Limited Conference Participation Sponsored by CFI:
- American Council on Education: Chairing the Academic Department
- Bootcamp for Profs CLICK HERE TO APPLY
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Off-Campus Professional Development Conference Information:
2008 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference
April 10-11, 2008
Northern State University, Oklahoma
You are invited to participate in the 2008 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference. The conference will take place April 10 and 11, 2008 on the beautiful Tahlequah campus of Northeastern State University. Join faculty-scholars who will discuss teaching and learning topics ranging from using technology to cooperative learning. Opportunities to meet and talk to the presenters are provided throughout the conference. Join us as we celebrate innovative educators from Oklahoma Higher Education institutions.
Our theme this year is Teaching 360°. This theme is broad enough to cover topics such as:
Where does learning take place? - Service Learning, Distance Learning, Mobile Learning, and Classroom Based Learning
How do we know learning has taken place? - Instructional Design, Effective Teaching and Assessment
How do we improve teaching? - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Professional Development and Issues impacting the professoriate
We are proud to announce our Plenary Speakers for the 2008 conference:
Dr. Ken Bain, Vice Provost for Instruction, Professor of History, and Director of the Teaching and Learning Resource Center at Montclair State University and author of the groundbreaking book "What the Best College Teachers Do" will be a featured speaker at the 2008 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference.
Dr. Barbara Millis, Director of the University of Nevada - Reno Excellence in Teaching Program, will present a plenary session titled Using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) to Promote Student Learning
New This Year!
Expanded Format We are expanding the conference from a single day event to two days. This will allow for more meaningful sessions, additional highlighted speakers, poster sessions, more networking time and educational excursions.
Pre-conference Workshops We have arranged for the use of classrooms and computer labs for presenters to give 60 minute, 90 minute, or three hour workshops to conference attendees before the conference kicks off. Workshop descriptions and titles will be published in early January.
Educational excursions for conference participants. You have the opportunity to attend a theatrical production titled The Souls of Our Feet: A Celebration of American Tap Dance after conference activities wind down on April 10.
Additionally, we have arranged a special tour of the Cherokee Heritage Center to experience the history and culture of the Cherokee. This excursion is on April 11th after the closure of the conference. There is a modest additional fee to participate.
Register early to ensure your opportunity to participate in these activities. Please visit http://www.teachingconference.org for additional information, to submit a proposal and to register for this exciting event.
The Ninth Annual Midwest Conference on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
April 11, 2008
Indiana University South Bend
Theme: Cultivating Excellence through Mentoring and Collaboration
The keynote speaker, James E. Lang, is Associate Professor in the English Department at Assumption College, author of the book Life on the Tenure Track: Lessons from the First Year, and a featured contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Proposals for presentations are invited from individuals and groups who have, or are in the process of, implementing a faculty mentoring
program within their institution. Proposals addressing, but not limited to, experiences in the following areas will be considered:
-Issues involved in the decision to implement a Faculty Mentoring
-Program (FMP)
-The process of designing a Faculty Mentoring Program
-Gaining support and approval and incentives for a Faculty Mentoring
-Program
-The trans-disciplinary nature of Faculty Mentoring Programs
-Moving from one FMP to multiple FMPs
-Sustaining FMPs
The target audience will include:
-Individuals seeking to address issues of teaching, learning, and professional development in a structured and supportive way
-New faculty members and graduate students who plan on becoming faculty members
-Department leaders who wish to increase faculty interest in SoTL activities
-Those curious about Faculty Mentoring Programs in general and who wish to learn more about them
Topics for presentations may include, but are not limited to,
-Diversity and Teaching, Collaborative Teaching, Evaluation of Faculty, Mentoring Faculty in SoTL, Faculty Morale and Retention, Assessing Mentoring Programs, Networking, and Faculty Learning Communities.
Accepted proposals will require a 30-minute presentation to be followed by a 20-minute Q&A period.
To submit a proposal, please send the following information for each presenter to:
The University Center for Excellence in Teaching, Indiana University
South Bend—ucet@iusb.edu
(Electronic submission only, please)
· Name of presenter
· Institutional affiliation
· Position/ Title
· Mailing and e-mail addresses
· Phone number
· Brief biographical information
Please submit the following proposal information for each presentation:
· Title
· Short abstract (2-3 sentences for promotional materials)
· Presentation summary (for review committee, 500-1000 words). Please discuss how your project relates to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
· The number of 50-minute presentations that can be accepted is limited. Please indicate whether you would be interested in presenting a poster session in lieu of a presentation.
