AECT 2012 Conference Only One Week Away!

We are looking forward to seeing all of you in a few weeks in Louisville conference! We hope this will be a great event (as always :) to meet, to learn, to network, and to spent time together!

Research & Theory Division is hosting many great events in this conference - almost 80 concurrent, invited, roundtable, and poster sessions! Check out the program online: http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect12/  -  look for RTD hosted sessions.

We hope you will make time for our Special Events:

On Wednesday, October 31:

Just after lunch - we will be honoring Sinem Aslan with the Dean and Sybil McClusky Research Award and she will present her research (1:00pm - 2:00pm in East- Suite Tower, 1 – Laffon).

Just right after that  -  join us for a special invited session on Social Media, Social Networking & Learning with senior researcher Vanessa Dennen from Florida State University and junior researcher Royce Kimmons from University of Texas-Austin (2:15pm - 3:15pm in East- Suite Tower, 1 – Laffon).

At evening make sure to stop by the Research & Theory table at the Welcome Reception to meet and greet Executive Board and fellow division members (6:00 pm to 8:00 pm). Interested members will go to dinner following the reception. Come by the table to get information!

On Thursday, November 1:

Be sure not to miss the Research & Theory Division membership meeting (10:30am - 11:30am in East- Suite Tower, 2 – Breathitt).  Here you will find out how to get more involved in the Research & Theory division.  Also, there will be steel mug raffle!

Immediately following our membership meeting, join us for the Design & Development/Research & Theory Divisions Awards Luncheon (11:45am - 12:45pm in East- Suite Tower / Combs Chandler) and help us congratulate R&T Award Winners.
If you prefer vegetarian food, you can even order vegetarian entrée when you sign up for the luncheon. You can sign up for this event here http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/events/registration/default.asp

On Friday, November 2: 

Join us for another special invited session on Physiological Measures in Instructional Design & Technology Research with senior researcher Roger Azevedo from McGill University, junior researcher Ginger Watson from Old Dominion University, and discussant Amy Adcock from Old Dominion University (9:15am - 10:15am in East- Suite Tower, 3 – Stanley).

We are offering a rich selection of professional development. I hope you will take advantage of these opportunities, join us, and celebrate the presenters’ accomplished works!