Tuesday, January 28, 2014

RTD January 2014 Newsletter



AECT Elections - In Progress!

AECT elections are in progress. RTD has many good canditates applying for different RTD positions. The deadline is Feb. 28. Please cast your vote: http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/Election/


Upcoming RTD Events


RTD Webinar (co-sponsored by the AECT GSA)
Presenter: Dr. Michael Grant
Date: January 30, 2014
Time: 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm (EST)
Topics: 1. RTD Proposal Categories; 2. Call for Reviewers; 3. Graduate Students as Reviews


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RTD Professional Development Webinar Series
Presenter: Dr. Ryan Baker (http://www.columbia.edu/~rsb2162/)
Topic: Learning Analytics Research and Exemplary Applications
Date: February 6, 2014
Time: 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm (EST)
Abstract:
Increasingly, students’ educational experiences occur in the context of educational technology, creating opportunities to log student behavior in a fashion that is both longitudinal and very fine-grained. These data are now available to the broad education research community through large public data repositories such as the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (cf. Koedinger et al, 2008). In this talk, I will discuss how the emerging Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining communities are combining these data sources with data mining methods in order to scalably use this data to make basic discoveries about learners and learning. In this talk, I will both discuss learning analytics methods in general, and some of their key applications in studying and supporting learners.


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RTD Call for Proposals!


AECT is seeking proposals for 2014 convention. The deadline for proposal is Feb. 24. RTD encourages everyone to submit your works to our division. Authors can submit their work in the following categories:

Category 1: Completed Study - Report findings from a study that is complete.
Category 2: Work in Progress - Report the progress of a study currently underway (e.g., as a Reflection Paper Session).
Category 3: Research Methodology - Report innovative research methodologies in the field.
Category 4: Theory - Report on theory pertinent to the field.


Authors can submit their work in any of the above categories that fit the interest of the R&T division and address this year's conference theme "Learning in the Age of Globalization."

Proposals that use rigorous quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods are particularly warranted.

When submitting your proposal, please state in the abstract which category you are submitting your work. For example,

• "This proposal reports Completed Study (Category 1) ..."
• "This proposal reports a Work in Progress (Category 2) ..."
• "This proposal reports on Research Methodologies (Category 3) ..."
• "This proposal reports on theory pertinent to the field (Category 4) ..."


Proposals that fit all the session types are welcome:

• Concurrent Session
• Roundtable Session
• Poster Session
• Panel Sessions

Questions regarding proposals for the R&T Division should be directed to Jonathan McKeown at jmckeown@ut.edu.