We will confirm receipt of your proposal via the "reply" email function and submit your proposal (with names removed) to the review
committee. To be considered, the review committee will expect to see clear evidence that the presenters are informed and engaged in the
Faculty Mentoring Program process.
Deadline for Proposals: Monday, December 17, 2007 Acceptance Notification: January 31, 2008
Midwest Regional SoTL Consortium: Andrews University, Bethel College, Indiana University South Bend, Ivy Tech Community College, Holy Cross College, Saint Mary’s College
Innovation 2008: The Real and The Ideal
presented by Innovate, the Journal of Online Education, and the Focus On Education Foundation
April 14th and 15th in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado.
This unique conference brings together world-class scholars and educators along with business and governmental leaders to formulate a vision for the future of education and the role of technology in that future. Previous attempts to integrate technology into education have
met with difficulties because solutions have not taken into account the total social system around teaching and learning. With that in mind, this conference will look at what's next not just in technology, but also in the social, cultural, and pedagogical dimensions of education to shape a realistic appraisal of the present and a forecast for the future.
We believe that bringing together leaders in education, business, academia, and government in a conference environment organized around these themes will produce significant new ideas, perspectives, and initiatives.
Please review the conference program at http://www.education-2008.org/ and join us this coming April!
Lilly-East Conference on College University Teaching
April 16-18, 2008
University of Delaware
Join faculty colleagues at the Lilly-East Conference on College and
University Teaching, April 16-18, 2008 at the University of Delaware. We
invite proposals for 45-minute concurrent sessions, 75-minute concurrent
sessions, and Exemplary Practice posters. Proposals may focus on research,
pedagogical practice, and issues of value to both junior and senior faculty
across disciplines. The proposal deadline is December 3, 2007. Proposals
can be submitted electronically at:
http://www.udel.edu/lillyeast/proposals.html
The 2008 Lilly Conferences will highlight how to design, facilitate, and
assess learning environments that support and enhance student learning:
Learning by Design. The conference aims to highlight sound pedagogical
practice that is grounded in research on learning and teaching and
emphasizes practice-based work.
for more information : http://www.udel.edu/lillyeast/index.html
Questions: Gabriele Bauer, Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of
Delaware, gabriele@udel.edu
2008 Pacific Northwest Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference
April 30 - May 2, 2008
Spokane, Washington
"Bringing together educators to broaden their understanding of teaching, relate effective practices, and exchange insights, methods and strategies that promote and support student learning."
Keynote speaker: George Siemens, the author of Knowing Knowledge, an exploration of how the context and characteristics of knowledge have changed and what it means to organizations today.
April 30th Pre-conference workshops include:
* The "Quicksand" of Assessment: How to escape with your life!
Ruth Stiehl and Jane Lister Reis
* The Courage to Teach: Sustaining Vocational Passion and
Integrity
Karen Harding and Paul Marshall
* Effective Online and Blended/Hybrid Practices
Nancy Dick and Michele Martinez
* Teaching the Way the Brain Learns for Student
Self-Responsibility, Empowerment, and Success
Rita Smilkstein, Ph.D.
May 1- 2 Conference session strands/tracks include:
* The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
* Institutional Assessment Informing Practices
* eLearning and Instructional Technologies
* Preparing the Underprepared
* Students' Experiences of Learning
* Cultivating Communities
Pre-conference fee $40, Conference fee $150 (before April 16; add $20 to
each if registering after April 16)
For more information, or to register now, please go to the 2008 Pacific
NW Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference website.
The conference is sponsored by the Washington State Board for Community
and Technical Colleges.
14th Annual Spring Institute on College Teaching and Learning
Integrating Active Learning: Classroom, Online & Global Instruction
Please join us for three days of workshops on college teaching and learning on May 13, 14, & 15th on the Michigan State University campus. These single and multi-day programs are constructed as intensive, interactive seminars and participation fees cover workshop supplies and lunch each day. This year's workshops include:
1. Karl Smith will present on the design and implementation of active and cooperative learning in large classes.
2. Deborah DeZure will present an introduction to the use of teaching portfolios and shares models of reflective statements on teaching.
