|
Embracing Change:
Innovative Teaching Through Technology
This year's theme, Embracing Change: Innovative Teaching Through Technology, is a reminder that the environment where we teach, learn, communicate and live our daily lives is constantly changing. By embracing new technologies, we become culturally responsive educators in the service of 21st Century learners. As we serve, we recognize CHANGE WILL COME while those we serve know CHANGE IS HERE!
Today's technologies are breaking down barriers and forming communities in the most unlikely of places. Across all facets of education we are looking for new ways to incorporate these technologies and reach our learners where they are. The 2010 UNC TLT Conference will focus on ways of bringing the world of innovative teaching tools into the classroom and preparing educators to not only accept the technology that surrounds us, but to embrace it and use it as an opportunity to redefine the classroom.
We are calling all practitioners, developers and innovators across North Carolina to submit proposals sharing experiences with teaching and learning in tomorrow's world through thought-provoking presentations, active demonstrations, and engaging conversations. We enthusiastically invite submissions that showcase TLT findings and work in progress from faculty, librarians, staff, administrators, and students who would like to share their knowledge and expertise with colleagues. This year's conference addresses teaching and learning interdependencies by adding a K-20 Collaboration track. Proposals about UNC collaborative work, including projects that involve educational, non-profit, commercial, or government organizations, are encouraged. We welcome submissions from non-UNC institutions.
Preference is given to proposals for sessions that:
- promote effective and innovative teaching and learning practices
- emphasize collaborative approaches
- provide useful information, skills, or ideas
- demonstrate active TLT leadership
- actively engage participants
- are consistent with the conference theme
Conference participants include professionals from academic departments, libraries, and teaching and learning centers, as well as those involved with instructional design, distance education, instructional technology, faculty development, information technology, and more!
Proposal Submission Overview
The proposal submission deadline has passed. No new proposals may be submitted.
All proposals must be submitted online using the proposal submission form by midnight on Monday, March 15, 2010. Notification of acceptance is planned for the week of March 22nd.Presenters will be provided guidance in the use of Second Life as a presentation tool for their content. Please see our orientation schedule.
When submitting your proposal online, you will be required to select a session type and a conference track.
Collaborative Café In the spirit of sharing best practices, perspectives, and innovations, we strongly encourage you to develop collaborative proposals. The Collaborative Café is provided as a means of meeting and engaging with others with similar interests.
To use the Café, submit your presentation idea and indicate what kind of collaboration you would like. You can:
- request panelists or identify co-presenters
- refine and develop your presentation idea
- gather handouts or other supplemental materials
- ask for examples for specific content
You can also use the Café to look for requests that have been submitted by others as described above. While you are encouraged to continue to visit the Café, please keep in mind that midnight on Monday, March 15, 2010 is the deadline for all proposal submissions.
Conference Proceedings are planned for distribution after the conference, and will be available from the TLT Conference website. All participants are encouraged to submit their work for inclusion in the proceedings. Information on submitting content for the proceedings will be available on the conference website in the Spring.
Conference RegistrationWhile there is no registration fee, presenters and participants are still required to register for the conference. We're working on the registration site and hope to open registration soon.
All proposals must be submitted online using the proposal submission form by midnight on Monday, March 15, 2010. Notification of acceptance is planned for the week of March 22nd.
|  |
|
Learn More
|
|
Use the Collaborative Café to establish connections and perhaps develop collaborative proposals with others who have similar interests. For example, you may describe a panel presentation and request panelists with specific interests or experiences. Or, you can look for co-presenters who are engaged in specific kinds of activities. We strongly encourage prospective presenters to consider joining in the Collaborative Café.
|
|
