ED-MEDIA 2009 - ED-MEDIA 2009-- World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications

ED-MEDIA 2009

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications

June 22-26, 2009 * Honolulu, Hawaii

(Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort)

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

** Submissions Due: Dec. 19, 2008 **

Hosted by the University of Hawaii

Organized by
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
http://www.aace.org <http://www.aace.org/>

Co-sponsored by:
Education & Information Technology Digital Library
(htttp://www.EdITLib.org)
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COLOR POSTER--ED-MEDIA 2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb)
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/ed09poster.pdf <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/ed09poster.pdf>


>> CONTENTS & LINKS (details below) <<

1. Call for Papers and Submission & Presenter Guidelines, Deadline Dec. 19th:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm>
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm>
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/PresenterLounge <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/PresenterLounge>

2. Major Topics: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm>
3. Presentation Categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm>

4. Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/corporate.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/corporate.htm>
5. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://www.aace.org/pubs <http://www.aace.org/pubs>
6. For Budgeting Purposes: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/rates.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/rates.htm>

7. Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Honolulu <http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Honolulu>
8. Deadlines: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/deadlines.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/deadlines.htm>


INVITATION:
ED-MEDIA 2009--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications is an international conference, 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
telecommunications/distance education.

ED-MEDIA, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all
disciplines and levels of education and attracts more than 1,500 attendees
from over 60 countries. We invite you to attend ED-MEDIA and submit
proposals for presentations.

All presentation proposals are peer reviewed and selected by three reviewers on the
respected international Program Committee for inclusion in the
conference program, proceedings book, and CD-ROM proceedings.

For Call for Presentations, connect to:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm>

All authors MUST follow the submission guidelines and complete the Web form at:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm>

For Presentation and AV Guidelines, see:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/PresenterLounge <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/PresenterLounge>

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:
* Keynote Speakers
* Invited Panels/Speakers
* Papers
* Panels
* Demonstrations/Posters
* Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
* Tutorials/Workshops
* Roundtables


TOPICS:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm>

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following
major topics as they relate to the educational and developmental aspects of
multimedia/hypermedia and telecommunications:

1. Infrastructure: (in the large)
- Architectures for Educational Technology Systems
- Design of Distance Learning Systems
- Distributed Learning Environments
- Methodologies for system design
- Multimedia/Hypermedia Systems
- WWW-based course-support systems

2. Tools & Content-oriented Applications:
- Agents
- Authoring tools
- Evaluation of impact
- Interactive Learning Environments
- Groupware tools
- Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications
- Research perspectives
- Virtual Reality
- WWW-based course sites
- WWW-based learning resources
- WWW-based tools

3. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner:
- Constructivist perspectives
- Cooperative/collaborative learning
- Implementation experiences
- Improving Classroom Teaching
- Instructor networking
- Instructor training and support
- Pedagogical Issues
- Teaching/Learning Strategies

4. Human-computer Interaction (HCI/CHI):
- Computer-Mediated Communication
- Design principles
- Usability/user studies
- User interface design

5. Cases & Projects:
- Country-Specific Developments
- Exemplary projects
- Institution-specific cases
- Virtual universities

6. Special Strand: ** Universal Web Accessibility **


PRESENTATION CATEGORIES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm>
The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities
designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.


CORPORATE SHOWCASES & DEMONSTRATIONS:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/corporate.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/corporate.htm>

Companies have the opportunity to demonstrate and discuss their educational
technology products and services in through Corporate Showcases and Demonstrations/Literature.


PROCEEDINGS & PAPER AWARDS:
http://www.aace.org/pubs <http://www.aace.org/pubs>
Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Proceedings Book and on CD-ROM.
Proceedings in this series serve as major resources in the multimedia/
hypermedia/telecommunications community, reflecting the current state of
the art in the discipline.

In addition, the Proceedings also are internationally distributed through and archived in the Education and Information Technology Digital Library, http://www.EdITLib.org <http://www.editlib.org/> Do You Subscribe?

Papers with high review scores will be invited for publication consideration by AACE's respected journals, especially for:
- Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH),
- International Journal on E-Learning (IJEJ), or
- Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR).

All presented papers will be considered for Best Paper Awards within several categories.
Award winning papers may be invited for publication in the AACE journals.


FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/rates.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/rates.htm>

The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be
approximately $395 U.S. (AACE members), $450 U.S. (non-members).
Registration includes proceedings on CD, receptions, and all sessions
except tutorials.

All conference sessions will be held at the Sheraton Waikiki Resort ( http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/hotel.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/hotel.htm> ) located on the famous Waikiki Beach and in walking distance to the city's shopping district - with magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean. Special discount hotel have been obtained for ED-MEDIA participants!


WAIKIKI BEACH, HONOLULU, HAWAII
http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Honolulu <http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Honolulu>

Whether your idea of fun is soaking up the sun on a pristine, white sand beach or nightclubbing in Waikiki, hiking the trails or sampling some of the fantastic Hawaiian Regional Cuisine, we know that you're going to enjoy yourself on O'ahu.

Explore Hawaii online at: http://www.gohawaii.com <http://www.gohawaii.com/> * http://www.visit-oahu.com <http://www.visit-oahu.com/>


DEADLINES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/deadlines.htm <http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/deadlines.htm>

Submissions Due: December 19, 2008
Authors Notified: February 23, 2009
Proceedings File Due: May 1, 2009
Early Registration: May 1, 2009
Hotel Reservations: May 20, 2009
Conference: June 22-26, 2009