From: rich@tosh.wcc.govt.nz (Richard Naylor )
Newsgroups: nz.general
Subject: call for participation - for those with travel budgets
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 23:15:31 GMT
Organization: City Net -  Wellington City Council's Community Computer Network

23:15:11
29-Jul-1992

                        Call for Papers

    Second International Symposium on Telecommunications in Education:
                      Global Connections

                           INFOMART
                       Dallas, Texas USA
                     November 10 - 13, 1993
                            TEL*ED '93

Since ISTE conducted the First International Symposium on
Telecommunications in Education in 1989, the use of telecommunications
in education has grown rapidly across the globe.  Today, hundreds of
telecommunications networks and projects enable many students and
teachers to engage in collaborative educational projects, thereby
creating "windows on the world" in the classroom.

Advances in technology, increased pressures to improve education,
changes in world political landscapes, and the resulting policy issues
create a challenging backdrop for the Second International Symposium on
Telecommunications in Education, to be held in Dallas, Texas, USA.

The 1993 symposium, Global Connections, will give leaders in
telecommunications a forum in which to learn about rapidly-advancing
developments in telecommunications technologies; to debate key policy
issues; and to share experiences, ideas, insights, and research findings
on the applications of this new technology to education.

The conference (which should attract about 1,000 educators,
policymakers, and researchers) is designed to let participants see
demonstrations of successful educational telecommunications and distance
learning projects, as well as discuss emerging telecommunications and
distance learning technology trends.

Topics:
The program will be organized into the following program strands:

*Addressing Rural needs through Telecommunications

*Educational telecommunications in the Developing World

*Indigenous People and Telecommunications

*Models of Connectivity
        Emerging Telecommunications Trends
        Perspectives of Information Providers
        Standards of Telecommunications
        Collaborative Telecommunications Project

*Instructional Telecommunications Models
        Telecommunication activities for Interdisciplinary Curriculum
        Telecommunications and Distance Education
        Strategies for the Development of Collaborative
                Telecommunications Projects
        Instructional Design Issues in Telecommunications
        Management of Instructional Telecommunication
        Telecommunications and Special Needs

*Telecommunications and Change
        Implementation Strategies
        Telecommunication and Teacher Education
        Information Handling

*Global Education and Telecommunication
        International Educational Projects

*Policy and Legal Issues Related to Educational Telecommunications

*Research and Evaluation of Educational Telecommunications

*Telecooperation and computer-supported cooperative work

*Multimedia and Telecommunications


COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS:

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
        ISTE - SIG/TEL

Consortium for School Networking (COSN)

Association for Educational Communications and Technology

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

Technology Education Research Center (TERC)

Texas Computer Education Association

National Association of Regional Media Centers

The University of Texas at Austin Learning Technology Center

INFOMART:

INFOMART is a showcase for the latest in information systems and
education technologies.  The products represented here include computer
hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment.  INFOMART also
houses leading system integrators, consulting firms, and training
companies.

In its spirit and forward-thinking purpose, INFOMART is the official
successor to London's Crystal Palace, constructed in 1851 for the first
World's Fair and international technology exhibition.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:

To present a paper, organize a panel, give a poster presentation,
demonstration or workshop at the conference:

*  Abstract of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panels
should be submitted in triplicate.

*  The abstract should not exceed 500 words.

*  Each abstract must be accompanied by biographies of the authors,
presenters, or panelists, not to exceed 100 words.

*  Abstracts should identify the Conference strand(s) appropriate for
the presentation.

*  The abstracts must be received by January 30, 1992.

Submit abstracts to:

The Secretariat
2nd International Symposium on Telecommunications in Education
International Society for Technology in Education
1787 Agate Street
Eugene, OR 97403-1923 USA
[ISTE@Oregon.bitnet]
Tel. 503-346-4414
Fax. 503-346-5890

For more information, contact:
Conference Co-chairs:
Paul Resta
Tel. 512-471-4014
Fax. 512-471-4607
presta@utxvm.cc.utexas.edu

Connie Stout
Tel. 512-463-9091
Fax. 512-463-9090
cstout@tenet.edu

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Texas Education Agency          (512) 463-9090: fax
1701 N. Congress Ave.           (512) 463-0828 ex. 39091: Voice Mail
Austin, TX 78701                cstout@tenet.edu


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rich@tosh.wcc.govt.nz (Richard Naylor )