tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62877665240167829902024-03-05T01:47:36.738-06:00Instructional Design, Learning Science, Performance Improvement and TechnologyMarcus D. ChildressMarcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-36835606209253449502015-01-17T13:51:00.001-06:002015-02-10T15:44:57.525-06:00Is it time for us to take back our field? A question for AECT members.<b>The Trend</b><br />
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I read with interest today's announcement that <a href="http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2014/wm-welcomes-first-associate-provost-of-e-learning-initiatives123.php">William & Mary has hired its first associate provost of e-learning initiatives</a>. This is a disturbing trend; not that universities are adding high-level online/e-learning administrative posts. I am happy that universities are showing more support for and feeding the e-learning cash cow. And, I certainly don't question the abilities of the individual selected by the college. I take issue however with the academic backgrounds and training of these new e-learning leaders. As I read these announcements, I rarely encounter the names of my <a href="http://www.aect.org/">AECT</a> colleagues. All-too-often, the selected individuals come from all walks of academia, except the learning sciences.<br />
Therein lies the problem, it seems. AECT members, the researchers and practitioners who know more about teaching and learning than anyone else on the planet, are not represented in these upper-level positions.<br />
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<b>The Solution?</b><br />
Granted, university administration is certainly not for everyone. However, I would think (and hope) that more of us (AECT members) would be "throwing our hats into the ring." We continually complain that as THE leaders in our field, our message is not getting out. Perhaps, by aggressively pursuing leadership positions, we can take back our field? Maybe this is something that we might address at a <a href="http://www.aect.org/Events/Call/">2015 AECT International Convention</a> session? Let's keep the conversation going.Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-79359513376943738802014-10-29T16:26:00.000-05:002014-10-29T16:37:05.294-05:00Reflections on the Association for Talent Development (formerly ASTD) - Kansas City 2014 Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday, I attended the day-long <a href="http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.kcastd.org/resource/resmgr/Unleash_Talent_Program.pdf">Kansas City ATD 2014 Conference</a> in Overland Park, KS. Being my first ATD-KC conference, here are some of my observations through the lens of someone who has spent many years in higher education:<br />
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1. Corporate training and development professionals seem to be keenly interested in finding ways to create a healthier, happier workplace. Paul White's keynote, <i>Using The 5 Languages of Appreciation to Detoxify Your Work Environment</i> highlighted this interest.<br />
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<i>To my higher education colleagues: When was the last time someone from your college/university displayed any concern for your workplace happiness or genuinely recognized you for your contribution to your organization? (Other than the obligatory X years of service certificate/pin, complete with a PPT flashback showing the most popular movies, songs, celebrities, and news stories X number of years ago).</i><br />
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2. Corporate training and development professionals seem to be genuinely interested in helping their organizations' employees make successful transitions, whether it's joining the organization as a new employee, making a lateral move, accepting a new role, changing offices, or even transitioning to retirement. The <i>Transition Coaching</i> session by Mickie Schroeder and Jeffrey Jans highlighted this.<br />
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<i>To my higher education colleagues: When was the last time someone from your college/university provided quality support (orientation program) for joining the university as new faculty or staff member, or quality support for you transition to another role at your college/university? (Most of us fall into 1, the complete the paperwork in HR, 2. here are your office keys, 3. welcome to X university category, I suppose?)</i><br />
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Other conference topics included Coaching, Integrated Talent Management, Performance Management,
Knowledge Management, Leadership Development and Supporting Engagement and
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All-in-all, it was a refreshing look at workplace issues that are too-often overlooked in the world of higher education (pay attention university administrators and HR professionals). In addition, I met some extremely bright and talented individuals, and I look forward to meeting more at future KC-ATD meetings, as well as at next year's conference. Many thanks to the KC-ATD board and conference planners for their hard work on the 2014 conference!<br />
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Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-11641432536885427752014-05-10T10:36:00.000-05:002014-05-10T10:36:02.892-05:00Leaving ESU and moving to Baker UniversityEarlier this year, I announced that I will step down from the IDT department chair position at Emporia State University. The plan was to teach 3 master's level classes each semester, research, do some writing (and perhaps grants) and just fade away, like an old soldier (see General Douglas MacArthur, 1951) - <a href="http://youtu.be/M87s_I-c-Xw?t=7m42s">http://youtu.be/M87s_I-c-Xw?t=7m42s</a><br />
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That was the plan ..... until I was approached with a rare opportunity at Baker University.....<br />
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On July 1, 2014 I will be be leaving Emporia State University to begin work at Baker University as Professor and Director (and creator) of a new doctoral program in Instructional Design and Technology. The Baker University undergraduate programs are housed at the beautiful Baldwin City, KS campus. My office and doc program will be housed at the Baker University School of Education/School of Professional and Graduate Studies facilities in Overland Park, KS (KC Metro area). I am sad that I will be leaving my wonderful ESU IDT faculty colleagues and master's students. However, I am happy that I may be able to help many of my former and current ESU IDT students, and future Baker students achieve their goal of advanced graduate study at Baker University. <br />
Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-24688571128680890572014-04-21T23:02:00.000-05:002014-04-21T23:30:34.282-05:00Will it play in Emporia?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/04/don_t_forget_regional_state_schools_when_it_comes_to_higher_ed_and_tech.html"><b>Will it play in Emporia?</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/04/don_t_forget_regional_state_schools_when_it_comes_to_higher_ed_and_tech.html"><b>When discussing how tech will change higher ed, don’t forget small state schools.</b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An interesting <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/04/don_t_forget_regional_state_schools_when_it_comes_to_higher_ed_and_tech.html">piece and title in Slate</a> (especially interesting to those at Emporia State University) by Paula Krebs, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University.</span><br />
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makes some valid points about the importance of small regional
universities to our society and how regional universities will need to
embrace new technologies (and most importantly methodologies) to
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The problem, according to Krebs - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"While so many of us have been defending the value of
a liberal arts education against the desire for us to deliver “skills,”
we’ve too often been holding out against change in general—and
technology in particular."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The forecast - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The schools that don’t figure out what technology can do for their
institutions and their students, who relay on their current methods of
instruction and assessment, will be left behind over the next decades."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The outlook for instructional technologists/designers working in higher education is bright -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"....the kind of instruction we need will depend on faculty development, on
faculty members being trained by their institutions to teach differently
