EDC Conferences

Each year, the Educational Developers Caucus sponsors an annual conference (formerly the annual winter meeting of instructional developers) for its members and individuals actively involved or interested in the field of educational development.

To facilitate equitable access, we aim to move the conference location across the country (east, then central, then west, then central, then east, etc.).

The two-day conference typically takes place during the winter months (often the third full week in February though other dates are open to consideration) with invited pre-conference workshops scheduled one day prior. Typically two or more pre-conference sessions are offered, of which, one is sponsored by the EDC and one or more are sponsored by the host institution(s).

The conference program (pre-conference sessions, keynote(s), concurrent sessions) is organized around a central theme that is selected by the host institution(s) based upon recommendations from the EDC.

Goals of Conference

In keeping with the EDC Bylaw Aims (3.2), the Conference aims to:

  • facilitate networking and communication between future, new and seasoned educational developers;

  • profile developments (scholarly and otherwise) in the field;

  • afford professional development opportunities to experienced, new and potential educational developers; and

  • provide a forum to exchange ideas, issues and concerns emerging in the field.

See also how you can connect and contribute to the educational development community within and beyond a conference context: EDC Volunteer Opportunities

Conference Host—Selection Process

Each year the conference is offered by one or more partnering institutions. The conference host is selected through a Call for Host selection process. Any Canadian post-secondary institution (e.g., college, university, university-college, institute) is eligible to apply as host. A call for host institution(s) is typically announced late Fall with the successful applicant communicated to the EDC community during the annual winter conference.

Proposal Form: EDC Conference Call for Proposals

For further information, please contact Marla Arbach (Vice-Chair, Conferences) at marla.arbach@gmail.com.

EDC 2012 Conference

Date: Feburary 22-24, 2012
Location: Dalhousie University and St. Mary’s University – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website: http://learningandteaching.dal.ca/EDC_2012/index.html
Proposal: http://learningandteaching.dal.ca/EDC_2012/call.html

Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s University welcome you to Halifax for the 2012 EDC Conference. Working around the theme of what (and how) we can learn from educational development practice, you are invited to share what you have learned from experience and from research on practice. We expect to engage in animated conversations about:

 

  • our identities,
  • our course values and beliefs,
  • our diverse roles,
  • the frameworks and theories that guide our work,
  • our leadership roles, and
  • how we can achieve balance

Past Conference Hosts

To ensure regional access, the conference location moves back and forth across Canada (e.g., East, Central, West). Current and past conference hosts are listed below.

  • 2009 – Durham College,Ontario (Central)
  • 2008 – Kwantlen University College and Simon Fraser University, British Columbia (west)
  • 2007 – University of Guelph and University of Waterloo, Ontario (central)
  • 2006 – University of Victoria, British Columbia (west)
  • 2005 – Queen’s University, Ontario (central)

Past Annual General Meeting Hosts

  • 2004 – Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia (east) [cancelled due to inclement weather]
  • 2003 – University of Western Ontario, Ontario (central)
  • 2002 – University of British Columbia, British Columbia (west)
  • 2001 – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan (central)