Conference: ePortfolios Australia Conference 2010 (EAC2010)

ePortfolios Australia Conference 2010 (EAC2010) - widening participation by engaging the learner

Following on from the successes of the VET E-portfolios Showcase in 2009 and the ALTC Australian ePortfolio Symposia in 2008/2009, ePortfolios Australia Conference 2010 (EAC2010) will bring together national and international educators and thought leaders to showcase current e-portfolio practice and demonstrate the ways e-portfolios are serving as catalysts to support and engage adult learning from the:

* vocational education and training (VET) sector
* higher education (HE) sector, and
* adult and community education (ACE) sector

EAC2010 will be held on the 3-4 November 2010 at the Angliss Conference Centre in Melbourne, with a Vendors ePortfolios Showcase to be held on the evening of Wednesday 3 November.

Vendors and sponsors interested in participating in this event can register their interest by contacting Allison.Miller@flexiblelearning.net.au or phone: 08 8348 4075.

For more information:
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/content/e-portfolios-australia
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/files/eport_aust_dl_alt_A5_110210.pdf

Conference: AAEEBL Call for Proposals

Hello everyone: Please join us in Boston at the Seaport Hotel from July 19-22. The Call for Proposals is open. The site to submit a proposal to is https://eventbrainz.com/event/aaeebl2010 We expect 600 attendees. Campus Technology, right next door in the Seaport World Trade Center adds another 800 attendees. We share an exhibit hall, so in addition to a full conference on ePortfolios, you can visit hundreds of booths in the shared exhibit hall. ePortfolio-related booths will be tagged in an easily recognizable way.

The proposals submitted to us will be reviewed by our program committee; only some proposals will be accepted. This is a refereed academic conference.

Featured speakers: Randy Bass, Helen Barrett, Helen Chen, Darren Cambridge, Bret Eynon, Trent Batson, Gary Brown, Phil Long, Kathleen Yancey, Terrel Rhodes, Serge Ravet, Peggy Maki, Steve Ehrmann, Allison Miller, Rob Ward, Marij Veugelers. France, the U.K., Australia and the Netherlands are represented.

Proposals will begin to be reviewed April 1; final deadline is May 1. Submit early to give yourself the best chance to be on the program.

Article: As We May Learn: Revisiting Bush

As We May Learn: Revisiting Bush
By Trent Batson
02/03/10
Campus Technology

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/as-we-may-learn-revisiting-bush.aspx?sc_lang=en

Article: The Higher Education Hedgehog

The Higher Education Hedgehog
By Trent Batson
02/16/10
Campus Technology

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/17/the-higher-education-hedgehog.aspx?sc_lang=en