3. Christa Olson and Brian Bridges from the American Council of Education will share models for infusing globally-aware, multicultural perspectives into both the curriculum and co-curriculum.
We hope you will be able to join us this year for another wonderful conversation about college teaching and learning!
For more details on all programs, please go to http://fod.msu.edu/SpringInstitute/schedule.asp
To register online, please go to http://fod.msu.edu/SpringInstitute/registeronline.asp
A reduced rate for rooms is available from the East Lansing Marriott at
University Place, which can be reached at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lanea-east-lansing-marriott-at-university-place/ or by calling 1-800-228-9290. Please remember to ask for the "Spring Institute" special rate.
Please direct questions to Dakin Burdick at facdevel@msu.edu (517-432-2033).
The London Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)
7th International Conference
15 & 16 May 2008
The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Regent's Park
London, UK
This is the LAST call for proposal abstracts for the above conference.
Conference Theme: SoTL Connect: the Challenge of Boundaries for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
The conference will consider the challenges of boundaries for SoTL today's higher education environments, with reference to the interfaces with students, colleagues, institutional and national frameworks. Papers addressing policies, infrastructures and curriculum issues are also welcome.
The format for papers is 45 minutes for 3 papers, and 15 minutes for discussion
The following - not exclusive - strands will be addressed:
Strand 1
Broadening SoTL horizons new methodologies, new alliances
Papers submitted in this strand will reflect on the future for SoTL as a vehicle for researching teaching and learning, and as a community of scholars intent on changing practices in post-compulsory and higher education. Contributions of a conceptual, methodological or empirical nature which will provide opportunities for taking stock, and making suggestions for moving SoTL forward are welcome.
Strand 2
SoTL in context - taking account of the realities of practice
Papers submitted in this strand will be based on SoTL initiatives in practice, and provide analytical/critical accounts of how SoTL is practiced, and how practice could be enhanced through conceptual, structural or policy change. Practitioner-based research contributions are welcome in this strand.
Strand 3
Boundary-crossing: approaches & technologies
This strand focuses on SoTL strategies and techniques to enhance the student experience both in and outside of the classroom. Contributions are particularly welcome on teaching and learning strategies that utilise non academic contexts (eg. Workplace, experiential, community-based, etc) and privilege technologies as a medium for learning.
This year's conference will embrace the full range of debates surrounding the challenges of boundaries for SoTL. This theme will feature in the plenary panel sessions and in the now customary "Author meets Reader" sessions. We encourage all participants to address the theme whenever possible throughout the conference.
A pre-conference 'networking event' is scheduled on 14 May from 2.30 pm for delegates who arrive to London early. It includes drinks, and a visit to a cultural London site. An optional dinner (at delegates' own expense) is also planned. Please indicate your intention to apply on registration.
Visit the conference website for details on conference themes, draft programme, abstract submission, and registration form:
http://www.city.ac.uk/ceap/sotlconference/index.html
All abstracts submitted from outside the UK will be reviewed, with a decision taken and communicated to the author(s), within a fortnight of submission.
Distinctive features of the conference:
* Opportunity to disseminate outcomes of works in progress, project reports and learning and teaching grants
* Scholars from Australia, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Japan, UK, and US regularly attend the London SoTL Conference
* Authors of new and recent books on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
* Papers, works in progress, project reports, seminars and workshops demonstrating the scholarship of teaching and learning
All forms of scholarship are encouraged to be submitted for presentation.
Sponsored by the Centre for Educational and Academic Practices, City University, London, England in association with the International Society for SoTL, the Carnegie Academy for SoTL (US), and the Higher Education Academy (UK).\
The Teaching Professor Conference
May 16-18, 2008
Kissimmee, Florida
http://www.teachingprofessor.com/conference/index.html
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
I am happy to invite you to the 5th annual Teaching Professor Conference. Once again this year we are planning an event that will inform and inspire college teachers. The pre-conference programs, concurrent workshops, and plenary sessions described here tackle many classroom challenges from large classes, to using technology to promote learning, and to successfully incorporate writing into classes other than English.
The 800-plus participants at the conference last year, plus colleagues who have attended previously have provided the kind of feedback that enables us to keep improving the conference. We are especially excited about our plans to have a small group of students attending and participating in this conference. The number and variety of venders attending the conference continues to grow, allowing us to connect participants with great resources on teaching and learning.
