2 Weeks Left! Proposals Due October 9

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Final Call for Proposals: October 9, 2020 Submit a Proposal Innovate Learning Summit provides a unique forum for education and training professionals to discuss the latest research, development, applications, issues, and strategies, to explore new technologies, and to identify solutions for today’s challenges related to online learning. Forward to A Friend WHO ATTENDS INNOVATE LEARNING SUMMIT? We invite everyone with an interest in EdTech and innovation to be a part of Innovate Learning Summit! Our audience spans a wide variety of backgrounds and professions and we would love to add your area of expertise to our growing community of innovators.

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HURRY! Save 20% on ISTE20 Registration Until Oct. 1

More information about this annual international conference.

The PD You Need, For Less! There’s just one week left to take advantage of early-bird pricing for ISTE20 Live, Nov. 29-Dec. 5. You don’t want to miss out on great savings for interactive content, powerful stories of inspiration and just-in-time strategies that will demonstrate what online learning should be! You’ll learn from real educators like Claudio Zavala Jr. who will provide the strategies and tools you need to deliver the online learning students crave. Need help making the case to your boss? We’ve got you covered with all the details and a pre-written letter. P.S. The call for proposals for ISTE21 in San Antonio is open through Oct. 5. Learn more. #ISTE20 REINVENTING EDUCATION TOGETHER! International Society for Technology in Education Oregon: 621 SW Morrison Street, Suite 800, Portland, Oregon, 97205 USA Virginia: 1530 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 730, Arlington, Virginia, 22209mkbarbour@gmail.com is receiving this email because you signed up for updates from ISTE, are an ISTE member or past conference attendee. To contact customer service, please email iste@iste.org. Actual savings vary based on type of ISTE20 registration

EDEN Research Workshop October: Programme News, Call Open!

The first of two items from our European colleagues.

