A newsletter from the Association of Educational Communications and Technology. Note that both the Distance Learning Division and the Teacher Education Division have been quite friendly to K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning sessions at past conferences.
March 13, 2023 Newsletter
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CALL FOR AECT NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT
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Current members of AECT are invited to submit a nomination to the Nominations Committee for
the office of President-Elect to stand for election in January 2024.
The President-Elect will begin their term at the 2024 Convention. This is a three-year commitment
with differing responsibilities each year: one year as President-Elect (2024-2025), one year
as President (2025-2026), and one year as Immediate Past President (2026-2027).
Deadline April 15, 2023. Complete details can be found here.
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Calling all AECT Members! Thank you for your service to AECT. Whether you are a current or former division/AECT board member or committee member, we recognize your commitment and contributions to the foundation and operations of the organization. As we work to bring new systems, like Higher Logic, on board, we also need to enhance our documentation of activities and accomplishments. We invite you to complete this short survey by Friday, 3/31 if you are currently or have previously served on an AECT committee or taskforce.
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AECT REVISED BYLAWS APPROVED
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The revised AECT Bylaws were approved by the membership and became effective February 16, 2023. A copy of the revised bylaws can be found in the AECT Document Repository – Resources/AECT Documents and Files/AECT Document Repository.
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2023 AECT SUMMER RESERACH SYMPOSIUM: NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS
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We are soliciting research-supported papers on “Transdisciplinary Learning Experience Design” for the AECT Virtual Summer Research Symposium. Selected writings will be included in a published book. Details can be found here: https://aect.org/symposium_call.php
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AECT AND DIVISIONAL ELECTIONS – NOW IN PROGRESS
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AECT and Divisional Election – Now in Progress
Members again have the opportunity to help define the direction and leadership of AECT. The election will be active through 11:59 PM March 28 (EST), 2023.
As a member, we ask that you carefully consider the candidates statements by clicking on their name listed below and then Cast your Vote.
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ANNOUNCING LED’S LEARNER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVATED PODCAST WITH JOHN ALMARODE
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LED is proud to announce our latest Learner Engagement Activated podcast. This month, we feature Dr. John Almarode, Associate Professor of Education at James Madison University. He is the co-author of the Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction and numerous other works.
Episode 12: John Almarode | Learner Engagement Activated
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DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING 2023 CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
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The AECT Division of Distance Learning opens the 2023 Call for Award Nominations sponsored by the division for the following awards:
- DDL AECT Crystal Award
- DDL Distance Education Best Practices Award
- DDL Distance Education Book Award
- DDL Distance Education Book Chapter Award (New!)
- DDL Journal Article Award
- DDL Graduate Student Research Award (New!)
- DDL Outstanding DDL-sponsored AECT Conference Proposal Award
More information about each of the awards, including evaluation criteria, and how to submit nominations, can be found on our website.
Please consider nominating a colleague, a student, or yourself for one or more of the DDL awards. It is a great opportunity to be recognized for your work and your contribution to the
field.
Nominations and accompanying materials must be received by Sunday April 30, 2023. Winners will be recognized at the DDL Membership Meeting during AECT International Convention to be held in Orlando, Florida on October 16-20, 2023.
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AECT NATO ACT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION INFO WEBINAR
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2023 AECT NATO ACT Design and Development Competition is approaching, in celebration of AECT 100 Years and D&D Competition 20 Years, the Competition Committee, including Tom Hergert-AECT, Juhong Christie Liu-AECT, Cem Kumsal-NATO, Amy Pflug-AECT, Dan Schuch-AECT, Sheri Stover-AECT, and Ryan Williams-NATO, invite you to an information webinar about the 2023 Competition at 1:00-2:00pm EST on Thursday, March 23, 2023 via:
Zoom Meeting
https://jmu-edu.zoom.us/j/83870219335
Meeting ID: 838 7021 9335
Passcode: 141671
It is open to all AECT members and those who are interested in participation as designers, mentors, or judges. Find out more details about the competition at the AECT D&D NATO ACT Competition site.
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SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN (JAID)
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The Journal of Applied Instructional Design (JAID) is excited to announce its special issue, Trauma-Informed Instructional Design Practices, (Volume 12, Issue 1) has recently been published using the new open-access format. A big thank you to our guest editors, Treavor Bogard and Alison Carr-Chellman.
The following is a link to all issues of JAID:
https://edtechbooks.org/jaid
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SPECIAL ISSUE OF TECHTRENDS – VALUING DIVERSE LEARNING ECOLOGIES AND CLIMATES
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Have you already immersed yourself in the world of ChatGPT? If so, we want to hear from you! The Systems Thinking and Change division, Learner Engagement Division, and Division of Emerging Learning Technology are working together to plan a series of webinars on ChatGPT and we invite those who have experience and expertise in ChatGPT to join us. If you would like to be a speaker, facilitator, or just share your thoughts, please complete this short google form with your information: https://forms.gle/7zWVJFiNrnm3hEU7A
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UPCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
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The AECT Board of Directors Meetings are planned for the third Thursday of each month from 4:30 – 5:30 PM Eastern. All meetings are done via Zoom. Please contact Rick West at rickwest@byu.edu to obtain the meeting URL. The agenda for each month can be found here.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
4:30 – 5:30 PM Eastern Time
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45TH ANNUAL CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
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For the forty fifth time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented online and onsite during the 2022 AECT Convention held in Las Vegas.
Click to view the 2022 Annual Proceedings.
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FIRST PRINCIPLES OF INSTRUCTION, REVISED EDITION AVAILABLE!
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First Principles of Instruction, Revised Edition (Hardcover), by M. David Merrill is available for order directly from AECT. The cost is $55 and includes domestic shipping.
To order this title, please send an email to aect@aect.org letting us know of your interest. Be sure to include your name, address, and phone number. We will provide you with an invoice for payment prior to shipping.
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Do you have information to include in News & Notes? Please email aect@aect.org with “News & Notes” in the subject line followed by a brief heading and text in the body of the message. No PDF’s please.
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The AECT office is not staffed full-time. Please email us at aect@aect.org. Provide your complete contact information and we’ll do our best to respond promptly. Have a great day.
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AECT
320 W. 8th Street, Suite 101
Bloomington, IN 47404-3745
Toll Free: 877-677-2328 | Phone: 812-335-7675
Email: aect@aect.org
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