Presentations are sought for the SUNY Conference on Instructional Technologies (CIT) sponsored by the SUNY Faculty Access to Computing Technologies (FACT) Committee and hosted by Stony Brook University on June 1-4, 2004

.Faculty, professional support staff, administrators, and librarians from all SUNY campuses, state-operated, statutory, and community colleges are invited to submit abstracts to present at this conference. The main presenter from each Abstract accepted for presentation will be awarded a FACT Scholarship of $125 to attend CIT. We welcome proposals from non-SUNY individuals; however, those individuals will not be eligible to receive a FACT Scholarship.

“Seamless Learning, the theme of this year’s SUNY Conference on Instructional Technologies, is appropriate to understanding the educational challenges faced by all who attend or present at the CIT. Integration of technology into teaching and research missions is necessary not only to support and enhance student learning, it also directly affects how new knowledge is both created and disseminated.  Teaching faculty, professionals, medical educators, librarians, and administrators rely upon technology to illustrate concepts, promote discussion, and stimulate critical thinking on important topics. Beyond the walls of traditional classrooms and in addition to the telecommunication networks enabling distance learning, sharing of ideas and information at CIT will invariably lead to new skills and improved practices.

This year’s conference goal focuses on learning, offering participants an opportunity to share their ideas, challenges, solutions and outcomes. In the spirit of collaborative endeavor and purpose that underpins each CIT and helps to promote innovative problem solving, proposals should address one or more of the following themes:

TRACK THEMES

1.                  Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers with Technology (PT3)

2.                  Learning Outcomes:  Raising the Bar with Technology

3.                  Information Literacy and Research

4.                  Emerging Technologies

5.                  Building Bridges among Educators at all Levels

6.                  Centers for Learning and Teaching

7.                  Professional Education – the Health Sciences

8.                  Policy
 

SESSION FORMATS

We seek six session formats:

Papers

Papers are 30 minutes in length and could consist of academic paper and/or demonstrations. Q&A and handouts or a URL are strongly encouraged. Each presenter will receive feedback forms from the audience after his/her presentation.

Panels

Panels are 75 minutes in length and consist of a coordinated presentation of related paper and/or discussion by three or more people on a common theme. A panel should include a coordinator who submits an abstract describing the common theme and listing the individual presenters and their topics.  Use of supporting technology, audience participation, and state-of-the-art topics are strongly encouraged.  

Posters

Poster sessions are exhibited during one session (for approximately 3 hours). Presenters are available at individual stations for demonstrations, displays, and/or discussions with conference attendees.  Traditional posters and handouts may be used, but we are encouraging presenters to demonstrate or discuss innovative uses of technology or works in progress.  

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather sessions are 75 minutes in length and would share problems and solutions regarding topics or products of broad general interest to the academic community. The format should be such that it will stimulate considerable audience participation. Possible formats include panel discussions, small group sessions, or informal group interactions.  

Hands-On Demo

Hands-On demos are 75 minutes in length. Participants who attend these sessions will have the opportunity to actively participate in the instructional strategies being presented.   

Workshops

Conference workshops are 3-hour formats and include the participation of a limited number of attendees in learning activities designed to develop their expertise in a specific area. Hands-on activities are highly encouraged.  

Vendor Presentation

The Vendor Track for presentations will run consecutively throughout the three days of the conference.  Vendors who wish to present must submit an abstract of their presentation. Vendors are encouraged to submit an abstract that includes or that is in conjunction with an institute of higher learning, who has used the product/service in an innovative manner to improve the teaching and learning environment. We invite you to present the innovation, its development, implementation, outcome, and the effectiveness of the technology in higher education. 
 

RATING LEVELS

Presenters should indicate the level of knowledge required for their presentation based on the following rating levels:

Introductory

This session will present concepts that require either no knowledge or a basic level of computing/technology knowledge. Participants will understand concepts without having discipline-specific knowledge.  

Intermediate

This session will present concepts that require an introductory to intermediate level of computing technology knowledge. Discipline-specific concepts may be presented.  

Advanced

This session will present concepts that require an advanced understanding of computing and technology. Discipline-specific knowledge will be presented.
 

Abstracts must be submitted online at www.cit.suny.edu.

All Abstracts must be received by January 23, 2004 to be considered for presentation.