View this email in your browser EDEN 2020 Online Research Workshop Submissions are still welcome! Registration Open CONFERENCE HOME | CALL | CONFERENCE TRACKS | REGISTRATION Invitation Dear EDEN Members, Partners, and Friends, One month from now we can again share the experience of virtual professional togetherness at the 11th EDEN Research Workshop! Submissions are still welcome, you can register for the completely online event, hosted by LE@D, Universidade Aberta (UAb) Lisbon by clicking HERE. EDEN continues recognizing quality and excellence: The Eden Senior Fellow and Fellow Awards  will be presented in the evening of of 21st. The Best Research Paper Award with the support of the Ulrich Bernath Foundation will be presented at the conference. The Foundation will also provide Young Scholars’ Grants for the event. The Best Research in Progress paper is sponsored by the Universidade Aberta. The online Research Workhop will be organised based on the sucessful experiences with the EDEN 2020 Annual Virtual Conference, including the PhD Symposium in June and our spring ‘Education in time of a pandemic’ webinar series which we resumed from 14 September under the title ‘Education in time of a new normal’. “Enhancing the Human Experience of Learning with Technology: New Challenges for Research in Digital, Open, Distance & Networked Education” CALL Programme and Oxford-style debate The Research Workshop programme includes plenaries, parallel sessions with paper presentations, workshops and moderated poster sessions. One of the highlights will be the Oxford-style debate on the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on research in open, distance and online learning in a networked society. The debate is a format based on a predetermined statement – also called a “motion” – from two opposing perspectives. Speakers of the Oxford-style debate Alan Tait Chair of the debate Professor Emeritus of Distance Education and Development, Open University, UK Mar Pérez-Sanagustín Speaker PhD in Technology Enhanced Learning Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse III, France Cristina Costa Speaker Assistant Professor, School of Education, Durham University, UK  Keynote Speakers of the Research Workshop Tony Bates Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord, Canada Maha Bali Associate Professor of Practice Center for Learning and Teaching, American University, Cairo Inés Gil Jaurena Professor at UNED, Madrid Area, Spain Ellen Helsper Professor of Digital Inequalities, London School of Economics, UK  Terry Anderson Professor Emeritus of Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada António Sampaio da Nóvoa Portuguese Ambassador to the UNESCO Former Rector of the University of Lisbon Call for Contributions Contributions are invited which resulted from own research, project achievements, case studies, theoretic and conceptual work on the conference theme and tracks and the creative use of educational technology. Networking and interactivity, sharing and discussion will be core aspects of the conference, focusing on what you can learn from and with your peers. Continue Reading Important Dates and Deadlines Submission Deadline 25 September 2020 Notification of Authors October 2020 Conference dates 21-23 October 2020 EDEN 2020 PhD Symposium The EDEN 2020 PhD Symposium Lisbon will be organised on 21 October. The Symposium, held in previous years in Barcelona, Bruges, Dublin and online has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students doing research in the area of technology-enhanced online, digital, open and distance learning, providing a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is led by a panel of international experts. More information about EDEN PhD Symposium is here. Young Scholars’ Grants The Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning will support young scholars or teams of them with a grant of 600 Euros for successfully submitting a research paper to be presented at the Research Workshop. Eligible for the Young Scholars’ Grants are degree-programme and doctoral students, who submit papers that are originated for the Research Workshop and will be presented by young scholar(s). For details click here. Publishing Accepted presentations will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Registered delegates will have electronic access to the full version of contributions. Publications will be openly accessible after the Workshop. Selected authors will be invited to submit to a special issue of EURODL. The best poster submissions will be published as short papers in RE@D, a journal edited by LE@D and Universidade Aberta. Awarded and accepted papers can be submitted to the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, a Web of Science (SSCI) and Scopus indexed journal edited by UOC, Universidad de Los Andes (Colòmbia), Dublin City University (Ireland) and Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), and published by SpringerOpen. Lisbon, Portugal The conference is hosted by LE@D, Universidade Aberta (UAb) Lisbon, Portugal ORGANISERS Contact Conference website: https://www.eden-online.org/2020_lisbon/ Inquiries in relation to the conference should be sent to lisbon2020@eden-online.org The 11th EDEN Research Workshop is the initiative of EDEN supported by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union EDEN – European Distance and E-Learning Network Secretariat Tel: +36 1 463 1628, 463 2537 Fax: +36 1 463 1858 E-mail: lisbon2020@eden-online.org https://www.eden-online.org EDEN website EDEN Facebook EDEN Twitter EDEN YouTube Conference Website

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It’s not quite too late for a VERY IMPORTANT TxDLA date!

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A Special Professional Development Opportunity Just for You!

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QMConnectLX Workshops Available October 22 & 23 to Non-Registrants

Great news! You can now register for QM ConnectLX professional development workshops even if you can’t register for the entire conference! This is your opportunity to find out why educators consistently recommend QM’s professional development to their peers, including one recent participant who noted on LinkedIn that “#QualityLearning with QM should be on every educator’s professional development list.” Choose from over 24 two-hour, half- and full-day options such as: HE Teaching Online Designing Your Online Course K-12 Designing an Engaging and Active Learning Environment QM Live! Workshops are also available! These two-hour, hands-on workshops are a great way to access learning experiences that are currently only offered as dedicated sessions for institutions. Topics include: Creating Discussion Forum Rubrics Active Learning Strategies Rethinking Assessments for Application and Engagement Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in peer-recommended workshops that will help you step into the shoes of an online learner and build your skills.  Register Now Tap into resources and expand your skill set with a one-day QM ConnectLX Conference registration! For $158, you can attend all day on either October 26, 27 or 28! Your one-day registration, provides access to all activities for the day you choose, including: Concurrent Sessions Course Checkups Keynote/Opening Sessions Networking Events “Whether you are new to QM or an experienced user, there is something for everyone. Don’t miss out!” — Penny Ralston-Berg, Penn State World Campus Explore QM ConnectLX

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