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Leaders In International Higher Education
2011 Call for Session Proposals - September 1 Extended Deadline
03-Jun-2010Call for Session Proposals
Competition and Collaboration in the Global Transformation of Higher Education
AIEA invites the submission of proposals for its 2011 conference at Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco on Feb 20-23, 2011. Pre-conference workshops will be held on February 20-21. The conference will begin in the afternoon of February 21 and end with the plenary luncheon on February 23. (Please note that the ISEP Symposium will follow immediately and interested AIEA members are cordially invited to register for this event as well.)
Please carefully read the information in the Call for Session Proposals – very important details are included.
This Call for Proposals contains the following information:
- Conference theme and subthemes
- Session format
- Guidelines for submitting a proposal
- Required information on the proposal
- How to submit an electronic proposal
- Selection criteria
- Frequently asked questions
- Contact Info
- Key dates to remember
2011 AIEA CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 2011 AIEA Conference will be held on Feb 20-23, 2011 at Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco. The theme for the 2011 AIEA conference is Competition and Collaboration in the Global Transformation of Higher Education.
The 21st century is witnessing a global reorganization of higher education, in which campus boundaries are giving way to global systems – sometimes guided by a competitive race for market share, sometimes by collaborative efforts at mutual development, and sometimes by the ever-expanding reach of wikis, tweets, and distance learning. The 2011 AIEA Annual Conference provides a forum to reflect on the relationship between internationalization and these broader changes. The conference theme asks us to think about the global impact of our work and invites us to consider the power of partnerships and the promise of information technology for moving forward together. Panels that create a conversation among speakers from more than one nation are especially encouraged.
Special Foci:
The emerging reorganization of higher education: what major changes are occurring in higher education on a global scale, why are they happening, where are they headed, how are they manifested in different parts of the world, and how do such trends affect the meaning and goals of internationalization?
(e.g., the globalization of science and scholarship, privatization, massification, curricular shifts, changes in student mobility, institutional restructuring, emergence of regional systems, North-South relationships, competition over market share, inequities and imbalances)
Global citizenship on an institutional level: What might global citizenship look like for academic institutions? How do institutional actions reverberate beyond their own boundaries? What are their responsibilities in this regard? What role should international education leaders play in shaping these discussions?
(e.g., possible standards of ethical practice in internationalization, the role and significance of international organizations and conferences, philosophies such as cosmopolitansism, rethinking institutional practices in terms of global impact)
Strategies of international partnership and exchange: What new forms are emerging and what have been their effectiveness and significance? What are the challenges in developing and sustaining such collaborations? How has the increasing importance of international partnership changed the work of international offices?
(e.g., varying understandings and goals for partnership across nations and across institutions, developing partnership plans, cultivating new partners, effective practices for building and sustaining collaborations, roadblocks and obstacles along the way)
Consortia and networks: What are the various forms of multi-institutional alliance and what impact have they had? What can all of us learn from the Bologna process? What makes such consortia work? What makes them fail?
(e.g., the Bologna process, various higher education organizations, articulating goals and purposes, enhancing communication)
Information technology and international collaboration: What does the world of open access and wiki-knowledge mean for higher education? What are the promise and the pitfalls of distance learning? What about global imbalances in access to IT? How can IT advance collaboration?
(e.g., creative uses of IT for international learning and partnership, how new modes of learning are reshaping classrooms and institutions, enhancing effectiveness and avoiding pitfalls, different responses to IT-facilitated learning in different parts of the world)
Joint degrees and off-shore operations: What are the various forms, as well as the pros, cons, and impact of each? When are such programs collaborative; when are they not? What principles should guide them? How might they navigate national differences in regulations, requirements, and expectations?
(e.g., 2+2 and similar programs, issues in matching requirements, two-way student mobility vs. one-way, building cohorts and communities, examples of success, examples of disappointment branch campuses, on-line degrees, examples of success, examples of disappointment, varying relationships and expectations between home and host nations)
Rankings: What are the pros and cons of existing international systems for ranking institutions of higher education? Is there room for multi-dimensional rankings and/or rankings that recognize differences in institutional missions? How do these affect the goals of internationalization?
