Sunday, November 07, 2004

CFP: Syllabus2005 Conference
Conference Date: July 24-28, 2005
Conference Location: Los Angeles, California
Deadline: November 30, 2004
URL: http://www.syllabus.com/summer2005/cfp.asp

Conference Background: Share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues from across the country and around the world at Syllabus2005, next summer in Los Angeles. Our annual five-day conference—which includes a day's visit to the UCLA campus—will feature informative sessions across all technology areas in higher education and will address needs of administrators, IT professionals, faculty, and instructional technology designers. Syllabus2005 will incorporate a wide range of session types, including in-depth skill development workshops, strategic panel discussions, and practical case studies. Breakout sessions will be offered in conference tracks focused on key concerns of higher education technology professionals.

Main Conference Areas (see web page above for more ideas):

-Track 1: High-Tech Tools for Administration (designed for higher education administrators and staff that implement and use administrative tools in their functional areas).

-Track 2: IT and Computing in the Institution (planning and implementation of institution-wide IT systems, along with tools, resources, and strategies for CIOs, IT directors, and other campus IT leaders).

-Track 3: Institutional Strategies – A View for the IT Visionary (especially appropriate for higher ed executive leadership, sessions feature technologies on the horizon, trends, leadership, best practices, and the tools that inform those charged with guiding the future of academic institutions).

-Track 4: Teaching with Technology (this track focuses on delivering education to the student, both on campus and online, and examines technology in classrooms, lecture halls, and labs. Sessions feature examples of the best applications of
technology for instruction and assessment, along with discipline-specific faculty case studies).

-Track 5: Instructional Design – Curriculum and Course Design (instructional designers and those charged with supporting faculty or creating online programs will especially appreciate this track focused on designing, producing, and implementing technology-enhanced instructional programs, effective curriculum, and classroom tools).

-All Tracks: Technologies to Watch—Present & Future (case studies and practical examples highlighting new technologies that will make a difference in the way faculty, staff, and administrators will carry out their roles—-now and in the future).

Follow this link for more information: http://www.syllabus.com/summer2005/cfp.asp