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Rimland awarded scholarship for Emerging Leadership Institute

Institute is sponsored by Center for Online Innovation in Learning, Penn State Outreach and the Sloan Consortium

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Emily Rimland, the Sally W. Kalin Early Career Librarian for Learning Innovations, Penn State University Libraries, has been awarded one of two scholarships for the 2013 Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL).

The institute, which attracts diverse faculty and online learning professionals from around the world, is sponsored by the Center for Online Innovation in Learning (COIL), Penn State Outreach, under the direction of Lawrence C. Ragan, and the Sloan Consortium, under the direction of Bruce N. Chaloux. Rimland added, “I am looking forward to both the networking opportunities that the Institute will provide and the chance to think purposefully about the future of online learning related to the University and the libraries.”

The schedule includes:July 15-26: Two-week IELOL OnlineAug. 5-8: Immersive experience at Penn StateSept. 16-Oct. 4: Three-week IELOL OnlineNov. 20: IELOL Workshop at the Sloan-C Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.

For more information, contact Larry Ragan at lcr1@psu.edu or 814-863-3114.

Emily Rimland, the Sally W. Kalin Early Career Librarian for Learning Innovations, Penn State University Libraries, welcomes the opportunity to think purposefully about the future of online learning related to the University and the Libraries. Credit: W. Hutton, Public Relations and Marketing, Penn State University Libraries / Penn StateCreative Commons

Last Updated March 17, 2015