If you attended last year's conference in Atlanta or a previous one, we would love to welcome you back. We work hard to keep the conference program evolving so that every year offers new ideas, insights, and information.
If you haven't yet attended, I hope that you will consider attending this year. So far these conferences have proved to be inspiring, energetic events that renew and invigorate the commitment to teaching.
Plan to join us for this great event!
Sincerely,
Maryellen Weimer
http://www.teachingprofessor.com/conference/index.html
SUMMER 2008 CASE STUDIES IN SCIENCE WORKSHOP
Presented by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Workshop Dates: May 19-23, 2008
Workshop Location: University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Registration Fee: $600
Registration Process: Registration will open at 9 a.m. on January 9, 2008, on our website (see URL below) and will remain open until the workshop is filled (limit 40 people). We encourage you to submit your registration as early as possible starting January 9, 2008.
Our five-day workshop focuses on training science faculty to teach with case studies, to write their own cases, and to assess their students' learning with cases. During the final two days of the workshop, participants teach a case before a student audience using a case they have developed during the workshop.
In addition, workshop participants are expected to produce a case study within six months of the workshop for our national, peer-reviewed case collection.
WHO MAY APPLY: Open enrollment through registration on a first-to-register, first-to-pay basis, limited to 40 people. Past workshops have included faculty from biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, computer science, mathematics, geology, psychology, anthropology, nursing, science education, dentistry, engineering, medicine, and other science-related disciplines.
COST: $600, which includes all workshop sessions, materials and meals (beginning with breakfast Monday through lunch Friday). Participants must also arrange and pay for their own travel and lodging. We have arranged for reduced price lodging at the University campus dormitories for all attendees as well as at a conveniently located hotel (Ramada Hotel & Conference Center).
Detailed information about the workshop, including online registration, is available at:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/workshop/
WORKSHOP DIRECTOR: Workshop Director Clyde F. (Kipp) Herreid is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Biological Sciences Department at the University at Buffalo. He has conducted numerous workshops around the country on case method teaching, team learning, and problem-based learning. He is the author of a column on case studies regularly featured in the Journal of College Science Teaching and directs the work of the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science.
QUESTIONS? Please contact our workshop coordinator, Carolyn Wright, at nccsts@buffalo.edu or at 716-645-2363 x111.
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT
Sponsored by Portland State University s Center for Academic Excellence
May 20-23, 2008
Portland, Oregon
Join Portland State University s award-winning faculty to explore proven strategies that engage your students in their learning! Whether the focus of your curriculum is on the humanities or the natural or social sciences, or your classroom is large or small, this institute will introduce you to the theory and practice of engaged pedagogies.
Appropriate for both novice and advanced faculty and program/educational leaders, the Institute provides participants opportunities to think deeply, critically, and creatively about building new, or enhancing existing courses, or civic engagement programs.
Topics will include:
- Pathways to Civic Engagement in the 21st Century
- Active Learning Strategies that Work
- Building Learning Communities
- Community-based Research
- Service-learning and Community-University Partnership Development
- Understanding our Learners
- Connecting Engagement to Promotion and Tenure review
As part of the Institute, participants:
- Travel to select PSU service-learning sites for community partner dialogues
- Relax on a Willamette River Cruise
- Interact with PSU service-learning Capstone students
- Enjoy special receptions featuring world-famous Oregon wines!
What participants from four countries said about our Spring 2007 Institute:
- An excellent Institute with valuable take-home information!
- Hands on, practical, and ready for immediate use.
- A very comfortable environment.
* If you have any questions contact: Amy Spring (503) 725-5582 or springa@pdx.edu
* For more information, see: http://www.pdx.edu/cae/institute
15th Annual Conference for Undergraduate Educators
May 30-June 1, 2008
Endicott College - Beverly, Massachusetts
ASMCUE is an interactive three-day conference on scientific updates and effective teaching strategies.
Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to register for ASMCUE 2008 Early-bird rates. Register now and save $100.
