SITE Virtual Schooling SIG: Call For Proposal Reviewers

As I mentioned back in SITE 2010 – Technology & Teacher Education Call For Proposals (San Diego), as the call for proposals is upon us I am calling upon SIG members to volunteer to review.  The way SITE/AACE do their reviewing is that each proposal is blind reviewed by three individuals.  Each reviewer must sign up for a minimum of 10 proposals to review.  Why should you consider reviewing?  Well, as I advise my own doctoral students when I engage them in the mentoring activity of shadow reviewing:

The first is that it gives you a better understanding of the review process and how proposals for a specific conference are reviewed (e.g., the categories that they consider, the lens through which decisions are made, etc.) – particularly useful if you were interested in submitting a proposal to SITE at some point. The second is that it introduces and mentors you into the process of reviewing (particularly useful if you were interested in a career in higher education – as we do this a lot between conference proposals and journal manuscripts because it is service to our field). Finally, it gives you some insight into a little slice of the various research and projects that are being conducted in our field at other universities (long before those ideas would ever be published in academic journals).

I know the second one isn’t as applicable if you are the one actually doing the reviewing (as opposed to the shadow review situation).  If you are interested, you can go to mySITE and either login or create an account.  Once you are logged in, there should be a box that looks like this:

If the final line of your’s reads:

Apply to be a reviewer. REVIEWER APPLICATION.

Simply click on the “Reviewer Application” link and fill out the information.

Alternatively, you can go to myAACE and either login or create an account.  Once you are logged in, there should be a box that looks like this:

If you see the “Apply to be a reviewer. REVIEWER APPLICATION.” line at the bottom of the entry for the SITE conference, simply click on the “Reviewer Application” link and fill out the information.

Once you are into the system, you will see a series of “Topics” listed.  Under the first series of topics (i.e., the “Information Technology Topics”) you will note that “Virtual Schooling” is listed third from the bottom.  Please select it.

If you have any questions about the process of being a reviewer, please feel free to e-mail me at mkbarbour-at-gmail-dot-com.

Reminder: SITE 2010 – Technology & Teacher Education Call For Proposals (San Diego)

A reminder….  There is about a week left in the call for proposals for the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE).  Also remember that SITE has an officially approved Virtual Schooling SIG, and you can submit proposals directly to the Virtual Schooling SIG.

Call for Participation
Deadline: October 21

** Join with 1,200+ Colleagues from 50 Countries **
http://site.aace.org/conf/

SITE 2010 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
International Conference
March 29-April 2, 2010
San Diego, CA (Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina)
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

** Submissions Due: Oct. 21, 2009 **

Organized by Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
http://site.aace.org/
and Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
http://www.aace.org/

** What are your colleagues saying about SITE conferences? **
http://site.aace.org/conf/testimonials.htm
COLOR POSTER–SITE 2010 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print)
http://site.aace.org/conf/pdf/SITE10poster.pdf

** SELECTED PAPER BOOK FOR SITE 2010 **

Submit Your Full Paper for Publication in a Book of Selected Papers SITE 2010 will offer for the first time an alternative Full Paper submission category. “Full Papers (Book)” are Full Paper submissions submitted in their final by Oct. 21. These will be reviewed for publication in a book of selected papers as well as a presentation. http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm#FullPapersBook

CONTENTS & LINKS (details below)

1. Call for Papers and Submission & Presenter Guidelines, Deadline Oct. 21:
   http://site.aace.org/conf/call.htm
   http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm
   http://site.aace.org/conf/PresenterLounge
2. Scope & Major Topics: http://site.aace.org/conf/topics.htm
3. Presentation Categories: http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm
4. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://site.aace.org/pubs/
5. Corporate Participation: http://site.aace.org/conf/corporate.htm
6. For Budgeting Purposes: http://site.aace.org/conf/rates.htm
7. San Diego, California: http://site.aace.org/conf/cities/san-diego/
8. Deadlines: http://site.aace.org/conf/deadlines.htm

INVITATION:

SITE 2010 is the 21st annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. This society represents individual teacher educators and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines, who are interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development. SITE is a society of AACE.

You are invited to participate in this international forum which offers numerous opportunities to explore the research, development, and applications in this important field. All proposals are peer reviewed.

SITE is the premiere international conference in this field and annually attracts more than 1,200 leaders in the field from over 50 countries.

