The AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology) conference is still looking for volunteers for their October conference. This is great experience. The conference is in Louisville so its easy to get to. If you are interested you can find out more information here:�<a href="http://www.aect.org/events/volunteer/default.asp?clientid=">http://www.aect.org/events/volunteer/default.asp?clientid=</a><br clear="all">
---<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">This year�s convention will be held at the�<a href="http://www.aect.org/events/Events/ConvHotel/default.asp?clientid=">Galt House</a>�in downtown Louisville right on the Ohio river. The theme of the convention is �Integrative Approaches: Meeting Challenges.� The notion of integrative approaches is interpreted broadly to include (a) integration of technologies into teaching, learning and performance, (b) trans-disciplinary research and development, (c) multi-cultural and multi-institutional applications, and (d) projects that cut across disciplines and involve people from different academic and practical backgrounds. The<a href="http://www.aect.org/events/Louisville/keynote.asp?clientid=">�three keynote speakers</a>�exemplify this theme as each one has a multi-disciplinary background and represents different sectors �<strong>�Daphne Rainey</strong>(NSF � computer science and education),�<strong>Peter Goodyear�</strong>(University of Sydney � collaborative learning and educational research), and�<strong>Andrei Podolskij�</strong>(Moscow State University � developmental psychology and instructional design). Several presidential panels and sessions have already been identified including a panel of researchers and teachers addressing comprehensive school reform in rural K-8 schools and an invited session featuring Cloudworks, a social computing application developed at the Open University of the UK. Louisville is centrally located and within driving distance for many members; there is also an airport in Louisville with inexpensive transportation to the hotel. The hotel is completely renovated and has two towers, one of which is an all-suites tower. The room rates are less expensive than those at the 2008 meeting, and they include free Internet access in all rooms.</span></div>
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Program Coordinator, Instructional Technology<br>Ohio University<br>250 McCracken Hall, Athens OH 45701<br><a href="mailto:moored3@ohio.edu">moored3@ohio.edu</a><br><a href="http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~moored3/">http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~moored3/</a><br>
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---<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">This year�s convention will be held at the�<a href="http://www.aect.org/events/Events/ConvHotel/default.asp?clientid=">Galt House</a>�in downtown Louisville right on the Ohio river. The theme of the convention is �Integrative Approaches: Meeting Challenges.� The notion of integrative approaches is interpreted broadly to include (a) integration of technologies into teaching, learning and performance, (b) trans-disciplinary research and development, (c) multi-cultural and multi-institutional applications, and (d) projects that cut across disciplines and involve people from different academic and practical backgrounds. The<a href="http://www.aect.org/events/Louisville/keynote.asp?clientid=">�three keynote speakers</a>�exemplify this theme as each one has a multi-disciplinary background and represents different sectors �<strong>�Daphne Rainey</strong>(NSF � computer science and education),�<strong>Peter Goodyear�</strong>(University of Sydney � collaborative learning and educational research), and�<strong>Andrei Podolskij�</strong>(Moscow State University � developmental psychology and instructional design). Several presidential panels and sessions have already been identified including a panel of researchers and teachers addressing comprehensive school reform in rural K-8 schools and an invited session featuring Cloudworks, a social computing application developed at the Open University of the UK. Louisville is centrally located and within driving distance for many members; there is also an airport in Louisville with inexpensive transportation to the hotel. The hotel is completely renovated and has two towers, one of which is an all-suites tower. The room rates are less expensive than those at the 2008 meeting, and they include free Internet access in all rooms.</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">-drm<br></span></font><div><br>-- <br>David Richard Moore<br>Associate Professor<br>
Program Coordinator, Instructional Technology<br>Ohio University<br>250 McCracken Hall, Athens OH 45701<br><a href="mailto:moored3@ohio.edu">moored3@ohio.edu</a><br><a href="http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~moored3/">http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~moored3/</a><br>
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