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THE TECHED 2008 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS IS NOW OPEN!
PRESENTATION PARAMETERS...
IMPORTANT: Please carefully read over the topic descriptions, presentation formats and target audience information below. It is extremely important that your presentation clearly address the topic and intended audience you have selected.
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Submission Process
Points on Submitting a Good Proposal
What Equipment/Technology TechEd Provides
Presenters per Session
Evaluation Process
Fees
TechEd Registration
Dates to Remember
Presentation Formats
Intended Audience
Session Topics and Descriptions
Submission Process
Submit your application to present via the online submission form (see link below). Once submitted, you will receive an email within in one week as confirmation of our receipt of your submission.
Points on Submitting a Good Proposal
Write a summarizing session description and include the following:
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Accurate and truthful description; if selected to speak, you will be required to present on the session description submitted. No changes to the topic or main presenter are allowed.
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Who will benefit from attending your session
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Expected outcomes
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What you submit is what will go online and in the printed event program, and
will be representative of your knowledge, skills and experience.
For corporate proposals:
Attendees do not want to sit through an obvious sales pitch, they want real,
useable information and instruction. Include educators from client institutions
who use your product as a co-presenter(s), or at a minimum, reference them in your presentation content to illustrate the legitimate benefits of your product.
What Equipment/Technology TechEd Provides
Lecture rooms will have a data projector, screen and Internet connection (computers must be provided by speaker. TechEd does not provide lecture room computers).
Hands-on-lab rooms will have 20 computers for attendees and one for the presenter. Any additional equipment is the responsibility of the presenter.
Roundtable sessions will
not have electricity or Internet connection; battery operated laptops are suggested.
Poster Sessions will have Internet and electricity available for presenters, as well as a traditional poster board. Electronic Poster (ePoster) Sessions are encouraged.
Other peripheral devices such as scanners, cameras, computer or specialized hardware are the responsibility of the presenter.
Presenters per Session
For non-corporate sessions, the primary presenter MUST be a current educator at an educational institution. A session may be presented by any number of people; however, due to space limitations, only the primary presenter and two co-presenters will be listed in the printed event program, and only the primary presenter will be listed online. For corporate presenters: you are strongly encouraged to include an educator from a client institution as a co-presenter.
Evaluation Process
All proposals are reviewed and scored by the TechEd Advisory Committee, consisting of K-20 educators. Scoring is based on:
Concise and well-written description that includes who will benefit and
the outcome(s) of session
Relevancy to the respective theme
Presenter(s) knowledge & experience
Dynamic, innovative, fresh content
Fees
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TechEd Registration
TechEd is pleased to provide a complimentary, regular conference registration for the accepted primary presenter. Co-presenters MUST register and pay conference fees.
Dates to Remember
10.22.07 General Deadline for
Non-Exhibitors
12.04.07
Confirmation email with session details
03.24.08
Final reminder/conference details email
04.13.08
TechEd Pre-conference begins
04.14.08
thru
04.16.08
TechEd Conference
PRESENTATION FORMATS
Corporate Solutions Session: Cost $500: Duration: 1:00
These special vendor sessions will provide attendees the opportunity to hear about your exciting technology solutions. Each 60-minute session will showcase your company's newest products and services in a classroom environment.
Hands-on Computer Lab:
Cost Varies: (MAC and PC platforms) :
Duration: 1:00
Hands-on Computer Labs are one of the most popular TechEd session formats. These 60-minute sessions emphasize software training and the opportunity to gain a better understanding of how different types of technology can be used to enhance education. Please note: Software must be provided by the presenter in advance to be pre-installed on computers.
Pre-conference Workshop
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Half Day ($1000) or Full Day ($2000)
Share your experience with effective uses of technology in the classroom in these intensive three- and six-hour interactive and activity-based sessions. Please note: Software must be provided by the presenter in advance to be pre-installed on computers.
Poster Session: Cost $250: Duration: 1:00
Communicate your research or teaching solution through a visually
pleasing presentation on the exhibit floor. In an open environment, Poster
Sessions allow for short presentations throughout a 1-hour period primarily
through the use of graphs, diagrams, pictures, data and narrative text on your
laptop (aka ePoster) or traditional bulletin board. As they move freely from
poster to poster, attendees are able to study information and discuss it with
presenters one-on-one. TechEd provides a table, chair, electricity, Internet
connectivity and a 4’X6' bulletin board for each poster presenter.
Roundtable
Session: Cost $250: Duration: 1:00
Facilitate
substantive discussions or small group activities relating to key issues and
topics in 60-minute sessions. Roundtables allow up to 2 presenters to engage
participants in intensive conversation in an informal roundtable setting within
the exhibit hall. Presenters may use battery-operated laptops for visual
emphasis. Please note: Roundtables cannot accommodate equipment other than a
battery operated laptop provided by the presenter; Internet connectivity will
not be provided.