———————–
To submit a proposal, complete the online form at:
http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm

For Presentation and AV guidelines, see:
http://site.aace.org/conf/PresenterLounge
————————-

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:

• Keynote Speakers
• Invited Panels/Speakers
• Papers (Full & Brief)
• Posters/Demonstrations
• Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
• Tutorials/Workshops
• Roundtables
• Symposia

SCOPE:

The Conference invites proposals from the introductory through advanced level on all topics related to:

1. the use of information technology in teacher education, and
2. instruction about information technology in

Preservice

Inservice

Graduate Teacher Education

Faculty & Staff Development

Proposals which address the theory, research and applications as well as describe innovative projects are encouraged.

MAJOR TOPICS

GENERAL TOPICS:

• Assessment and E-folios
• Corporate
• Digital Video
• Distance/Flexible Education
• Electronic Playground
• Equity and Social Justice
• Evaluation and Research
• Games and Simulations
• Graduate Education and Faculty Development
• Information Literacy
• Information Technology Diffusion/Integration
• International
• Latino/Spanish Speaking Community
• Leadership
• New Possibilities with Information Technologies
• Web/Learning Communities
• Workforce Education

CONTENT AREA TOPICS:

• Art Education
• Early Childhood Education
• English Education
• Human Languages Education
• Information Technology Education
• Innovative Technology Experiences for Teachers and Students (ITEST)
• Mathematics Education
• Middle School Education
• Science Education
• Social Studies Education
• Special Education/Assistive Technology
• Technological, Pedagogical, And Content Knowledge (TPACK)

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES:
http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm

The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information. These include keynote and invited talks, paper presentations, roundtables, poster/demonstrations, tutorials/workshops, panels, and corporate showcases.

PROCEEDINGS:
http://www.EdITLib.org

Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Technology and Teacher Education Annual proceedings series. Books in this series serve as major source documents indicating the current state of teacher education and information technology. This proceedings will be published as a searchable electronic book on CD-ROM.

The Annuals are internationally distributed through and archived in the Education and Information Technology Digital Library, http://www.EdITLib.org.

First and second paper authors are limited to two papers.

PAPER AWARDS:
http://site.aace.org/pubs/

All presented papers will be considered for Best Paper Awards within several categories.

Award winning papers may be invited for publication in the:
- Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE) ( http://site.aace.org/pubs/jtate/) or
- Online journal, Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education (CITE) ( http://www.citejournal.org/),

Highlighted in the:
- Education and Information Technology Digital Library, http://www.EdITLib.org.

CORPORATE PARTICIPATION:
http://site.aace.org/conf/corporate.htm

A variety of opportunities are available to present research-oriented papers, or to showcase and market your products and services. For information about Corporate Showcases (30 minutes) and Corporate Demonstrations (2-hours, scheduled with the Poster/Demos).

FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES:
http://site.aace.org/conf/rates.htm
http://site.aace.org/conf/hotel.htm

The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be approximately $325 (members); $365 (non-members). Registration includes Proceedings on CD, receptions, and all sessions except tutorials.

The conference hotel (Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina) specially discounted guest room rate is $149/169 (single/double).

SAN DIEGO, CA: Where blue skies, miles of beaches, and a gentle Mediterranean climate meet!
http://site.aace.org/conf/cities/san-diego/

It’s not just a conference. it’s a vacation! So plan to join us in San Diego for SITE 2010 a great conference in one of America’s greatest destinations.

For more information about San Diego, CA, USA see http://www.sandiego.org

DEADLINES:

Proposals Due: Oct. 21, 2009
Authors Notified: Dec. 2, 2009
Proceedings File Due: Feb. 10, 2010
Early Registration: Feb. 10, 2010
Hotel Reservation: Mar. 1, 2010
Conference: Mar. 29-April 2, 2010

—————————————————————————-
To be added to the mailing list for this conference, link to http://www.aace.org/info.htm

If you have a question about SITE, please send an e-mail to SITE/AACE Conference Services, conf@aace.org

Contact:
SITE–Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
P.O. Box 1545
Chesapeake, Virginia 23327 USA
Phone: 757-366-5606 * Fax: 703-997-8760
E-mail: conf@aace.org * http://site.AACE.org

SITE 2010 – Technology & Teacher Education Call For Proposals (San Diego)

I’ve seen several folks around the blogsphere announce this call for proposals (e.g., SITE 2010 -Technology & Teacher Ed. Call (San Diego)), and now that Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) has officially approved the Virtual Schooling SIG it is time that I repeat that call for proposals here.

