April 2013 AERA’s Virtual Research Learning Center (VRLC) will offer live webcasts of five professional development and training courses during the 2013 Annual Meeting. Course participants from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection will have full access to these selected courses. Within the virtual environment, participants will see and hear the courses live, participate in course discussions, and interact with the instructors and other participants.
The courses that will be webcast from the 2013 AERA Annual Meeting are:
PDC13: Introduction to the Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database
Sunday, April 28 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (PDT)
PDC20: International Education Research Made Easier: How to Use Several Free Online Data Tools
Monday, April 29 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (PDT)
PDC22: How to Get Published: Guidance From Emerging and Senior Scholars
PDC24: Using the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth for Education Research
Tuesday, April 30 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (PDT)
PDC27: How to Analyze Large-Scale Assessments Data From Matrix Booklet Sampling Design: Focus on Psychometrics Behind and Hands-On Analysis Using Actual Sample Data
Tuesday, April 30 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (PDT)
These courses will also be available on demand through the VRLC library after the Annual Meeting. Anyone attending these courses on site or viewing them live will also be granted access to subsequent viewings.
The VRLC offers, in virtual space, education and training related to education research for wide audiences of graduate students, scholars, researchers, policy makers, practitioners, journalists, and others who use and develop research around the world. It has the capacity to deliver education research courses and training through multiple formats such as live webcasts, webinars, podcasts, expert discussions, and other media innovations.
Course registration begins Tuesday, April 16. Also, see complete information on course fees and descriptions. For addition information, contact George Wimberly at [email protected] .