with tech."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-27419651532307167562013-10-29T02:00:00.002-05:002013-10-29T02:48:21.514-05:00President's Farewell Message<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As we begin our 2013 AECT International Convention in Anaheim, the end of my term as president of AECT approaches. This has been an eventful year for our association, its leadership, and most importantly its members. AECT could not exist without its many dedicated members who faithfully serve AECT each year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In an effort to update you on all the work that was carried out this year, I have compiled a list of the things YOU accomplished during the past year. And please forgive me, if I fail to mention some of your accomplishments, as there are so many: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Formed a Strategic Planning committee, conducted town hall meetings and (with input from our divisions and members) drafted a new AECT Strategic Plan that members will have a chance to further vet at our Anaheim convention.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Initiated a web site partnership with MultiView that generates $1,000 per month in revenue. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Established a credit card convenience fee and encouraged members to use checks and other methods to pay for membership/convention registration, creating potential savings of $16,000 for AECT.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Celebrated a productive <a href="http://www.aect.org/join/">1You/New2 member drive</a> adding over 350 new members to AECT.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ectFoundation sponsored another successful auction and continued its support of AECT convention interns, scholarships, and other activities.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Developed a new AECT Leadership Intern policy manual.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Updated the AECT Division Officers Handbook.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Updated the AECT Policy and Procedures Manual. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Revised the AECT Employee Handbook</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hosted a successful 2012 International Convention in Louisville, KY</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discontinued sponsorship of the International Student Media Festival (ISMF), saving AECT approximately $35,000 per year. </span></span> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Drafted and approved a <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/colt-aect/">Certificate Endorsement Plan</a>. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Facilitated numerous </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GSA and </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">division webinars.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Formed a new partnership with <a href="http://wileylearninginstitute.com/">Wiley Learning Institute</a> to produce and deliver webinars highlighting AECT members/authors.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Created the new division, Culture, Learning and Technology (formerly MIM affiliate).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Created a web editor position, providing support for the AECT web page and increasing AECT's social media presence. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Appointed a Special International Affiliate Emissary.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Modified accounting from a fiscal year to a calendar year.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Relocated the AECT office to a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RRBsoIjGeI&feature=share&list=UUO0iZdaVdWMlx-RTTL0HjPg">new and improved office</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Created a monthly consolidated budget report. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted a successful Summer Leadership Conference and Leadership Development Day in Bloomington, IN.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sponsored AECT's first overseas conference - AECT-ICFER Conference in Taiwan.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Created a partnership with ASTD to trade publicity for each others' conferences in newsletters and web sites.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Approved ICEM as an affiliate of AECT.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Created our first Convention mobile app with <a href="http://crescerance.com/">Crescerance</a>, saving $8,500 in printing costs.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduced the use of Google Hangouts for our 2013 Convention.</span> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Developed a new title, procedure, and application for selecting AECT convention interns.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Announced the AECT book and briefs series<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://marcuschildress.blogspot.com/2013/09/aect-books-and-briefs-series.html"><span style="font-size: small;">"Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations" </span></a></span>with Springer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted a member survey.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Accepted proposals for the 2015 AECT Summer International Symposium.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Accepted a proposal for the 2014 AECT Summer Research Symposium.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Welcomed META (Malaysian Educational Technology Association) as an international affiliate.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Composed a Procedure for Investigation of Allegation of Violation - AECT Code of Ethics.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Transformed ETR&D's International Review section into Cultural and Regional Perspectives.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Approved the ICEM convention internship.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Crafted an Affiliate Sponsored Convention Intern Policy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ETR&D, TechTrends, IJDL, and JAID maintained their reputation as high-quality, high-impact journals. (TechTrends topped 100 pages).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Published the <a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/publications/proceedings/2012.asp">2012 AECT International Convention Proceedings</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Announced the publication of</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the <a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=educational_media_an">2013 Media Yearbook</a> and a new book by the Division of Distance Learning.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Published the <a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=handbook_of_research">Fourth</a></span><a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=handbook_of_research"> Edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology</a>, <a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/general/custom.asp?page=symposia">Proceedings for the 2010 and 2012 Research Symposia</a>, <a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=educational_media_an">2013 Media Yearbook</a>, and </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/?encylopedia_ed_tech">Encyclopedia of Terminology for Educational Communications and Technology.</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Four AECT past-presidents edited </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"><a href="http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415524353/">Learning, Problem Solving, and Mind Tools:Essays in Honor of David H. Jonassen</a>.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AECT past-presidents and members traveled the world, representing AECT and extending AECT's international presence.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Documented 13 new interviews for the <a href="http://www.aect.org/HistoryMakers">AECT History Makers</a> project.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Approved a $10 dues increase for regular and retired members (effective January 2014) that will help fund AECT initiatives and member benefits.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Increased convention University Reception participation to 18 universities.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduced the AECT Member Book project providing space in AECT publications for promotion of member-authored books. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduced the AECT Position Paper project.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduced the AECT Member Video project. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Indeed, an impressive list. You are to be congratulated for yet another exceptional year! Normally, I would mention your accomplishments at our general membership meeting in Anaheim. Unfortunately, I won't be able to join you for that meeting, as I will be leaving LAX for Beijing on Tuesday evening (October 29) to represent AECT at the 10th Anniversary of the <a href="http://www.beijingforum.org/">Beijing Forum</a>, hosted by Peking University. As much as I looked forward to enjoying our convention in Anaheim as past-president and as difficult as it was for me to make this decision, the opportunity to represent AECT at such a prominent international forum outweighed all other options. I will surely miss seeing my many AECT friends and colleagues Wednesday through Saturday. However, I hope that I can return from Beijing with some new opportunities for AECT and its members. