21ST CENTURY EDUCATION FORUM @ HARVARD 2020

 
21CEF@HARVARD 2020 AT-A-GLANCE


DATE: October 8-9, 2020

VENUE: Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA

THEME: Reinventing Education in a Digital Age: Preparing Students for an Uncertain World


​DESCRIPTION

The 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION FORUM @ HARVARD 2020 is a gathering place for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders to discuss the challenging but urgent task of reinventing education in a digital age. The Forum organizers encourage participants to come prepared to grapple with why, what, and how we prepare the next generation in making the right decisions under conditions of extreme uncertainty.

We will share research and best practices, discuss how students can develop skills and a mindset for success in the workplace and beyond; along with how we as practitioners guide students through this process. The conference program is comprised of keynote speeches, interactive workshops, panel discussions, oral and poster presentations, and opportunities for networking with a broad group of global professionals.
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21CEF@HARVARD 2020 is being held at the Martin Center at Harvard Medical School on October 8-9, 2020. Join colleagues from around the world who care deeply about preparing students for the world of work and beyond in the 21st century.

​WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Academic researchers
  • Higher education faculty/instructors
  • Higher education students
  • Higher educations administrators
  • Student Affairs practitioners
  • K-12 Administrators
  • K-12 Teachers
  • Policymakers
  • Employers​


​WAYS OF PARTICIPATING

  • Oral Presenter: 20-25 minutes
  • Poster Presenter: 60 minutes
  • Absentee Presenter: For those unable to join us in person at 21CEF@HARVARD 2020, we offer the opportunity to participate as an Absentee Presenter. Absentee Presenters can: (1) upload a narrated presentation to our website and social media sites; (2) publish his/her abstract in the Conference Program Book; and (3) publish his/her paper in the Conference Proceedings.
  • Non-Presenter (Listener): For those interested in attending to participate in the various presentation sessions.
 
PRESENTATION PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2020


​PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES


OPTION ONE: EDITED BOOK - CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUBLISHING
Based on the 21CEF@HARVARD 2020 conference theme, we are calling for chapters for an edited book entitled "Reinventing education in a digital age: Preparing students for an uncertain world" that will be edited and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.  The 21st Century Academic Forum’s publishing team will coordinate with authors in producing in producing a volume that is both coherent and self-sufficient and presentable as a book rather than a mere collection (such as conference proceedings with no introduction or sections). 

OPTION TWO: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - 21ST CENTURY ACADEMIC FORUM
All papers that meet the 21st Century Academic Forum’s Conference Proceedings guidelines will be published in our online Conference Proceedings (ISSN: 2330-1236). The Conference Proceedings will be published on APRIL 8, 2021. The editors of our peer-reviewed Journal of 21st Century Education (ISSN: 2330-1244) select the best papers from the Conference Proceedings to appear in special thematic issues of the journal.


Please visit the Call for Proposals page for more detailed conference information.

Join us October 8-9, 2020 at 21CEF@HARVARD 2020.