7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium
The Sloan Consortium, MERLOT, and our Emerging Technologies steering committee welcome you to the 7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium (ET4Online), which will be held in Dallas, TX on April 9-11, 2014.
The Emerging Technologies Symposium is devoted to the emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve teaching and learning online. The conference focuses on the technologies that drive online learning effectiveness, highlighting research, applications and best practices of important emerging technological tools. We encourage submissions related to instruction, networking, assessment, open educational resources, new media and support services.
This year, we move the conference to Dallas, a central location for those of you located in North America, which also provides an opportunity to visit the birthplace of the integrated computer circuit which made the information age possible. As we prepare to convene in the cradle of the digital era, it seems hard to believe that how swiftly society has been transformed by emerging technologies.
Other unique features of ET4Online include the Launch Pad, which is back for the second year, comprised of educational technology entrepreneurs who will showcase their products and seek your expert feedback. These cutting edge entrepreneurs will be selected to participate in the Launch Pad through a competitive selection process. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to interact with them and learn about the technologies of tomorrow. Finally, the unconference on Friday is also returning. This is a non-traditional and inspirational way to wrap up your time at ET4Online. If you have never experienced an unconference, it’s the perfect opportunity to reflect on your conference experience with a shot of innovation and inspiration.
Call for Presentations:
Be a part of this e-learning experience and submit your proposal for the 7th Annual Sloan-C International Symposium for Emerging Technologies for Online Learning.” This event will be held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, April 9-11, 2014. Deadline is November 1, 2013-submit now!
http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/call-for-presentations
The Sloan Consortium and MERLOT invite you to submit a proposal for the 7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, to be held April 9-11, 2014 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
The Sloan Consortium and MERLOT invite you to submit a proposal for the 7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, to be held April 9-11, 2014 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
The Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, a joint Symposium of Sloan Consortium and MERLOT, is designed to bring together individuals interested in the review and evaluation of emerging technologies' impact on online teaching and learning. We seek interactive sessions that engage and inform participants. Presenters and facilitators from the following areas are encouraged to submit proposals:
-Educational technology leaders
-Instructional technologists
-Students
-Instructional designers
-Academic administrators
-Higher Education and K-12
-Faculty
-Future professors and graduate students
Proposed sessions can be targeted to all attendees or novice, intermediate, or expert levels of proficiency.
The symposium, devoted to the emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve teaching and learning online, will accept presentations that offer attendees “real solutions,” pioneering practices, and future trends. Symposium tracks highlight and demonstrate research, application and effective practices and emerging technological tools in the following areas (2013 topics, subject to change for 2014, site will be updated by open of CFP):
· * Learning Spaces and Communities
· *Open and Accessible Learning
· *Evidence-based Learning
· *Faculty and Student Development
· *Innovative Media and Tools
ET4Online seeks submissions which emphasize evidence-based practice and the impact of topic tracks on teaching practices and student learning outcomes using a range of research methodologies (e.g. case study, longitudinal comparisons, within group comparisons, quasi-experimental, etc.) and rigorous approaches to the analysis of supporting data, qualitative or quantitative.
About the Conference:
Keynoter: Jim Groom (University of Mary Washington, USA)
Topic: Reclaim Learning: A Domain of One's Own
http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/keynote
This conference, which will provide the latest information on asynchronous learning programs, processes, packages, and protocols, is geared to a range of participants from experienced professionals to interested newcomers to online learning. Participants hail from a variety of work sectors, including higher education, continuing education, business, government, health care, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations. The conference is especially designed to meet the needs of:
· College-level faculty and administrators
· Instructional technology and media professionals
· Instructional designers
· Trainers in public and private sector organizations
· Online K-12 program educators
The symposium brings together individuals interested in the technological aspects of online learning. Experts, intermediate users and novices are welcome to participate in Symposium activities that will include face-to-face and virtual components. The Symposium is geared to experienced professionals and interested newcomers to online learning alike.
Symposium attendance at the 2013 symposium located in Las Vegas, NV attracted over 875 onsite and 800 virtual attendees from over 550 institutions, 46 states & territories, and 21 countries representing college level faculty and administrators, instructional technology professionals and instructional designers.
Unconference:
At the end of the conference we will be offering you a chance to share what you know, learn what you don't and spend time with a smaller group of individuals dedicated to increasing their take-aways from ET4Online 2014! The Unconference theme this year is the "UnRodeo" and is based on the idea of "Roping the Bull Called Change." Find more information here: http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/unconference
Timelines:
· Proposals due by November 1, 2014
· Notification of acceptance by December 20, 2014
· Presentation schedule posted to the website by December 20, 2014
· Deadline for presenters to accept is January 10, 2014
· Early Bird registration deadline is February 10, 2014
· Final date for abstract edits is February 10, 2014
Registration:
Deadline for presenters to register: 2/10/14
Early bird registration deadline: 2/10/14
Register at: http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/registration
Registration deadline for attendees: 4/11/14