Also note that you can submit proposals directly to the Virtual Schooling SIG, and shortly after the call for proposal deadline the Virtual Schooling SIG will be in need of some reviewers for the proposals submitted to us (but that will be a separate entry next month).

Call for Participation
Deadline: October 21

** Join with 1,200+ Colleagues from 50 Countries **
http://site.aace.org/conf/

SITE 2010 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
International Conference
March 29-April 2, 2010
San Diego, CA (Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina)
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

** Submissions Due: Oct. 21, 2009 **

Organized by Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
http://site.aace.org/
and Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
http://www.aace.org/

** What are your colleagues saying about SITE conferences? **
http://site.aace.org/conf/testimonials.htm
COLOR POSTER–SITE 2010 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print)
http://site.aace.org/conf/pdf/SITE10poster.pdf

** SELECTED PAPER BOOK FOR SITE 2010 **

Submit Your Full Paper for Publication in a Book of Selected Papers SITE 2010 will offer for the first time an alternative Full Paper submission category. “Full Papers (Book)” are Full Paper submissions submitted in their final by Oct. 21. These will be reviewed for publication in a book of selected papers as well as a presentation. http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm#FullPapersBook

CONTENTS & LINKS (details below)

1. Call for Papers and Submission & Presenter Guidelines, Deadline Oct. 21:
   http://site.aace.org/conf/call.htm
   http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm
   http://site.aace.org/conf/PresenterLounge
2. Scope & Major Topics: http://site.aace.org/conf/topics.htm
3. Presentation Categories: http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm
4. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://site.aace.org/pubs/
5. Corporate Participation: http://site.aace.org/conf/corporate.htm
6. For Budgeting Purposes: http://site.aace.org/conf/rates.htm
7. San Diego, California: http://site.aace.org/conf/cities/san-diego/
8. Deadlines: http://site.aace.org/conf/deadlines.htm

INVITATION:

SITE 2010 is the 21st annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. This society represents individual teacher educators and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines, who are interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development. SITE is a society of AACE.

You are invited to participate in this international forum which offers numerous opportunities to explore the research, development, and applications in this important field. All proposals are peer reviewed.

SITE is the premiere international conference in this field and annually attracts more than 1,200 leaders in the field from over 50 countries.

———————–
To submit a proposal, complete the online form at:
http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm

For Presentation and AV guidelines, see:
http://site.aace.org/conf/PresenterLounge
————————-

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:

• Keynote Speakers
• Invited Panels/Speakers
• Papers (Full & Brief)
• Posters/Demonstrations
• Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
• Tutorials/Workshops
• Roundtables
• Symposia

SCOPE:

The Conference invites proposals from the introductory through advanced level on all topics related to:

1. the use of information technology in teacher education, and
2. instruction about information technology in

Preservice

Inservice

Graduate Teacher Education

Faculty & Staff Development

Proposals which address the theory, research and applications as well as describe innovative projects are encouraged.

MAJOR TOPICS

GENERAL TOPICS:

• Assessment and E-folios
• Corporate
• Digital Video
• Distance/Flexible Education
• Electronic Playground
• Equity and Social Justice
• Evaluation and Research
• Games and Simulations
• Graduate Education and Faculty Development
• Information Literacy
• Information Technology Diffusion/Integration
• International
• Latino/Spanish Speaking Community
• Leadership
• New Possibilities with Information Technologies
• Web/Learning Communities
• Workforce Education

CONTENT AREA TOPICS:

• Art Education
• Early Childhood Education
• English Education
• Human Languages Education
• Information Technology Education
• Innovative Technology Experiences for Teachers and Students (ITEST)
• Mathematics Education
• Middle School Education
• Science Education
• Social Studies Education
• Special Education/Assistive Technology
• Technological, Pedagogical, And Content Knowledge (TPACK)

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES:
http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm

The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information. These include keynote and invited talks, paper presentations, roundtables, poster/demonstrations, tutorials/workshops, panels, and corporate showcases.

