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ECA 2024 Instructional Communication Interest Group Call for Papers

Call for Papers: “Currents”
Eastern Communication Association 115th Annual Convention
March 20-24, 2024
Cambridge, MA

Instructional Communication Interest Group

Submission Deadline: September 18, 2023, 11:59 PM PDT **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS EARLIER THAN YEARS PAST**

Submission link for Instructional Communication Interest Group

The Instructional Communication Interest Group invites completed papers, panels, and round table discussions that focus on the convention theme: Currents. Originally the site of the 2021 Convention, we are excited to be in this beautiful, newly renovated hotel on the banks of the Charles River, with spectacular views of the Boston skyline. The convention site is convenient to many of the Cambridge and Boston area attractions, including the Isabella Stewart Gardiner Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Fenway Park, Museum of Science, Faneuil Hall Marketplace/Quincy Market, and Boston Common.

In keeping with the theme of Currents, we invite you to consider submissions that address our continuing opportunities to contribute to a post-pandemic future. Specifically, this could include:

  • How do historical currents shape our current the terrain of the study of communication?
  • How can the communication discipline move ideas and theories into a wider body of knowledge?
  • How do theories currently shape the practice of communication?
  • What communication ideas, topics, or concepts have currents worn down or created a new?
  • How do we support our current students – undergraduate and graduate – in navigating their academic experiences?
  • What kinds of impacts do current technologies have on communication pedagogy?
  • What current trends and movements are changing the direction of teaching, learning, practicing, and theorizing communication?
  • The Instructional Communication Interest Group at ECA utilizes Attendee Interactive for all submissions and blind-reviews. The link for submissions is: https://ww4.aievolution.com/eca2401/

Submission Guidelines for Completed Papers

Completed papers that report original research, provide an extensive literature review, or showcase some other form of scholarship are encouraged. Papers should be no more than 25 double-spaced pages (excluding title page, abstract, references, and appendices) and submitted in PDF format. Please comply with the APA 7th edition guidelines. 

Paper submissions must include the following elements: 

  1. Include a title and an abstract. The abstract should appear on the second page of the document. 
  2. Indicate “Student Paper” if the work is authored solely by graduate or undergraduate students. 
  3. Indicate “Debut” if a paper is written by authors who have not presented previously at a regional or national convention. 
  4. At the bottom of the cover page, please include the following statement of professional responsibility: 

In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this panel or paper if it is accepted and programmed. I/We further recognize that all who attend and present at ECA’s annual meeting must register and pay required fees. 

  1. Remove any identifying information (author name, university affiliation) in the document that is uploaded to Attendee Interactive. 
  2. Save and submit in PDF format through Attendee Interactive. 

**If the paper has multiple authors, please indicate who will be presenting at the convention. 

Submission Guidelines for Panel Proposals Or Round Table Discussions

In addition to traditional panel submissions in which three to four speakers present individual papers on a specific topic area, consider submitting panels that are unique in composition and format. For instance, you might consider proposing a workshop session led by two or three experts on a particular topic with audience involvement and participation. You might also consider submitting a round table discussion featuring 5-8 presenters who share their positions on a focused topic moderated by a chair. 

Submissions of panel/program proposals must include the following elements saved in a PDF file: 

  1. A thematic title for the program. 
  2. Contact information for a chair and a respondent (if applicable). Chairs should not also be designated as respondents. 
  3. Names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and institutional affiliations of all participants. 
  4. A program copy (no more than a 75-word description) as it should appear in the final program. 
  5. A detailed rationale for the program/panel. 
  6. Titles and abstracts for each speaker’s contribution (if applicable). 
  7. A statement of professional responsibility: 

In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this panel or paper if it is accepted and programmed. I/We further recognize that all who attend and present at ECA’s annual meeting must register and pay required fees. 

**Submitters are encouraged to create panels/programs comprised of individuals from different institutions. Chairs and respondents should typically not also serve as panelists. 

Additional Guidelines: 

Presenters are encouraged to present without technology. Please note that a paper or panel should be submitted to only one (1) interest group for consideration. 

Submissions must be saved as PDF files. 

Anticipated Convention Acceptance Notifications: December/January 2024

Note: ECA utilizes Attendee Interactive to manage submissions and reviews. To submit your work, you will be prompted to login using ECA-specific credentials or prompted to create a new account (NOTE: Your login credentials are unique to ECA – you may not use credentials you may have created for other associations, such as NCA, that uses Attendee Interactive). 

Sara Pitts (she/her)
Instructional Communication Interest Group Planner, ECA 2024
Alice Lloyd College
Sara.pitts243@gmail.com

ECA 2024 Instructional Communication Interest Group Call for Reviewers

Greetings!

Reminder - submissions for ECA 2024 are due September 18th (just three weeks away), this also means that the Instructional Division needs people who are willing to review those submissions!

https://forms.gle/AzR4ULVB7pvaXza29 

Please complete the link above to volunteer to be a reviewer, chair, or respondent for the Instructional Division for the 2024 conference in Cambridge, MA.

I look forward to working with you and thank you (in advance) for your service and help!

See you in Cambridge!

Sara Pitts (she/her)
Instructional Communication Interest Group Planner, ECA 2024
Alice Lloyd College
Sara.pitts243@gmail.com

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