ABSEL 2019: Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning Best Western Hacienda Plus Hotel San Diego, CA, United States, March 20-22, 2019 |
Conference website | http://www.absel.org |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=absel2019 |
Submission deadline | October 22, 2018 |
Call for Papers, Extended Abstracts, Experiential Learning Activities,
Simulations, Games, Demonstrations, Panels and Other Submissions
46th Annual Conference in Sunny California
San Diego, California
March 20-22, 2019
THEME: “Engagement through Experience”
Submission Due Date Extended to: November 1, 2018
The 2019 program organizers of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning (ABSEL) invite new and experienced academicians, professionals, and students from all disciplinary areas to submit papers for presentation and/or demonstration. ABSEL welcomes quantitative and qualitative research, theoretical models, literature reviews, cases, demonstrations, exercises, panels, and other work related to creative or innovative teaching and learning methods for our main tracks of: Experiential Learning Methods, Simulations, Innovations and Future Directions in Education, Games Ready to Play, and Professional Development Workshop (see below for further details on each track). Student participation in ABSEL is highly encouraged.
The Proceedings of the conference will be posted online in an open-access, word-searchable publication, Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning (DBSEL) available at www.absel.org . A complete archive of DBSEL papers (from 1974) is available for either direct access and search or search through Google Scholar.
Submission Types
Extended Abstract* – an extended abstract is minimum 1,000 words, including references. Extended abstracts will be included in the online proceedings.
Full Paper* – full papers will be published in the online proceedings and will enter the best paper review procedure.
Professional Development Workshop, Games Ready to Play, Research Poster, and Other Submissions – for detailed submission information, please refer to the website or contact the Track or Program Chair.
*Note: While we accept extended abstracts, we encourage submission of full papers as they improve the quality and timeliness of the research available in the proceedings. Our policy allows for subsequent journal publication of a later version. If a journal’s editorial policy precludes publishing a revision of a published conference paper, ABSEL allows authors to withdraw the original paper from the proceedings prior to submission or final journal publication.
Submission Timeline
October 8 November 1, 2018 Due date for all submission types for review. All submissions must be done electronically through the Easy Chair: www.absel.org
November 12, 2018 Notification of reviewer decisions on acceptance of papers.
November 26, 2018 Due date for submission of revised, pre-publication format manuscripts for inclusion in the conference proceedings.
January 18, 2019 ABSEL Registration fees must be paid by January 18, 2019, in order to receive the early bird discount. Registration payment due in order to be included on Conference Program. At least one author must register by this date. Register at: www.absel.org
February 20, 2019 Hotel reservations must be made by February 20, 2019, in order to receive the ABSEL rate of $169 (includes full buffet breakfast) plus 12.5% tax and $7.00 Facilty fee. To make your room reservation please call the hotel at (619) 298-4707 or toll free at 1-800-528-1234, reference ABSEL. Address: Best Western Hacienda Plus Hotel, 4041 Harney Street, San Diego, CA 92110.
Conference Tracks
Experiential: Focuses upon experiential methods including but not limited to classroom experiential exercises, service learning, cultural immersion/study abroad, business planning/new venture creation, and internship/live case. These methods may be employed in the classroom, community as laboratory, or workplace as a learning community. This track also focuses on the development, application, assessment, and research associated with any form of experiential learning activities. Track Chair: Debbie Good, debgood@katz.pitt.edu
Simulations: Focuses on the development, application, assessment, and research associated with business simulations and gaming. Track Chair: Alan Swank, alan.swank@ashford.edu
Innovations and Future Directions in Education: Focuses on developments in education that reflect new educational and/or technological innovations, including online learning, distance education, other web-based learning, and the use of new teaching technologies. Track Chair: Raghu Kurthakoti, kurthakotir@arcadia.edu
Games Ready to Play: This track will allow conference attendees to actually participate in simulations and games that can be either played to completion or for some games, played for at least a single round within a time frame of 1–1.5 hours. Track Chair: Manabu Ichikawa, ichikawa@niph.go.jp
Professional Development Workshop: This track features four professional development sessions that are geared towards young professionals and faculty to help develop teaching skills, led by experienced ABSEL members, and supported by online preconference collaboration sessions. Sessions include implementing the applied professional case study research method; assessment strategies for experiential learning; the flipped classroom (part three); and designing your own experiential learning exercises for in-class experience. Click www.absel.org to access the background info paper on this new ABSEL track. Track Chair: Vacant
Please contact the Program Chair with any questions:
Lora Reed, Ashford University, lora.reed@ashford.edu