Instructional Design and Technology, Educational Technology, Distance Education & Online Learning Conferences 2015

This original list of Educational Technology and related conferences was prepared by Clayton R. Wright, crwr77 at gmail.com, November 12, 2014. I have shortened it — focusing on a select number of conferences that interest me each month. Please refer to the original master list as well as each conferences website for specifics on each conference.

January 2015

February 2015

  • February 3-4, 2015 Education Technology Strategies for K-12 Schools, Colleges and Universities, 5th, annual. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. http://educationtechnologysummit.com/
  • February 3-6, 2015 International Self-Directed Learning Symposium, 29th. Organized by the International Society for Self-Directed Learning. Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA. http://www.sdlglobal.com/
  • February 4-6, 2015 Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, 7th annual. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. http://www.cider.vt.edu/conference/
  • February 4-6, 2015 International Symposium on Teaching, Education, and Learning (ISTEL), Winter Session. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. http://ibac-conference.org/istel2015winter/ConferenceVenue.html
  • February 9-10, 2015 Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, 27th, annual. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. http://www.eqrc.net/
  • February 9-11, 2015 Midwest Education Technology Conference (METC). St. Charles, Missouri, USA. http://2015.metcconference.org/index.php
  • February 9-11, 2015 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI): Designing our Thinking – Crafting New Directions for Digital Engagement. Offered online and at Anaheim, California, USA. http://www.educause.edu/eli/events/eli-annual-meeting
  • February 10-12, 2015 Ohio Educational Technology Conference (OETC). Columbus, Ohio, USA. http://oetc.ohio.gov/
  • February 13-17, 2015 Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Annual Meeting. Hyatt Regency, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. http://www.ate1.org/pubs/Future_Meetings.cfm
  • February 18-20, 2015 New Learning Technologies Conference. Organized by the Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT). Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, Florida, USA. http://www.salt.org/
  • February 18-21, 2015 eLearning. Organized by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. http://www.itcnetwork.org/
  • February 20-21, 2015 Research on Teaching and Learning Summit (formerly known as Georgia Conference on College and University Teaching), 22nd. Organized by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA. http://cetl.kennesaw.edu/summit
  • February 23-24, 2015 International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA. http://techandsoc.com/the-conference
  • February 27-28, 2015 Ethnography in Education Research Forum: Inequality, Poverty, and Education – An Ethnographic Invitation, 36th. Organized by the Center for Urban Ethnography, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cue/forum

March 2015

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May 2015

  • May 6-8, 2015 CONNECT: Canada’s Learning and Technology Conference. Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. http://www.canconnected.com/
  • May 7-8, 2015 E-Learning Symposium. Hosted by the E-Learning Council, Austin, Texas, USA. http://els.elearningcouncil.com/e-learning-symposium-2015/
  • May 8, 2015 Researching into Higher Education: Innovative Research Methods. Organized by the British Educational Research Association. Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom. https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/research-into-higher-education-innovative-research-methods
  • May 14-15, 2015 International Conference on Assessment for Learning in Higher Education. Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. http://www.cetl.hku.hk/conf2015/
  • May 14-15, 2015 Teaching, Learning and Assessment Conference: Internationalising the Curriculum – What Does This Mean? How Can We Achieve It? Organized by the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA). Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom. http://www.seda.ac.uk/?p=14_2&e=453
  • May 18-19, 2015 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Academy, 6th, annual. University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, USA. http://www.gvsu.edu/stla/
  • May 20-22, 2015 European Association for Distance Learning (EADL): Our Future Online – Trends and Challenges in Distance Learning. Prague, Czech Republic. http://www.eadl.org/
  • May 20-22, 2015 eLearning Africa: International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, 10th. Hosted by the Ethiopian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (CIT). African Union Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. http://www.elearning-africa.com/
  • May 26-29, 2015 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum. Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, USA. http://airweb.org/
  • May 29, 2015 Emerging Learning Design, 5th. Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA. http://eld.montclair.edu/
  • May 29, 2015 Innovative Pedagogy and Course Redesign: Collaborations for Empowerment and Learning, 14th, annual. Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. http://www.fairfield.edu/cae/teachingconference/
  • May 31-June 4, 2015 Learning in Higher Education (LiTHE): Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education. Kavos Bay Seafront Hotel, Aegina Island, Greece. http://www.lihe.info/
  • May 21-22, 2014 International Conference in Emerging Trends of E-Learning and Online Education Technologies (ICETEOET), 2nd. Munich, Germany. http://www.iceteoet.com/callforpapers.php
  • May 21-23, 2014 Innovations in Online Learning, 10th. Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, USA. http://iolconference.org/iol_2014/
  • May 29-30, 2014 EdTech 2014: Educational Technology Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) – Eurovision 2020 – Technology Enhanced Learning for a New Horizon, 15th annual. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. http://ilta.ie/edtech/edtech2014/
  • May 30-31, 2014 Shanghai International Conference on Ubiquitous Learning. Organized by the Shanghai Open University and the UNESCO Chair in ODL in East Asia. Guoshun Campus, Shanghai Open University, Shanghai, China. http://iie.sou.edu.cn/?p=637

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October 2015

  • October 11-15, 2015 International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA), 41st. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. http://www.iaea.info/ or http://www.iaea2015.org/
  • October 14-16, 2015 International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) World Conference on Open and Distance Learning: Growing Capacities for Sustainable & Distance e-Learning Provision, 26th. Hosted by the University of South Africa (UNISA) at Sun City, South Africa. http://www.icde.org or http://unisa.ac.za/icde2015/
  • October 14-16, 2015 Online Learning (previously, Sloan) Consortium (OLC) International Conference, 21st annual. Offered online and at the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/annualconferences
  • October 20-23, 2015 E-Learn: World Conference on e-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. Organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Kona, Hawaii, USA. http://www.aace.org/conf/
  • October 25-28, 2015 Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (ACUTA) Fall Seminar. Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. http://www.acuta.org/
  • October 27-30, 2015 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. Also offered online, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. http://net.educause.edu/EDUCAUSEAnnualConference/1352

November 2015

  • November 1-4, 2015 Quality Matters Conference on Quality Assurance in Online Learning, 7th, annual. San Antonio, Texas, USA. https://www.qualitymatters.org/
  • November 2-13, 2015 International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies: The Future of Education – Advanced Computing, Ubiquitous Learning, and the Knowledge Economy, 8th. University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA. http://ubi-learn.com/the-conference-2015
  • November 3-7, 2015 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention. Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. http://www.aect.org/events/

December 2015                                                                                                    

  • December 1-4, 2015 California Educational Technology Professionals Association (CETPA), 55th. Hilton Bayfront, San Diego, California, USA. http://www.cetpa-k12.org