PROCEEDINGS:
http://www.EdITLib.org

Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Technology and Teacher Education Annual proceedings series. Books in this series serve as major source documents indicating the current state of teacher education and information technology. This proceedings will be published as a searchable electronic book on CD-ROM.

The Annuals are internationally distributed through and archived in the Education and Information Technology Digital Library, http://www.EdITLib.org.

First and second paper authors are limited to two papers.

PAPER AWARDS:
http://site.aace.org/pubs/

All presented papers will be considered for Best Paper Awards within several categories.

Award winning papers may be invited for publication in the:
- Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE) ( http://site.aace.org/pubs/jtate/) or
- Online journal, Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education (CITE) ( http://www.citejournal.org/),

Highlighted in the:
- Education and Information Technology Digital Library, http://www.EdITLib.org.

CORPORATE PARTICIPATION:
http://site.aace.org/conf/corporate.htm

A variety of opportunities are available to present research-oriented papers, or to showcase and market your products and services. For information about Corporate Showcases (30 minutes) and Corporate Demonstrations (2-hours, scheduled with the Poster/Demos).

FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES:
http://site.aace.org/conf/rates.htm
http://site.aace.org/conf/hotel.htm

The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be approximately $325 (members); $365 (non-members). Registration includes Proceedings on CD, receptions, and all sessions except tutorials.

The conference hotel (Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina) specially discounted guest room rate is $149/169 (single/double).

SAN DIEGO, CA: Where blue skies, miles of beaches, and a gentle Mediterranean climate meet!
http://site.aace.org/conf/cities/san-diego/

It’s not just a conference. it’s a vacation! So plan to join us in San Diego for SITE 2010 a great conference in one of America’s greatest destinations.

For more information about San Diego, CA, USA see http://www.sandiego.org

DEADLINES:

Proposals Due: Oct. 21, 2009
Authors Notified: Dec. 2, 2009
Proceedings File Due: Feb. 10, 2010
Early Registration: Feb. 10, 2010
Hotel Reservation: Mar. 1, 2010
Conference: Mar. 29-April 2, 2010

—————————————————————————-
To be added to the mailing list for this conference, link to http://www.aace.org/info.htm

If you have a question about SITE, please send an e-mail to SITE/AACE Conference Services, conf@aace.org

Contact:
SITE–Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
P.O. Box 1545
Chesapeake, Virginia 23327 USA
Phone: 757-366-5606 * Fax: 703-997-8760
E-mail: conf@aace.org * http://site.AACE.org

SITE – Virtual Schooling SIG

I’m not sure if I have mentioned this here before, but the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) now has a Virtual Schooling Special Interest Group (SIG) to add to their current list of SIGs. This SIG actually came about from the K-12 Online Learning Meeting At SITE 2009 that I organized, when a group of us (as suggested by Niki Davis) decided to try and form a Virtual Schooling SIG – which was officially approved at the end of August.

As it is described on the website:

The use of distance education, particularly online learning, at the K-12 level is growing dramatically. There is significant K-12 online learning activity in 44 states, along with international virtual schooling initiatives in Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Iran, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Turkey, and the United Kingdom (and likely others).

The Virtual Schooling SIG will take an international focus on the growth of this form of distance education at the K-12 level. This focus may include issues related to the design and delivery of programs, the models used to organized virtual school opportunities, the nature of virtual school students, and the preparation of teachers for the virtual school environment to name but a few areas.

The duties of the Virtual Schooling SIG, as they have been described to me, include:

• coordinate reviews for conference proposals submitted to the Virtual Schooling SIG, including recruiting SIG members to review those proposals
• hold an annual meeting of the Virtual Schooling SIG during each SITE conference
• ensure the Virtual Schooling SIG Chair attends the Instructional Technology Council meeting and the combined Councils and Executive Committee dinner at each SITE conference
• take part in the SITE Ning Community
• explore ways to strengthen the Virtual Schooling SIG and SITE

If you are a member of SITE or the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) and are interested in becoming a member of the Virtual Schooling SIG of SITE, please e-mail me at mkbarbour-at-gmail-dot-com.

Note that I have placed a permanent copy of this entry on the left as a Virtual School SIG page.

K-12 Online Learning And ED-Media 2009

The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education’s (AACE) annual World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is coming up from 22-26 June 2009 in Hawaii. I won’t be in attendance, but here are some of the K-12 online learning presentations based on a search of the program based on title (terms like K-12 online learning, cyber school, virtual school, distributed learning, K-12 distance education, etc.) and author names.

