Thursday 18 November 2010

AECT Anaheim follow-up

Research and Theory Division Members,

I hope those of you who attended last week's convention in Anaheim had an enriching experience and an uneventful return home. I know that I always return, invigorated with new ideas and feeling refreshed from catching-up with my long-time colleagues and meeting many new friends. I would like to extend a special thank you to those who presented as a part of our Research and Theory
Division program. In addition, I hope those of you who were unable to attend in Anaheim can join us next year in Jacksonville, Florida.

AECT 2011 International Convention - Jacksonville, Florida - November 8-12, 2011
Mark your calendars for November 8-12, 2011. The theme - Celebrate 3.0: Design.Learn.Community. President-Elect Ana Donaldson and her planning team of Mary Herring and Sharon Smaldino are sure to put together an exciting program. We will be meeting at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Waterfront.

Research and Theory Division leadership personnel are already brainstorming for next year's program. If you have any ideas for our 2011 convention, be sure to let RTD president-elect (and 2011 RTD convention planner) Ana-Paula Correia know - acorreia@iastate.edu

Call for Proposals - AECT 2011 International Convention - December 1, 2010
The call for proposals for our AECT 2011 Convention will be live on December 1, 2010, so start planning ahead. Download a PDF of the call for proposals at http://www.aect.org/events/jacksonville/2010CallForProposals.pdf

AECT and Research and Theory Division Leadership elections - coming soon
We are in the process of organizing our Research and Theory Division slate for upcoming elections. If you are interested in a leadership position, contact RTD past-president Lisa Yamagata-Lynch - lisayl@niu.edu

Division Apparel
If you are interested in purchasing apparel or items with the new Research and Theory logos, go to http://www.zazzle.com/aect_rtd A percentage of proceeds go back to our division.

Division Blog and Ning site
Be sure to stay abreast of Research and Theory Division news by following the RTD blog - http://aect-rtd.blogspot.com and by joining our RTD Ning site - http://aectrtd.ning.com/

We look forward to working with you in the coming months!

Marc Childress
Research and Theory Division Representative to the AECT Board of Directors