Professors of Instructional Design and Technology

The 22nd Annual gathering of Professors of Instructional Design and Technology will be held May 11-14, 2007 at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado. The program planning team, headed by Dr. Peg Ertmer at Purdue University, is planning great things for us this year. Dr. Andy Gibbons from Brigham Young University will be our on-site hosts.

This year, shuttle service from the airport to the YMCA of the Rockies will
be handled by Estes Park Shuttle Service, www.estesparkshuttle.com. The fee is $45 one way/$85 round trip.

Each registered faculty member can sponsor the attendance of one graduate student from his/her university. There is a place on the registration form for students to indicate who their sponsoring faculty member will be.

We look forward to seeing you in Estes Park for PIDT 2007!

The keynote speakers will make presentations on Saturday morning and Sunday morning, followed both days by panel discussions and Q&A. The subjects of interest during conference sessions will be:

History and evolution of programs, degrees, and curricula
The online explosion and creating online social networks and environments
Foundations, roots, and genealogies of the field
New and evolving instructional and learning theories
New technologies
Publishing processes, genres, and venues
Core competencies, skills, and responsibilities of instructional designers
Early and mid-career advice and entering the job market
The culture of the professoriate
The Work/life balance
Curriculum for graduate and undergraduate IDT programs

Discussion threads identified both before and at the conference provided ample opportunity for networking and prolonged conversations on topics of interest to members of the group. The conference atmosphere is typically informal.

Professors are invited to bring advanced doctoral students who would benefit from attending the conference. In keeping with long-standing PIDT tradition, two to three advanced doctoral students in the final year of their studies who are interested in a career in higher education accompany (on a paying basis) faculty members from each institution.