Deadline: March 21, 2008
REGISTERING EARLY SAVES YOU $100
Tomorrow is your LAST DAY to take advantage of the early-bird registration discount for the ASMCUE. For more registration details please visit: http://www.asmcue.org/page03b.shtml
ASMCUE 2008 Highlights:
PLENARY SPEAKERS
The Global Threat from Antibiotic Resistance
Stuart B. Levy, Tufts University School of Medicine
Microbial Ecology
Colleen Cavanaugh, Harvard University
Undergraduate Involvement in Genomics & Bioinformatics-Now is the Time
Brad Goodner, Hiram College
Cheryl Kerfeld, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
Tuajuanda Jordan, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
How the Media Mangles Genetics
Ricki Lewis, Fellow, Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical Center
Plenary Lecture Abstracts: http://www.asmcue.org/PlenarySession.shtml
TRAVEL AWARD SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 21
Apply now for the Early-Career and Faculty Enhancement Program Travel Awards. Receive funding to attend ASMCUE.
Travel Award Eligibility and Applications: http://www.asmcue.org/page06a.shtml
NEW EXPANDED PROGRAM
ASMCUE will begin Thursday evening with a social reception and entertainment. Sessions will begin at 8:00 am on Friday and end at 3:00 pm on Sunday.
Program-At-A-Glance: http://www.asmcue.org/page02c.shtml
NEW ENGLAND CLAMBAKE
Join us Saturday night to celebrate the 15th anniversary of ASMCUE at the New England Clambake Dinner. Tickets are $60 per person and are purchased when you register. Bring your family and guests for a night of celebrations.
Register Now: http://estore.asm.org/viewItemDetails.asp?ItemID=734
NEW SESSION - PRESENT YOUR BEST PRACTICES
Participate in our new session, “Micro Brew: Mixing Ideas for Successful Teaching Strategies in Microbiology.” Submit your ideas and thoughts on best practices in microbiology education to be presented at this year's conference.
Submit to Micro Brew: http://www.asmcue.org/MicroBrew.shtml
Conference Updates are brought to you by Kelly Cowan, Chair of the ASM Committee on Undergraduate Education.
IMPORTANT DATES
• March 21, 2008: Travel Awards Submission Deadline - http://www.asmcue.org/page06a.shtml
• March 21, 2008: Early-Bird Registration Deadline - http://www.asmcue.org/page03a.shtml
• March 31, 2008: Micro Brew Abstract Submission Deadline - http://www.asmcue.org/MicroBrew.shtml
• April 25, 2008: Final Registration Deadline - http://www.asmcue.org/page03a.shtml
STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair, Donald P. Breakwell, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Jennifer Herzog, Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, New York
Donald C. Lehman, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: www.ASMCUE.org
Education Department
American Society for Microbiology
1752 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036
Questions or concerns? Email: EducationResources@asmusa.org
30th Annual Summer Institute on College Teaching
June 1-5, 2008
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
Applications are due by May 21, 2008.
Early Enrollment Encouraged
The Virginia Tidewater Consortium's Summer Institute on College Teaching is in its 30th year of helping faculty at every level and discipline to become more effective teachers. Over the years hundreds of faculty have participated in the Institute and have found it very worthwhile and rewarding. The Institute is unique in that it allows faculty members the opportunity to discuss college teaching and learning in-depth with their colleagues in a non-threatening, pleasant environment. Since enrollment in the Institute is limited, there is ample time for one-on-one discussion with the other faculty.
Cost: $700.00 (Most institutions have some funds available for faculty development; please contact your administration.) Includes: Lectures, demonstrations, workshops, individual consultations and all meals. All classes and meals held at the College of William and Mary.
Lodging: Room reservations can be made at the Williamsburg Hospitality House, which is adjacent to the College of William & Mary. A special room rate of $82.00 has been secured for participants from 2 days prior to 2 days after the Institute dates. To make reservations, please call: 1-800-932-9192 no later than May 5, 2008 to receive the group rate. When you call, please identify yourself as a participant of VTC’s Summer Institute on College Teaching.
Topics: Instructional innovation, testing and grading, small group strategies, lecturing, cooperative learning, technology in the classroom, course and teacher evaluation, questioning skills, teaching and learning styles, student assessment, syllabus construction and how to make classes more interactive.
Click here to register for the Summer Institute
Integration, Learning, Community: Pedagogy, Technology & Course Redesign VIII
June 4-6, 2008
Fairfield, CT
Acclaimed presenter and author Alison Morrison-Shetlar to keynote. Located amidst rolling hills and trees on the Long Island Sound, Fairfield's leafy campus is just one-hour north of New York City. Conference registration is $300 and includes lodging, meals, receptions and conference materials. See feedback from prior folks, info on the popular theme of integrative learning and community, and proposal and registration info at:
http://www.fairfield.edu/cae_summerteachconf.html
For any questions, please contact our Program Assistant, Cynthia Delventhal, at (203) 254-4000, ext. 2876, or email cae@mail.fairfield.edu.