(e.g., analyses of different ranking systems, impact of ranking on student mobility and institutional strategies, relationship of rankings to other forms of institutional assessment)
Session Format:
75-minute sessions (with a maximum of 3 presenters and at least 30 minutes of discussion)
Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal
- Interactive: We ask that all sessions be designed to include significant time for discussion (Note: At least 30 minutes MUST be reserved for discussion – not presentation!)
- Multiple Perspectives: We are interested in sessions that include multiple institutions and diverse perspectives. Student perspectives are most welcome.
- Regional Diversity: We are interested in sessions that include perspectives from institutions and presenters located outside the United States
- English: Only those proposals written and presented in English are considered.
Information Requirements of Proposal
Session Title, Abstract and Full Description (see note below)**
Name, Contact Details, and Biography of Chairperson
Names, Contact Details, and Biographies of all proposed speakers (see note below)
Conference subtheme category
Audio-visual needs
URL where handouts will be posted (all chairs are responsible for posting session handouts to their own website; AIEA will publicize the website URL)
Additional Comments
* Session chair will serve as the key contact for the session and is responsible for communicating all session information and details with presenters
**Note: The abstract and bios submitted are the ones that will be printed in the conference program, should the proposal be selected. Please pay careful attention to word limitations of no more than 75 words for the abstract and 75 words for the bio. Biographies are to be a maximum of 75 words. They may include presenter/s positions, career facts, and major work accomplishments. The biography should be written in the third person and consist of full sentences. Abstracts are to have a maximum of 75 words. Proposals submitted without an abstract, full description, or complete bio information on all presenters will not be considered.
Full Session Description
(500 word detailed description of your proposed session). Include a content outline which describes the major theme(s), what the session adds to our understanding of these themes, challenges faced and lessons learned from specific cases, and application possibilities for other institutions. Be sure to identify what you want participants to take away from the session as well as the presentation methodologies to be used. Remember to reserve at least 30 minutes for discussion. If there is more than one presenter, explain what each presenter will discuss. Please be as complete as possible and remember that the content needs to go beyond "here's what we do" to wider applicability, analysis, comparative perspectives and lessons learned.
How to submit an Electronic Proposal (click or copy/paste into your browser):
http://www.aieaworld.org/Call_for_Session_Proposals_Form.htm
Online proposal fields must be complete in order to continue with the proposal submission - if you are unable to continue with the submission, it is most likely because you did not provide the necessary information required. BE SURE TO SAVE A COPY OF THE PROPOSAL BEFORE SUBMITTING IT TO AIEA !
If a hard copy of the proposal is necessary for completion or if technical difficulties are encountered, please email aiea@duke.edu.
Selection Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed by the Conference Advisory Committee and evaluated on the following criteria:
- Connection/applicability to the Conference themes
- Originality and quality of the proposed session
- Presence of multiple perspectives
Frequently Asked Questions:
When will I hear about whether my proposal is accepted or not?
You will hear by early November, if not sooner, regarding the status of your proposal.
How are the proposals reviewed?
Members of the Conference Advisory Committee will review proposals. There are at least 3 readers on each proposal.
Do presenters receive a discount in conference registration fees?
No, there is no discount in conference registration fees for presenters.
What if one of my presenters is coming only for this session and will not be participating in any other part of the conference?
It is possible for a presenter to just come to his/her session and then leave. There will be no nametag or conference materials provided, however, and the presenter may not participate in any other part of the conference.
If I am using PowerPoint, am I required to bring my own computer?
Yes, you will need to provide your own laptop.
If I have handouts, am I required to bring copies to the conference?
Yes, you should be prepared to bring at least 50 copies of your handouts to the conference. Handouts are strongly recommended.
Questions and Contact Information:
AIEA Secretariat, aiea@duke.edu, 919-668-1928
Key Dates to Remember:
SEPTEMBER 1 – extended deadline for submitting proposals
December 15, 2010 – deadline for early bird conference registration
January 15, 2011– deadline for regular conference registration
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