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.
In keeping with the EDC Bylaw Aims (3.2) , the Conference aims to:
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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.
Conference Host Call for Proposals