AACE Global TIME Online Conference March 28 - April 1, 2011

INVITATION
Global TIME -- Global Conference on Technology, Innovation, Media & Education is an online conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

This annual conference serves to further the advancement and innovation in learning and technology. As the educational world becomes increasingly global, new ways to explore, learn, and share knowledge are needed. Global TIME is a means to connect and engage creative educators, researchers, consultants, training managers, policy makers, curriculum developers, entrepreneurs, and others in the topics and fields in which they are passionate. Global TIME offers an opportunity to meet and discuss their ideas, findings, and next steps.

Global TIME, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and is expected to attracts many leaders in the field from around the world. For a list of countries represented at previous AACE conferences, see: Countries.

We invite you to attend Global TIME and submit proposals for virtual participation. The Conference Review Policy requires that each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and Proceedings access via EdITLib Digital Library.

TOPICS
The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to Learning and Technology. Sub-topics listed here.

Advanced Technologies for Learning and Teaching
Assessment and Research
Educational Reform, Policy, and Innovation
Evaluation and Quality Improvement Advances
Global Networks, Partnerships, and Exchanges
Innovative Approaches to Learning and Learning Environments
Open Education
Technologies for Socially Responsive Learning
Virtual and Distance Education

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES
The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

Keynote Speakers
Invited Panels/Speakers
Live Virtual Presentations
Asynchronous virtual presentations

PROCEEDINGS
Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings and are are internationally distributed through and archived in the EdITLib Digital Library. These proceedings serve as major sources in the multimedia/ hypermedia/telecommunications community, reflecting the current state of the art in the discipline.

Selected papers may be invited for publication in may be invited for publication in AACE's respected journals especially in the Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH), International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL), or Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR). See: www.aace.org/pubs

PAPER AWARDS
Papers present reports of significant work or integrative reviews in research, development, and applications related to the educational multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/ distance education. All presented papers will be considered by the Program Committee for Outstanding Paper Awards. There will also be an award for Outstanding Student Paper (therefore, please indicate with your submission if the primary author is a full-time student).

Award winning papers will be highlighted in the AACE online periodical the AACE Journal. See previous award papers featured in the EdITLib Digital Library.