CIT 2005

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 Binghamton University on May 23-26, 2005.

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 $150 to attend CIT. We welcome proposals from non-SUNY individuals; however, those individuals will not be eligible to receive a FACT Scholarship.

A major theme as encompassing as "Fitting the Pieces Together: Pedagogy, Technology and Learning" speaks to the opportunities, challenges and issues that the 14th SUNY Conference on Instructional Technologies will incorporate. And across a range of eight thematic tracks, productive dialogue concerning topics such as instruction, partnerships, literacy, learning, outcomes, and research will take place.

At CIT 2005, active examination of how technology supports pedagogy, no matter the environment in which learning occurs, will lead teaching faculty, professionals, technologists, librarians, and administrators to new thinking on technological innovation and its implementation. Fitting the pieces together, then, suggests witnessing meaningful alignment - a construction - from content and the use of instructional tools, bound together by effective teaching, producing tangible outcomes: learning and the creation of knowledge.

In the spirit of collaborative endeavor and purpMay 9, 2005ovative thinking about technology that supports teaching and learning, proposals should address one or more of the following themes:

• Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers with Technology (PT3)
• Learning Outcomes and Assessment: Raising the Bar with Technology
• Emerging Technologies
• Instructional Partnerships
• Current Grant Projects and Funding Opportunities
• Faculty Development: New Approaches and Opportunities
• Issues in Technology and Education
• Scholarly Communications, Information Literacy and Research

We seek six session formats:

Papers

Papers are 30 minutes in length. Presentations could consist of academic paper and/or demonstrations. Q&A and handouts 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 multiple speakers, each offering a perspective on a common issue(s) with time for Q&A. 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 (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. Participants share problems and solutions regarding topics or products of broad general interest to the academic community. The presentation should be such that it will stimulate considerable audience participation, i.e. 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 is in conjunction with an institute of higher learning, who has used the product or 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. Presentations will be 30 minutes in length and will ideally tie into one of the conference themes.

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 or 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 and received by January 21, 2005 to be considered for presentation.