How about A conference in Los Angeles?

Technology is challenging academics to change and develop constantly

I always wanted to go to Los Angeles and in May 2017, we will DV present papers at the Global spring Education conference that will be hosted by the University of Riverside. The university hosts 4 such conferences each year (winter, spring, summer and fall). The short, two day conference is expanded with an optional third day excursion (which is not included in the $500 registration fee, but lunches and coffee breaks are included though). There is a long list – more than 60 - possible topics for abstracts and I am sure everyone in education would find a suitable topic to present research on. This also means that participants can expand their knowledge and insight into related or yet unknown fields by attending other presentations. Accommodation is provided by the Hampton Inn & Suites Riverside/Corona East at a special conference rate.

The university also hosts several other conferences, some of them also more than once in one academic year. The management conference is held in spring and fall. There are also HR conference, business research and information and network security conferences listed under the management banner but the most interesting symposium to me is the Women’s leadership conference that will take place in June 2017. I think female academics and females in academic leadership should explore such opportunities for networking and development to the full.

And for those who are in Psychology and nursing, the university also hosts annual conferences in these fields.  

To return to education, it is important that academics take note and respond to the changes and challenges that the network society is asking and demanding from education. The use of technology in education is no longer optional, but it should always also be remembered that technology itself does not enhance learning. Just like the printing press, (which was the previous great invention in educational development), it only opens up opportunities. One aspect of technology that can be put into great use in education, to my mind, is gamification, and that will also be the topic of some of my papers for 2017.