Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) 2013 Conference, Jun 3 - Jun 5, 2013. University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Rd, Victoria, Canada. 2013_CSSHE_Call_English. 2013_CSSHE_Call_French.
The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) will hold its annual conference June 3-5, 2013 within the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, hosted by the University of Victoria in Victoria, Beautiful British Columbia.
This conference is being planned in close collaboration with the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) so that individuals attending one of these three conferences will also have the opportunity to attend sessions at one or both of the other gatherings. A pre-conference, co-hosted with CASAE, will be held on Saturday, June 1. Information will follow.
This year’s theme
The Congress 2013 theme is “@the Edge.” CSSHE invites submissions that explore the overall theme or aspects of it as applied to the field of higher education. Papers addressing specific-but-related topics such as online learning, governance, research, informal and experiential learning, recruitment and student services will also be considered for inclusion in the program.
Who should attend?
CSSHE invites submissions from researchers in higher education and related disciplines such as political science, sociology, history, philosophy, psychology, women’s studies, economics, business, administration, and the professions. This conference offers an opportunity for graduate students, educators, policy makers, administrators, activists, and advocates to contribute, reflect, and share their perspectives on higher education and issues around student success. Graduate students, college and university faculty and administrators are encouraged to submit proposals for the 2013 conference. This year’s conference will include keynote presentations, organized paper presentations, individual paper presentations, and a poster session.
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February 21 – 24, 2013. Hosted by the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- Meet with hundreds of other student leaders, administrators, faculty, AmeriCorps members, and nonprofit leaders from across the nation
- Exchange ideas and best practices
- Get reinspired and recharged
- Gain insights to make your efforts more effective
- Learn about resources and opportunities.
This event, hosted by the University of New Mexico, is historically the largest annual conference focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service-learning, community-based research, advocacy and other forms of social action. The event was founded in 1984 by the Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL), one of the first national organizations to promote and support college student involvement.
Through this Conference, hundreds of students, administrators, faculty, AmeriCorps members, and nonprofit leaders from across the nation have the opportunity to meet and get together to learn and share effective practices, improve personal skills and organizational strategies, discover opportunities and resources, exchange stories, and be inspired and challenged to sustain the proposed efforts.
The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest annual conference focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service-learning, community-based research, advocacy and other forms of social action. Building on the rich 28-year tradition of the COOL Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, IMPACT is the one time during the year when students, administrators, faculty, AmeriCorps members and VISTAs, and nonprofit professionals gather together to learn and share effective practices, improve personal skills and organizational strategies, discover opportunities and resources, exchange stories, be inspired and challenged to sustain our efforts.

EdMedia 2013 - World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. Victoria, BC, Canada - June 24-28, 2013.
The EdMedia World Conference on Educational Media and Technology is an international conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education.
Proposal Submission Guide & Form
EdMedia--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education. EdMedia, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries. For a list, see: Countries @ EdMedia. We invite you to attend EdMedia and submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, tutorials, workshops, posters/demonstrations, corporate showcases/demos, and SIG discussions. The Conference Review Policy requires that each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and online proceedings available on EdITLib - Education and Information Technology Digital Library.
Topics
The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the educational and developmental aspects of multimedia/hypermedia and telecommunications. Sub-topics listed here.

1. Infrastructure
2. Tools & Content-Oriented Applications
3. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner
4. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI/CHI)
5. Cases & Projects
6. Universal Web Accessibility
7. Indigenous Peoples & Technology.

18th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training - The Largest Global E-Learning Conference for the Corporate, Education and Public Service Sectors.
Full-day Events
Moodle Seminar and Workshop: Moodle in Practice and New Developments
Creating Effective Modules for Online and Mobile Delivery: A Make-and-Take Workshop
Societal Challenges, Policy Priorities and TEL: Proposing a TEL Research 'Relevance Test'
VIDEO EDUCA Master Class
Morning Events
Are You Serious? Evidence for Learning Using Games
Augmented Virtuality Supports Sharing of Corporate Experiences
Guidelines for the Use of OpenCourseWare for Virtual Mobility
Examining Open Educational Resources in Digital Literacy and Creativity for University Teachers’ Professional Practice
Teach an Instructor to Digitally Fish and Feed Students for Life!
Afternoon Events
Enhancing Participatory Culture: How to Design International Collaboration with Social and Mobile Media?
Excellence for Open Education in Practice
Speexx Exchange 2012. Reality Check: The State of the E-Learning Industry
Learning Design in the Open: Rethinking Our Courses for Tomorrow’s Learners
Newcomer's Guide to ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN
Implementing the 70:20:10 Framework: A Practical Workshop
Mobiles Lernen im Arbeitsprozess: Einsatzmöglichkeiten am Beispiel von Pilotprojekten aus der beruflichen Qualifizierung / Examples of Applying Mobile Learning at Work: Pilot Projects in VET.

