Along those same lines I came across this Call For Papers. I tried to send it conventially but it did not post earlier. This will be great for those of you who have posting about this type of research. Chris The Education Summit-2007 21st Century Education - The Real and the Ideal", October 9 and 10, in Ft. Collins, Colorado http://education-summit.org Center for Internet Research (TCFIR), in concert with Colorado State University is hosting "21st Century Education - The Real and the Ideal", a conference focused on "what's next" in the social/cultural, methodological, and technological dimensions of education. The conference theme speaks to the need for a realistic appraisal of the state of education and reform efforts, and what present realities indicate for the future, coupled with constructive and well-informed speculation about how change in education can be better managed to serve the need of students, educators, parents, industry, and society as a whole; the real and the ideal. At the heart of this conference is a project in the early stages of planning for the development of next-generation, accredited K-12 computer-aided teaching and learning environment (CAT/CAL) which will incorporate the best of what we presently know. More than an attempt at another "online education system", this project will address the situated, contextual problem of education from a holistic and cross-disciplinary perspective. The thesis underlying this project is that previous attempts at "education reform" have met with difficulties because solutions have not been adequately integrated into, or accounted for, the total social system of education. Therefore, technology in education, while desirable because of numerous potential benefits, cannot be limited in scope to superior content, assessment methodology, lesson-planning, parental involvement, or accountability but must address all of these needs and more. In addition, the technological concept underlying this project do not attempt to eliminate classrooms or teachers but focus instead on helping teachers and students do more with better results. In this context, technology must be made to serve people and facilitate what people do best, in practicable, adaptive, streamlined ways. We believe that bringing together leaders in education, business, academia, and government in a conference environment organized around these themes will produce significant new ideas, perspectives, and initiatives unlike other education conferences. Call For Papers or Panels Please note that there will only be a limited number of paper presentations (10). Papers will be reviewed as received. Twenty (20) will be accepted for publication ten (10) for presentation. All papers approved by our review committee will be published in a special report on this conference. Appropriate ideas for papers include, but are certainly not limited to: * Unique research on the present state of both online and classroom education. * Problems, challenges, and new directions for technology in education * Innovative approaches to content and assessment. * The social interface between schools and communities * New ways of addressing ethnic and gender disparities in education * Challenges faced by schools attempting to meet No Child Left Behind mandates * How technological and social systems might be designed and integrated to promote an adaptive, self-reforming education system. * Cognitive, sociological, communication, economic, or psychological issues impacting educational praxis * Hardware or software innovations that may impact education We encourage papers that are grounded in sound scholarly method, but also creative and cross-disciplinary in perspective. Guidelines * Abstract deadline: June 1, 2007 (the earlier, the better) * Complete document deadline: July 1, 2007 * Submission format: MS Word - Must have a separate cover page, abstract, and permission to publish in the conference brochure and post conference report. * APA guidelines shall be used in bibliographies. * Formal presentation shall not exceed 40 minutes. (tell us what AV equipment is needed) * If your paper is accepted you will need to provide a thumb-nail photo and a brief biography. Submit proposals and papers via email to: papers@education-2007.org Note: All people who submit papers or proposals will be admitted free to the conference! If you are unable to become a presenter for the conference, we still request your presence at "21st Century Education - The Real and the Ideal", October 9 and 10, in Ft. Collins, Colorado. For more information call me at the number below.... ________________________________________ W. Reid Cornwell Ph.D. Director / Chief Scientist The Center for Internet Research P.O. box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 80424 http://tcfir.org wrc@tcfir.org 720.212.0719 -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Hunsinger Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:53 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] unesco Community Multimedia Centres programme evaluation some of you might be interested in this: The UNESCO supported "Community Multimedia Centers" are community- based facilities offering both community radio broadcasting and telecenter services. Radio broadcasts by local people in local languages are now possible at low cost due to the development of small, inexpensive, easy-to-operate broadcast facilities. In Africa and other regions, where languages are spoken and national broadcast networks are weak, community radio provides a new and important medium for communication of news, information, and entertainment. The radio not only informs, educates and entertains, but it also empowers the community by giving a strong public voice to the voiceless, and thus encouraging greater accountability in public affairs. This UNESCO initiative showing the world the power of CMCs is in its fifth year of operation, with 39 pilot CMCs established in communities across Latin America/Caribbean, Africa and South Asia. Read the recent evaluation of the UNESCO program. http:// portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/ 22129/11477736959CMC_Evaluation_Final.pdf/CMC+Evaluation_Final.pdf Jeremy Hunsinger () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/