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as president of the finest association of its kind. It has been an honor to serve and work side by side with such amazing individuals. President-Elect Steve Harmon, convention co-planner Zeni Colorado, division/committee planners, and AECT staff have organized another outstanding convention. I wish you all a great time in Anaheim and a successful year under the capable leadership of President Harmon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With appreciation,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Marc</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-47487574279600951012013-10-14T18:03:00.005-05:002013-10-14T18:33:41.461-05:00Top Five reasons to attend this year's convention<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The 2013 AECT International Convention is only two weeks away and there's much to celebrate! I have developed my own ................. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TOP FIVE reasons to attend this year's convention:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>5.</b> Where else can you enjoy a $40 luncheon and $70 per gallon coffee?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>4.</b> Incoming President Steve Harmon and the convention planning team have organized another outstanding convention experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>3.</b> AECT members gather yet another year to catch-up with old friends/colleagues, meet new friends, and attempt to impress each other with their research prowess and PowerPoint skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>2.</b> This is our LAST convention in Anaheim....at least for a while. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Call me crazy, but I kind of like Anaheim. But then again, I live in Kansas....enough said.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>1.</b> This is our LAST Halloween convention! <span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Last year's signed pumpkin petition did the job).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Do you have some more reasons to add? Post them in the comments section below or on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AECT1">AECT Facebook page</a>!</b></span> </span></span><br />
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benefits </span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-31262239074076162292013-09-25T23:20:00.001-05:002013-09-25T23:57:15.097-05:00AECT Books and Briefs Series - Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">AECT,
in collaboration with Springer, has created a new series of
books and monographs entitled "Educational Communications and
Technology: Issues and Innovations.” The series editors are J. Michael Spector (University of North Texas – <a href="mailto:mike.spector@unt.edu"><span style="color: #5100ff;">mike.spector@unt.edu</span></a>), M. J. Bishop (University System of Marlyland – <a href="mailto:mjbishop@usmd.edu">mjbishop@usmd.edu</a>), and Dirk Ifenthaler (Open Universities Australia – <a href="mailto:dirk@ifenthaler.info"><span style="color: #5100ff;">dirk@ifenthaler.info</span></a>). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">To submit a proposal for a book or brief/monograph, <a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Publication_PDFs/AECT-Springer-Proposal-Form.pdf">complete the proposal form</a> and send it to lead editor Mike Spector. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The purpose of the series is to extend AECT's ongoing book publications with Springer (e.g., the <span style="font-style: italic;">Educational Media and Technology Yearbook</span>, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Handbook on Research on Educational Communications and Technology</span>,
and the AECT Research Symposium edited volumes), and to offer the
Springer Briefs innovative format to AECT authors and contributors.
Briefs are short monographs (typically 50 to 100 pages) on a tightly
focused topic of current interest by one (or possibly two) authors (for
more detail, see <a href="http://www.springer.com/authors/book+authors/springerbriefs?SGWID=0-1720013-0-0-0"><span style="color: #5100ff;">http://www.springer.com/authors/book+authors/springerbriefs?SGWID=0-1720013-0-0-0</span></a>). Contracts
for books and briefs will be negotiated between AECT and Springer. </span></div>
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monograph in the AECT Briefs series (a refereed publication
by AECT) will provide an introduction to a focused area in educational
information science, technology and communications, or provide an
overview of theories, research, issues, core concepts, emerging
technologies, or an analysis of key literature in a particular field; a
typical source for such a work is a recent dissertation; a monograph
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authors</b> will receive a divisional concurrent session and one night of free
hotel accommodations at the AECT International Convention (maximum of 2 authors, but if series editors agree to more, then the
first author will decide how/if to split). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>AECT Books Series</b></span></div>
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volume in the AECT Books series may be by one or more authors or
editors. Edited works are accepted as well as those authored by one or
two individuals. Edited volumes may be developed based on panel
presentations at the annual AECT convention or other such prominent
venues; or they might be based on recent collaborative research and
development efforts. Books in the series should be on a topic of
interest to the disciplines and groups of professionals represented in
AECT. Members of an AECT division are especially welcome to submit
proposals for such works.</span></div>
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authors</b> will receive a Presidential session at our AECT International Convention and free convention registration (maximum of 2 authors/editors, but if series editors
agree to more, then the first author will decide how/if to split). </span></div>
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AECT members or those who become members upon acceptance of a
manuscript so as to preserve the AECT brand associated with this series.
Wide circulation is guaranteed, thanks to the efforts of Springer.</span></div>
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Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-60015463607697425042013-09-19T21:48:00.004-05:002013-09-19T21:55:33.617-05:00December 6-7, 2013 TAECT International Conference, Taipei, Taiwan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AECT international affiliate, the Taiwan Association for Educational Communications and Technology (TAECT), invites you to visit Taipei, Taiwan for the 2013 TAECT International Conference, December 6-7, 2013 at the Taipei campus of Tamkang University. The theme for this year's conference is </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Educational Communications and Technology in New Educational Policies</i>.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5LHRUJLPRcvmzb4L_B17NbuOA_VO3q6XEILHvf0pSmY3MJJ2jyvE8PuClEFV8YIBBXt9dSREJJz3rn5Wrz_KlR2LF8RuaWz-iOehP4yD9pqGwPlDB3GRfd5j9I-pqm78ZDrrv3oKHs4Q/s1600/taipei-night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5LHRUJLPRcvmzb4L_B17NbuOA_VO3q6XEILHvf0pSmY3MJJ2jyvE8PuClEFV8YIBBXt9dSREJJz3rn5Wrz_KlR2LF8RuaWz-iOehP4yD9pqGwPlDB3GRfd5j9I-pqm78ZDrrv3oKHs4Q/s320/taipei-night.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our very own AECT president-elect designate Dr. Robert Branch will be the featured keynote speaker for the conference. Soon to be AECT past-president Childress will be there, too; finishing-up his AECT farewell world tour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope you can join TAECT in Taipei and spend a few additional days exploring the rest of beautiful Taiwan and sampling Taiwan's magnificent cuisine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our association is in the final month of its </span><span style="font-size: small;">2013 </span><span style="font-size: small;">member drive. We are poised for our final new member push and we look forward to sharing some exciting news at our 2013 International Convention in Anaheim!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With AECT, connections are made that foster networking, offer you the finest publications, expose you to new technologies, and allow you to tap into professional development opportunities. These are the very things that emerging professionals are looking for. Helping them find these things is where you come in. This campaign enables faithful members to become stewards in creating a stronger future for AECT.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sponsor two new members: a graduate student, a beginning educator, or a colleague. While we are offering incentives to you in this campaign, the real motivation is turning someone new onto the same benefits and professional collegiality you have with AECT.</span></span><br />
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Technology (KSET), invites you join them in vibrant Seoul, Korea for their international
conference on November 23, 2013 at Sejong University.
