| The presentation
formats for Opening Gates in Teacher Education offer presenters
and participants the opportunity to take advantage of the different
media on the Internet. In addition to keynote speakers who will
be broadcast through video, participants can present papers, posters,
run or join in on a panel or roundtable, run a forum discussion
for the three days of the conference or give a practical workshop.
Initially, you
are requested to submit a short
proposal of up to 250 words describing your presentation. Upon
notification that your proposal has been accepted, you will be asked
to submit the presentation through the Internet for posting on the
site.
The presentations
will be available for viewing to registered participants from
about 2-3 weeks before the conference so that you can prepare
yourselves for meeting with the presenters and other colleagues.
Please refer
to the Important Dates to make sure that
your proposal reaches us on time.
For a more
detailed description of each format, follow the links in the table.
|
Format
|
Short
description
|
Synchronous/
Asynchronous
|
Place/Time
slot
|
| Paper
or article |
From
3-12 pages: a practical or theoretical approach on a relevant
topic |
Asynchronous
posting Synchronous discussion |
Chat
room:
55 minutes |
| Poster
|
Demonstration
using PowerPoint or like software, with hyperlinks |
Asynchronous
posting Synchronous demonstration |
Chat
room;
30 minutes |
| Guided
tour of your Internet site |
A
virtual tour around your site and how it is used in your teaching |
Asynchronous
description Synchronous tour |
45
minutes |
| Panel
|
Discussion
of a controversial topic |
Asynchronous
description Synchronous participation |
Chat
room:
55 minutes
|
| Symposium
or Roundtable |
In-depth discussion of the ideas and concepts in a paper |
Asynchronous description Synchronous participation |
Chat
room:
55 minutes |
| Forum
Moderator |
Discussion
of a topic |
Asynchronous
discussion
over the three day period |
Continuous
3 day discussion |
| Online
workshop |
Teaching
with "hands-on" opportunities for participants |
Synchronous
"hands-on" |
1 ½ - 3 hours |
 Articles
- Papers
A paper describes a practical or theoretical approach to work
that the presenter has undertaken. The paper should be from about
3 pages to maximum 12 (double-spaced). We especially welcome hyperlinked
papers which use both Internet resource material and links within
the paper. In addition to the paper being published on our conference
site, the presenter will be allotted a 55-minute time slot in
a chat room for discussion during the conference.
Posters
A poster - using PowerPoint (or a similar Internet-compatible
program) with hyperlinks - demonstrates a study, experiment, project,
curriculum materials etc. The poster will remain on the site,
in the same way as the articles, and the creator will demonstrate
the poster for 30 minutes through a MOO or chat program during
the conference.
Guided
tour of your Internet site
A guided tour of your Internet site demonstrates to the
participants how you use it in your classroom. Your proposal describes
who your site will interest and why. We will suggest software
that you and the participants download before the conference in
order to take part in the synchronous tour. Such a tour can take
up to 45 minutes during the conference.
Panel
A panel consists of 3-4 presenters each of whom will have a different
perspective on a particular issue. The main idea of the panel
will be to examine different viewpoints around a particular issue.
The proposer of the panel will submit, in the proposal, a controversial
subject, detailing the problem and the various angles. Other members
for the panel can be suggested by the proposer and/or will be
located by the conference organizers. The time slot for a panel
is 55 minutes, it is synchronous and will take place in a chat
room during the conference.
Symposium
(Roundtable discussion)
A symposium consists of 3-4 participants. The main idea of
the symposium is to have an in-depth discussion about an idea,
approach etc. In your proposal, write about the topic you would
like to moderate as well as your personal qualifications. The
proposer of the symposium can suggest other participants and/or
they will be located by the conference organizers. Before the
conference, the main presenter will send his article or paper
to the other participants so that the in-depth discussion around
the ideas in the paper can be prepared by all. The time slot for
a panel is 55 minutes, it is synchronous and will take place in
a chat room during the conference.
Forum
moderator
A forum moderator suggests a topic/question/problem which s/he will
moderate asynchronously through a forum (webboard) for the three
days of the conference. In your proposal, write about the topic
you would like to moderate as well as your personal qualifications
during the conference.
Online
workshop
An online (synchronous) workshop before or during the virtual conference
offers participants an opportunity to study a specific topic online.
These workshops can be enrichment sessions in a subject that is
related to teacher education, for example "Diaries from the Holocaust
period" where participants read extracts, discuss different perspectives
and relate to the teacher training classroom as directed by the
online instructor. Another possibility could be a "hands-on" workshop
where the participants learn a procedure, software or the like.
Your proposal
should reflect what you plan to do during the workshop and what
software is necessary for the participants. A workshop can take
from an hour and a half to three hours.
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