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Educational ConferencesThe following educational and instructional technology conferences are recommended by Innovative Learning.com. For more information about conferences about learning with technology, follow the links below.
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| Conference | Primary Audience | Notes |
| Advanced Learning Institute (ALI) | ALI is a conference production company with some useful events | |
| Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning | ||
| Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention |
Long-standing conference with focus on educational research | |
| Corporate Learning: Trends and Innovations | Online conference | |
| DevLearn | Practitioners (professional training) | Great conference by eLearning Guild focusing on practical approaches to developing and evaluating learning content |
| EDMEDIA | an AACE conference | |
| EDUCAUSE | Technology leadership (higher ed) | Great conference - focuses on IT issues in higher education |
| EduCon | EduCon sessions blur the lines between presentations and discussions. Sessions discuss and debate ideas -- from the very practical to the big dreams. | |
| eLearn | an AACE conference | |
| eLearning Guild Annual Gathering | ||
| FETC | ||
| Innovations in eLearning Symposium | Faculty (higher ed) | Regional conference: DC area |
| Innovative Learning Conference (ILC) | ||
| International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications (EISTA) | ||
| International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning | ||
| International Conference on Technology in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
Facult (higher ed) | |
| International Symposium for Emerging Tech Applications for Online Learning | A Sloan-C sponsored conference | |
| International Symposium on Engineering Education and Educational Technologies (EEET) | ||
| International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) |
k-12 teachers and leaders | Formerly called NECC. ISTE is the premiere conference for k-12 instructional technology |
| mLearnCon | Corporate learning practitioners | This is the premiere mobile learning conference |
| Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITTE) | SITTE is an AACE conference, tends to be research focused | |
Society of Applied Learning Technology (SALT) |
www.salt.org | |
| Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange | www.ttix.org | Regional conference: Utah area |
| Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference | www.itap.purdue.edu | |
| Technology for Innovation and Education in Developing Countries (TEDC 2008) | cs.joensuu.fi/tedc2008 | Small conference on education issues in developing countries |
| Utah Coalition For Educational Technology | Teachers (k-12) | Regional conference: Utah area |
| Learning and the Brain | Researchers | Multiple conferences |
| Conference | Website | Notes |
| Annual Games for Health Conference | www.gamesforhealth.org | |
| ITSEC Modeling and Simulation Conference | www.iitsec.org | |
| North American Simulation and Gaming Conference | www.nasaga.org | |
| International Simulation and Gaming Association | www.isaga.info | This years theme is "Changing the World through Meaningful Play" |
Game Developers Conference
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event. Presented every spring in San Francisco, it is a forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games. The GDC attracts over 18,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry.
For additional educational conferences, check out this list: http://edtechtalk.com/node/3472
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