RESNA Call for Webinars
The 2024 Call for Webinars is now closed. Thank you to those of you who have submitted a webinar. You can expect to receive an email notification regarding acceptances on or about February 2, 2024.
RESNA is pleased to announce this call for webinar abstract proposals. We are seeking 60-minute webinars that offer fresh, cutting-edge content on rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology. These webinars will be scheduled during the 2024 calendar year.
Assistive technology professionals seek out RESNA continuing education because the presenters are working professionals with current experience in the field are the presenters.
Webinar presenters will receive:
- An honorarium of $300 (up to 2 presenters maximum)
- Certificate of continuing education credit (CEC) that can be used for ATP certification renewal; webinar presenters can earn 0.1 CEC for presenting a webinar for the first time.
RESNA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Professional Specialty Group (PSGs) are encouraged to submit, but not required. SIGs and PSGs can schedule webinars for members at any time by contacting their staff liaison or info@resna.org.
Prepare your submission by downloading a Word version of the on-line form. Then, copy and paste your information into the on-line webinar form.
Download Fillable Submission Form
Submit a Webinar Abstract
Proposal Criteria
Webinar proposals need to be innovative, interdisciplinary, and informative. Presenters should aim to:
- Deliver current information and best practices.
- Have a well-organized structure which stimulates and facilitates learning; and,
- Include discussions which draw upon the participants’ own expertise.
Webinar presenters must include a visual component (such as a PowerPoint-type presentation), handouts and/or other teaching aids, and time for discussion and questions from students. Real-time polling, etc., can be made available. Please consider innovative ways to convey information and increase student participation.
RESNA will be offering IACET CEUs. All webinars will be required to include at least 3 concrete, measurable learning outcomes. Presenters are asked to submit multiple-choice quiz questions to assess each learning outcome.
About Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are written statements that:
- Provide a framework for acquired knowledge application;
- Provide the basis for selection of content and instructional strategies;
- Are participant-centered (e.g. “By the end of this program, learners will be able to [explain, describe, identify, list, differentiate, direct, perform, etc.]”) and describe to learners exactly what knowledge, skills, and/or competencies they are expected to accomplish/demonstrate as a result of the learning activity;
- And are the basis for providing periodic feedback, measuring progress, and final assessment of learning.
2024 Topic Areas of Special Interest
Based on RESNA’s most recent educational needs assessment survey, members identified the following topic areas as ones in which they desired more education:
ACT Access and Communication Technology
AGE Aging
e.g. technologies, interventions, policy, etc. specifically related to supporting aging.
COG Cognitive and Sensory Technologies
e.g. technologies for those with cognitive disabilities, learning disabilities, or developmental disabilities; cognitive rehabilitation and aids to memory; low vision/blindness; hearing impairment.
NEW Emerging Technology
e.g. emerging technologies and innovations with the potential to improve the health, employment, community participation, and education of people with disabilities or aging. This is primarily for new technology not yet on the market or a new application of technology.
OUT Service Delivery, Outcomes, & Measurement
e.g. service delivery programs and administration; remote service delivery; models, challenges, funding, and best practices; ethics for practitioners
e.g. outcomes measurement tools, application, importance, practice
e.g. measuring/quantifying function; documenting change in performance; testing validity and reliability of measurement instruments.
OTHER Topic Areas
Since RESNA is home to assistive technology professionals from all areas of AT, we will also consider proposals in many other topic areas.
e.g. augmentative and Alternative Communication: Assessment and intervention strategies; language representation techniques; clinical/technical; AAC research and developments; funding issues; service delivery options, outcomes measurement.
AV Autonomous Vehicles
e.g., the promise of autonomous vehicles for people with disabilities; considerations, technologies, research and standards.
ETH Ethics
e.g., real world examples of RESNA’s Standards of Practice; ethics of Assistive Technology for cognitive impairment; AI, machine learning and ethics
HMD Home Modifications
e.g. technologies, modifications, accessibility, etc. specifically related to supporting living in the home; this can be for any age group.
INT Technologies for Less Resourced Areas
e.g. providing services or conducting research relative to Assistive Technology in developing countries and other resource-limited environments.
JEA Job & Environmental Accommodation – including Ergonomics
e.g. access to employment, education, or built environments; ergonomics; farming and other rural interventions; EADL systems; universal design of products, places & systems; liability and legal issues associated with home access and workplace modifications.
K12 K - 12 Practice
Efforts to improve access to quality AT services within the school setting. Tools, techniques, research, or applications which facilitate the promotion and improvement of assistive technology practice in the primary and secondary school setting.
PLY Play and Recreation in AT
e.g. technologies and innovations that specifically aid in the enjoyment of play and recreational activities
PP Public Policy and Advocacy
e.g., legislation; credentialing and certification; advocacy for AT funding; access to services; nation-wide or model programs
PuT Public Transportation
e.g, Accessible design and best practices in public transportation; mapping and guidance systems for independent movement; research.
SHO Smart Home Technologies
e.g, the use of consumer smart home technologies such as home automation, virtual assistants, IOT (Internet of Things) appliances and other technologies to adapt and assist people with disabilities in the home.
SM Seating and Mobility – Including Complex Rehab Technology (CRT)
e.g., seating and wheelchair interventions; transportation issues; vehicle modifications; user training; wheelchair features and client/diagnosis matching; objective tests; custom vs. off-the-shelf solutions; 24/7 postural support; documentation and outcome measures for funding approval, mobility issues over a lifespan.
REVIEW PROCESS
RESNA’s Education Committee, composed of professionals with expertise in a range of topic areas, will review all proposals. We will make every attempt to notify presenters about the status of their proposals by February 12, 2024.
An acceptance notification will include the Education Committee’s review of the measurable learning outcomes and suggested revisions, as well as instructions for developing the learning assessment, which are multiple-choice quiz questions.
WEBINAR SCHEDULING
RESNA will offer live webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm ET. Staff will work with presenter schedules to the extent possible. Webinars will be recorded and then available on-demand for two years.
DISCLOSURE OF PROPRIETARY INTEREST POLICY
Presenters agree to disclose to participants any proprietary interest in any product, instrument, device, service, or material discussed in the activity, and the source of any compensation related to the presentation.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY
The author/presenter/faculty certifies the material contained in their presentation/paper is original and created by said author(s), and in cases where materials have been used from other sources, proper documentation is provided and appropriate and necessary credit is given to the original sources. RESNA will not tolerate violation of copyright or intellectual property rules and shall take steps to sanction any RESNA presenter who does not follow established protocols for obtaining permission to use and/or reference work created by others.
Further, authors/presenters/faculty of RESNA conference sessions agree to comply with RESNA’s Code of Conduct, and in sessions discussing practice, Standards of Practice.
CONTACT US:
Please direct any questions to the RESNA office:
Email: info@resna.org
Subject Line: 2024 Webinar Proposal
Phone: 202- 367-1121