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Teaching and Learning in a
Networked World
August 13-16, 2009
Doubletree Hotel
San Jose, California
Hosted by
California State University System
California Community Colleges
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!
Are you willing to share your experience and expertise?
The MIC09 Conference Committee is looking for proposals with a broad range of presentations from active learning tutorials to case studies. The Committee is seeking interactive and engaging proposals for presentations, pre-conference workshops, and educationally-relevant technology demonstrations. If your presentation is interesting and potentially useful to the MERLOT community, it will be considered for inclusion in the program.
The conference theme, Teaching and Learning in a Networked World, and the tracks below have been designed to stimulate rich discussions of faculty development as well as design, creation, utilization, and evaluation of online teaching and learning materials for the 21st Century.
Pre Conference Workshops
MERLOT provides a full pre-conference day of invited workshops and an educational service day for the host community. These interactive, hands-on workshops enhance professional development and provide value for your travel dollar. The conference committee is seeking ideas from the community on workshop topics and leaders. Please email pre-conference workshop suggestions to Jane Moore, Conference Chair, jmoore@nl.edu. Full and half-day workshops will be announced on the MERLOT conference website during the Spring 2009.
Teaching and Learning in a Networked World Conference Tracks
1. Innovations in Online Teaching and Learning - As new technologies emerge and students become more familiar with technology, faculty must explore and discover new, and sometimes old ways of connecting effectively with students. Suggested topics may include:
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Approaching teaching and learning in innovative ways
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Developing new learning materials
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Researching the effectiveness of online pedagogy
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Using next-generation technology in the online classroom
2. Faculty Development - The best technology is only effective if faculty know how to utilize it. The focus of this track is to find ways to cultivate a tech savvy faculty. Presentations should explore ways in which to encourage, promote, and educate faculty in the best practices technology has for improving teaching. Suggested topics may include:
- Implementing emerging technologies to influence instructional design
- Supporting faculty in learning new tools
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Improving teaching and learning with new technologies
3. Featured Community of Practice - Mathematics & Statistics Presentations can come from all levels from arithmetic through advanced mathematics, from the basics of finding a mean through sophisticated statistical analysis, or from how technology is used in communicating ideas between math and statistics educators. Suggested topics may include:
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Creating math and statistics learning objects
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Supporting student projects in math and statistics with emerging technologies
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Teaching math and statistics with modern communication tools
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Using MERLOT to promote student learning in math and statistics
4. Creative Collaborations - In this track, presenters will discuss local, regional and larger-scale collaborations that enable us to reach more students, create more effective learning objects, and leverage existing efforts. We will also discuss challenges associated with collaborative endeavors. Suggested topics may include:
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Creating shared learning objects and online learning communities
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Customizing courses to integrate industry needs and experience into courses
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Creating shared services that increase recruitment, retention, transfer, and effectiveness of online learning in higher education and K-12
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Teaching across borders, considering language, scheduling, and cultural issues
5. Evaluation and Assessment of Success - Growth of distance learning opportunities generates new challenges for assessment of learning and teaching while technology innovations provide a wider array of assessment tools, opportunities, and applications. This track provides a forum for those who have found effective and innovative ways of strengthening assessment through technology. Suggested topics may include:
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Assessing programs through course management and electronic portfolio system
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Assessing learning and teaching through innovative uses of technology
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Designing effective student peer and self-assessments
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Developing authentic assessment of student learning
Audience
You will want to design your proposals for participants from the following groups.
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| Campus administrators |
Faculty members |
| Instructional designers |
Technical support staff |
| Authors of instructional materials |
Faculty developers |
| Members of professional organizations |
Librarians |
| MERLOT users |
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Conference Postings
MERLOT will post all of the PowerPoint presentations and any ancillary materials the authors provide, on the conference website. By posting these materials, MERLOT hopes to continue the collaborative work that goes on at the conference and to extend its influence to those who are not able to attend.
Conference Registration
Conference registration will open in late spring. Please watch the Conference Website for details. Everyone who attends the conference must register and pay the appropriate fees. Fees will be posted to the website once they are determined.
Conference Hotel
The San Jose Doubletree Hotel is the official location of MIC09. The group rate for guest rooms is US $132.00 single occupancy plus all applicable fees and taxes. Each additional person is $20, up to four total persons per room. Hotel rooms will be held for MERLOT until Thursday, July 16, 2009. Reservations made after that date will be taken based on space and rate availability. For more information on the hotel and to make online reservations, go to Travel and Accommodations.
For More Information
For more information on the proposal submission process visit the links above. All proposals must be submitted online using the proposal submission form. Before you can submit a proposal, you will need to provide a Profile which will provide you with an account. Once you establish an account, you will be able to view additional information including the “My MIC Workspace” and “Submit Proposals” link. If you submitted a proposal for MIC08, you can simply sign in. After you sign in please take the time to ensure your profile is complete. For additional questions or comments please contact micmanager@concentra-cms.com.
The deadline for submitting proposals is now February 23, 2009! |
