Call For Presenters - 2019 Tech and Trek Conference
Hiram College and ideastream will hold its 2nd annual Tech and Trek Education Conference on June 19-21, 2019, at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. The conference is an opportunity for all educators to explore and personally experience The Mindful Use of Technology, Mobile Technology, Creating High-Impact Education Experiences (Integrating Trekking into Teaching), and Innovations in Teaching and Learning.
We are now accepting proposals for 50-minute presentations and 90-minute high-impact education experience sessions to be offered for this event. If you are selected for a 50-minute presentation, it is to be presented twice, one after the other with a 15-minute break in between. You will have a different audience for each presentation. If you are selected for a 90-minute session, it is to be presented once.
Please complete the form below to submit your proposal to the conference planning committee. You may submit the form more than once for multiple proposals. The deadline for submission is February 22, 2019, at 3 p.m. If you are accepted as a presenter, you will receive free full conference registration which includes all meals, housing, and access to sessions. A second presenter can register for half-price. Presenters will be notified in early March of their acceptance.
Examples of Tech and Trek Presentations and Sessions from 2018:
Mindful Use of Technology: Mindful Classroom Management & Engagement; Tech Temptations and Being Mindful; Mindfulness Apps.
Mobile Technology: Geocaching; Active Learning with Apps for Photography and Video: MakerSpace Labs; Augmented and Virtual Reality; Swift Badges: Everyone Can Code.
High-Impact Education (Trekking) Experiences: Gaming and Instructional Design; Farming; Kayaking; Meditation; Geocaching.
Innovations in Teaching and Learning: Instructional Design: Trekking and Reflecting; Project Based Learning Using Google.