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ALE 2008 / Registration & Paper submission

Registration & Paper submission

Registration

Registration fee:

Workshop........................... USD $435
Deadline of registration: May 16th

Workshop_Early rate..........USD $390
Deadline: April 22th

The conference registration fee includes :

* A CD of the conference proceedings
* Coffee breaks
* Lunch on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
* Dinner on Monday evening
* ALE Workshop dinner in Bogotá on Tuesday evening

NB All participants must make their own hotel reservations.

Registration questions?
Los Andes University
Carrera 1 N° 18A 10 Bogotá, (Colombia) Tel: +57(1) 339 4949 Ext.3038-3040-2800 / +57(1) 339 4999
E-mail: ale2008@uniandes.edu.co (with [ALE2007 Registration] in subject)

Paper submission

Please submit your contribution
Deadline: 22 April 2008

Contributions should be active and raise issues for discussion. They should be submitted for

* hands-on sessions
* debate sessions
* poster sessions

All proposals for contributions (3000 words max) should follow the instructions carefully. Once accepted and whatever format you choose for your activity during the workshop, full papers may be submitted for publication in the proceedings.

Note that proposals with student co-authors are highly desirable.

Topics

* Curriculum or Course design using Active Learning
* Evidence of effectiveness of AL
* Management of AL
* "Customizing" AL
* Dreams and Nightmares

Contributions on other Active Learning themes (cooperative learning, tools for group work, faculty development, student training, etc.) will also be welcome.

Hands-on Activity

* Name(s) of author(s)
* Institution
* Email address (es)
* Title
* Objective of the hands-on session
* Outline of the activity
* Targeted issues for the discussion
* Schedule for the hands-on session:
Length of the activity:
Length of reflection:
Length of discussion:

* Materials needed

Debate sessions

Proposals for debate sessions must include a question (or questions) to be discussed around specific issues linked with active learning. Several proposals around similar questions will be grouped together to form a stimulating debate session.
Each contributor will have the opportunity to present his/her topic of discussion in context (max 5 min, 3 visuals), the facilitator will then run the debate encouraging exchange among all present.

* Name(s) of author(s)
* Institution
* Email address (es)
* Title
* Objective of the proposal
* Question(s) you wish to raise for the debate
* Your reflection and opinion on the question(s)

Poster

Posters should be thought provoking

1.intended to generate discussion about issues in active learning
or
2.describing approaches currently practised in your institution, highlighting a key issue.

Posters (3 or 4) will be grouped according to topics and presenters will have the opportunity to explain and discuss their content with the workshop participants.

* Name(s) of author(s)
* Institution
* Email address (es)
* Title
* Objective of the proposal
* Key issue raised and reflection
or
* Key issue raised and summary of the experience

Registered users

Jointly organized by Universidad de Los Andes, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Acofi and the International Working group Active Learning in Engineering Education (ALE)