2012 Annual Conference

ePortfolios as a Catalyst for Connections:

Celebrating the Curious, Creative and Capable Learner

The Call for Proposals is closed. 

July 16-19, 2012

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Seaport World Trade Center

Watch this page for regular updates as we get closer to July 2012.

Overview:  For the third year, AAEEBL members and eportfolio practitioners from around the world will gather at the Seaport World Trade Center on stunning Boston Harbor for the AAEEBL Annual Conference. Once again, AAEEBL is co-locating with Campus Technology, and attendees will be welcome to attend either AAEEBL or CT sessions. Highlights include:

• This year we will hold our first AAEEBL members' meeting.
  
• This year will also represent the first year for a K-12 Institute to be held all day during the Monday workshop times (July 16). 
  
• All keynote sessions will be interactive, not "just talks." 
• Concurrent session rooms will be set up in the round, not in ranks to encourage participation. 
• In keeping with the participatory nature of this conference, featured will be approximately 30 poster sessions positioned with a special snack set-up to encourage interaction. 
• By popular demand, "conversations with..." sessions will return presenting opportunities for informal discussion with keynote speakers and other eportfolio leaders.   
• Keynoters will focus on fundamental issues related to learning and influencing policy-makers in education. 
  
• Our local arrangements institution will be Tufts University.

Featured Speakers Peter Elbow, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.  "Technology, Writing and Spoken Language" -- an interactive, experiential workshop looking at the way technology moves writing closer to spoken language and why that is a good thing -- Monday workshop 8:30 a.m. to noon. Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  "Overcoming Apathy and Creating Excitement in the Classroom" -- With a foundation from educational psychology and cognitive neuroscience, this session will demonstrate and explain how instructors can make classroom learning a more meaningful experience for students. Gillie Bolton, "Reflective and Reflexive Writing to Inspire ePortfolios" -- Attendees at this plenary talk will learn the secrets of the vital creative role of writing in reflection and reflexivity and the connection to eportfolios.  Barbara Cambridge, National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, DC John Richards, cs4ed and Harvard University.  Featured speaker at the K-12 Institute on Monday (full day). Lisa Gray (Read more.)

Monday Workshops -- July 16 .  Registration will open in March 2012. Watch this site for updated information. With the exception of the K-12 Institute, those who register for workshops must also register for the full conference. Cost: You may register for the all-day workshop, or for the morning workshop and an afternoon workshop for $200.  Workshop registration includes lunch.

• Morning: 8:30 to noon -- Technology, Writing and Spoken Language with Peter Elbow, Ph.D.
• All day: 8:00 to 5:00 -- K-12 Institute -- Introduction to ePortfolios: A K-12 Institute on Realities, Possibilities and Transitions
  
• Afternoon: 1:00 to 4:30 -- Scholarship of Teaching & Learning & ePortfolios with Joseph Ugoretz
• Afternoon: 1:00 to 4:30 -- Executive Summit (by invitation only) -- sponsored by eLumen
• Afternoon: 1:00 to 4:30 --The Essential ePortfolio -- facilitated by Wende Garrison

Call for Proposals Text -- The call for proposals deadline has passed.  Thanks to over 115 people for submitting proposals for sessions and poster sessions for our July conference.

Co-Sponsors

• Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
• Making Connections National Resource Center
• Northeast Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP)
  

Important Dates

• Deadline for proposal submission: February 20, 2012
• Notification for accepted proposals: March 26, 2012
• Registration opens: To be announced in early March
  
• Conference hotel reservations available: To be announced in early March.  (Note: We encourage you to book your lodging early in order to avoid disappointment.  Rooms fill up fast!)
• Preliminary program: Will be published online in April.
• Early-bird registration (discount): Will end in mid-June.

Who should attend? 

CIOs, provosts, deans, educators, faculty leaders, eportfolio managers, technology directors, assessment leaders, faculty development staff, teaching and learning center staff, and librarians among others.

Logistics to help you plan: Similar to comparable professional conferences located in a large city, the cost to attend the AAEEBL Annual Conference is $699 for non-members and $499 for members before the early-bird cut-off in mid-June.  That includes lunches and a reception. (This rate has not been raised in three years.)

Monday programs require a separate registration and are available only to those who register for the full conference with the exception of the K-12 Institute.  Monday programs are $200 and include lunch.  The $200 registration fee also covers registration for an afternoon workshop. 

Conference hotel rates in Boston average around $200 a night according to special rates negotiated for the conference. 

Please note that all session and poster presenters must register for the full conference.

Membership in AAEEBL and Conference Discounts: AAEEBL is a non-profit, service organization committed to developing learners and transforming institutions with electronic portfolios.  Our services include conferences, resource-sharing and community-building among other things.  AAEEBL services are possible due to institutional memberships and the support of our Corporate Affiliates.  With institutional membership, AAEEBL offers a substantial annual conference discount to members of $200 per person for up to three people from an institution.

Conference Committee

Questions? Contact Judy Williamson Batson, AAEEBL Director of Communications