Teaching and Learning in a Networked World

August 13-16, 2009

Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, California

Merriam Webster's online dictionary defines "network" as an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system.

Is your institution currently under travel or budget restrictions? With the budget challenges currently facing institutions, MERLOT will select some proposals to be presented remotely and presenters can participate in parts of the conference at a reduced registration cost. We’re willing to work with you. Don’t let budget constraints prevent you from submitting a proposal!

The teaching and learning environment provides fertile ground for networking. As educational professionals we have the opportunity to grow and learn from colleagues, students, administrators, technology developers, researchers, and more. The higher education community invites creativity and collaboration and it requires individual development and advancement. Educational technology tools used today and in the future will require evaluation and assessment of the learning process. The MERLOT International Conference (MIC) brings all of these elements together and provides educational professionals the opportunity for numerous opportunities to share, learn, and participate in conversations about teaching and learning with technology from experts and MERLOT users from around the world.

MIC09 offers a full day of pre-conference workshops followed by two-and-one-half days of colleague to colleague presentations. The Conference also includes Corporate Sponsor presentations and exhibits, presentations from MERLOT Award winners, and opportunities to gather over food and beverage. The Pre-conference sessions begin on Thursday morning, August 13. The full conference begins with a Welcome Reception Thursday evening and ends at noon on Sunday, August 16.

The Conference Committee invites proposals on the tracks listed below. Proposal deadline is now February 23, 2009. 

Teaching and Learning in a Networked World Conference Tracks

• Track 1: Innovations in Online Teaching and Learning
• Track 2: Faculty Development
• Track 3: Featured Community of Practice: Mathematics and Statistics
• Track 4: Creative Collaborations
• Track 5: Evaluation and Assessment of Success

Audience

MERLOT is an organization for faculty, instructional designers, authors of digital content, administrators, librarians, technology leaders and teaching enthusiasts from all over the world. You should design your response to the Call for Proposals for participants from the following groups:

The CSU is a leader in high-quality, accessible, student-focused higher education. With 23 campuses, almost 450,000 students, and 47,000 faculty and staff, we are the largest, the most diverse, and one of the most affordable university systems in the country. We offer unlimited opportunities to help students achieve their goals. We prepare graduates who go on to make a difference in the workforce. We engage in research and creative activities leading to scientific, technical, artistic and social advances. And we play a vital role in the growth and development of California's communities and economy. For more information visit www.calstate.edu

 

The California Community Colleges is the largest higher educational system in the nation comprised of 72 districts and 110 colleges with more than 2.6 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training and basic skills education, prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions and offer opportunities for personal enrichment and lifelong learning. The System Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.  For more information visit www.cccco.edu.

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