Conferences

• AERA (American Educational Research Association)
• NECC (National Educational Computing Conference)
• Tel-Ed (Telecommunications and Education)
• Ed-Media & Ed-Telecomm
• etc.

AERA '96

• Application process
• Attending sessions
• Activity outside sessions

Application process

• Proposals in July
• Papers, posters, roundtables, paper panels, interactive symposia, etc.
• Reviews in August
• Notification in November
• Program in February
• Conference in April

Session attending

• 60 parallel sessions
• the role of the Program (importance of titles and session chairs)
• possible change with electronic programs (keywords)
• goal of session attendance (should I get/write for/read the papers)
• "what's hot and what's not"

Activity outside sessions

• Discussion between sessions "Did you got to any interesting sessions?"
• News/gossip: who's moving where?
• Receptions/parties

AERA protocol

• "Don't read papers." (different for other conferences)
• overheads (not LCD), brief handouts, some papers
• data or theory (practice less important (different for other conferences)

Conference going recommendations

• Pace yourself. (Don't go to all possible sessions, especially early on.)
• Participate.
  • Introduce yourself to speakers and others (or have somebody introduce you).
  • Ask good questions at sessions.
  • Socialize with others at your same level of expertise and below, as well as those with more expertise.
• Make notes.
  • Best and worst
  • Trends
  • Papers to write for/people to watch for
  • Plan for next year's conference

Journals

• Journal of Educational Computing Research (JECR)
• Journal of Research on Computers in Education (JRCE)
• Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTTE)
• International Journal of Educational Telecommunications (IJET)
• etc.

Proposals

• NSF (National Science Foundation)
• DoE (Department of Education)
• etc.

Internal proposals (within UIUC)

• EdTech Board
• Central campus (Office of Educational Technology)