The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2008 Symposium on Asia in the Curriculum
September 26-28, 2008
At the UNC FedEx Global Education Center
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Please submit a one-page proposal for presentation/demonstration prior to or by June 10th, 2008. We will only accept digital proposals emailed as attachment or on a disk. Paper copies will not be accepted. (Doing our part to reduce USA carbon footprint). Symposium website will be announced at: global.unc.edu

Please email your proposal to leja@email.unc.edu before July 19thth and include your digital CV.
Symposium Topics related but not limited to
• Multimedia and web-based Asia related course design for teachers and students
• On-line course delivery methods and cost structures
• Issues on interactive multimedia instructional materials for Chinese, Japanese language teaching
• Distance learning programs and curriculum design
• Digital learning scenarios that may have benefits over a more traditional curriculum. Best practices in the K-12 environment including use of partnerships in Asian or other countries
• Language testing with multimedia programs on Internet
• Roles of instructors, mentors in on-line courses
• How to increase interactivity in multimedia and web-based materials
• How to evaluate and assess existing multimedia and web-based materials relating to learning about Asia
• Other related topics to Chinese language teaching using digital technology
• Web based participatory digital environments such as Second Life, UTube, Wikipedia, digital libraries etc… and their role in education
Websites for previous symposiums:

Columbia University 2007 http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/aic/
University of Hawaii, East West Center 2005: http://education.eastwestcenter.org/asiapacificed/Sym2/index.html

Additional Questions/Concerns to:
Bogdan T. Leja, International Liaison Officer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FedEx Global Education Center CB#5145 Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2199 Office: (919) 962-0299, Fax: (919) 962-5375 Email: leja@email.unc.edu