<div class="gmail_quote"><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)" size="2">Some of you may be interested in this<br><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">AECT’s
Research and Theory Division will be hosting the 2010 Early Career
Symposium sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The symposium
will be held at the annual AECT International Conference on October
26-27th, 2010, in Anaheim, California. The symposium will engage
participants in a day and a half of focused career mentoring and
networking.</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">The symposium will provide each participant with the following:</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- AECT Conference registration fee</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- conference travel expenses up to $500</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- two community building lunches</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- lodging for the AECT conference not to exceed $200/night for the duration of the conference</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">The intended outcomes of the Early Career Symposium include:</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">-
mentoring of early career faculty and advanced doctoral students into
the social/professional network as partners in idea-making,</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- supporting early career faculty and advanced doctoral students in developing viable technology-oriented research agendas,</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- providing specific feedback and guidance to early career faculty and advanced doctoral students about their research agendas,</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- providing information about building a research agenda, pursuing funding, and building collaborations,</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- developing a community of researchers interested in ways technology can transform teaching and learning</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">The
Symposium will occur over a day and a half as part of the AECT Annual
Meeting. On the first day, the mentors will work with their primary team
of participants (6 participants per mentor) for much of the day. Then,
on the half-day, they will talk to other participant groups so that each
participant gets some personal feedback from at least two mentors.
Participants in the symposium will be asked to identify a project to
work on in consultation with their mentors over the following year.
Participants will participant in a follow-up video conference Spring
2011.</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Our
model for the Early Career Symposium relies on three groups of people
working together to create a supportive community. Participants will be
assigned to one of three mentors. Each of these mentors is a mid-career
faculty member who has a strong record of scholarship and grant
activity.</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Early Career Faculty Participants</span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Nine
early career faculty applicants will be selected through a competitive
application process. The symposium is focused on faculty members who
have received their terminal degree in the last five years. Preference
will be given to those faculty members who are not at research-intensive
schools as they typically have fewer opportunities for mentoring at
their home institutions than faculty in research-intensive positions.
Three early career faculty will be assigned to each mentor.</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Advanced Doctoral Students</span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Nine
advanced doctoral student applicants will be selected through a
competitive application process. Students should be in the final stages
of completing their degree. Preference will be given to students who are
nearing completion and whose research agendas align to the technology
in teaching and learning focus of the Symposium. Three early doctoral
students will be assigned to each mentor.<br></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Lunch
for both days will be provided as part of the Symposium to offer an
opportunity for unstructured conversation among all participants. Given
that one of our desired outcomes is the development of a community of
researchers, providing opportunities for that community to develop is a
critical aspect of the experience.</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Eligibility</span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- Applicants must be AECT Members in good standing</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">- Applicants must have not participated in a previous year’s symposium</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">-
Applicants must be current faculty (within first five years of career)
or graduate students (within one year of finishing doctoral degree)</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">-
Applicants will be selected based upon their strength of argument for
participation. Additionally, the Symposium board seeks to accept a
diverse group of scholars representing the entirety of the membership of
AECT.</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Application</span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Faculty applicants should submit:</span></font><ul style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Cover
letter providing a career statement as well as discussing why they
would like to attend the Early Career Symposium, how they are qualified
and how it would benefit their careers (letter should be limited to a
single page).</span></font></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Updated Curriculum Vita</span></font></li>
</ul><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)" size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Student applicants should submit:</span></font><ul style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Cover
Letter discussing career goals, including description of dissertation
and progress toward completion. The cover letter should also discuss
how they are qualified for the Early Career Symposium and how it would
benefit their careers (letter should be limited to a single page)</span></font></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Updated Curriculum Vita</span></font></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Statement supporting participation from dissertation advisor (limit to one paragraph)</span></font></li>
</ul><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)" size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Deadline:
All applicants are due September 1, 2010. Cover letters and vita’s must
be sent to Symposium coordinator, David Richard Moore
(<a href="mailto:moored3@ohio.edu" target="_blank">moored3@ohio.edu</a>). All materials must be sent electronically.
Applicants will be informed of their status on September 21, 2010.</span><br><br>-------------------------------<br></font></div>-- <br>David Richard Moore<br>Associate Professor<br>Program Coordinator, Instructional Technology<br>
Patton College of Education and Human Services<br>Ohio University<br>250 McCracken Hall, Athens OH 45701<br><a href="mailto:moored3@ohio.edu">moored3@ohio.edu</a><br><a href="http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~moored3/">http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~moored3/</a><br>