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Detailed Submission Instructions
Please contact us at 2005program@webct.com with any questions.
Presentation Title
This is the title that will appear in the conference program. The title should be short (maximum of 10 words), and adequately represent the content of the program.
Description
The session description is a short (maximum of 75 words) descriptive summary of the session content, as it will appear in the program guide and on the Web site. It is intended to provide conference attendees a brief outline of what will be presented, and an understanding of the target audience of the session. More detail is supplied in the Session Abstract.
Primary Contact Information
The Primary Contact is the main contact for all correspondence and takes responsibility for communicating with co-presenters. In most cases, the Primary Contact will be the same as the Lead Presenter (you will complete this information in a future step). The Primary Contact only will receive a User ID and Password, which is required to make edits to or withdraw the submission.
Proposed Format
Submitters are asked to select one the following types of formats:
Papers
Includes a formal publishable paper and one-hour conference presentation. These sessions represent scholarly research or discovery, with well-defined objectives and outcomes, suitable for publication in a refereed journal. If accepted, authors will be expected to submit a full paper.
Panels
1 1/4-hour panel discussions representing a single topic. Panels should consist of up to 4 presenters plus a moderator. Panelists may be from different campuses or represent a spectrum of voices from a single campus. Sessions consist of short presentations by each panelist (10 minutes) followed by a moderated discussion.
Showcase
45-minute sessions showcasing a course or effective practice. These highly interactive sessions provide an opportunity to demonstrate a course, tools or effective practice (teaching and learning, professional development, or technical method).
Roundtables
1 1/4-hour breakout session representing issues relevant to communities of practice. These sessions provide an opportunity to generate significant exchange of best practice on topics such as technical issues, staff training, course design, scaling, WebCT at the small school, non-traditional uses of WebCT, student support, tools, add-ins.
Poster
4' X 8' graphical presentation of research finding, model of practice or online program. Poster sessions will be available for a discrete set of time during the conference, and a specific time slot assigned during which authors will be available for presentation and discussion.
Willingness to Change Formats
For programming reasons, authors may be asked to present in another format. Please indicate your willingness to consider a different presentation mode.
Session Tracks
The WebCT Conference is intended to reflect the work and concerns of those that use WebCT. User submitted conference sessions will be assigned tracks which reflect the content of the session. Select the track that best defines your submission:
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- Deploying enterprise e-learning: Strategies for success
- Driving student success: Attracting, supporting and retaining learners
- Empowering educators: Professional development models and methods
- Enabling learning: Effective instructional practices and flexible design models
- Integrating the campus: Technical solutions and extended uses
- Measuring outcomes: Student achievement and course success
- Partnering for success: Multi-institution and consortium challenges and solutions
- Planning e-learning: Strategies for Institutional Change
Please note that you can provide more context for your submission in Section 16.
Audience Type
Attendees of the WebCT Conference have different roles at their respective organization. Select the audience type that best defines your submission.
Audience Level
Select the appropriate audience level according to their experience using WebCT.
WebCT Version
Select the version of WebCT the session discusses.
Session Objectives
Please list up to four (4) session objectives. Limit to 255 characters.
Session Outcomes
Please list up to four (4) expected outcomes for the audience, in alignment with your objectives. Limit to 255 characters.
Session Format
Please describe how you will manage your session, including the session format and methods you will use to engage the audience. Limit to 255 characters.
Session Materials
Please describe the visual, written and/or web-based materials you will supply to the audience for use before, during and/or after your session. Limit to 255 characters.
Equipment Requirements
Please complete all parts of this section, outlining all of your equipment needs. This section covers both computer equipment and ancillary equipment (e.g., overhead or slide projector, flip charts, etc.). Please note that the conference may not be able to supply all equipment, but will inform you if this is the case.
All rooms will be equipped with one IBM-style computer and a data projector. Internet access is available. If preferred, you may use your own laptop computer, provided that the computer is equipped with a standard network card if Internet access is required. Poster sessions will have an Internet connection available only if requested in advance.
Other Information
Please use this space to outline any information that was not covered in this form, which you feel will assist the conference Program Committee.
Lead Presenter Contact Information
Information required: First Name, Middle Name or Initial, Last Name, Position/Job Title, Institution/Organization, Street Address, City, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code, Country, Day Phone (w/area code), Fax (w/area code), and E-mail address.
Each submission must be assigned one Lead Presenter (in most cases, the Lead Presenter is the same as the Primary Contact). A 75-word maximum bio must be entered for the Lead Presenter only. (For panels, the Lead Presenter should be the Moderator.) In addition, unlimited co-presenters can be assigned to a submission. If your submission is selected, it is expected that all those listed as co-presenters will register for the conference.
You will not be allowed to proceed to the next step until a Lead Presenter is entered and assigned to your submission.
Co - Presenter Contact Information
Information required for each co-presenter: First Name, Last Name, Full Position/Title, Institution/Organization, E-mail Address.
Please supply the information above for each of your co-presenters. It is expected that all of those listed as co-presenters will register for the conference. Co-authors that are not presenting may be added at a later date.
If your submission is selected for presentation, we will contact you for more detailed information for all presenters, including a short biography.
Session Abstract
The Session Abstract is an encapsulation of the work being presented, in 300 words or less. No images are allowed. Abstracts will be included with the conference proceedings. For papers, panels, showcases, and posters, the abstract should comprise a summary of the session, succinctly outlining the contents, objectives, scope, methods, results, conclusions and recommendations, if applicable. For Roundtables, the abstract should succinctly outline the issue(s) to be addressed, methodology and expected outcomes.
Submitters are encouraged to consult the description of an Informational Abstract provided by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_abstract.html .
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