2008 Great Plains POD Network Conference
June 6 & 7
Norman, Oklahoma
Learning for the 21st Century...
How are the learning needs of college graduates changing in the 21st Century? How can we support our faculty in developing learning experiences that prepare our students for life and work in the 21st Century?
Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., conducted a national survey of employers’ views on preparedness of college graduates for the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Their report, “How Should Colleges Assess and Improve Student Learning,” presents key findings from interviews of “301 employers whose companies have at least 25 employees and report that 25% or more of their new hires hold at least a bachelor’s degree from a four year college” (Hart and Associates, 2008). In the study, executives reported they perceived college graduates were not reasonably prepared across 12 critical domains (in ranking order from most to least prepared: teamwork, ethical judgment, intercultural skills, social responsibility, quantitative reasoning, oral communication, self-knowledge, adaptability, critical thinking, writing, self-direction, global knowledge) (Hart and Associates, 2008). These Critical Domains align closely with 2007 findings by the Leadership Council for Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) that a consensus is emerging among educators and employers about what learning is needed for America's future (LEAP, 2007). The Executive Summary of their findings is available here. Together these reports provide a potential vision of a graduate prepared for 21st Century life and work.
http://www.ou.edu/pii/greatplains.html
Evaluating Faculty Performance in the Classroom
June 23 25, 2008
Charlotte, NC
For a full program and to register, please download the brochure or visit the website.
Overview
While dealing with increasing institutional constraints, many colleges and universities are experiencing calls for increased accountability with regard to teaching quality and student outcomes. It can be difficult to assess, let alone improve, the quality of teaching without a thorough understanding of the process of faculty evaluation.
Join us to learn how to best support the development of your faculty and student learning by designing a comprehensive formative evaluation system. You will learn:
How to effectively evaluate faculty in-class teaching performance
How to collect valid and reliable data from peer observation, student ratings, and faculty self assessment
How to create and use rubrics for peer review
Steps for developing effective course questionnaires
Ideas about various technologies that can be used for self assessment, student ratings/course questionnaire, and peer observation
How to integrate these factors into a plan for better teaching performance in the classroom
Conference Format:
The conference is structured to balance information sharing, targeted learning activities, group work, and collaboration with colleagues. We will focus on the real world application of everything you learn.
You will explore tangible examples of projects and best practices from other institutions and leave with rubrics and other tools that you can put to use as soon as you get back to your campus.
Expand your assessment knowledge with two extra workshops:
Developing and Evaluating Teaching Portfolios – Identify the key components of the teaching portfolio and explore a process for portfolio development.
Using Faculty Evaluation Results for Development & Support – Explore ways to use faculty evaluation data to go beyond simply rewarding and punishing performance. We will cover ways to gather information for developing new teaching strategies and practices, as well as ways to document and share teaching innovations.
What others are saying
“Mike Theall is clearly an expert in the field of faculty teaching evaluation. He was an excellent presenter with rigorous research-based content that was still accessible for an audience with a variety of backgrounds.”
Kristin Croyle – Assistant Dean, College of Social and Behavior Sciences, University of Texas – Pan America
Read a complete program agenda
Instructors
View biographical information for the conference instructors
Conference Chair: Michael Theall, Associate Professor of Education, Youngstown State University
Jennifer Franklin, Instructional Development and Evaluation Specialist, Learning Technologies Services, University Information Technologies Services, University of Arizona
Alan Kalish, Director, Faculty & TA Development and Adjunct Professor of Education Policy & Leadership, The Ohio State University
Nancy Simpson, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University
Register
Please Register here or call 720.488.6800.
Questions about the event? Call us at 720.488.6800 to help determine if this event is right for you.
Martha's Vineyard Summer Institute On Experimental Education
June 22-26, 2008, or June 27-July 1, 2008
Northeastern University (in partnership with WACE). Martha's Vinyard
The Institute focuses on strategies to strengthen your campus’ efforts to promote learning outside and inside the traditional classroom through cooperative education, service-learning, faculty/undergraduate research, community-based research, study abroad, academic interships, student leadership development, and other related programs.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
Customized Work on Your Issues / Innovative Consultative Format
Distinguished Keynote Speaker, Faculty and Facilitators / Peer Learning
PARTICIPANTS:
Participants may include academic officers, faculty members, and other professionals in experiential education.
