44th NSEE Annual Conference

National Society of Experiential Education (NSEE), is a non-profit membership organization composed of educators, businesses, and community leaders. Founded in 1971, NSEE also serves as a national resource center for the development and improvement of experiential education programs nationwide. 44th Annual Conference Monday, October 5 - Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Loews Don CeSar Hotel on the Beach St. Pete Beach, Florida 2015 NSEE Annual Conference: Final Week to Submit to Speak at Conference Proposal Submission Deadline: January 23, 2015 Conference Theme: Experiential Education for the 21st Century Preserving High Impact Practices in a Digital and Virtual World Call for Proposals: Visit www.nsee.org Teaching and learning today take place in a fast-paced and ever-changing landscape of technology, information, social media and global connectivity. The many forms of experiential education-internships, service learning, education abroad, co-ops, project work, or undergraduate research-are no exception. Embedding high-impact teaching practices into our educational programs and providing students with concrete and authentic learning experiences in which they can reflect, conceptualize, and actively experiment-these are the challenges we face in a digital world where students spend ever more time and energy within virtual spaces, online platforms and social networks. Whether carried out across the oceans or across the tracks, today's experiential education programs-if they are to be effective and lead to meaningful learning and personal development-must respond to the many challenges and very great opportunities that a wireless and often virtual world of connectivity and information present to experiential teachers and learners. As educators in this new world informational order, we face a singular challenge: how best to preserve the high-impact experiential teaching and learning practices that we know work and which research continues to demonstrate. The opportunity before us-how to integrate these new technologies into established high-impact practices intelligently, authentically, and reflectively-holds out the promise that successful strategies in program design and delivery will strengthen experiential education for the 21st century. Join NSEE as members and friends explore these and related issues at the 44th Annual Conference on the beach in sunny St. Pete Beach, Florida. In a wired and virtual world of social media, learn to apply NSEE's Eight Principles of Good Practice for All Experiential Learning Activities to experiential programs at your home institution. Meet and share experiences with experiential educators, practitioners, faculty and students who use technology and social media in innovative ways that advance the theory and practice of Experiential Education. Enroll in NSEE's pre-conference workshops delivered by the Experiential Education Academy (EEA) and gain theoretical grounding and practical insights into good practice in experiential program design, delivery and assessment. NSEE invites session and poster proposals addressing this year's conference theme! Topical areas of investigation for the 44th NSEE Annual Conference include: - What impact is technology having on the traditional theory and practice of experiential education? - How do we adapt the existing experiential education theories, such as the Kolb Learning Cycle, for students learning in a progressively virtual and online world? - What case studies demonstrate good practice in integrating technology into the active learning classroom? - How do internships, co-ops and service learning programs use technology experientially? - How do we apply NSEE Eight Principles of Good Practice for All Experiential Learning Activities in a digital age? - How do we use E-Portfolios, team-based design, and participatory learning within experiential pedagogies? - How can we use these technologies to expand and deepen experiential education, both on and off campus? - What challenges and opportunities do such technologies present to experiential educators? NSEE's 44th Annual Conference addresses these and related questions by exploring how experiential educators are adapting to the changed technological landscape of K-16 education today. NSEE invites session and poster proposals from faculty, administrators and students using principles of good practice in experiential education and preserving high impact teaching and learning practices in our digital and virtual world. Visit www.nsee.org to learn more. Proposal Submission Deadline: January 23, 2015 at 11:59 pm Call for Proposals: Information and Guidelines 44th Annual Conference Monday, October 5 - Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Loews Don CeSar Hotel on the Beach St. Pete Beach, Florida EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PRESERVING HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES IN A DIGITAL AND VIRTUAL WORLD Proposal Submission Deadline: January 23, 2015 When preparing your proposal, we encourage you to structure your ideas around the areas of interest as represented by NSEE's Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and within the context of one of the following conference tracks: - Scholarship: Empirical, Applied, and Pedagogical Research - Best Practices - Case Studies - Technology (e.g., e-learning, e-portfolios) - Tools and Techniques - Partnerships - Conversations across campus between student affairs and academic affairs - Attracting external partners, funding, and relationships - Engaging in national conversations (e.g., how your institution works with other national organizations such as AAC And U, AAEEBL, NCHC to promote experiential education) - Evaluation and Assessment - Accreditation (e.g., QEP) - Tools and Techniques - Student Poster Forum - Research experiences and reflection - Education Abroad experiences and reflection - Service-Learning experiences and reflection - Internship experiences and reflections SUBMISSION All proposals must be submitted electronically to nsee@talley.com using the online form at www.nsee.org. Follow the link to the conference section. Incomplete proposals or improperly formatted proposals will not be considered. The deadline for submitting proposals is 11:59 EST p.m. on January 23, 2015 SCORING Proposals will be peer-reviewed by the 2015 Conference Planning Committee. The review process consists of dividing the proposals by SIG types as indicated in Section No.4 on the application. Review teams will then evaluate proposals based on the following criteria: - Design and content (discussion, interaction, instruction) - 25 points - Experiential and/or creative nature of presentation. - 25 points - Clarity of description - 25 points - Relevance of topic to conference theme/tracks - 15 points - Presenter expertise with topic - 10 points FORMAT Presenters are requested to provide their preferred presentation format (Section No.2) on the application form. Since a limited number of session and round-table spaces are available, all requests will be taken into consideration, but preferences cannot be guaranteed. Submission of a proposal constitutes your willingness to accept and abide by the final decision of the Conference Committee. Sessions are 60-minute or 90-minute formal presentations followed by discussion and questions. Preference will be given to sessions that actively engage participants and reflect a depth and breadth of experience. Please clearly articulate in your proposal the strategy you will use to actively engage the audience. Breakfast Round-tables are 60-minute interactive discussions, held at round-tables during breakfast, and led by the presenter(s). The sessions are informal in nature and are intended to promote insights and conversation among participants. Breakfast tables normally accommodate no more than 8 to 10 people. Student Poster Forum is a 60-minute interactive period during which the audience circulates among poster displays while students present and discuss the content of their poster. This forum is intended to generate conversation and to stimulate interest for students, faculty sponsors, and the audience. NOTIFICATION Applicants will be notified of the status of their proposal no later than May 30, 2015. If a proposal has multiple presenters, written correspondence will be sent only to the primary contact. It is the responsibility of the primary contact to disseminate all information regarding the proposal to all presenters. ABSTRACT PUBLICATION The abstract submitted in the template section of the Proposal Application may be used by NSEE to promote the Annual Conference. NSEE reserves the right to edit abstracts for publication in the conference program and advertising materials. PRESENTATION POSTING OPTION Presenters have the option to submit an electronic copy of their presentation and/or handout materials which will be posted on the conference website. CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS Once the program schedule has been finalized, changes cannot be made. While situations may arise that might cause a presenter to cancel his/her presentation, NSEE encourages presenters to seek every possible alternative, including finding a substitute or co-presenter, prior to making a decision to withdraw from the conference. In the event that a presenter must cancel, written notification must be submitted to NSEE at the presenter's earliest opportunity. Failure to do so may result in non-acceptance of future program proposals. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED All faculty and staff presenters are required to register for the full conference. Student presenters may register for only the day of the conference during which they will be presenting their poster sessions. Information on conference registration fees and hotel rates will be available at www.nsee.org mid-May 2015. Discounts are available for campus teams of 5 or more. APPLICATION Download the Proposal Application at www.nsee.org. CONTACT US National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) 19 Mantua Road Mt. Royal, NJ 08061 Phone: 856.423.3427 Fax: 856.423.3420 NSEEMTG@talley.com NSEE@talley.com

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