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CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline Sept. 1st, 2009 
'The Evolution From Distance Education to Distributed Learning'
 
Summer Research Symposium
Bloomington, Indiana - July 19 - 23, 2010
 

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SUPER EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION!
The super early-bird convention registration is now available.
Members and Nonmembers, register before and you can save $60.00 from the regular registration.

This year’s convention will be held at the Galt House in downtown Louisville right on the Ohio river. The theme of the convention is “Integrative Approaches: Meeting Challenges.” The notion of integrative approaches is interpreted broadly to include (a) integration of technologies into teaching, learning and performance, (b) trans-disciplinary research and development, (c) multi-cultural and multi-institutional applications, and (d) projects that cut across disciplines and involve people from different academic and practical backgrounds. The three keynote speakers exemplify this theme as each one has a multi-disciplinary background and represents different sectors – Daphne Rainey (NSF – computer science and education), Peter Goodyear (University of Sydney – collaborative learning and educational research), and Andrei Podolskij (Moscow State University – developmental psychology and instructional design). Several presidential panels and sessions have already been identified including a panel of researchers and teachers addressing comprehensive school reform in rural K-8 schools and an invited session featuring Cloudworks, a social computing application developed at the Open University of the UK. Louisville is centrally located and within driving distance for many members; there is also an airport in Louisville with inexpensive transportation to the hotel. The hotel is completely renovated and has two towers, one of which is an all-suites tower. The room rates are less expensive than those at the 2008 meeting, and they include free Internet access in all rooms.
 

PacifiCorp Design and Development Award Competition
 
CALL FOR PARTICPANTS
Deadline Extended for first round of submissions to May 31, 2009.

Are you a master’s or doctoral student looking for opportunities to: • Apply your instructional design and technology skills to real world situations? • Hone your teamwork and problem solving skills in preparation for future employment? • Receive advice from mentors who are working professionals in our field? • Network with peers and seasoned experts in the field who might help you land that dream job? • Enhance your resume with another presentation or publication while earning recognition in premiere journals in our field? Participate in the fifth annual PacifiCorp Design and Development Award competition co-sponsored by PacifiCorp and Design and Development Division of Association for Educational Communication and Technology! The three teams that are selected as finalists will receive free conference registration and present their solution at 2009 AECT's International Convention! For detailed guidelines, visit the competition website at http://www.aect.org/Pacificorp/.

AECT Events in SecondLife:

AECT SL Task Force April, 2009

In February (2009), AECT President, Mary Herring reassigned the AECT SL Task Force as the Virtual World Committee (VWC) and named Tom Atkinson as chair. While promoting a broader interest in virtual worlds, the VWC will construct and manage a new site for AECT in Second Life. Committee members are planning activities for the AECT 2009 Convention and to support in-world simulcast of selected events.

If you have suggestions or would like to participate in the committee, contact Tom Atkinson at Atkinson@mail.ucf.edu, or in SL: Professor Tomsen.

   ISMF - International Student Media Festival

Join the excitement of student produced classroom media projects! Our festival celebrates video, web design, animation, photography and more! Learn how you and your students can get involved.

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AECT Job Center
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology in partnership with JobTarget is pleased to offer you an exciting NEW member benefit! Whether you are an employer looking for the right person for the job or an individual looking for just the right place to work, you can tap into a job board tailored specifically for your professional needs. Job Target is a national career resource and development center dedicated to bringing employers and candidates together. The site gives you the tools to successfully market yourself and find the career of your choice. It also gives employers tools to advertise available positions specifically to AECT professionals.

2010 Summer Research Symposium's Call for Papers
Submit your paper for the 2010 Summer Research Symposium: 'The Evolution from Distance Education to Distributed Learning ' being held in Bloomington, Indiana July 19-23, 2010.
Deadline: Sept 1st, 2009

Call for Participants
PacifiCorp Design and Development Award Competition is now accepting team and mentor assignments.
For detailed guidelines, the problem statement, and the competition timeline, please visit the competition website.

2008 Convention Proceedings
Volume #1 and 2 of the 31st Annual Proceedings 2008 Annual Proceedings - Orlando: Volume #1 and 2 is now available online. Click here for online member access.

Getting Started in Instructional Technology Research
The Fourth Edition of the Getting Started in Instructional Technology Research is now available online as a member benefit.

Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology
The Third Edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology is now available online as a member benefit.

Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary
AECT announces its new effort to frame the contemporary issues of educational technology--Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary

NEW! Member Access
As an AECT member benefit, Springer Publisher is granting member access to the Instructional Science Journal.
Click here to access this journal.

Curricula Data of Degree Programs in Educational Communications and Technology
AECT is pleased to announce this directory of degree programs in educational communications and technology. Details

NCATE Standards: The Accreditation Committee has prepared an updated standards document to assist you in the preparation of your Program Report for submission to NCATE.

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