I will be presenting a workshop on Collaborative eLearning at this year's Grassroots Use of the Internet Conference.  It's always a great conference. Here is the description of our specific workshop:

The internet is a great source of information, but how do you move from putting your information out there to really supporting learning online?   In the past people have moved from static web pages, to multi-media presentations that use the “listen-and-read, then answer questions model”.  However, learning is a social activity.  People learn best together.  As the web becomes more social and collaborative so can online learning.

In this workshop you will get hands-on experience using an open source learning tool (LAMS) to support collaborative learning.  We will explore a bit of the theory behind learning and try out some collaborative activities. 

LAMS is a tool that allows the creation and sharing of online sequences of activities.  Using easy drag and drop tools to facilitate the online equivalent of lesson planning it encourages a real focus on the structure and theory of learning (pedagogy). 

The goal of the workshop is not to focus on the how-to of any particular technology but to inspire new ideas for making online learning effective, engaging and collaborative.