The main theme of the conference is "Toward smart approaches to
education: bridging learning theory, technology, application, and
teaching practice”. The conference will provide theoretical insights and
instructional solutions in the emerging paradigms of advanced learning
technologies and media. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Proposals are being accepted for concurrent sessions and student papers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Proposals due</span>: September 10 - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PskJFEbADkGFyGYkec4Y8Ug0d7ckHMpzfMYWAPGg-n0/viewform">Submit online</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notification of acceptance</span>: September 20<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">John Sweller School of Education, University of New South Wales, Australia</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tzu-Chien Liu, Graduate Institute of Learning and Instruction, National Central University, Taiwan</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">John Marshall Reeve, College of Education, Korea University, Korea</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shengquan Yu, School of Educational Technology, Beijing Normal University, China</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Atsushi Hiyama, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope you will consider submitting a proposal and attending the November 23, 2013 conference. Be sure to schedule some extra "study tour" days to explore the wonderful country of South Korea. I am sure that you won't be disappointed!</span></span><br />
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Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-89436842983501150462013-08-28T23:59:00.002-05:002013-08-29T19:58:43.286-05:00Convention Schedule, Convention App, New Publications<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The 2013 AECT International Convention schedule is here! </b> </span><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/-7aIf1YnbbU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AECT members are as excited and enthusiastic as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jerk">Navin R. Johnson</a> (right) was, when he first saw his name in the new phone book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you have questions about your presentation schedule,<span class="userContent"> email inquiries to convention planner Zeni Colorado at jcolorad@emporia.edu</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's right. We have launched our very own exclusive mobile app for our 2013 AECT International Convention.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Download to your mobile device now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apple iOS Devices: <a href="http://bit.ly/11DstzJ">http://bit.ly/11DstzJ</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With our app, developed by Crescerence
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Features of the 2013 AECT International Convention App:</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• About the convention - Access information about the
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The long-awaited <a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=handbook_of_research">Fourth Edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology</a> is now available online at our AECT web site (another valuable benefit available only to AECT members). Edited by our very own J. Michael Spector, M. David Merrill, Jan Elen, and M.J. Bishop, the 1005 page Springer Publishing behemoth </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(according to Phil Harris, the print version weighs over 7 lbs.) </span>can be accessed at - <a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=handbook_of_research">http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=handbook_of_research</a> (AECT member log-in required).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edited by AECT member Les Moller, JAID bridges the gap between theory and
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Strategic Design: Mission, Vision, and Thinking about Our Future </b><br />As I mentioned in last month's AECT President's Blog, we had a productive time at our leadership conference, working on a draft of our AECT Strategic Plan. I have asked AECT leaders to gather feedback from divisions, affiliates, and committees and I anticipate lots of input. In addition, the planning committee wanted to give AECT members another channel for feedback on the strategic plan. So that everyone's voice can be heard, we have organized a series of Town Hall Meetings on strategic planning and more specifically addressing each of the 3 outcomes identified in the draft. <b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Outcome 1: Wednesday, August 14, 3 p.m. <br /><br />Outcome 1: Monday, August 19, 11 a.m.<br /><br />Outcome 2: Wednesday, August 21, 3 p.m.<br /><br />Outcome 2: Thursday, August 22, 4 p.m.<br /><br />Outcome 3: Wednesday, August 28, 3 p.m.<br /><br />Outcome 3: Friday, August 30, 11 a.m.<br /><br />We will use AECT's conference call number for the town hall meetings (download dial-in instructions below).<br /><br />Going into our upcoming town hall meetings on strategic planning, we want you to know some foundational information about our new mission, vision, and the value of the strategic planning process. It will help prepare you for those conversations. <br /><br /><b>Mission and Vision</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOP65fc5R_p34jmgKP6GEMqCW3byn2FKsdJG7LainnL3x3clDA78nYNcJSwUMHhqYdLJmvFf4FXhMDiPspPY_S8j8lMnTYzOVRxeNwX5SoG61SUB4BMi3vpaIC-lXt2oMkAuwFni_8a0y/s1600/highway.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOP65fc5R_p34jmgKP6GEMqCW3byn2FKsdJG7LainnL3x3clDA78nYNcJSwUMHhqYdLJmvFf4FXhMDiPspPY_S8j8lMnTYzOVRxeNwX5SoG61SUB4BMi3vpaIC-lXt2oMkAuwFni_8a0y/s320/highway.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mission statements and vision statements are the inspiring words your leaders have chosen to clearly and concisely convey the direction of our organization. By crafting a clear mission statement and vision statement, we can powerfully communicate our intentions and motivate our members to realize an attractive and inspiring common vision of the future. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Mission Statements" and "Vision Statements" do two distinctly different jobs. For a nonprofit organization, a mission statement is the most important planning document a group could construct. A well-crafted mission statement helps the organizers, patrons, donors, employees, and volunteers know exactly what the nonprofit does, who it works to help, why it exists, and how it goes about doing work. A mission statement defines the organization's purpose and primary objectives. In essence it is WHAT we do and HOW we do it. <br /><br />The vision statement communicates both the purpose and values of the organization. For board and staff, it inspires them to give their best. Shared with others, it shapes the community's understanding of why they should work with the organization. The vision statement is a snapshot or summary of what the organization's end goal or final product should be and should be a clear, motivating message about what our organization wants the future to look like. In essence it is WHY we do WHAT we do.<br /><br /><b>AECT Values Strategic Thinking</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme_Iy6G84JjA8BlsjdKbNozZ0JedqeN5oasy5vvJM9HXHqeDRq8wiTFlGUH2AqnypXHREhKrm1Et942NlaXY3OOeJsdo_pJrGscD0nHo2M1VXoC7crRqkF_vHIzg-qW6xDgnxKI4fCaVv/s1600/jigsaw_strategicPlan.