National Communication Association #NCA2011 (Post 3/5) - Traveling to Academic Conferences with Posters...

Readers,

My first presentation for the National Communication Association Conference was a competitive poster presentation on Google Documents! I was super excited about this presentation, because Web 2.0 technologies are my passion!

Here is the only negative aspect of a poster presentation... YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL WITH THE POSTER! Unfortunately, it seems that most airlines require passengers count the poster tube as one of two pieces of their carry-on luggage. Since today's airline passengers usually carry all of their luggage on the aircraft, this additional piece of carry-on luggage might place a wrinkle in someone's luggage plans (no pun intended).

So, a few years ago while attending and presenting a poster the annual meeting for the Council on Undergraduate Research in Odgen, UT, I decided to adopt a new approach... I decided to use pieces of paper to create my poster presentation!

This approach enabled me to adapt my poster to the space provided and to add neat details at the bottom of the poster to appeal to my potential walk-though audience members. I always place a business card holder and poster note card at the bottom of each of my poster presentations.

Here's a question for you! - How do you make your poster presentations unique?

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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National Communication Association #NCA2011 (Post 2/5) - Pre-Conference Prep!

Readers,

This has been an amazing week so far! Before attending a conference, I have to prepare my students for my temporary disappearance from campus. To help them through this "transition", I still keep my virtual office hours during each and every conference.

Do you keep in contact with students when traveling to conferences?

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Submit an Idea for the "Great Ideas for Teaching with Adobe Products" Mini-Contest!

Readers,


Today is the FIRST day of the "Great Ideas for Teaching with Adobe Products" Mini-Contest! 

Participants:

Faculty, Staff, and Students are encouraged to submit an idea! We encourage ideas focused on (but not limited to) the following:

- Classroom Ideas (Face-to-Face or Hybrid)

- Student Activities/Student Affairs

- Student Organizations

- Admissions and Recruitment

- Campus-Wide Events

- Supplemental Instruction

- Learning Communities

- Online Instruction/E-Training

Voting Period

The readers will vote on the best entries from Monday, December 5th to Friday, December 9th. The WINNER of the contest will receive a copy of the CS5.5 Master Collection!

Submit Your Idea Here:

***This contest is a collaborative effort between the Millennial Professor blog and the Communication in Higher Education blog.***

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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National Communication Association #NCA2011 (Post 1/5) - Pre-Conference Prep!

Readers,


I am looking forward to attending the National Communication Association's Annual Conference this week! I plan to tweet during the sessions, so please remember to add me on Twitter @COMMTechProf


Also, this conference is always special, because I always catch up with my undergraduate professors and I network/plan with one of my favorite peers in the communication profession, Dr. Lora Helvie-Mason. Follow her on Twitter - @lhelviemason


Also, my students are following me on Twitter via my university account for their extra credit assignment - @drjtedwardsTSU


I will post updates from the conference very soon! :)


Sincerely,


J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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