Relevant Events 2004

January

  • NLII 2004 Annual Meeting
    • "New Learning Ecosystems"
    • Held January 25-27, 2004 in San Diego, CA
    • This year's conference (the NLII's tenth) will focus on new learning ecosystems. The idea of "learning ecosystems," which has emerged over the past year in international conferences and forums, could be a useful way of thinking about e-learning and higher education. In biological terms, an ecosystem is the complex of a community and its environment functioning as an ecological unit. New learners, using new technologies, are creating new learning ecosystems on campus. The mobile and connected learner interacting with a blended learning environment is changing concepts of time, place, and space for higher education.

February

  • Orlando Learning Technologies 2004
    • "New Learning Technologies"
    • Held February 18-20, 2004 in Orlando, FL
    • In government, industry, and educational institutions the need to reduce costs, improve personnel performance, increase organizational efficiency, and enhance product or service quality is a critical management responsibility in an era of organizational downsizing and heightened competitive pressures. A way to address these issues is through the application of the latest technologies for education and training systems, job performance improvement systems, and knowledge management systems. These technologies offer great potential with the prospect of early implementation and organization-wide utilization. This conference will be a premier venue for the presentation of the cutting edge of the state-of-the-art in these areas.

March

  • SITE 2004
    • 15th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
    • Held March 1-6, 2004 in Atlanta, GA
    • SITE represents individual teacher educators and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines. The conference will cover topics related to the use of information technology in teacher education, and instruction about information technology in: Preservice, Inservice, Graduate Teacher Education, Faculty & Staff Development
  • Grassroots Use of Technology
    • Fifth Annual Conference
    • Held March 13, 2004 in Cambridge, MA

April

  • 2004 EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference
    • "Partnerships For Progress"
    • Held April 21-23, 2004 in Chicago, IL
    • "Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management within higher education, you'll find opportunities to learn, share, and connect with others in your field and from your part of the country".
    • Conference tracks:
      1. Enterprise Information Systems
      2. Teaching, Learning, and Libraries
      3. Technology and Infrastructure
      4. Corporate Presentations
  • 2004 Nonprofit Technology Conference [formerly: "Roundup"]
    • Held March 25-27, 2004 in Philadelphia, PA
    • "It's the premier annual event for anyone interested in helping nonprofits make more effective use of technology to achieve their missions. The Conference will be your best opportunity to meet peers and build relationships, share resources and ideas, and learn more about what's happening in the nonprofit technology field. You'll hear from leaders in the field and practitioners in the trenches while you discuss the latest theories, and learn from emerging best-practices and how-to's."

May

  • digifest 2004
    • "On the Move"
    • Held May 13-16, 2004 in Toronto, Canada
    • digifest 2004 will focus on the cultural implications of digital mobility and the nomadic nature of information and identity within connected culture. The social dimension of digital mobility will be examined by renowned artistic innovators and designers exploring the nature of Home, Self and Tribe in an increasingly mobile culture.

June:

  • Virtual Communities
    • The 7th International Conference
    • Held June 14-15, 2004 in The Hague, The Netherlands
    • The 2004 conference is built around the concept of Social Software. It is an opportunity for attendees and speakers to share best practices. With a focus on various species of virtual communities, we plan presentations or panels on: Social Software and Social Networks — Collaboration Tools: Helping Communities Work Together — Communities of Practice — Communities of Users — Geographic / Local Area Communities — Case Studies of Successful Communities — Core Tools and Technologies — Communities as Pressure Groups / Flash Communities
  • 2004 NMC Summer Conference
    • Held June 16-19, 2004 in Vancouver, BC
    • The NMC Summer Conference is a one-of-a-kind event, attracting an audience of highly skilled campus professionals who are very knowledgeable about and interested in the integration of emerging technologies into teaching, learning, and creative expression.
    • This year, the program will focus on four key tracks: Tools and Techniques — Best Practices, Challenges & Issues — Emerging Technologies — Technological Leadership and Management Effectiveness.
  • ED-MEDIA 2004
    • World Conference on Educational Multimedia/Hypermedia and Educational Telecommunications
    • Held June 21-26, 2004 in Lugano, Switzerland
    • Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing  in Education (AACE), this annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia/hypermedia and distance  education.
    • The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics:
      1. Universal Web Accessibility
      2. Infrastructure
      3. Tools & Content-oriented Applications
      4. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner
      5. Human-computer Interaction (HCI/CHI)
      6. Cases & Project

July

  • EISTA 2004
    • International Conference on Education and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications
    • Held July 21-25, 2004 in Orlando, FL
    • The main objective of EISTA ‘04 is to provide a forum for the presentation of both solutions and problems of the applications of ICT in education and training. The following questions need answers from different perspectives:
      1. What is the impact of the Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training?
      2. How are information and Communication technologies affecting and improving education and training? What new networks and models are emerging?
      3. How are universities, schools, corporations and other educational/training organizations making use of ICT?
      4. What electronic tools are there to facilitate e-learning, distance education and corporative training?

