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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello ITSA Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Get your proposals ready and please consider joining us on Thursday, April 10, 2014 for the Playful Learning Summit in Baker Center. See below for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Also, be sure to mark your calendars for the CALL conference on Friday, April 11 in Gordy Hall. More information will be coming soon. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ITSA will be helping organize and staff both events. Please contact me if you are interested in volunteering.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mark Riley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>rileym1@ohio.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ITSA President </span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for Proposals</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2014 Playful Learning Summit @ Ohio University</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call For Proposal (CFP) Playful Learning Summit </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Playful Learning summit begins Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Baker Center. The Summit promotes professional development opportunities to explore and learn more about educators’ use of games in various educational settings. We also seek to foster collaboration among pre-service and practicing teachers, designers, and researchers. The PLS will provide a unique forum for educators to network, design, and play.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We welcome proposals around the following formats: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:27.0pt' id=u2378-2><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>WORKSHOP</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.5pt' id=u2378-4><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>An interactive hour long workshop in a single session, during which presenters engage the audience directly. Workshops are highly participatory and include discussion and debriefing following the activities. Make things, build things, test things - the sky's the limit!</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:27.0pt' id=u2382-2><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>PRESENTATION</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.5pt' id=u2382-4><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>An individual 45 minute presentation. Standard format used by most conferences. We especially welcome presentations that promote plenty of engagement and interaction throughout.</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.5pt' id=u2382-4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#7F7F7F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:27.0pt' id=u2385-2><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>MICRO-PRESENTATION</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.5pt' id=u2385-4><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>This is a fun format that packs an information-filled punch. Highlight your experiences with games in the classroom. Show off new ways of thinking about games and learning, challenge the field and provoke the audience.</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.5pt' id=u2385-4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#7F7F7F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:27.0pt' id=u2388-2><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>GAME ARCADE</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.5pt' id=u2388-4><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Playful Learning Summit - Ohio University is soliciting educational games created by conference attendees. If your game is selected you will have the opportunity to share it in an all-day, arcade style setting where attendees can play and talk with you about your game. We encourage you to share links to downloadable demos and/or videos of game-play!</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b>Submission<br></b>To submit a proposal, please visit the website at: <a href="http://www.interactivelearningconference.com/proposal.html">http://www.interactivelearningconference.com/proposal.html </a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submissions for 2014 PLS are due by 11:59 P.M. Friday, February 25th. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Proposal Guidelines: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Be prepared to include:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:40.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Title</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:40.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Facilitator name(s)</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:40.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Facilitator(s) affiliation(s)</span><span 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session including: </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:40.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>List of learning objectives</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:40.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New 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lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Range of number of participants possible/required </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PLS Co-Chairs: Seann Dikkers & Linda Fife</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:sdikkers@gmail.com">sdikkers@gmail.com</a> & <a 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