Instructional technology conferences are at times frightening to attend in the sense that you may feel that you will end up wasting your time. I personally have attended many that make me feel that I am simply away from my work and getting nothing accomplished. This all leads up to something I want to share.
I am presently attending an international conference, MERLOT and I am finding it to be fantastic. If you are seeking an Instructional Technology conference for Higher Ed that covers multiple disciplines and is up to date in the activities, this is one to consider.
Check out the free site http://www.merlot.org This is a location where the MERLOT project resides. Websites and multiple sources of information are reviewed by MERLOT members, which keeps the educator from having to plow through a list of search engine results to find one thing that is worth using.
You can register online free of charge and view materials listed that have been reviewed by selected faculty of the specific discipline. Viewers can also make comments that will tell other users what value this has been for them. To say the least, this conference is and has been worth the time and cost.