Vendor Theatre: Cost $250: - Duration: 0:35
The Vendor Theatre has several 35 minute reserved sessions provided directly on
the exhibit floor giving attendees the opportunity to hear about your product
and company during exhibit hall hours.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Technology Competency Level
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Beginner
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Intermediate
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Advanced, or
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All Competency Levels
Educational Level (Public and Private)
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K-12
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Community and 2-year College
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University and 4-year College,
or
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All Educational Levels
Position Category
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Teacher/Faculty
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Support Staff
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Administrator/Manager
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Technical Staff,
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All Position Categories
SESSION TOPICS & DESCRIPTIONS
Session Topics (Click on topic to read description)
Administrative Technologies
Equity &
Accessibility - NEW!
Digital Media
Virtual Learning
Integrating Instructional Technology
- NEW!
New & Emerging Technologies
- NEW!
Standards-Based Instruction
Career Technical Education
Session Descriptions
Administrative Technologies
Core Issue
Too often, schools, colleges and universities venture into learning technologies
with insufficient planning, coordination, or prioritization. This conference
topic will examine how campuses can successfully administer the integration of
information & instructional technologies into their institutions and academic
programs. Other areas of this topic include planning and implementation of
classroom and institution-wide technology solutions,
choosing
appropriate staff development in technology and media,
as well as merging existing technologies with newly purchased hardware and
software.
Equity & Accessibility - NEW!
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Core Issue
The purpose of this topic is
to stimulate dialogue about and share proven technologies to increase access and
equity across all multicultural groups. This topic will cover the unique issues
associated with communities of color, the economically disadvantaged, and
individuals with special needs. It will examine projects and initiatives that
have made an impact on disadvantaged communities and economic inclusion in a
knowledge-based digital society.
Digital Media
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Core Issue
Interactive multimedia presentations created for instructional purposes promise
to enrich every learning environment, whether in the classroom or library,
integrated into online courses or on the Web. In addition to leveraging
multimedia resources for library instruction, libraries can also play an
important role for instructors as content providers and repositories of
instructional media. This topic covers digital media development or discovery,
delivery, and use of digital media, effective integration of media elements into
the curriculum, and the use of popular media techniques such as animation,
gaming, digital video, streaming media, podcasting, CD/DVD creation, and digital
imaging/photography.
Virtual Learning
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Core Issue
Virtual Learning includes eLearning, mLearning,
collaborative learning environments and any use of computers and computer networks to deliver training and
distance education. Whether completely online, hybrid/blended or web-enhanced,
Virtual Learning is revolutionizing the roles of time and place in education by providing increased flexibility of learning options for instructors and students. More than any previous education technology,
Virtual Learning is transforming both the academic and training worlds by allowing us to create, deliver, and facilitate learning any time, anywhere.
Virtual Learning can individualize instruction, enhance the formation and operation of communities of learning and practice, and allow almost instantaneous editing, publishing, evaluation and communication anywhere in the world. Since
their debut, Virtual Learning has become much more visible in education such that the exchange of ideas, presentation of case studies and best practices are more important than ever for its continued development.
Integrating Instructional Technology
- NEW!
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Core Issue
To often we forget that technology and its powerful tools and programs must
ultimately change the way instruction is delivered, including teaching
strategies, the way students are engaged and ultimately student achievement.
Increasingly decision makers at all levels are asking hard questions about the
millions of dollars spent on acquiring and supporting technology and why or why
not it is affecting student achievement. The purpose of this topic is to
identify and highlight the effective integration of technology into the
curriculum and the classroom. Presentations on this topic will offer information
vital to understanding the different technologies and their combination with
effective teaching strategies. Presentations can also encompass the
implementation and support of these programs as well as how they can and do
impact specific sub groups of students.
New & Emerging Technologies
- NEW! (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
Technology is the center piece of TechEd, and the
continual evolution of technology requires the vision of the user in the
learning environment. Devices, gadgets, peripherals, software, resources,
open source, wikis, web strands, all things that make instruction and learning
easier and more effective. This topic is about more than just the technology, it
is also about the human factor that make these technologies useful and
effective. Such factors may include the psychological, social, organizational,
and cultural barriers to the actual adoption or implementation of that which is
New & Emerging.
Standards-Based
Instruction (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
The “No Child Left behind Act” requires states to have annual assessments in place in reading and mathematics for all students in grades three through eight by the end of the 2005-2006 school year, with science assessments added by the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. Only a handful of states currently administer standards- based tests in both subjects across grades three through eight, setting an unprecedented opportunity for states to enhance the participation of all students to meet high standards as they build and improve their assessment systems. Successful integration of technology into the teaching learning process that is standard-based will give students life experiences that will bridge the gap to the workplace of tomorrow.
Career Technical Education (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
There is an unmet need for qualified workers in today’s global economy. The ultimate goal of this topic is to facilitate the seamless delivery of workforce education & development through all levels of education and industry with a focus on technology’s role in the process of developing skilled workers suitably equipped to tackle the digital world. To achieve this, this topic acts as a platform for discussion on how to enhance workforce and economic development, increase the supply of skilled workers, and to administer a system of career ladders that provide economic opportunity for all citizens. Presentations on this topic will offer information vital to our understanding of effective practices, how to further these approaches, and methods of leveraging resources from both within and outside of the educational system and establishing collaborative local and regional efforts.
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