Subject: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Subject: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME)
Midwest Regional Conference
in collaboration with the IMEA 2005 State Convention

January 14 - 15, 2005
Westin Hotel
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Being technology literate compares to being an artist who chooses from
an ever-increasing selection of colors to convey his or her perception
of what information is most demanding. To be technology literate is to
be encumbered by the knowledge of obsolescence, overwhelmed by the
dynamics of the present, but yet infatuated by the potential of the
technology of the future. Being technology literate is to be on a
slippery slope. To be technology literate is to be able to communicate
to all in a language whose vocabulary appears to the infrequent user to
have no basis in history and whose grammar defies explanation.

[Dr. Harvey Long, Technology in Education Consultant (retired),
T.H.E. Journal, Vol.27, No.3, 1999.]
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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 20, 2004 *

* Complete Proposal Form included at end of this e-mail.

Due to review time limitations, proposals should be submitted
*via email only* to the following address:

bpickard@iupui.edu

NOTE: Sessions submitted to other TI:ME events CAN be resubmitted for this
event!
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Feel free to forward this e-mail to any educationally-minded music
technology expert whom is not already in the address section of this
message.
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CONFERENCE SITE & EQUIPMENT

The 2005 TI:ME Midwest Regional Conference will be held in the
Westin Hotel

Indianapolis, Indiana

The technology area is scheduled to consist of 4 rooms, including
a Hands-On Lab and Lecture/Presentation/Performance Rooms.

We intend to equip each room with the following:
    data projector
    projection screen
    MIDI Keyboard
    sound reinforcement as needed

*Presenters are required to provide their own presentation CPU.*

Hands-On Lab will be single-platform Wintel, and will include
    10-15 User CPUs
    data projector
    projection screen
    sound reinforcement

*All required software will need to be provided and installed by the
presenter prior to the first session of the conference*
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CONFERENCE SESSIONS

The following categories are of interest:

        * Computer Assisted Instruction
        * Notation Software
        * Sequencing Software
        * Electronic Musical Instruments
        * MIDI Performance Ensembles
        * Digital Audio
        * Internet
        * Multimedia
        * Productivity
        * Administrative Concerns
        * Research
        * TI:ME Strategies and Certification
        * Miscellaneous/Other Please be specific with your proposal
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SESSION FORMATS

Within each category we would like to receive proposals for
lecture/presentations, hands-on tutorial sessions,
and industry showcases/product demonstrations.

We are also extremely interested in presenting live performances utilizing
MIDI or other music technologies.

Emphasis should be placed on competency acquisition so that attendees
will leave with new skills in addition to the knowledge and the enthusiasm
normally generated by technology presentations.

Sessions will have a maximum 75-minute time slot,
with 15 minutes between sessions for set-up and tear-down.
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SAMPLE SESSIONS

Please do not limit your proposals to the ideas given below as these
sample sessions are intended merely to stimulate your thinking:

COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION:

*   Lecture/Presentations on ways to use this technology to improve
teaching and learning in elementary school, middle school, high school,
or college.
*   Industry Showcases (lecture, hands-on, or both) demonstrating new
CAI products.
*   Hands-on CAI experiences in a lab setting with the presenter
providing guidance as attendees work through exercises on selected
CAI titles.
*   Hands-on creation of basic CAI using authoring software. This might
be a double session with presentations alternating with hands-on
experiences.

NOTATION SOFTWARE:

*   Lecture/Presentations on ways to use this technology to improve
teaching and learning in elementary school, middle school, high school,
or college.
*   Industry Showcases (lecture, hands-on, or both) demonstrating new
notation software products.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn basic notation software
skills, complete a one-page example, and print it.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create notation examples,
export them to graphic file formats, and insert them into word
processing documents for tests and worksheets.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn advanced techniques in
notation software such as cross-staff beaming, non-standard notation,
ossia staves, and drop-out scores, rhythm section notation, etc.

SEQUENCING:

*   Lecture/Presentations on ways to use this technology to improve
teaching and learning in elementary school, middle school, high school,
or college.
*   Industry Showcases (lecture, hands-on, or both) demonstrating new or
existing products.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to use a sequencer to
control the playback and instrumentation of existing standard midi
files.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to use auto accompaniment
software.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create basic but musical
sequences.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to combine digital audio
with midi sequences.

ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:

*   Lecture/Demonstration on ways to use this technology to improve
teaching and learning in elementary school, middle school, high school,
or college.
*   Industry Showcases (lecture, hands-on, or both) demonstrating new or
existing products.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn rehearsal techniques for
electronic ensembles. This could be a double session combining an open
rehearsal and performance of a MIDI-based electronic ensemble.

MIDI PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES:

*   Live performances by MIDI-based ensembles of any size and constitution.
*   Presentations or Panels regarding creating, rehearsing, performing,
funding,
and/or justifying MIDI ensembles.

INTERNET:

NOTE: We will NOT have live internet connectivity - plan to run local (i.e.,
on your own machine) for any demonstrations.

*   Lecture/Presentations on ways to use this technology to improve
teaching and learning in elementary school, middle school, high school,
or college.
*   Lecture/Presentation on internet basics - attendees will learn the
principles behind the internet (URLs, client/server, ISPs, IP addresses,
email, etc.).
*   Industry Showcases (lecture, hands-on, or both) demonstrating new or
existing products.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to use a web browser in
detail, managing windows, improving browser performance, navigating, and
ways to use internet directories and search engines.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to configure a web browser
for email and multimedia.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create basic pages for
the web.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to add multimedia objects
(graphics, midi files, digital audio files, and movies) to web pages.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to add interactivity to web
pages through Javascript and QuickTime.

