The Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning provides an exchange of current resources, research, and best practices from around the world that are relevant to the design and delivery of distance education/training. The face-to-face conference hosted in Madison, Wisconsin, also offers a virtual option to attendees at a distance with selected presentations.
The conference is organized and sponsored by Distance Education Professional Development (DEPD) in the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in affiliation with the University of Wisconsin-Extension's Instructional Communications Systems. The conference's objectives are to foster teaching, learning, and connection, and it is attended by a wide range of professionals in distance education.