Friday, April 4, 2008

Class 12: AERA 2008 Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday

8:15-10:15 Design Considerations for Instructional Methods and Media

Five presentations were given in about 17 minute time slots and were followed up by a question and answer time. A faculty member concluded the session with a critique of the papers with the presenters. I was interested in a session that explained multiple approaches to distance learning by incorporating social networking sites, email, and artificial reality games.

12:25-1:55 Poster Sessions

The poster session area was laid out as rows of bulletin boards lined about five side by side with space between for session attendees to browse. Participants’ posters were displayed by attaching their information to the bulletin board. Posters came in all shapes, sizes, and colors; some were printed out PowerPoint slides, others were full size posters, still others were mounted on poster board. I gathered some information on screen capture videos.

4:05-6:05 Presidential Address

This was held in a large, beautiful ballroom. The address was a time of recognizing AERA members, hearing a research study conducted by the AERA president, and introducing the upcoming AERA president.

Thursday
Time to be a Tourist

Visited Ground Zero-
I know we all remember exactly where we were on that day. It is a place that brings mixed emotions.

Visited The Modern Art Museum (MoMa)
Has all my favorites- Andy Warhol, Van Gogh, Picasso, and other greats.


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