Virtual CAJE 32
The 32nd annual CAJE Conference is a week away. This year’s theme is “Engaging 21st Century Learners.” In addition to the technology sessions mentioned in a previous post, there are tracks on adult learners, early childhood, family education, Israel and Klal Yisrael, Jewish history, music education, special needs, text, theology and philosophy, and more.
In keeping with the theme, CAJE is experimenting with the use of web 2.0 technologies to enhance and extend the conference experience. In addition, it is hoped that Virtual CAJE 32 will serve as a means to model the use of these technologies and to inspire educators to experiment with them in their own work (full disclosure: I am the CAJE Chair of Online Initiatives and I worked on this project). There are plans to build on these experiences – this is only the beginning, a first step toward a larger, more integrated CAJE initiative.
Virtual CAJE 32 can be accessed through the CAJE website. There are links to the CAJE 32 blog, wiki, flickr, slideshare, YouTube, and social networking, which will be used to share conference information and conference-related activities. Please bear in mind it is a work in progress, and the key word here is “experiment.”
Take a look at Esther Kustanowitz’s thoughts about CAJE and the Virtual CAJE 32 Conference, posted on her blog, My Urban Kvetch.
This is all very new to CAJE, and there are certain to be bumps in the road, but it will be interesting and exciting to see what comes of it and what can be learned!