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme_Iy6G84JjA8BlsjdKbNozZ0JedqeN5oasy5vvJM9HXHqeDRq8wiTFlGUH2AqnypXHREhKrm1Et942NlaXY3OOeJsdo_pJrGscD0nHo2M1VXoC7crRqkF_vHIzg-qW6xDgnxKI4fCaVv/s1600/jigsaw_strategicPlan.gif" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AECT has embarked upon strategic planning because we value strategic thinking. Group strategic thinking creates value by enabling a proactive and creative dialogue, where individuals gain other people's perspectives on critical and complex issues.<br /><br />From a big picture point of view, we want you to be aware of a few of the value and benefits of strategic thinking:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />The value of strategic thinking:<br />1. enables us to stay at the front or leading edge of change<br />2. optimizes the ability to shape and leverage change to our advantage<br />3. eliminates complacency<br />4. creates a sense of unity for our organization<br />5. facilitates proactive leadership<br /><br />The benefits of strategic thinking:<br />1. improves guidance on actions to achieve our vision and mission<br />2. acts as an early detection system to warn of changes<br />3. identifies our allies<br />4. eliminates reactive decision-making<br />5. agility and capacity to respond positively to change</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From a practical perspective, your review of the strategic plan will help you see how it can bring us more funding and financial security; put our staff to their highest and best use; get our board, staff, and members both excited about the big picture and committed to their role in making it happen; and, most importantly, ensures we create change. <br /><br />A strategic plan should not be solely an incremental list of current activities, but it needs to have new ideas. We want to do more than just maintain the status quo. Thus, think new ideas, explore them, and align them with the purpose of the organization.<br /><br />Here are the questions you can think about to prepare.<br />1. What are the trends in our field?<br />2. Given the trends, what are some new ideas we should be addressing?<br />3. Given the trends, what products or services should we change or eliminate and what new products or services should we consider?<br />4. If we take action on any specific idea, what will be the impact (both positive and negative) for taking action? What if no action is taken? Any impact?<br />5. What beliefs and assumptions underlie our ability to make our vision come true?<br />6. Are our mission and vision aligned with the answers to these questions?<br /><br /><b>Why Are We Involving You? A Successful Implementation…</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When key stakeholders are invited to a creative thinking step, it engages and energizes all participants. This is where new ideas are generated, where innovative possibilities are visualized, and where the stage is set for implementation success. The more stakeholders are involved in the thinking and exploration, the more emotional and intellectual energy they have invested, the higher the probability that implementation will occur successfully.<br /><br />While many organizations let their strategic plans gather dust on the shelves (and many of you have probably experienced this), we want to ensure you that we have been thinking about implementation. Here are some of our cursory plans for implementation:<br />• Infuse organizational "working life” with the strategic goals—incorporate into staff work plans, board committee, and meeting agendas, etc.<br />• Align board structure (committees, task groups, etc.) with plan goals.<br />• Share plan highlights on web site.<br />• Delegate action steps and accountability at smaller "unit” level—e.g., task groups from board, staff, and other volunteers. <br />• Use goals as our "anchor” to ensure ongoing ownership, buy-in (When we get stuck, ask "Is what we’re doing furthering our goals?”).<br />• Let strategies drive the resources rather than the other way around.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We want to be a highly successful organization. Highly successful organizations report that strategic planning has a high impact on overall organizational success. We are asking you to join us at our upcoming town hall meetings to provide you with the opportunity to offer your perspective. Help us succeed by becoming involved in our strategic planning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />*Note that you will need to log into our AECT portal with your AECT credentials to download the strategic plan file and dial-in instructions. (And while you are logged in, feel free to update your profile!)<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: small;">AECT Strategic Planning Committee<br />Committee Chair: Rob Branch<br />Committee Members: Marc Childress, Steve Harmon, Phil Harris, Trey Martindale, Kay Persichitte<br />Facilitator: Michael Shermis</span></i></span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-19757402069253465132013-07-22T22:19:00.000-05:002013-07-22T22:19:33.954-05:002013 Summer AECT Board Meeting and Leadership Conference Update<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After concluding last week’s AECT Board of Directors meeting, strategic planning meeting, and leadership conference, members of the board and division/committee representatives left the beautiful Indiana University campus feeling exhausted, yet immensely satisfied. The week's activities included two days of productive meetings and strategic planning and another day of presentations on leadership in our field.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday’s board meeting entailed a long agenda with over 8 action items. More details on board decisions will be shared in the coming weeks. Most importantly, our organization is fiscally healthy and thriving with energy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday Recap</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday’s full day of strategic planning was facilitated by Michael Shermis and our strategic planning committee (Rob Branch, Chair; Steve Harmon; Kay Persichitte; Trey Martindale; Phil Harris; and Marc Childress). The committee has worked all summer long on the draft of the strategic plan that was shared on Tuesday. Attendees at Tuesday’s sessions shared a wealth of input on our AECT mission, vision, and draft strategic plan. The committee will jump right back into the document this Friday and will have another draft of our strategic plan to be shared with division leaders and their members in the near future. This strategic plan will guide all AECT activities for the next 3 years, so we will want to hear YOUR voice.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our time in the impressive Indiana Memorial Union concluded on Wednesday with a leadership conference featuring keynote speeches by David Wiley and Curtis Bonk. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Getting Professionally Published</i>—Donovan Walling</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Considerations for Moving into Leadership</i>—Chris Miller, John Curry</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Transition of Knowledge</i>—Charlie White, Ward Cates, Wes Miller, Hans Eric Wennberg</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Women in Leadership</i>—Sharon Smaldino, Ana Donaldson, Kay Persichitte</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>K-12 Leadership</i>—Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Leslie Blatt, Michael Grant, Krista Glazewski</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Trimming Your Sails with Academic Service</i>—Marty Bray, John Curry, Jennifer Bauman, Kathryn Ley</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many thanks to all of our dynamic presenters, Cindy York, the AECT Leadership Committee, and the AECT staff for putting together a terrific week of professional development.<br /><br /><br /></span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-28960588194357100722013-06-02T13:13:00.000-05:002013-06-02T13:27:27.693-05:00AECT Leadership Day - Member Survey - Strategic Planning<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This year's <a href="https://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/events/summerleadership/">AECT Summer Leadership Conference</a> in Bloomington, Indiana concludes with an AECT Leadership Development Day on July 17th, and YOU are invited to attend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Leadership Day is open to members and
