CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
CLOSED! We are no longer accepting Abstracts for these presentations.
Presentations are sought for the 17th Annual SUNY Conference on Instructional Technologies (CIT), sponsored by the SUNY Faculty Access to Computing Technologies FACT) Committee and hosted by Genesee Community College, May 27–30, 2008.
Faculty, professionals, technologists, support staff, administrators, and librarians from all SUNY campuses, state-operated, statutory, and community colleges are invited to submit abstracts to present at this conference. The primary presenter from each abstract accepted for presentation will be awarded a FACT Scholarship of $100 to be applied toward their conference registration.
We welcome proposals from outside the SUNY system as well. Individuals selected to present from outside the SUNY system are not eligible for a FACT Scholarship but will be extended a special presenter’s registration rate.
This year’s conference theme, Are We There Yet? Teachers and Learners in a Digital World, is supported by six tracks:
- Digital Scholarship Challenges and Opportunities
- New Modes of Knowledge Creation
- Technology Deployment, Use and Support: the Politics and Policies
- Discipline-Specific Technologies
- Teaching in a Virtual Space
- Strategies for Teaching, Learning and Assessment
We seek six session formats:
Papers - 30 Minutes
Presentations could consist of academic paper and/or demonstrations. Q&A and handouts are strongly encouraged. Each presenter will receive feedback forms from the audience after his/her presentation.
Panels - 75 Minutes
Panels consist of a coordinated presentation of related paper and/or discussion by multiple speakers, each offering a perspective on a common issue(s) with time for Q&A. A panel should include a coordinator who submits an abstract describing the common theme and listing the individual presenters and their topics. Use of supporting technology, audience participation, and state of the art topics are strongly encouraged.
Posters - Exhibited during 1 three-hour session
Presenters are available at individual stations for demonstrations, displays, and/or discussions with conference attendees. Traditional posters and handouts may be used, but we are encouraging presenters to demonstrate or discuss innovative uses of technology or works in progress.
Birds of a Feather - 75 Minutes
Participants share problems and solutions regarding topics or products of broad general interest to the academic community. The presentation should be such that it will stimulate considerable audience participation, i.e. panel discussions, small group sessions or informal group interactions.
Hands-On Demo - 75 Minutes
Participants who attend these sessions will have the opportunity to actively participate in the instructional strategies being presented.
Workshops - 3 Hours
Conference workshops include the participation of a limited number of attendees in learning activities designed to develop their expertise in a specific area. Hands-on activities are highly encouraged.
Vendor Presentations - 30 Minutes
Vendor Track presentations will ideally tie into one of the conference themes. Vendors who wish to present must submit an abstract of their presentation that includes, or is in conjunction with, an institute of higher learning, who has used the product / service in an innovative manner to improve the teaching and learning environment. We invite you to present the innovation, its development, implementation, outcome, and the effectiveness of the technology in higher education.
Presenters should indicate the level of knowledge required for their presentation based on the following rating levels:
- Introductory - This session will present concepts that require either no knowledge or a basic level of computing/technology knowledge. Participants will understand concepts without having discipline-specific knowledge.
- Intermediate - This session will present concepts that require an introductory to intermediate level of computing technology knowledge. Discipline-specific concepts may be presented.
- Advanced - This session will present concepts that require an advanced understanding of computing and technology. Discipline-specific knowledge will be presented.
All Abstracts must be received by January 28, 2008 to be considered for presentation.