MULTIMEDIA (CD-ROM Software, DVD, Digital Audio, etc.):

*   Lecture/Presentations on ways to use this technology to improve
teaching and learning in elementary school, middle school, high school,
or college.
*   Lecture/Presentations introducing the basic elements of multimedia
(text, still images, sound, and moving images).
*   Industry Showcases (lecture, hands-on, or both) demonstrating new or
existing products.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create and edit digital
audio files.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to edit digital video files.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create a basic multimedia
presentation.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create more advanced,
interactive multimedia presentations.

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE (Word Processing, Databases,
Spreadsheet, Music Management, etc.):

*   Lecture/Presentations on ways to use this technology to improve
teacher effectiveness in elementary school, middle school, high school, or
college.
*   Industry Showcases (lecture, hands-on, or both) demonstrating new or
existing products.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create mail merge
documents.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create basic marching
band charts using software.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to create spreadsheets for
grades and budgets.
*   Hands-on session - attendees will learn to use presentation
software.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONCERNS:

*   Lecture/Presentations specifically aimed at
administrators (principal, district coordinators, etc.) regarding the
need for technology in the music class room and the cross-curricular
advantages of such technology.
*   Presentations or Hands-on Sessions featuring software that is
appropriate for both musicians and non-music administrators (see
"Productivity Software" above).

TI:ME CERTIFICATION

*   Lecture/Presentations on Technology Strategies for Music Education
and the TI:ME Certification process (see http://www.ti-me.org)

RESEARCH:

*   Lecture/Presentations on the use of technology as a tool to further
research on teaching and learning in music.

MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER:

*   Lecture/Presentations on ways to secure funding for technology
purchases.
*   Lecture/Presentations on computer lab management.

SPONSORSHIP:

TI:ME and IMEA are seeking interested sponsors for the technology suite for
a variety of levels. If you or your company are interested in sponsoring
this event, please indicate below.

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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 20, 2004

     * Complete Proposal Form included at end of this e-mail.
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SUBMISSION FORMAT:

Due to time limitations, proposals should be submitted
via email only to the address from which this memo emanated:

Beth Pickard, Chair
2005 TI:ME Midwest Regional Technology Conference
bpickard@iupui.edu

(Hard-copy will NOT be accepted!)

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NOTIFICATION:

Proposal Receipt will be acknowledged by return e-mail within three week
days.

Programming Decisions will be announced approximately September 1, 2004.
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* You MUST complete all 12 items below.

* INCOMPLETE PROPOSALS will *not* be reviewed.

* LATE PROPOSALS will *not* be reviewed.

* SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 20, 2004.

* PLEASE NOTE:

     TI:ME cannot provide honoraria or expenses
     All presenters must be TI:ME or IMEA Members

* Complete and E-mail the form below to <bpickard@iupui.edu>
       NOTE: Do *not* quote or include any preceding text!
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PROPOSAL FORM

     *Must be completed for *each* Session proposal*

1) Proposal Author(s) and Institutional or Corporate Affiliation(s):

2) Session Title:

3) Presentation Topic (delete all but one):

        a. Computer Assisted Instruction
        b. Notation Software
        c. Sequencing Software
        d. Electronic Musical Instruments
        e. MIDI Performance
        f. Digital Audio
        g. Internet
        h. Multimedia
        i. Productivity
        j. Administrative Concerns
        k. TI:ME Strategies and Certification
        l. Research
        m. Miscellaneous/Other (Specify):

4) Requested Presentation Format (delete all but one):

        a. Lecture/Presentation
        b. Hands-on Macintosh-based tutorial
        c. Hands-on Wintel-based tutorial
        d. Lect/Pres with Mac tutorial as handout *
        e. Lect/Pres followed by Hands-on Wintel tutorial *
        f. Product Demonstration
        g. Product Demo with Mac tutorial as handout *
        h. Product Demo followed by Hands-Hands-on Wintel tutorial *
        i. Industry Showcase
        j. Concert or Performance Lecture/Demonstration
        k. Panel Presentation
        l. Other (Specify):

        * Small Lab of Wintel only available;
           both the demo and the hands-on sessions constitute a single
proposal

5) Single-Paragraph ABSTRACT explaining session suitable for
inclusion in program:

6) Additional Description *if needed* beyond item 3 (750 word limit!):

7) Intended Audience (delete all but one):

    a. general (little or no technology experience needed)
    b. novice (minimal experience; intro. level software/hardware use)
    c. intermediate (uses several apps., intermediate software/hardware use)
    d. advanced (very experienced, adv. software/hardware use)
    e. school administrator (non-music administrative issues)

8) Platform on which you will give your presentation:
(Only Wintel lab provided)


9) BRIEF biography (of *each* presenter, performer, or ensemble):

10) Due to *unavoidable* conflict I absolutely *cannot* present on the
following date(s) and times (be specific):

        No Conflicts Exist
        Jan. 14
        Jan. 15

11) All e-mail addresses that you regularly access:

        Office:
        Home:
        Other:

12) All phone numbers at which you can be reached:

        Office:
        Home:
        Cell:
        Pager:
        Secretary:
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