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| Flowers near Niagara falls, summer 2015 |
As you
probably know by now, Toronto, which is home to the Blue Jays baseball team and
their awesome Rogers centre right next to the CN Tower, the hockey hall of fame
and the Bata shoe museum is hosting the 27th International Council
for Open and Distance Education world conference in October 2017. This
beautiful city also boasts with 11 swimming beaches and lovely waterfront
parks. And friendly people. (The people of Montreal is also friendly but most
of them speak French and my French vocabulary of about 100 words did not cut it).
Another bonus about Toronto is that you get to see the Niagara Falls from the
Canadian side! I love food and therefore I need to mention Canada’s poutine
here – simply delicious and definitely worth a try.
The theme
of the conference is: ‘Teaching in a digital age – re-thinking teaching and
learning’ and all proposals must be in line with one of the 5 specified tracks.
Presentations can be done in English, French or Spanish. The 2017 conference
promise to be even bigger than the 2015 conference that was held in Sun City,
South Africa. The Contact North University is expecting 2000 delegates from 95
countries. In line with this large show of interest, the organizers arranged
for an early approval option for proposals. Although the last date for proposal
submissions is 30 April 2017, people who submit their proposals before 31
December 2016 will receive feedback about the results of the peer review
process after about 8 weeks and can start planning accordingly.
Abstract
proposals must be submitted on the conference web page and the maximum word
count is 600 words. Here are the 5 tracks that will be covered: 1) Emerging
pedagogies and designs for online learning 2) Expanding access, openness and
flexibility 3) Changing models of assessment 4) New delivery tools and
resources for learning 5) Re-designing institutional business models.
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