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The 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.


Instructional Technology Conferences

Conference Website Notes
Advanced Learning Institute (ALI) www.aliconferences.com ALI is a conference production company with some useful events
Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning www.uwex.edu/disted  
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention
www.aect.org/events Long-standing conference with focus on educational research
Corporate Learning: Trends and Innovations   Online conference
DevLearn www.elearningguild.com Great conference by eLearning Guild focusing on practical approaches to developing and evaluating learning content
EDMEDIA www.aace.org/CONF/EDMEDIA an AACE conference
EDUCAUSE www.educause.edu Great conference - focuses on IT issues in higher education
EduCon educon20.wikispaces.com EduCon is an educational conference that blurs the lines between presentations and discussions. Sessions include the opportunity to discuss and debate ideas -- from the very practical to the big dreams.
eLearn www.aace.org/conf/eLearn an AACE conference
eLearning Guild Annual Gathering www.eLearningGuild.com  
FETC www.fetc.org  
Innovations in eLearning Symposium innovationsinelearning.gmu.edu Regional conference: DC area
Innovative Learning Conference (ILC) www.ilc2008.org  
International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications (EISTA) www.socioinfocyber.org/eista2008  
International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning www.icl-conference.org  
International Conference on Technology in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
www2.nl.edu/conferences  
International Symposium for Emerging Tech Applications for Online Learning emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org A Sloan-C sponsored conference
International Symposium on Engineering Education and Educational Technologies (EEET) www.ICTconfer.org/eeet  
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
www.iste.org Formerly called NECC. ISTE is the premiere conference for k-12 instructional technology
mLearnCon www.elearningguild.com This is the premiere mobile learning conference
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITTE) site.aace.org 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 www.ucet.org Regional conference: Utah area


Gaming and Simulation 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.

Teaching and Learning Conferences

  • Learning 2009 | www.learningwiki.com
  • American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) www.astd.org/astd (there are several conferences hosted)
  • Technological Learning and Thinking: Culture, Design, Sustainability, Human Ingenuity
  • INNOVATIVE LEARNING CONFERENCE (ILC)
  • The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) http://www.isls.org/icls.html
  • Conference of the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) | www.ICED2008.org
  • The American Educational Research Association
  • The Cognitive Science Society
  • Earli: European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction
  • International Artificial Intelligence Society
  • Open Education Conference : http://openedconference.org/2010/

Instructional Design Conferences

  • Professors of instructional design and technology (PIDT)

 

 


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