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Registration for DLA2013 is now open.

We invite proposals on topics related to:
  • Managing growth in distance education
  • Training & support for distance instructors
  • Support for distance students
  • Budget and cost-benefit of distance education
  • Marketing distance courses and programs
  • Distance learning ethics and copyright
  • Organizational issues in distance education
  • Evaluation of distance courses and programs
  • Striving for excellence


Important Dates:
DLA2013

DLA2013 Conference:
June 2-5, 2013
Jekyll Island Club Hotel in Jekyll Island, Georgia


Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration




Distance Education
Certificate Program
Registration Begins
June 2013
Registration Deadline
September 9, 2013
Online program Begins
September 22, 2013



Distance Education Certified Trainer Program
Registration Begins
June 2013
Registration Deadline
September 2, 2013
Online program Begins
September 16, 2013



Advanced Technologies for Distance Education Certificate Program
Registration Begins
May 2013
Registration Deadline
August 5, 2013
Online Program Begins
August 19, 2013

FishBowl Guidelines


A. Submit a 300 word overview of the topic to Melanie Clay by email no later than March 2, 2012. This will be posted in the conference website.

B. Instructions for delivering your FishBowl presentation.

1. frame the opening of the conversation
(this should take you no more than 5 minutes).

2. keep the conversation from getting too far off track
(but don't really moderate).

3. submit a written summary of ideas learned within 1 hour after the end of the session (this will be posted to the conference website).

The FishBowl works as follows. Your presentation room will be set up with a circle of 8 chairs in the center of the room. There will be two more circles of chairs around this central circle. Only those in the center circle can talk. You can ask for volunteers or select people from your audience. There will always be an empty chair in the circle. When someone from the outer circle wants to join the conversation, they may go and sit in the empty chair. When they sit down, someone else in the inner circle should leave so that there is always an empty chair left. As the facilitator, you may also select people to go and join the conversation.