non-members and begins with <a href="http://davidwiley.com/">Dr. David Wiley's</a> keynote address, <span style="font-size: small;"><i>Leadership in the Context of Open Education</i></span>. The keynote and concurrent sessions are designed around leadership
topics for individuals interested in leadership within the field of
educational technology. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The schedule for the day:<br /> • 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
<br /> • 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Keynote <i>'Leadership in the Context of Open Education'</i>
<br /> • 10:00 -10:30 a.m. Networking / Q&A
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• 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Session 1 (Three choices)
<br /> • 12:15 -1:15 p.m. Lunch
<br /> • 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Session 2
(Three choices)<br /> • 3:15 4:45 p.m. Session 3
(Three choices)<br /> • Dinner on your own
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>When?</b> Wednesday, July 17th, 2013<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /> <b>Where?</b> Indiana Memorial Union Building, Bloomington, Indiana<br />
<b>How much?</b> Registration fee: Only $40.00 (Members and non-members may register. Hotel reservations in the beautiful <a href="http://imu.indiana.edu/hotel/">IU Biddle Hotel</a> are not included.) Space is limited, so register now for this enriching professional development opportunity.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/events/summerleadership/">More Information and Registration</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The response to our 2013 AECT Member Survey has been outstanding. However, there's still time for you to help inform our AECT leaders' decisions and mold our new
strategic plan that will be addressed at this summer's AECT leadership
conference in Bloomington, Indiana.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/aectsurvey2013">Click here to take the AECT Member Survey</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With your survey input, a small Strategic Planning Committee is formulating goals, outcomes and strategies, and sharing them with our AECT Board of Directors; all in preparation for this summer's meeting. Help us formulate a strategic plan for and by the AECT membership by completing the member survey.</span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-45834631786295171602013-05-29T23:02:00.001-05:002013-05-30T17:47:20.639-05:00June 1st AECT-Divisional Awards Deadline Approaches - Internship Deadline Extended to June 30th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Awards</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The June 1st deadline for AECT and Divisional Awards will soon be upon us. AECT and its divisions are filled with an abundance of brilliant, skilled, talented, and award-worthy individuals. I hope you will take a few minutes to reflect upon those who are deserving of recognition and nominate them for one (or more) of our many AECT and Division Awards. (Remember, most of our awards permit self-nominations)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Nominations for the following awards are now in progress:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/AnnAchiev.asp">AECT Annual Achievement Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/distserv.asp">AECT Distinguished Service Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/SpecServ.asp">AECT Special Service Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/members/group_content_view.asp?group=67629&id=117561" title="DDL-IAP Awards">DDL-IAP Awards</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/Mentor.asp">ect Mentor Endowment Scholarship</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aect.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Files/AECTImmersiveLearningAward_2.pdf" target="_Blank">Immersive Learning Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/brown.asp">James W. Brown Publication</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/McJulien.asp">McJulien Minority Graduate Scholarship Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/masters.asp">Masters Scholarship Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/NovaAward.asp">Nova Southeastern Award for Outstanding Practice by a Graduate Student in Instructional Design</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/OutstandingBook.asp">Outstanding Book Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/OutstandingJournal.asp">Outstanding Journal Article Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/OutstandingPractice.asp">Outstanding Practice Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/RBlewis.asp">Richard B. Lewis Memorial Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/dekieffer.asp">Robert deKieffer International Fellowship Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/GagneAward.asp">Robert M. Gagne Award for Graduate Student Research in Instructional Design</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/QualInq.asp">Qualitative Inquiry Award</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Foundation/Awards/YoungRes.asp">Young Researcher Award</a></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AECT Leadership Internships - Extended to June 30th</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a similar note related to recognition and leadership development, the application deadline for our new and improved AECT Leadership Internship Program has been extended to June 30th. Stay tuned for announcements at the AECT web site and at this blog for a link to the updated application.</span><br />
<br />Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-83759491244594315852013-05-03T15:41:00.000-05:002013-05-03T15:55:11.508-05:00AECT Member Survey 2013<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMwhRsw271Q-fiXkMuYeWVMyq2Pwc_7vV47Yi1SVujL5LogPg6mUzng-QnoCrt3gPsbUyqgqvE6j00UZPNsBXoI5U1qVzqEUxZuWf9no4wftzGQ7-MVHHbN2NxBhccSLWT0RH3dRpgSP-/s1600/aect_survey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMwhRsw271Q-fiXkMuYeWVMyq2Pwc_7vV47Yi1SVujL5LogPg6mUzng-QnoCrt3gPsbUyqgqvE6j00UZPNsBXoI5U1qVzqEUxZuWf9no4wftzGQ7-MVHHbN2NxBhccSLWT0RH3dRpgSP-/s320/aect_survey.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Below, you will find a link to our 2013 AECT Member Survey. The primary goal of the survey is to collect feedback from you, the
members, to ensure that our association is the organization YOU want it
to be. In addition, we are soliciting feedback that will guide our strategic planning that will take place at this summer's AECT leadership conference in Bloomington, Indiana.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/aectsurvey2013">Click here to take the AECT Member Survey</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope that you
will take a few minutes from your busy schedules to reflect upon
your experiences with our association and share your feedback that will
help us develop a new strategic plan and inform our leadership's future
decisions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To give us time to analyze the results before our leadership meeting, we would like to have your responses before July 1, 2013.</span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-29396980029662181192013-03-10T19:39:00.000-05:002013-03-10T21:20:11.214-05:00Change in AECT Credit Card Policy - Convenience Fee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="internal-source-marker_0.9303549990394654" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Effective
