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Emporia State University IDT Blog

Get down on it! Enroll in Summer 2013 classes today!

IDT Students (and IDT alumni who need some professional development – yeah, I talking to you!): Get down on it and enroll for your Summer 2013 courses! Things are changing at ESU – for the better. Our semi-new president Dr. Michael Shonrock is brilliant and full of energy. However, ...

Starts March 11 - Free MOOC-Project Management for Instructional Designers

Our free IDT MOOC - Project Management for Instructional Designers - begins March 11 (until May 10). The instructor for the MOOC is Dr. Rob Gibson, ESU's Associate CIO for Academic Technology and User Services. This is our first attempt at offering a MOOC, so I hope you can join us for this ...

Study Abroad Opportunities for ESU IDT Students and Alumni

How about going overseas this summer? At the link below you will find some summer study abroad opportunities and continuing education opportunities for those of you who are already in the workforce. http://www.emporia.edu/oie/study-abroad/summer-programs.html I HIGHLY recommend the CHINA ...

IDT Spring Kick-off Luncheon

IDT students, alumni, and friends in the Emporia area! (And of course any of our distance students who wish to travel many miles to lovely Emporia, KS for a covered dish luncheon). You are invited to our IDT Spring 2013 Kick-off Luncheon! 12 p.m. (Noon), Friday, January 25th Macintosh Lab, ...

AECT President-Elect's Blog

AECT Member Survey 2013

Below, you will find a link to our 2013 AECT Member Survey. The primary goal of the survey is to collect feedback from you, the members, to ensure that our association is the organization YOU want it to be. In addition, we are soliciting feedback that will guide our strategic planning that will take place at this summer's AECT leadership conference in Bloomington, Indiana. Click here ...

Change in AECT Credit Card Policy - Convenience Fee

Effective March 1, 2013 AECT joined the large number of small businesses who add a convenience fee for all credit card transactions. This became necessary, as the banks that issue credit cards continue to increase their fees. During 2012, AECT paid the banks close to $16,000 in credit card fees. In July 2011, The AECT Board of ...

AECT Anaheim deadline extended to 11:59 p.m. Monday

Congratulations AECT members ! Due to the overwhelming demand on the system, we have extended the submission deadline for AECT 2013 proposals until 11:59 p.m., Monday, February 18th.

Welcome ICEM - AECT's newest affiliate!

AECT has a new affiliate. The AECT Board of Directors recently approved the International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) as AECT's newest affiliate. Many long-term AECT members may be scratching there heads asking, "Wasn't ICEM already an AECT affiliate?" Well, you would be correct - sort of. Actually, in the past AECT was an affiliate of ICEM. Confusing, I know. Anyway, with this...