23rd EM Higher-Ed Symposium: 23rd Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium Online Only Emmitsburg, MD, United States, June 8-10, 2021 |
Conference website | https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=23rdfemahigheredsymp |
Abstract registration deadline | March 15, 2021 |
Submission deadline | March 18, 2021 |
Introduction
The 23rd Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium will be hosted on June 8–10, 2021. FEMA’s Higher Education Program, within the National Training and Education Division will host this educational gathering.
Higher education is a primary vehicle for preparing emergency managers and growing the emergency management profession. Over the past 20+ years, extraordinary strides have been made in the development of the emergency management academic discipline, yet many challenges remain as the higher education community works to deliver a relevant, equitable, scalable, cost-effective education.
The emergency management discipline stands to advance significantly further and faster using more robust research and engagement methods. The academic research community has developed a robust body of knowledge, incorporating approaches capable of informing relevant education issues for myriad emergency management audiences. Access to such research and practice is a critical component of the evolutionary process given the expanding demands on Emergency Management Higher Education.
Aligned with this year’s theme of “Untangling Unprecedented Uncertainty: What Emergency Management Leaders and Educators Need to Know” the Symposium’s emphasis on professional learning will:
- Host dialogues, activities, and tools to explore the development and teaching of imagination,improvisation, and innovation in emergency management education.
- Offer workshops to hone the instructional, research, and program development skills of faculty.
- Share relevant and useful knowledge throughout the community to mentor faculty, students, and thewider profession.
- Showcase successful programs and highlight new and effective resources that promote continuousquality improvement.
The presentation submissions for this year must be applicable to the faculty development focus. The template for submissions can be found here. Each submission must fall into one of the following five categories:
- TRACK 1: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in Emergency Management
- The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is an inquiry of student learning at the post-secondary level which can, in turn, advance the practice of teaching. Much of SoTL research is outside the discipline of emergency management and homeland security. Submissions for this track should address all or some of the following: trends, gaps, opportunities and/or challenges, benefits, applicable pedagogical/andrological theories and tools, program and course assessment, online learning, and/or creating and maintaining community partnerships in SoTL specific to emergency management and homeland security.
- TRACK 2: Research Methodology and Integration
- Submissions for this track should address current research integration into emergency management curricula, applicable research methods to promote the exploration and understanding of relevant emergency management topics, and/or techniques for teaching research methodology in emergency management and homeland security programs.
- TRACK 3: Policy and Administration of Emergency Management and Related Programs
- Submissions for this track should include successful approaches, practices, and challenges related to policy development and program administration of emergency management and homeland security programs. This can also include the administration and policy development and challenges that may come with administering blended programs that integrate emergency management programs with other disciplines such as public health, homeland security, criminology, and public administration. Other topics for this track include securing jobs and internships, program sustainability, and student and faculty recruitment.
- TRACK 4: Innovative Curriculum and Pedagogy
- It is important to innovation and continuous improvement that instructors purposefully and intentionally try new things and ensure that curriculum is relevant and flexible. Submissions to this track should focus on teaching style, curriculum topics, teaching best practices, or lessons learned in the online or co-located environments.
- TRACK 5: Poster Session
- Poster submission topics should be aligned with any of the four tracks and symposium theme. Poster sessions will be presented during the “Share Fair” and provide a less formal opportunity to share work with colleagues. Posters will be printed by the Higher Education Program to ensure consistency. Accepted poster submissions will be provided with the required format and a deadline for completion. Posters that do not make the deadline or do not use the prescribed formatwill be rejected. Posters will be reviewed and edited. Presenters will have a 1-week period toreview the final mark-up of the poster. Presenters must be present to answer questions during the Share Fair. Posters will be evaluated and awards presented. For questions regarding poster submissions, please contact Dr. Ray Chang, changr2@erau.edu.
Submission Guidelines and Review Process
You will be asked to include details pertaining to the presenters, type of presentation, session length, and a brief summary of the activity or presentation topic. Be sure to complete all of the required sections of the template. For your initial submission, please keep your submissions anonymous. If your paper is not properly anonymized, it will not be accepted. In addition to completeness, each submission will be assessed by an independent review committee using the following criteria:
- Relevance: The submission must demonstrate alignment with at least one of the conference tracks.
- Objectives: The submission clearly defines the objectives and expected learning outcomes.
- Exchange and Dialogue: The submission supports information exchange & dialogue related to hazards, disasters, emergency management, or related disciplines that are useful to higher education faculty, programs and/or research.
- Evidence-Based or Practice-Based: The submission must clearly demonstrate an evidence- or practice-based approach. If the presentation involves new research, the submission must outline how the study informs the existing body of knowledge.
- Clarity and Quality: The submission must clearly outline the featured topic and main concepts and ideas that will be featured in the presentation. (Please quality control your proposal for spelling and grammar).
- Innovation and Novelty: The submission should introduce new ideas, methods, and/or approaches that promote new knowledge and have the potential to contribute to the field.
- Focus: The submission should contribute to knowledge on broader issues of evaluation methods, theories, policies, and practices that have value to a wide community in contrast to presenting findings of a specific evaluation.
Submitting persons/teams will be notified of their acceptance, conditional acceptance, or rejection no-later-than mid-April 2021.
Compensation
No compensation or travel expenses are provided for presenters.
Important Dates
Deadline for Submissions: March 15, 2021 Notification of Acceptance: Early to mid-April 2021 Submission of Support Materials for Print (if applicable): May 1, 2021 Submission of Camera-Ready Presentation (if applicable): May 1, 2021 Symposium Registration Deadline: April 24, 2021