Sunday, 21 June 2009

Human Lifespan Development Issues in Distance Education: From High School to Higher Education
ID: 26481
Type: Virtual Brief Paper Topic: Research Perspectives
Room: 19 – 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Authors:
Brandon Martinez, University of Southern California, USA
Chih-Yuan Sun, University of Southern California, USA

Abstract:
The need to address the issue of social and critical thinking development in distance learners at the high school and higher education levels is introduced. Research has identified the role of socialization in the development of critical thinking skills for adolescents and adults (Santrock, 2006). An overview of distance learning and critical thinking development is then presented. Within these frameworks, the current state of distance learning at the high school and higher education levels is then presented focusing on the impact distance learning has on social influences and learning. The literature review presented provides the most recent fieldwork in the area of distance learning and its development and the rationale for considering the lifespan issues of social and critical thinking development of the distance learning environment. [View PowerPoint Presentation]

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

On-Line Success Strategies: Metacognitive Vidcasts for Secondary School Students
ID: 26377
Type: Brief Paper: New Development Topic: Teaching/Learning Strategies
Room: 15 – 3:25 PM-3:45 PM

Authors:
Nathaniel Ostashewski, Athabasca University, Canada
Jean Mongrain, Centre francophone d’education à distance, Canada

Abstract:
A series of seven digital video vignettes (“vidcasts”) were developed to promote on-line study success strategies for secondary students in minority francophone settings in Canada. The videos were shown at orientation sessions for parents, teachers and for students interested in taking on-line courses. This paper describes the program and the preliminary results of their evaluation. The series is publicly available for podcast or vidcast.

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Online learning in high schools: Pedagogy, preferences, and practices of three online teachers.
ID: 25889
Type: Full Paper: Conceptual & Empirical Study Topic: Teaching/Learning Strategies
Room: 8 – 10:00 AM-10:30 AM

Authors:
Shantia Kerr, University of Central Missouri, USA

Abstract:
This multiple case study explores how high school social studies teachers used technological tools in an online course to create meaningful learning activities for their students. The teaching and learning practices of three online courses were investigated. The findings from this study reveal that teachers use a wide variety of tools and approaches in their online courses. Key findings also reveal that students in each site primarily interacted with their teacher with few instances of peer-to-peer collaborative learning, competing issues (e.g., technology, life skills learning, and other priorities) may replace content area learning in online courses, and students and teachers do not fully utilize available online tools to create meaningful learning.

Project based learning online: A case study in a project based online high school
ID: 25888
Type: Poster/Demo Topic: Teaching/Learning Strategies
Room: 12 – 5:30 PM-7:30 PM

Authors:
Shantia Kerr, University of Central Missouri, USA

Abstract:
This study investigates the teaching and learning practices in one project based, online high school course. The focus of the study is to understand how students and teachers use tools to create meaningful learning in their online course. Guiding by the meaningful learning framework, this case study examined the semester long interactions between an individual student and teacher as the student completed a project for course credit. Results from the study indicate that there were missed opportunities for learning, student responsibilities shift in the project based online environment, feedback in a project based learning environment is imperative to student success. Additionally, although tools are available, they were not always used in a manner consistent with meaningful learning.

The Relative Effectiveness of On-Line Instruction in High Schools
ID: 26199
Type: Poster/Demo Topic: Teaching/Learning Strategies
Room: 12 – 5:30 PM-7:30 PM

Authors:
Ogo Okoye-Johnson, California State University, Northridge, USA

Abstract:
The demand for online instruction in high schools across the nation continues to rise with each year prompting the development of new on-line programs and courses. Online instruction on one hand is believed to increase the accessibility of educational opportunities for students who would otherwise not attend school for several reasons as well as give students an opportunity to increase their marketability through use of up-to-date technology. On the other hand, some believe that the human interaction between the instructor and the students and the interaction amongst students which are critical parts of an educational process are minimal or almost non-existent, therefore, lowering academic standards. This paper discusses the relative effectiveness of on-line instruction in high schools and its implications on students’ academic achievement.

As always, if I have missed any presentations please let us know in the comments below.

Also, if you are attending ED-Media and would like to post your notes from these sessions, feel free to e-mail them to me and I’ll post them as a guest entry.