Free Webinar - 6th Annual Sloan-C/MERLOT Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium (ET4Online)

Join a free webinar on February 27^th at 3pm (ET) to learn about the full complement of 60 presentations offered for virtual attendees during the 6th Annual Sloan-C/MERLOT Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium (ET4Online). The webinar will include an overview of the conference, program content for sessions being streamed live from the onsite conference in Las Vegas, registration information, and an overview of how to access the live stream sessions plus view the on-demand recordings post-conference.bit.ly/WJr2es 

Call for Papers - 6th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium

Dear Readers:

As a track chair for the 6th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium (April 9-11, - Planet Hollywood Resort- Las Vegas), I would like to bring to your attention our Call for Presentations and invite you to submit a proposal. 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 online teaching and learning technologies. Proposals for presentations must be submitted by December 10, 2012 at http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2013/et4online/call-for-presentations .

The ET4Online Symposium offers you an opportunity to study best practices, understand applications, discover new technologies, and connect to others who share a love for and belief in the promise of educational technology.  In 2012 the symposium developed a new mission statement designed to emphasize the innovation and invention that is the focus of the conference: A conference devoted to the emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve teaching and learning online.  Symposium tracks highlight and demonstrate research, application and effective practices and noteworthy technological tools in the following areas:

·         Learning Spaces and Communities

·         Open and Accessible Learning  

·         Evidence-based Learning  

·         Faculty and Student Development

·         Innovative Media and Tools

Faculty, students, instructional designers, instructional technologists and academic administrators are encouraged to submit proposals which are engaging, informative and interactive. These sessions can be targeted to all attendees or beginners, intermediates, or experts.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal for this conference, plan to join us for our FREE webinar “Five Tips on How to Submit a Successful Conference Proposal”.  The goal of this webinar is to assist you in submitting a successful abstract to the Call for Presentations.

November 29, 2012 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Eastern Time)

For today’s educator, selection as a conference presenter is often required in order to attend a conference. For every online learning conference, educators submit and conference committees evaluate hundreds of proposals in order to create a robust program for conference attendees. The number of proposals accepted for a conference depends on program size, topics covered and quality of abstracts submitted. Join this free webinar to learn from experts on the Sloan Consortium and MERLOT Conference Team what they are looking for in proposal submissions. Topics covered will include the importance of topic selection, what reviewers look for in a proposal submission, and tips from track chairs on how final selections are made.  Please login or register to sign up for this webinar.

5th Annual International Symposium for Emerging Technologies for Online Learning - Call for Papers

This is reminder that there is a call for papers for the  5th Annual International Symposium for Emerging Technologies for Online Learning scheduled for July 25-27, 2012 at the The Venetian | Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The deadline for submission is March 5th.  Early bird registration ends on May 25th. The conference is sponsored by MERLOT and the Sloan Consortium. 

The information below is from the Sloan Consortium website:

"A conference devoted to the emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve teaching and learning online." Tracks for this year’s conference (click to learn more) include:

• Digital learning Environments & Communities; 
• Accessible Learning for All; 
• Evidence-based Learning and Reflection; 
• Learning And Data Analytics; 
• Faculty and Student Development; and 
• Innovation in Media and Tools. 

Woven into the conference program and offered within the structure of the tracks will be special emerging technologies, sandbox, leadership, and STEM sessions."

It is a fantastic conference that showcases faculty innovation for emerging technologies in online learning.

MERLOT/ Sloan C - Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Call for Proposals

The call for proposals is now open for the Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Conference that is sponsored by MERLOT and Sloan Consortium.  The conference will be held July 25-27, 2012 at

The Venetian | Palazzo Resort - Las Vegas, Nevada.

The conference is always an outstanding one!

For more information, go to http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2012/et4online/welcome 

This year I will be reviewing papers for the Faculty and Student Development track.
The tracks are:

Track

Digital Learning Environments & Communities

Accessible Learning for All

Evidence-based Learning and Reflection

Learning And Data Analytics

Faculty and Student Development

Innovation in Media and Tools