. Mr. Morley has a true passion for Flash and has been working and teaching with the tool since the early-early days of Flash. Curtis has taught web technologies at the Univeristy level for over 7 years and loves helping students develop and grow. Mr. Morley became the first teacher in the state of Utah to teach Flash and one of the first in the country. Before founding his companies he worked at one of the top ten web properties in the world - MyFamily.com/Ancetry.com. Mr. Morleyis the writer/creator of international Flash certifications and certified in Adobe Flash. Mr. Morley has worked with Fortune 1000 clients such as Franklin Covey, Novell, Intel/Micron Flash, Alfred Music Publishing, and international clients like CIIC of China. Most importantly Mr. Morley has a 7 month old baby daughter that is in the 100 percentile in weight and 90 percent in height.

You can find out more about him at www.curtismorley.com