Below are some of the conferences on instructional technology, and online and blended learning that may be of interest to readers of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education.
ICBL 2023: International Conference on Blended Learning, March 6–7, 2023, Rome, Italy (Digital)
“International Conference on Blended Learning aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of blended learning. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of blended learning.”
EAET 2023: 2023 4th European Advanced Educational Technology Conference, March 17–19, 2023, in Oxford, UK
“The aim of the EAET 2023 is to provide scholars, faculty, researchers, students and administrators with an excellent opportunity to convene with colleagues from many countries and discuss innovative ideas and changes in education, results and outcomes of theories and practice in the area of educational technology. Topics include instructional design, learning and technology, teaching and technology, learning and teaching processes, distance education, e-learning, teacher training, life-long learning and technology, learner needs in the 21st century and new approaches in educational technology.”
CoSN2023 Conference, March 20–23, 2023, in Austin, Texas
“The Consortium for School Network (CoSN) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help edtech leaders succeed in the digital transformation. Our learners and leaders have experienced a disruption over the last 3 years that continues to challenge our traditional educational system. As we are emerging into a new era of learning, wherein many schools have significantly increased their digital footprint, we as educational leaders need to reimagine what schooling could be. We should redesign education to ensure equitable learning for all children. And we should renew our commitment to advancing digital learning. Let these three ‘Rs’ serve as our collective call to action.”
OLCInnovate 2023, April 4–6, 2023 (Virtual), April 18–21, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee
“OLC Innovate, a joint conference presented by OLC and MERLOT, provides a path for innovators of all experience levels and backgrounds to share best practices, test new ideas, and collaborate on driving forward online, digital, and blended learning. Join us as we challenge our teaching and learning paradigms, reimagine the learning experience, and ideate on how disruptions in education today will shape the innovative classroom of tomorrow.”
eLmL 2023 The Fifteenth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-Line Learning, April 24–28, 2023, Venice, Italy
“Onsite and online options: In order to accommodate a large number of situations, we are offering the option for either physical presence or virtual participation (pdf slides or prerecorded videos).”
Conference EdTech World Forum 2023, May 17–18, 2023, in London, UK
With keynotes from Google, the British Council and Cambridge University and over 25 speaker sessions and panel discussions.
ICETTL 2023: International Conference on Educational Technologies in Teaching and Learning, May 22–23, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan
“International Conference on Educational Technologies in Teaching and Learning aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of educational technologies in teaching and learning. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of educational technologies in teaching and learning.”
EMOOCs 2023: The European MOOCs Stakeholder Summit, June 14-16, 2023, in Potsdam, Germany
“The conference is dedicated to massive open online courses, from ideation to delivery to evaluation. This edition takes a particular interest in the pandemic’s long-lasting impact on MOOCs—most notably, regarding the role moving forward of online education within traditional education.”
The Learning Ideas Conference 2023, 16th Annual Conference, June 14–16, 2023, in New York and online
“The Learning Ideas Conference has been designed to encourage collaboration among people from around the world with a variety of backgrounds, from academic and professionalareas including education, computer science, cognitive science, game design, user experience design, VR/AR/XR, management, the arts and humanities, and more.
ISTE 2023: International Society for Technology in Education Conference & Expo, June 25–28, 2023, in Philadelphia PA
“Attend sessions in person, participate in offsite adventures, tinker with the latest tech in the expo hall and keep the learning going with a full library of recorded sessions! You’ll get: full access to ISTELive 23 in Philadelphia, including hundreds of sessions, social events, off-site learning adventures and main stage speakers; participation in the ISTELive mobile app where you’ll find program listings, wayfinding tips and other on-site resources; participation in expo hall demos, networking, raffles and giveaways; access to 300+ recorded sessions for 6 months.”
