Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 07:38:18 -0600
From: David Hyttenrauch <dhyttenrauch-AT-MtRoyal.AB.CA>
Subject: SPOON-ANN: Conference: Technology, Pedagogy, Politics


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Call for Papers
Technology/Pedagogy/Politics: 
Critical Visions of New Technologies in Education
Centre for Communication Studies 
and Department of English
Mount Royal College
May 7-8, 1999

New technologies in education continue to 
proliferate as governments, industry and 
educators join forces to create virtual learning 
networks. To date, the discourse in education 
has been dominated by optimistic visions that 
promise these technologies will create plentiful 
opportunities for better and more accessible 
learning. 

However, changes have occurred so rapidly that 
many educators have had few opportunities to 
debate the political, social, and cultural 
implications of these new pedagogical practices 
or to assess their efficacy. 

This conference offers an opportunity to develop 
an alternative stance around new technologies 
starting from the premise that politics, 
pedagogy and technology are inextricably linked.

We invite work that addresses the historical, 
social and political contexts of technology in 
education, critiques of technology, issues of 
assessment and evaluation, and/or best 
practices. Suggested topics include: 

* The politics of on-line assessment 
* Distribution of resources and questions of 
access
* Examples of best practice
* Questions of identity and community
* Academic standing of on-line publishing and 
pedagogical experimentation
* Intellectual property rights 
* Social and historical contexts of the current 
revolution
* Examining the assumptions behind institutional 
and governmental technology plans
* The rhetoric of new technologies: fancy new 
toys versus sound pedagogical theory
* Gender and social justice issues

We welcome proposals working from all 
perspectives and employing both traditional and 
non-traditional formats. Submissions from the 
public sector and from students are welcome. 
Publication of selected papers is currently 
planned. 

Send 250 word abstract by Dec 1, 1998 to: 
Lee Easton / David Hyttenrauch
Department of English
Mount Royal College
4825 Richard Road S.W.
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada   T3E 6K6 
Email: leaston-AT-mtroyal.ab.ca, 
dhyttenrauch-AT-mtroyal.ab.ca

David Hyttenrauch

Actually, the truth is in _here_.
I just can't remember which pile it's in.