August:

  • Merlot International Conference
    • Fourth Annual
    • "Online Resources: Sharing the Future"
    • Held August 3-6, 2004 in Costa Mesa, CA
    • MERLOT ( www.merlot.org ) is a free and open resource designed for faculty and students in higher education. MERLOT helps faculty enhance instruction with a continually growing collection of online, reviewed learning materials and assignments. MERLOT is also a community of educators who strive to enrich teaching and learning. The MERLOT International Conference is the venue for learning about shared content, peer reviews, learning objects, standards, and online learning communities.This year's theme reflects MERLOT's commitment to building a resources to meet the needs of its community and to address the challenges facing higher education in these days of declining resources and rising demands for high quality education.
  • Distance Learning 2004
    • 20th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
    • Held August 4-6, 2004 in Madison, WI
    • The conference addresses the needs of educators, trainers, managers, and designers from throughout the world who are involved in the application of technology to the teaching and learning process and in the planning, administration, and management of distance education programs This year's program will feature blending classroom and online instruction, building new collaborative environments, managing large programs in cost effective ways, and using dynamic media to enhance and engage learners of all ages.
  • Washington Interactive Technologies 2004
    • Held August 18-20, 2004 in Arlington, VA
    • A premier venue for the presentation of the cutting edge of the state-of-the-art in technologies for education and training systems, job performance improvement systems, and knowledge management systems. They will include applications in areas such as: Higher Education and Schools — Defense and Homeland Security — Skills Training — E-Learning — Knowledge — Management/EPSS — Instructional Systems Development

September:

  • Colloquium on International Engineering Education
    • "Engineering Education in the Age of Globalization"
    • 7th Annual International Colloquium
    • Held September 30-October 3, 2004 in Providence, RI
    • The purpose of the Rhode Island colloquium is to provide engineering and language educators, international program administrators, deans, provosts, presidents, corporate leaders, as well as public sector representatives a forum for discussing and sharing ideas and practices pertaining to the education of American engineers for today's global workplace. This year's focus will be on the challenges and opportunities associated with our work in this period of globalization and change.

October:

  • Conference on Learning and Multimodal Communication
    • Held October 14-15, 2004
    • Location: Anywhere in the world. This is a virtual conference broadcast via the Access Grid and Webcast.
    • Theme: Communication and learning are not limited to the encoding and decoding of a set of symbolic processes, but rather are spread across the mind, the body, and the various tools and artifacts located in the environment.
    • Topics: (1) Perception and action; (2) Implicit Learning; (3) Grounding and turn taking; (4) Apprenticeship vs. classroom learning.
  • Educause 2004
    • "IT From a Higher Vantage Point"
    • Held October 19-22, 2004 in Denver, CO
    • From the invitational e-mail: With today's limited resources and time, investing in professional development is a sound move, one that will reward you and your institution by developing awareness of best practices and emerging trends, incubating innovative ideas and solutions, and strengthening connections with others in the profession. Among the professional development opportunities in higher education IT, the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference stands out as the foremost event of the year.

November:

  • E-Learn 2004
    • World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education
    • Held November 1-5, 2004 in Washington, DC
    • This international conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) and co-sponsored by the International Journal on E-Learning provides a unique forum for Government, Healthcare, Education, and Business 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.
  • CSCW 2004
    • ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
    • Held November 6-10, 2004 in Chicago, IL
    • The CSCW Conference is an ideal venue for presenting research and development achievements in the design, introduction, and use of technology that affect groups, organizations communities and societies. Although work is an important area of focus for the conference - the conference has traditionally focused on such topics as the use of email, chat, voicemail and videoconferencing in supporting people's work activities and working relationships - technology is increasingly supporting a wide range of recreational and social activities. As consumer markets continue to expand, more and more people are able to connect online and we are moving toward a Computer Supported Cooperative World. Appropriate topic areas for CSCW 2004 therefore include all contexts in which technology is used to mediate communication, coordination, cooperation and even competition among people, including entertainment, games, art, music and the remote sharing of intimate moments.