Info for ELD15 Attendees

Are you looking forward to #ELD15? Your conference organizers are hard at work these last few days making sure all the details are just right for an exceptional event.

Whether you’ve joined us every year or are new to the ELD Experience this year, please read the following information carefully, it is likely to make the day easier and more enjoyable.

CHECK-IN
Check-in will be open from 8:00am until 1:30pm.  The check-in desk is located just inside the main entrance of University Hall, at the entrance end of the Grand Concourse.  Everyone must check in here.

Bring a paper copy of your tickets (a duplicate will be sent to you a couple of days before the conference) or display the code from your ticket on a mobile device. If you don’t have either, please see the staff member at the CONCIERGE DESK

CONCIERGE DESK
This desk, located just inside the main entrance to University Hall, will be open from 8:00am until 9:30am.  The primary purpose of this desk it to assist those who may need help getting attached to the MSU Network.  It is also where those who do not bring a paper or electronic copy of their ticket will check in.

BREAKFAST, BEVERAGE BREAKS, & LUNCH
A Continental Breakfast will be served in the Grand Concourse, just beyond the Check-In area.  Breakfast will open at 8:00am and will remain open until 9:30am. The breakfast included assorted mini bagels, muffins, Danish, fresh sliced fruit, OJ, coffee and tea.

There will be a Beverage Break in the ADP Center Lobby from 10:30am to 11:00am and then again from 11:45am to 12:00pm.  A buffet lunch will be served on the 7^th floor.  Use the elevators nearest the Check-In area.  Lunch will be served from 1pm to 2pm.

DIRECTIONS, TRAVEL, HOTELS, ETC.
Visit http://eld.montclair.edu/travel-venue/ for a link to a Google Map set for MSU as a destination.  You’ll also find a link for directions to campus and campus maps here.

Please note there is construction going on and some walkways are closed, which may affect listed walking direction on campus.  One of those is the direct path from the Red Hawk Parking Deck to University Hall.  If that path, blocked off behind Dickson Hall, is open, you can take that directly to University Hall.  If it is not open (and you can see it as you walk), then you’ll need to walk around to the front of Dickson Hall and then to University Hall.

If you plan to stay in the area overnight, there are two local hotels listed at that link.  Both are within 15 minutes drive to MSU and have told us they offer shuttle service.  Check with the hotel for details.

PARKING
The best place to park on campus is the Red Hawk Deck.  You can find the rate card below.

Park on the 5^th floor and exit the deck through the NORTH CAMPUS exit.  You’ll see a soccer pitch, two large white buildings, and a brick building, in front of you as you exit.  The larger white building in the background, with the 7+ story bell tower, is University Hall.  There is a campus map located at http://www.montclair.edu/campus-map/ and a map kiosk as soon as you come out of the parking deck.

ELD has made special arrangements with MSU Parking Services to offer you a special day-rate for parking in the Red Hawk Deck.  The special rate is $6.00 cash.  You can see a parking service representative in the Check-In area between 8am and 9am or outside the lunch area from 1pm to 2pm.  You provide the parking representative with six dollar cash along with the white parking entrance card you receive when you enter the deck and s/he will give you a validated green card to be presented when exiting the parking deck.  Regrettably, the parking vendor does not accept credit cards for the purchase of the discounted parking passes.  You can use your credit card to pay at a parking kiosk in the deck (or the exit gate), you’d just need to pay the regular non-discounted rate.  Please see the Parking Services representative at the times indicated above if you have any questions.

WIFI NETWORK ACCESS
What would a conference be without access to the Internet? We have arranged for wifi Internet access for the entire conference day.  There are several things you will need to do, however, in order to make sure you’ll be able to access the network.  Please read the following page carefully http://eld.montclair.edu/connecting-to-the-internet/ it will save you time once you get here.  Although we will have tech support on hand to help address any potential issues accessing the networking, we cannot do anything about devices that do not meet MSU’s requirements, so please check your devices early in order to be able to have as much time as possible to trouble shoot any issues.

LUNCHTIME ROUNDTABLES
The very popular Lunchtime Roundtables are back again and we have a nice selection of topics this year, each one was suggested and voted on by this year’s attendees.

At each themed table we will have a few conversation prompting question cards to get things going and there may also be a facilitator for part of the time.  Twice during lunch a horn will be sounded and an announcement made indicating that those who’d like may change topic tables.  You’re welcome to visit as many as you want, or just one (or none, there will be a handful of tables with no discussion topic).

The #ELD15 Lunchtime Roundtable topics are:

• Assessment
• Critical Thinking
• Emerging Technologies
• Gamification & Games
• NMC.org
• New Educational Technologies
• Instructional Design
• Learning Technologies
• Pedagogy and Design
• Self-Directed Learning
• Twitter Users
• Web Development & Trends