UL Professional Development

This year’s theme, Learning Through Innovation, invites proposals that embrace thoughtful integration of technology into the classroom experience; share efficiencies with technological advances in the administering of education; and evaluate tools for teaching all of our students.  The Ohio Learning Network and eTech Ohio continue to collaborate with numerous state agencies and educational institutions to provide a premiere professional development event for faculty, instructional designers, administrators, librarians, students, teachers and technology coordinators. We are seeking interactive and engaging proposals for presentations, pre-conference workshops and technology demonstrations.  Proposals are sought for the following topics:

• Digital textbooks
• K-16 Collaborations
• Assessment
• Fostering Collaboration
• Emerging Technologies
• Planning and Designing Learning Environments
• Applying Technology in Learning and Assessment
• Your ideas!

Deadlines and Submission Form(s)

The deadline to submit a proposal is Sunday, October 17th at 11:59 pm.

Session proposal status will be provided by email to the primary presenter no later than Friday, November 12th.

Submitting a proposal requires completing two forms. You must complete both the web form and the adobe form template.

The proposal submission process:

1. Create an account

2. Download and complete the adobe form template

3. Complete the web form

4. Upload your completed adobe form

5. *optional* Upload your presentation materials (can be uploaded at any time)

6. Review the submission and enter your program book description.

You can begin the proposal process, by creating a new account here <https://conference.etech.ohio.gov/ei/cm.esp?id=3&pageid=_30E13O0CA> .

The Ohio Educational Technology Conference <http://www.etech.ohio.gov/conference/>  will be held January 31-February 2, 2011, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center <http://www.columbusconventions.com/> .