Announcing Campus Technology Forum 2013

Online, April 26, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Hundreds of higher education decision makers including chief information officers, campus IT directors and administrators, instructional designers, and eLearning program managers from across the country will have an opportunity to explore the latest digital solutions and best practices when they convene Monday, April 29, through Wednesday, May 1, for Campus Technology Forum 2013 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California.

Campus Technology Forum will feature two dynamic keynote speakers this year: Robbie Melton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: eLearning Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), and Kenneth C. Green, Founding Director of The Campus Computing Project. Melton will examine the effectiveness and transformative value of mobilization in education, and she will also provide attendees with numerous practical resources for strategic planning, references to standards and rubrics for mobile devices, and links to a mobile app resource center she developed for TBR. Green will discuss the continuing challenges IT leaders, campus officials, and college faculty confront in their efforts to make the technologies that are now commonplace on campus also very effective for instruction and administration.

The conference includes a variety of general and breakout sessions, poster sessions, small workshops, keynote speakers, and seminar intensives where attendees can "deep dive" into new technology solutions. And with Campus Technology Forum's intimate format there are many peer-to-peer networking opportunities and engaging conversations with key industry technology leaders.

Digital technology and media are transforming teaching, learning, infrastructure and peer-to-peer relationships in unimaginable ways. Campus Technology Forum 2013 will provide attendees the opportunity to explore the explosive growth of online education and how it has transformed higher education's technology and pedagogy. Experts and innovators will discuss digital best practices and how to employ them successfully on campus.

Event sponsors for Campus Technology Forum 2013 include industry powerhouses like Amazon Web Services, CDW-G with partners AirWatch & NetApp, Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill Education, Mediasite by SonicFoundry and The National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD).

Registration packages are available based on level of involvement. Team discounts are also available for groups of three or more registrants. For more information regarding Campus Technology Forum registration packages, sessions, speakers, workshops and general conference details, visit www.campustechnology.com/CTForum.

Note: Media representatives interested in attending and covering Campus Technology Forum 2013 must register via email to [email protected] or onsite at the conference registration desk on the fourth floor, Randall ballroom foyer in the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Media representatives are required to register and will not be admitted into any Campus Technology venues without a badge issued by Campus Technology staff. There is no cost for media registration.