2008 Call for Proposals

2008 Call for Proposals

The Association of Small Computer Users in Education, ASCUE, is seeking proposals from faculty and staff for presentations at its 41st Annual Summer Conference. Proposals should focus on issues in information technology that are of interest to small educational institutions. Proposals on any relevant topic are acceptable, but those that support the Association’s theme, “Academic and Administrative Technology Issues & Innovation in Higher Education” are particularly welcome.

Session Format

Session presentations are limited to 45 minutes, including time set aside for audience questions and engagement. They can be in traditional paper, panel, demonstration, or tutorial format. Presentations will be printed in the Conference Proceedings that are distributed at the conference.

Pre-Conference Workshops and Seminars

In addition to presenters for the main conference program, we are seeking individuals to lead 3 hour half-day workshops or seminars for the pre-conference program on Sunday, June 15. The workshops, held in computer labs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, provide hands-on learning with specific technologies. Seminars are classroom-style presentations, held at Ocean Creek, which explore important topics in the application of education technologies. These workshops and seminars have been very successful at past conferences and help set the tone for the conference.

All presenters MUST register EARLY for the conference. Please use the web site to register for the conference.

Suggested Topics Include...

  • Teaching & Learning: Tools including collaborative software and Web course hosting, distance learning, impact of technology on faculty and students, increasing student engagement via technology, building and sustaining learning communities, assessing student learning in technology-enhanced and distance learning classes, designing courses that are standards compliant, technology-integration models, open source courses, information technology and the library, ownership of materials, technology classrooms & labs, department labs, copyrights, lessons learned, and faculty recruitment.
  • Institutional Infrastructure & Services: Web portals, strategies for information integration, corporate competition, 24-7 Information Technology support, residential technology support, network security issues, intrusion detection, anti-virus and spamming software issues, web page impact, faculty/student access, wireless networking, laptop/tablet/PDA initiatives, Information Technology organization, Information Technology and strategic planning, administrative information systems, upgrade strategies and timing, Instructional Technology issues.
  • Support & Training: Faculty-staff-student training, Information Technology staff professional development, help desk issues, outsourcing, student assistants/employees/interns, public labs, tools.
  • Campus Communication: Intranets, email, homepages, web portals, changes to traditional processes (alumni, admissions, student information systems), policy issues, standards, application of new technologies, on-line applications, tools (e.g., push technologies, calendars).
  • Operating Systems: Microsoft, Linux and Open systems Architecture, etc...

Submitting a Proposal

To submit a proposal, you must first login.  If you have not created an account, you can do so here or by clicking on the "register" link at the top of the page. Once you log in, you can click on the link on the left to "Submit Session Proposal."  You may return to modify/edit your submission anytime prior to it being officially accepted. 

The deadline for submitting session or workshop proposals is January 21, 2008.

Notifications of Acceptance will be made by the program chair by February 25, 2008.

Registration

All presenters must register for ASCUE 2008 and pay standard registration fees for the conference. Conference registration will be available in late February 2008.