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Theme: Increasing Joy in Online Learning
Theme: Increasing Joy in Online Learning
WOUtechCon is a free, online conference focused on providing practical skills, discussions, presentations, and workshops on ethical, smart technology integration into teaching, learning, and training.
Audience
Audience
Anyone (teachers, staff, classroom assistants, administrators, etc.) working in K-14 (i.e. Kindergarten through the first two years of college) who is interested in improving or expanding their use of technology to support teaching, learning, and training (including professional development) in their current or future workplaces.
Presenters
Presenters
Individuals with experience using technology to support teaching, learning, and training and who wish to share their takeaways, research, and/or experiences with others. Thus we welcome: K-12 teachers and staff; Community College & University faculty & staff; Instructional Designers; Online Learning Support Staff; Researchers; students with significant online learning experience.
Mission
Mission
To promote joyful, intelligent, ethical, and compassionate user- and learner-centered technology in learning and working environments.
Benefits of attending this FREE Conference:
Benefits of attending this FREE Conference:
Professional
Professional
Attend the conference, expand your knowledge, scaffold your existing skills, network with peers, receive certificate recognizing your attendance and participation (for potential Professional Development credits--be sure to check with your school, district, or institution about details).
Educational
Educational
Register for 1 credit of 800 level graduate course work. In many school districts, 800 level credits count towards moving up the pay step ladder. Here is a link to more information details.
Want to attend?
Want to attend?
We are finalizing the remaining details and presenter process as fast as we can and we'll update the website once we've double-checked and confirmed all the details!
We will be opening up our conference presentation proposal form by mid-June, 2023.
Want to present?
Want to present?
Hopefully, most presenters will connect their presentations, workshops, and/or roundtable to our theme: Increasing Joy in Online Learning. Most sessions will be 50 minutes long; we are open to presenters interested in running 2 hour, practice-driven workshops!Â
Additional topics we're interested in (and feel free to expand on this):
AI/ChatGPT
Reducing Labor in Online Teaching & Learning
Facilitating Play in Online Learning
Creating Online Communities
Accessibility
Who we are: WOUtech is organized and hosted by Gregory Zobel, Ph.D. from the MSEd: Educational Technology program in the College of Education at Western Oregon University.
If you have a disability that may require some accommodation in order to participate in a Western Oregon University activity, please notify the Office of Disability Services at 503-838-8250 or ods@wou.edu at least 72 hours in advance.
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