March 1, 2013 AECT joined the large number of small businesses who add a
convenience fee for all credit card transactions. This became
necessary, as the banks that issue credit cards continue to increase
their fees. During 2012, AECT paid the banks close to $16,000 in credit card
fees.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In
July 2011, The AECT Board of Directors voted to add a convenience fee
once new regulations permitted us to do so. After years of litigation,
those regulations have now changed, thus the policy can now be
implemented. AECT’s bank charges currently exceed 4%, but only by
a small bit.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The
Board made the decision to add the charge in lieu of increasing fees
for convention registration and AECT membership. Fortunately, there are
several ways to avoid incurring this additional charge.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pay by check.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use a purchase order from your organization.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pay with online banking. If you are already using online banking
with your financial </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">institution, this may be one of your quickest and
simplest options.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Process an electronic transfer through your bank’s system. </span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We
regret that we must take this step during these tough economic times;
however the Board of Directors believes this is the best way to handle
the increasing cost of doing business via credit card.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you have questions about this new policy feel free to contact us.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cordially,</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Marcus Childress, President</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Phillip Harris, Executive Director</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations AECT members<span style="font-size: small;">!</span> Due to the overwhelming demand on the system, we have <b>extended</b> the submission deadline for AECT 2013 proposals until 11:59 p.m., Monday, February 18th.</span></span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-7127219073378415922013-01-27T23:02:00.000-06:002013-01-27T19:56:38.365-06:00Welcome ICEM - AECT's newest affiliate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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AECT has a new affiliate. The AECT Board of Directors recently approved the <a href="http://www.icem-cime.org/">International Council for Educational Media (ICEM)</a> as AECT's newest affiliate. Many long-term AECT members may be scratching there heads asking, "Wasn't ICEM already an AECT affiliate?" Well, you would be correct - sort of. Actually, in the past AECT was an affiliate of ICEM. Confusing, I know. Anyway, with this latest approval, ICEM is now an official affiliate of AECT.<br />
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For more information about ICEM, visit <a href="http://www.icem-cime.org/">http://www.icem-cime.org/</a><br />
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Also, don't forget to submit your proposals for ICEM's upcoming 2013 conference in Singapore!<br />
Deadline for submission of abstracts: <b>31 March 2013</b><br />
Notification of acceptance: <b>30 June 2013</b><br />
Conference Date: <b>1-4 October 2013</b><br />
Location: <b>Nanyang Technological University, Singapore</b><br />
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Website:· <a href="http://icem2013.ntu.edu.sg/index.php">http://icem2013.ntu.edu.sg/index.php</a> <br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/icem2013">https://www.facebook.com/icem2013</a><br />
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<br />Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-81463609528170897702013-01-22T09:48:00.000-06:002013-01-22T10:02:49.022-06:00AECT-ICFER Taiwan Conference - proposal deadline Jan. 31<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The January 31st proposal deadline is fast approaching, so don't forget to submit your proposal for this summer's <a href="http://www.aect2013.tw/">AECT International Conference on the Frontier in e-Learning Research 2013</a> (AECT-ICFER 2013) held at the <a href="http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/">National Museum of Natural Science</a> in <a href="http://travel.taichung.gov.tw/En/index.asp">Taichung, Taiwan</a>,<br />
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<a href="http://www.aect2013.tw/">AECT-ICFER 2013</a> will be comprised of four-interrelated tracks with specialized
themes:<br />
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<li>Digital Classrooms: From Dream-based Research to
Practice-based Research</li>
<li>Insights from Distinguished Mobile and
Ubiquitous Learning Projects across the World</li>
<li>Transforming the
Classrooms: Innovative Digital Game-based Learning Designs and
Applications<b> </b> </li>
<li>Technology-Enhanced Science Learning</li>
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Each track is organized by a program committee and will be part of the two-and-a-half day conference schedule.<br />
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AECT-ICFER 2013 will be held at <span id="goog_792476761"></span><a href="http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/">National Museum of Natural Science</a><span id="goog_792476762"></span>. The
museum is a six-venue complex housing the Space IMAX Theater, Science
Center, Life Science Hall, Human Cultures Hall (the original Chinese
Science Hall), Global Environment Hall and the Botanical Garden. Over 30 permanent exhibit
areas cover subjects on astronomy, space science, paleontology, ecology,
gems and minerals, Taiwanese aborigines, and tropical plants.<br />
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Tours to <a href="http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/">Sun Moon Lake</a> and <a href="http://www.exfo.ntu.edu.tw/sitou/cht/">Xitou Nature Education Area</a> will also be available.<br />
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We hope you can extend your stay in Taiwan so that you can enjoy one of Asia's must-see destinations! For more information about all the exciting things to see and do in Taiwan, check out <a href="http://go2taiwan.net/">Go 2 Taiwan</a>.<br />
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2013 AECT elections have begun! I hope you will take some
time select those individuals who will lead our organization at the divisional,
board, and executive levels. Candidate bios and statements are available for your perusal.<br />
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Once you have reviewed the candidates, voting is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3:<br />
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<li>Log in with your AECT member number and password (Last Name)</li>
<li>Make your selections </li>
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Vote early (but not often). This is an AECT election, not a Chicago election :)Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-45632638079537524662013-01-14T15:37:00.002-06:002013-01-14T16:07:01.872-06:00The AECT 2012 dust has settled - Planning for AECT 2013 is underway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The dust has settled, and another successful AECT convention is behind us. With the impact of Sandy on the east and her affect on flights across the US, I was worried that our convention plans would be impacted by mass cancellations. However, the AECT membership persevered by waiting for countless hours on the phone to be re-booked, re-routing drives to dodge the snowstorm, and even scratching fight plans and driving 10+ hours to get to Louisville. Such determination by its members is what makes AECT so special; members will go to extraordinary lengths to share their research, catch-up with colleagues and make new friends at our yearly convention.<br />
