ACRL e-Learning Proposal Submissions
ACRL welcomes proposal submissions for ACRL e-learning events. Submit a proposal for live webcasts or asynchronous online seminars. We encourage you to share your cutting-edge practices and innovative developments with your colleagues. The proposal submission deadline is April 1, 2010.
e-Learning Formats
Webcasts: ACRL webcasts usually run 90 minutes in length, including time for audience Q&A. Webcasts are offered live on the Elluminate online meeting platform. Presenters can use PowerPoint, online polls, white board, and other interactive tools during the webcast. We recommend having a few interactive elements incorporated throughout the session to keep the online audience engaged. Participants can send questions (either via chat or audio) that the presenters can respond to. ACRL offers e-Learning webcast presenters a 10% royalty of webcast fees, less the Elluminate vendor fees, split between the presenters.
Online Courses: ACRL online courses are primarily asynchronous events offered over the course of three or four weeks. Online courses are offered on the Moodle platform. Courses should include weekly readings, discussion questions, assignments, and/or chat sessions. ACRL provides $1,000 for content development for new multi-week courses, as well as a royalty of 10% of the course registration fees, split between the presenters, each time the course is offered.
How to Submit a Proposal
Complete the online proposal submission form. Please note the form does not allow submissions to be saved and resumed. Prepare your submission materials before starting the online application. You can cut and paste from Word into the text boxes on the form. Please double-check all your data before pushing the ‘submit’ button.
1. Program organizer contact information. This person will be the main point of contact throughout the submission process. Please include title, institution, address, e-mail address, and phone number.
2. Type of event (webcast or online seminar)
3. Presentation title
4. Description (approximately 100-200 words). The detailed description should outline your session’s main points, its relevance to attendees, how it is unique and different from others that may address the same topic, and the ways you will engage the online audience.
5. Learning outcomes. Think about the intended impact of the program and how it fills a need or solves a problem. Develop at least three learning outcomes that describe the end result in terms of the behavior of the learner.
6. Target audience
7. Additional presenter(s) including contact information, if applicable
8. Preferred presentation dates, if applicable
Deadline
Proposals must be submitted by April 1, 2010.
Questions
Questions should be directed to Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org or call 312-280-2522.