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The ELI Annual Meeting will be held face-to-face in Denver, and online on February 4-6, 2013. This year's meeting is organized around six themes, identified directly by the ELI Community. These themes or content anchors include emerging technology, future modeling, and academic transformation; mobile learning; methods for evaluating technology-based instructional innovations; online and blended teaching and learning; e-textbooks; and learning analytics.
Face-to-Face Information
NewComer's Orientation Session
To help you prepare for and make the most of your conference experience, plan to take part in the Newcomers' Orientation on-site in Denver.
- Date/Time: Monday, February 4, from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. (MT)
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Convening a session is an easy way to get involved and meet people. View the list of sessions that still need a convener.
Face-to-Face Meeting Activities
Monday Welcome Reception: One of the most valuable aspects of this conference is the opportunity to connect face-to-face with fellow attendees. Join us for the Monday Welcome Reception from 5:45-6:45 p.m. (MT), where you can relax over food and drinks and get to know your colleagues. Learn more>
CIO and Executive IT Leader Roundtable: The CIO and Executive IT Leader Roundtable on Monday, February 4 from 2:30-4:45 p.m. (MT) is a small and informal gathering designed to give college and university CIOs, executive IT leaders, and executive-level teaching and learning professionals the opportunity to connect with peers and discuss current campus IT issues and opportunities. Separate registration is required. Learn more>
e-Texts/e-Content Leadership Seminar: The Leadership Seminar is designed as a deeper learning session threaded throughout the meeting program. Participants will meet, share with, and learn from a cohort of peers from a wide range of positions supporting teaching and learning from different types of higher education institutions. Separate registration is required. Learn more>
Online Meeting Information
Online meeting Orientation Session
Technical Requirements
View the technical requirements page to confirm that you have the appropriate equipment and software installed on the computer you plan to use.
Online Meeting Resources
Virtual Conference Center: Online attendees will easily locate and access all online events through the virtual conference center. We will open on Thursday, January 24; Thursday, January 31; Friday, February 1 and will stay open from Monday, February 4 through Friday, April 26. TEST YOUR CREDENTIALS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE BEGINS. All sessions, a networking lounge, the digital poster gallery, and a game room will be available.
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Team Participation: We encourage you to participate as a team. To make it easy to host the online meeting, EDUCAUSE On Campus provides helpful information and resources to plan, promote, host, facilitate, and evaluate your campus event. You can also use the team participation flyer to promote the online event on your campus. Learn more>
Session Types
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| Preconference Seminars: Preconference seminars are three-hour sessions available at both the face-to-face and online meetings. Separate registration is required. | ✔ | ✔ |
| General Sessions: These keynote sessions feature experts in teaching and learning and are professionally streamed live for online conference attendees and are available on demand for postsession access for face-to-face registrants. They will be published, along with the Mp3 and Mp4 files, in the EDUCAUSE public library and will be available for at least three years. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Featured Sessions: Featured sessions are offered during the program and highlight speakers with expertise on a variety of topics. These sessions are professionally streamed live for online conference attendees and are available on demand for postsession access for face-to-face registrants. They will be published, along with the Mp3 and Mp4 files, in the EDUCAUSE public library and will be available for at least three years. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Poster Sessions and the Digital Poster Gallery (Coming Soon): Poster sessions will demonstrate the use of an emerging technology or innovative practice for teaching and learning. Presenters will showcase the unique features and functionality of the tool or program and provide a visual overview of the project. The digital poster gallery (coming soon) will allow participants to access on-site poster presenter content online forconvenient exploration and follow-up. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Interactive Presentation Sessions: The foundation of the conference, these interactive presentations consist of one or more speakers addressing the audience about topics on which they have expertise. In addition, speakers of these sessions are encouraged to engage the audience for at least 10-15 minutes in order to enhance participation. Two of these sessions are professionally streamed during every time slot. They are available live and on-demand almost immediately for the online audience and on-demand after the conference for face-to-face registrants. After 90 days, they will be published, along with the Mp3 and Mp4 files, in the EDUCAUSE public library and will be available for at least three years. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Learning Circles: Learning Circles are interactive, discussion-based sessions that encourage attendees to brainstorm solutions and share institutional approaches to key questions and issues. This year's Learning Circles will include two "Debate Club" presentations on MOOCs and Learning in Learning Analytics, one circle on Next Generation Learning Challenges, and one circle on a topic crowdsourced by the ELI community. | ✔ |
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| TED-Style Sessions: The TED-style sessions are 15-minute presentations followed by a 15-minute question/discussion period and will be held in the model learning space. | ✔ |
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| Experience IT Sessions: Discover how emerging and innovative technology works and how it can be applied on your campus during these interactive, hands-on sessions. Be sure to bring your own mobile device (e.g. smartphone, tablet, or laptop) in order to fully participate in the session. | ✔ |
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| Exclusive Online Sessions: These interactive sessions with experts on current topics are exclusively available live and on demand for the online audience for 90 days then published in the conference proceedings. |
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Program Committee
The ELI Annual Meeting is informed, planned, and organized by ELI members who are engaged, passionate, and experienced in the selected theme. Thank you to the ELI Annual Meeting 2013 Program Committee.
