Global Call
Research, Paper, Panel & “Best Practice” Round-Table Sessions

The aim of our International Symposium is to bring together the WACE Community—work integrated learning professionals from around the globe—representing education, industry, policy makers, government officials, & professional organizations to share best practices, emerging trends, and research on achieving, assessing, and assuring quality of WIL.

The International Symposium Program Committee invites research, paper, panel, and “best practice” round-table sessions in these and other topics of quality:

• Accreditation / Certification of WIL Programs
• Assessment of International Placements
• Assessment of Learning Outcomes
• Continuous Improvement in WIL
• Curricular Innovations for WIL
• Defining & Measuring WIL Quality
• Developing a Quality WIL Program
• Industry Perspectives on Quality: Six Sigma/ISO 9000
• Integration of Classroom & Workplace Learning
• Metrics of Workplace Assignments
• Programmatic Strategies for Quality Assurance
• Sustaining Quality / Systemic Approaches
• Technology: Enabling Quality in WIL
• WIL Frameworks & Taxonomies

Format for Research or Paper Sessions

Research or paper presentations, with one or two presenters, will be scheduled for 45 minutes with indicatively 30 minutes of presentation and 15 minutes of discussion.

Please submit your research or paper abstract (max. of 250 words) and your personal details using the Abstract Submission Form.

Format for Research or Paper Panel Sessions

Panels, with three or more presenters, will be scheduled for either 45 or 90 minutes and should be proposed as best practice, theme, inquiry, or research topic pertaining to Quality of WIL.

Please submit a panel abstract (max. of 250 words) and panelists’ personal details using the Abstract Submission Form.

Format for “Best Practice” Round-Table Sessions

Round-table sessions, designed as “round-table discussions” for 8-10 delegates, will be scheduled for 30 minutes and should focus on a “Best Practice” of Quality of WIL.

Please submit a “Best Practice” Round-Table abstract (max. of 100 words) along with your personal details using the Abstract Submission Form.

Schedule for Abstracts & Presenter Registration

Deadline for all abstracts: July 31, 2007
Feedback on acceptances: August 31, 2007
Deadline for full papers (optional as per presenter(s)): September 30, 2007
Deadline for Presenters’ Registration: September 15, 2007

International Symposium Organizing Sponsors

US Partners
CDM
Drexel University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Johnson & Wales University
Kettering University
LaGuardia Community College
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Pace University
Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Cincinnati

International Partners

Conestoga Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada
FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Shanghai Second Polytechnic University , China
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand
Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada
University of Limerick , Ireland
University of Waikato , New Zealand
University West, Sweden
University of Westminster , England
Vaal University of Technology, South Africa

As we are dedicated to providing the best, most beneficial International Symposium for you and your colleagues, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Michelle Lennox, WACE Director, with any questions, suggestions, or comments about the call or any other aspect of the International Symposium. We are truly looking forward to embarking upon this quest with you!

Select the following link 6th International Symposium Call For Papers to download a .pdf version for printing.

Michelle can be reached via e-mail: m.lennox@neu.edu or via phone: 617-373-8885.

Thank you!