Why should you join AECT and participate in the Graduate Student Assembly? Let our Communications Officer and AECT Board Rep tell you!

1. Top Ten Reasons to Join
Holly Marshburn
GSA Communications Officer
Nova Southeastern University
ITDE Dissertation Café
Megan Murtaugh
GSA/AECT Board Representative
Tuesday, April 23, 2012
7:30PM

2. 1- Student Membership Rates
Membership Type Rate
New student $75
New regular $125
New regular (plus ETR&D) $175
New retired $60
Corporate $400
Institution Rate varies

3. 2- Professional Development
 Annual convention
 Summer leadership conference
 Workshops
 First Principles of Instruction
 Webinars
 When Can You Trust the Experts?
 World Class Education: Educating Creative and
Entrepreneurial Students
 Digital Badges & the Educational Revolution
 Are you Digitally Literate?

4. 3- Leadership Opportunities (GSA)
President
AECT Board Rep
AECT Chief Openness Officer
Communications Officer
Prof. Ethics Committee Rep
Culture, Learning, and Tech*
Design & Dev. Board Rep
Distance Learning Liaison*
International Board Rep
ITForum Rep
Multimedia Prod. Board Rep
Research & Theory PD Liaison*
Systemic Change Board Rep
Teacher Education Board Rep
Training & Perform. Board Rep

5. 4- Career Center
 Job postings
 Profile
 Job search
 Job alert

6. 5- Publications & Conference Proceedings
 Educational Technology Research &
Design
 TechTrends
 Distance Learning
 Quarterly Review of Distance Education

7. 6- Awards/Scholarships
 NSUAward for Outstanding Practice by a
Graduate Student in Instructional Design
 AECT IAP-DDL Awards
 ect Mentor Endowment Scholarship
 Immersive Learning Award-Grad
 McJulien Minority Graduate Award
 Robert M. Gagne Award for Graduate
Student Research in Instructional Design
 Young Researcher Award

8. 7- Internships
 Convention
 Behind the scenes
 Leader mentors
 Board meetings
 Special events
 Intern class activity

9. 8- Service Opportunities
 Convention
 Facilitator
 Reviewer
 Volunteer-Tech, Reg., Book Store, ISMF
 Organization Positions
 Committee
 Liaison
 Representative

10. 9- GSA Convention Track & Activities
 Job hunt
 Research agenda
 Publishing tips
 Futurist panel
 Contests
 Brown bag lunch
 Welcome reception
 Socials

11. 10- Networking
 Grad students
 Professors
 Leaders in the industry
 Prominent researchers

12. How to Join
Visit this link to join:
http://aect.site-ym.com/general/register_start.asp?ref=6D99908C-673A-
4DA8-BC1D-A30664C932A7

13. Questions