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As with all of our conventions, the 2012 AECT Convention was team effort - from Zeni Colorado's conference planning, to the countless hours of support by division and affiliate planners. If you have an opportunity, send a note of thanks to your division/affiliate planners, committee members/leadership, AECT staff members, ect Foundation members, and the many volunteers who made our Louisville convention a success.<br />
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Now, it's time to turn our attention to our upcoming 2013 AECT International Convention in Anaheim, CA. Assisted again by last year's co-planner Zeni Colorado, President-Elect Steve Harmon and his planning team are already hard at work on our 2013 program (actually the 2013 convention work began long before our 2012 convention). The proposal deadline has been set. Proposals will be accepted until February 15, 2013 - 11:59 p.m. (EST). The convention call and all the information that you need are available at <a href="http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/events/call/">http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/events/call/</a><br />
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So, polish those proposals, submit early, and submit often! Mark your calendars for October 29 to November 2, 2013. You don't want to miss-out on a great time in Anaheim! <br />
<br />Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-49827200233750576502012-10-29T15:06:00.004-05:002013-01-14T15:43:50.037-06:00Convention Update - Getting to the Galt House<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Preparations for our convention are moving along swimmingly (no pun intended for those on the eastern seaboard). The printed program looks beautiful and the Galt House staff is prepared for your arrival!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When booking online, Galt House guests may bill the shuttle directly to your room (with your hotel confirmation number). Cost - $25 round trip ($15 one-way).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You heard it here first, folks. Spread the news!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In addition to Free Wi-Fi in the Galt House common areas, AECT convention guests staying at the Galt House will also receive Free Wi-Fi! <u>Be sure to remind the front desk worker at check-in that you are hotel guest with AECT and that you are to receive a Group Code Username and Password</u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phil "The Fist" Harris and Lois Freeland were able "convince" the hotel management that it was in their "best interest" to extend this special perk to our members. So, rejoice and let the bits and bytes fly!</span>Marcus D. Childresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577934554065496490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287766524016782990.post-80594807945127069372012-10-27T17:10:00.000-05:002012-10-27T17:18:09.947-05:00Connecting at AECT 2012 - Presenters and Pokens - special instructions<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In order to help us GO GREEN and to help you disseminate your quality presentations, papers, and research, we were able to create an added Poken bonus, just for PRESENTERS. Presenters will be able to upload their content to specially-made presentation session Objects that can be accessed via QR codes. Below and at the following URL, you will find step-by-step printer friendly instructions for uploading your content at <a href="http://bit.ly/UNZwfA">http://bit.ly/UNZwfA</a><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's GO GREEN, save the trees (and save your back from lifting heavy luggage filled with pages and pages of handouts), and START UPLOADING CONTENT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are working hard to make it fun and easy to share
information and network this year with Poken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>By now, you should already have received an email from Poken with log-in
information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not, you can contact
Kristin at Poken; her email is <a href="mailto:kristin@poken.com">kristin@poken.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you have logged into your Poken account and updated
your profile, you are ready for the next step in making your session a great
success with your audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a session presenter, you may log in to the special Enterprise
Login (Partner Tools) from the <a href="http://www.poken.com/">http://www.poken.com</a>
website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will find the login link in
the upper right corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Figure 1)
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you click this, simply enter the same login data you
have already used to login to Poken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Figure <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">1</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After login, you will see a screen that looks similar to
this: (figure 2)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Figure <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">2</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Under the “Manage” heading, select “Manage Objects”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you are in the “Manage Objects” screen, you should see
an object listed in the left column for each session you are presenting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If, not please contact Lori Swim (<a href="mailto:lswim@g.emporia.edu">lswim@g.emporia.edu</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Select the object you wish to populate with
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you have selected an object from the left column, your
screen will look similar to the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The form is fairly self-explanatory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may enter a description of your session.
You may also add URLs and upload files of all kinds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you upload an image, then it will populate
the “object’s thumbnail.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This thumbnail
image is useful for giving your object a “visual label” in someone’s
timeline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you upload multiple images,
select one primary image.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure to click “Save” in the lower bottom right corner
after every change, to make sure your changes are not lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you present your session, to share information, simply
show your attendees the QR code associated with your populated “object” or you
can also present them with the URL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
they scan the QR code with a Poken app, the object will be added to their
timeline and object library for future reference (as long as you leave the
“Sharing” box checked).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thank you for your attention and enjoy using your Poken
networking and information-sharing tool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">For help contact</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">AECT Poken Volunteer: Lori at <a href="mailto:lswim@g.emporia.edu">lswim@g.emporia.edu</a></span></div>
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