Lille-I et Lille-III organisent un colloque international sur l'expérience et la professionnalisation du 26 au 28 septembre 2012.
"Expérience et Professionnalisation dans les champs de la formation, de l'éducation et du travail : état des lieux et enjeux", ce colloque scientifique s'adresse aux chercheurs de différentes disciplines (sciences de l'éducation, gestion, sociologie, psychologie, économie etc.) et de différents pays (France, Suisse, Belgique, Espagne, Portugal, Canada) ainsi qu'aux praticiens de la formation et de la gestion des ressources humaines. Il a notamment pour objectif d'aborder "la problématique de la connaissance et de la valorisation de l'expérience".
La réflexion s'articule autour de trois enjeux:

• La place de l'expérience dans les processus de construction des savoirs et dans les modes de travail pédagogique et didactique;
• La place de l'expérience dans le marché du travail, dans les pratiques de gestion des ressources humaines et dans la production et transmission des compétences;
• La place de l'expérience dans la recherche d'une reconnaissance et d'une validation-certification.

A noter parmi les thèmes abordés dans le cadre de ces trois enjeux:

• La notion d'expérience,
• Formalisation de l'expérience et Construction des savoirs,
• L'expérience d'apprentissage en situation de travail,
• Accompagner de futurs cadres à construire leur posture professionnelle: vers une éthique de la compréhension,
• Le référentiel personnel comme instrument d'élaboration et de renouvellement d'expérience,
• Echange savoirs contre compétences : les stratégies de discours des dossiers de demande de VAE dans les masters "Métiers de l'enseignement et de la formation",
• La validation des acquis de l'expérience aux prises avec une démarche collective et individualisée,
• Une ingénierie de formation au service de la professionnalisation des accompagnateurs VAE,
• etc.

Parmi plusieurs interventants on peut notamment citer Michel Feutrie qui assure aussi une intervention aux 10 ans de la VAE en Rhône-Alpes. Vers le site du colloque et le programme.

By Karin Fischer. Even as India struggles to educate its burgeoning population, it faces a second pressing challenge: better preparing its college graduates for a competitive global work force.
It's not enough to simply focus on expanding educational access in the world's second-most-populous nation, said speakers at an international-education conference here, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. India, as a rising economic and political power, must also improve the quality of its higher-education system.
Close to a million students graduate from Indian institutions with engineering degrees each year, said Shiv Nadar, a technology entrepreneur. "How many of them are industry-ready?" asked Mr. Nadar, who is also the founder of a private university that bears his name. "None. Absolutely none." More...

Officials and scholars from China and the United States discussed collaborating on higher education during the 15th Edgar Snow Symposium held at Peking University in October, stressing that educational cooperation should be a two-way street.
Excerpts of their speeches follow:
Yang Meng, Deputy Secretary General of the China Education Association for International Exchange: The Outline of China's National Plan for Medium- and Long-term Education Reform and Development (2010-20) requires us to expand international exchanges and cooperation in the field of education. In the early 1980s, many Chinese students went abroad to study and didn't come back after graduation, bringing a so-called "brain drain" to the country. However, at the beginning of the 21st century, there were more job opportunities in fast-developing China, and more Chinese students overseas are willing to return to China, in what is now coined the "brain gain." Today, not only are Chinese students going abroad to study, but also more foreign students are coming to China to learn the Chinese language and culture, promoting "brain circulation." More...

Le MEDEF interviendra lors du Colloque IFFRES dans notre conférence: les Assises et fondations de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement supérieur
Quelle est l’efficacité des actions de l’Etat pour l’innovation, la recherche et l’enseignement supérieur?
Vous aurez le privilège d’entendre le MEDEF dans notre conférence: « les Assises et fondations de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement supérieur »
Intervenant à la Matinale IFFRES du 17 juillet, Jacques Fontanille, Conseiller au cabinet de Madame Geneviève Fioraso, Ministre de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur, a fait savoir que les fondations de recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur étaient un sujet sensible. « Quoiqu’elles ne soient pas visées particulièrement par les Assises de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur que vient de lancer le Ministère, elles en font pleinement partie puisqu’elles sont porteuses de projets issus notamment de la LRU (fondations universitaires et partenariales) ou du Plan Investissements d’Avenir (Fondations de coopération scientifique). »
Il n’est pas rare qu’un chercheur soit à la fois impliqué dans un Labex, un Equipex, une FCS tout en étant rattaché à une université et un centre de recherche. Et ce même chercheur perdra son temps à rédiger, tour à tour pour chacune de ces entités, des demandes de financement public ou privé, au détriment de ses travaux de recherche.
Venez en débattre avec nous lors du lors du colloque IFFRES le 15 & 16 novembre prochains.