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Online for Higher Ed in California Event

A forum on online education will be held on January 8th at UCLA (Kerckhoff Grand Salon, 9-3). The ambitious title is the following: “Rebooting CA Higher Education: Leveraging innovations in online education to improve cost effectiveness and increase quality.” Here is the schedule of speakers:

January 8, 2013 9:00am to 3:00pm UCLA Kerckhoff Hall, Grand Salon
? Darrell Steinberg, California Senate Pro Tem Setting the Stage / Keynote 9:10-9:25
? Jeff Selingo, Editor at Large, Chronicle of Higher Education Online Educational Delivery Models 9:25- 9:35
? Phil Hill, Educational Tech Consultant & Analyst Scaling Education, Maintaining Quality 9:35-10:05
? Candace Thille, OLI Carnegie Mellon; Mo Qayoumi and Ping Hsu, San Jose State University; Michael Feldstein, Educational Tech Consultant & Analyst

Moderated Online Provider Panel 10:05-11:45
? Sebastian Thrun (Udacity); Burck Smith (Straighterline); Daphne Koller (Coursera); Phillip Regier (ASU Online); Andreea M Serban (Coast Community College); Chari Leader Kelley (Learning Counts); Don Kilburn (Pearson); Ray Cross (University of Wisconsin Colleges/ UW Extension), Steve Klingler (Western Governors University)
Student Experience 11:45-12:00
? Student Representatives: Andrew Litt, UCLA; Martha Harding, College of the Canyons CA University/Policymakers Perspective 12:00-12:30
? Keith Williams, Interim Director UC Online; Barry Russell, Community College Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs; Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, UC Regent, CSU Trustee; John Welty, Chair CSU Online

Moderated Faculty Panel with Questions to Providers 12:30-1:30
? Michelle Pilati, President, Community College Academic Senate; Diana Wright Guerin, President, CSU Academic Senate; Robert Powell, Chair, UC Academic Senate; Bob Samuels, President of University Council AFT; Lillian Taiz, President, California Faculty Association

In the advertisement for the event, it states the following: “The purpose of the panel discussion is to raise the awareness and discuss key issues regarding the potential for online education to lower the costs for higher education in California. We face a crisis in California in our ability to fully support public higher education. As a first approximation, the state should focus its attention on arresting the growth of the cost of education while maintaining or even increasing access and quality, not by simply urging educators to “do more with less,” but by enlisting their active participation in and contribution to innovative approaches. In accomplishing this goal, California could foster a working coalition that would be capable of attacking even more ambitious targets.” Although it is clear here that the frame for the conference is the idea that online education can make higher education more cost effective, I plan to use my time to show how the move to distance education will most likely only increase the cost of instruction.

What is interesting about this event is that it brings together groups that don’t normally talk to each other, and while I think that many of these stakeholders are well intentioned, I also believe that good intentions can lead to some very bad collective results. This event is free and open to the public so please come if you are able.

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Pixi Glow Collection Event

Beautiful packaging, amazing products and yummy cakes! what more could a girl want! A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to the Pixi Beauty event to view the new Pixi Glow Collection. The new line is inspired by Disneys very own Tinkerbell, and she certainly has sprinkled her magical fairy dust all over it! Ive always been a fan of Pixi Beauty but had never visited the Soho store before, it really is beautiful, and for a girl like me thats like a magpie when it comes to pretty packaging it was heaven! The walls are lined with their pastel coloured lotions and potions and I had a good browse of the permanent lines as well, and have certainly added a lot to my beauty wish list! We were all very lucky ladies and each took home the new Pixi Glow collection so here it is in all its glory: (sorry for the lack of swatches! the lighting wasnt too great!)

Fairy Face Palette in: Pixi belle

A beautiful palette with such gorgeous wearable colours. Featuring 5 shimmery eye shadows, 5 lip creams, eye and lip applicators, a 3 colour blush palette and blush brush (both of which are hidden underneath this layer and I forgot to take a picture of them! but you can see it here. I really am in love with the colours! I would wear all of the eyeshadows as theyre all pretty, soft, neutral shades and the lip creams add a subtle colour to the lips. The blusher has a slight shimmer to it also, but in more of a highlighting way rather than a glitter ball way!

Pixi Glow Nail Colour in: Pirouette Pink This was the first of the products that really caught my eye, I am a sucker for bight pink nail polish and this one doesnt disappoint. I quickly swatched it on my nail for this photo and it really is a bight, neon pink with a slight golden shimmer that only needs one coat to be opaque.

Straight On Till Morning Liner in: 2nd Star Twinkle This is really different from the generic black eye liner that I would normally wear, its a very deep olive green with golden flecks of glitter. It definitely adds something extra to your eye makeup and I think this would make green/hazel eyed girls eyes look amazing! I really love this one and im going to wear it on my next night out!

Catching Shadows Eye Crayon in: Beaming Reflection Again this is definitely a colour I would go for on my eyes as an everyday shade, and I also think it would work really well as a base to build upon. Its perfect for wearing on its own though and it has a beautiful luminous shine without being glittery.

Magic Tink Tint in: Happy Thoughts

A magical tinted lip balm that applies clear and changes colour depending on the PH level in your lips, so you get your very own unique colour! My lips are naturally quite red so this enhances that and gives me a pretty berry red coloured lip. Its really moisturising and has a subtle minty scent that doesnt make your lips feel tingly or like youve just been stung by a bee!

Fairy Dust In: Moonlight Luster A loose powder pigment that is the perfect illuminating shade for a brow bone or cheek highlight. its also a great product for highlighting the bridge of your nose to create the illusion of a slimmer nose! its a great all around highlighting product and can even be used on the lips.

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