Submissions

2024 Distance Teaching & Learning (DT&L) and Summit for Online Leadership and Administration + Roundtable (SOLA+R)
July 22 - 24, 2024

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 Proposals are due by January 12

Essential Proposal Elements

• Proposals are expected to highlight a deeply relevant topic and explore trends and developments in our field, share innovative solutions, disseminate research, explore emerging or best practices, and/or examine controversial ideas which evoke debate and discussion.

• Proposals will offer learning outcomes/goals and a clear plan to engage the audience, and will denote a particular presentation format as well as content “level” (i.e. foundational, applied, or strategic).

• Proposals should include the names of all speakers at the time of submission.
  

• Presenters are expected to have knowledge and significant experience in online learning and must include complete contact information for all presenters.

• Proposals by corporate members must include a current UPCEA institutional member as co-presenter. Information about UPCEA membership is found here.

Keep in Mind

• Selected presenters are responsible for all expenses incurred in conjunction with the event including registration, housing, and travel. There is no speaker discounts.

• The proposal system cannot path questions based on responses so all users will see specific questions on workshop and research sessions regardless of their selections.

• There will be approximately 5-10 workshops (1.5 hr) and 55-60 concurrent sessions (1 hr). A projector, screen, laptop, and internet access will be provided; presenters will be responsible for any printed handouts (if desired). Digital copies of presentation materials will be collected from presenters in advance of the conference for dissemination via the event app.

• Unlike other UPCEA conferences, speakers do not need to be an UPCEA member to propose a session at the event, however, in creating a user ID, speakers will have the ability to join their institution’s UPCEA member roster. 

• Conference organizers reserve the right to revise presentation titles, designate a conference track, combine sessions, or edit the description of selected presentations for promotional and program publications.

Selection Process

Proposals will be selected to ensure the event offers a comprehensive, noncommercial, objective, and diverse program. Attention will be given to diversity of institutions, presenters, and geographic location. 

All proposals will be peer-reviewed and evaluated on these criteria:

• Practical methods and techniques that others can use and apply

• Clear learning goals and key takeaways

• Relevance to the field of distance education and online learning

• Depth of knowledge conveyed related to distance teaching, learning, and training

• Inclusion of evaluation data and/or established theoretical models

• Evidence of successful outcomes or lessons learned

If your proposal is accepted, you agree:

• to register for the conference by April 29

• to provide electronic versions of presentations, materials/handouts for attendees by June 26

• to attend a training session (dates TBD)

• that if stated deadlines are not met, the conference organizers reserve the right to select an alternate presentation in its place.

• November 20: Request for Proposals announced
• January 12: Proposals due 
• Week of February 19: Selected proposals notified

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