CESBA invites you to share your expertise!
This year, CESBA is returning to our wonderful, in-person two-day conference in Toronto. The conference will offer learning opportunities to inform and inspire exemplary practice in adult and continuing education across Ontario.
As a potential workshop presenter, you have an opportunity to lead a learning session with educators from across Ontario. To ensure a range of viewpoints and diverse experiences, presenters are encouraged to collaborate on their proposals.
CONFERENCE DATES & LOCATION
November 23-25, 2022
Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
August 11, 2022 (@11:59 PM) – extended
WORKSHOP DECISIONS
August 31, 2022
The theme of the 2022 CESBA Conference is Reconnect & Renew, with a focus on the following four sub-themes:
- Digital transformation
- Mental health and empathy
- Equity, inclusion and belonging
- Our changing environment
Workshop format
All workshops will be 60 minutes in length and will focus on interactivity, including discussion questions, small group work and Q & A with the audience, rather than a lecture style approach.
What kind of proposals are we looking for?
CESBA is looking for proposals that connect participants and inspire discussion. We encourage you to share your expertise and experience to:
- Inspire leadership and cooperation among adult educators and/or students
- Showcase strategies for designing learning models
- Present diverse perspectives in response to timely trends and practices in A & CE
- Encourage a dialogue about current issues and directions that affect adult education today
Basic information
LEAD AND CO-PRESENTERS
Before adding a co-presenter to your proposal, please confirm their willingness to be included. Lead presenters and co-presenters may not be added or changed after the deadline date for submissions.
WORKSHOP REVIEW AND DECISIONS
CESBA’s Conference Committee will review workshop submissions in a timely manner. Accepted presenters will be notified via email by September 1, 2022.
PRESENTER AGREEMENT
Workshop presenters will be asked to sign a presenter agreement to acknowledge their acceptance of the terms and conditions of these guidelines, including permission to post your workshop and materials on the CESBA website. The agreement will be emailed with your acceptance. A copy of the agreement must be returned to CESBA no later than October 7, 2022 prior to the conference.
WRITING THE PROPOSAL CHECKLIST
Use this checklist to organize the details required to compile your workshop proposal:
- Title (80-character limit) – Please choose a title that is short and interesting.
- Subtheme: (tick one)
- Digital transformation
- Mental health and empathy
- Equity, inclusion and belonging
- Our changing environment
- Workshop description (100-character limit) – Provide a concise and accurate description of the workshop, considering that the content will be used in the conference website.
- Learning objectives (200-character limit) – Provide 3 key points that participants will learn as a result of attending your session. Please use the active voice: discuss, learn, share, explore etc.
- Audience (tick as many as apply)
- Credit
- ESL/FSL
- LBS
- Employment
- PSW
- Principals
- SOs, Directors of Education
- New staff
- Lead Presenter
- Name
- Title:
- Organization:
- Email:
- Phone:
- Lead Presenter Bio (150-character limit) – Please include a short description of your education, position title and professional affiliations, including school board, community affiliation, as well as any recent accomplishments.
- Co-presenter
- Name:
- Title:
- Organization:
- Email:
- Phone:
- Co-presenter Bio (150-character limit) – Please include a short description of your education, position title and professional affiliations, including school board, community affiliation, as well as any recent accomplishments.
Other logistics
RESOURCE AND BACKGROUND MATERIALS
- Slides must be shared with the CESBA Conference organizer by November 16.
- Presenter permission will be obtained on the ‘Presenter Agreement’ to share your workshop and learning materials on the CESBA website, following the conference.
- Workshop materials will be made available to participants following the conference.
- Online resources, (including a list of where to seek further information) should support all workshops.
WORKSHOP CANCELLATION
- CESBA reserves the right to cancel workshop sessions with low enrolment, prior to the conference. Once your workshop proposal has been accepted, CESBA will confirm your session enrolment numbers about 10-14 days prior to the conference.
- Some presenters who are not selected for the 2022 conference may be invited to speak at other CESBA events during the academic year.
Final check
BEFORE YOUR SUBMIT…
- Consider which focus and workshop format best suits your presentation
- Review all components carefully to be sure all required information is present and complete
- Complete and submit your proposal