They may be at any stage in the development of experiential education on their campus, from planning new programs to innovative advancement of ongoing programs.
Applications are encouraged from any two-year or four-year institution of higher learning.
TEAMS:
The Institute is designed for teams of three to six people. Teams will develop a plan for their institution that builds on multiple perspectives and a shared vision for implementation.
For an Application and Information on the Institute (both on Martha’s Vineyard and in Other Locales), visit: www.cea.neu.edu/institutes
and contact Professor Richard Porter, Program Director
For more information: http://www.cea.neu.edu/institutes
The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning
The Collaboration presents two major conferences each year, each of which brings together faculty, student affairs personnel, administrators, and staff to discuss issues of teaching and learning. These events, held in November and February in Bloomington, Minnesota, feature keynote speakers of national and international renown as well as presenters from Collaboration institutions.
For more information: http://www.collab.org/programsservices/conferences/conferences.html
ICED 2008 Call For Proposals
June 12-15, 2008
Salt Lake City, Utah
You are invited to submit proposals for ICED 2008, the seventh conference of the International Consortium for Education Development, to be held in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, June 12-15, 2008. The theme for the conference Towards a Global Scholarship of Educational Development invites diverse international perspectives on the emerging scholarship of educational development in higher education. The scholarship of educational development refers to excellent practice in instructional development and faculty/organizational development related to teaching and learning. This practice is informed by the research literature in the field; it invites peer review; and it is made public through discussion, presentation and/or publication. The ICED 2008 Conference offers the opportunity to engage and to contribute to this important area of new scholarship.
The deadline for submission of proposals for PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS is Friday, December 7, 2007. The deadline for submission of CONCURRENT SESSION PROPOSALS and POSTER SESSION PROPOSALS is Monday, January 7, 2008.
The deadline for submission of proposals is Monday, January 7, 2008. All proposals will be submitted online through the conference website: www.ICED2008.org. You will receive e-mail notification regarding proposal selection no later than Friday, February 22, 2008.
Proposal Format All proposals are submitted through the Web site: ICED2008.org Each proposal must include a session title, name(s) of presenter(s), contact information, institution(s), country(ies), and an abstract for publication in the conference program. The session description should include session objectives/learning outcomes and proposed session outline/agenda, structure of presentation (see below), and equipment needs. See the online proposal submission form for more detail about word length requirements for each section of the proposal. Click here to access the online proposal submission form.
Proposals should be submitted in English, the language of the conference.
Guidelines for preparing and presenting to an international audience
These guidelines will help you prepare your proposal and presentation at the conference. The guidelines are developed to insure that presentations are more accessible and useful for all participants.
Structure of Presentations There are four main formats for conference sessions described briefly below: pre-conference workshops, concurrent sessions, roundtables, and poster sessions. Pre-conference workshops (3 hours with a 20-minute break) proposals due Firday, December 7, 2007. Pre-conference workshops emphasize learning-by-doing. Participants explore topics in some depth through reflection, hands-on activities, and discussion with a very limited amount of formal presentation. In the workshop description, please include an outline of the learning activities and interaction you are planning.
There will be two types of pre-conference workshops:
1) Conventional workshops that explore practices related to educational development in interactive ways as described above with the idea that participants will find ideas to enhance their own practice as educational developers.
2) Demonstration workshops that will be conducted and modeled with the idea that participants may take all the materials from the workshop and conduct the same workshop on their own campuses. The presenters will include suggestions for the participants about ways to most effectively facilitate the workshop for others.
Pre-conference workshop presenters ONLY may request LCD projectors for use with their own laptop computers for pre-conference workshops. (LCD projectors are NOT available for other sessions.)
Pre-conference workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, June 11 in the afternoon and on Thursday, June 12 in the morning.
Concurrent Sessions (45, 60, or 75 minute sessions) proposals due Friday, January 7, 2008. These sessions combine brief presentations or panel discussions with methods that engage all participants. Presenters are encouraged to use a variety of strategies such as demonstration, discussion, group and individual work, and role-playing to promote learning and to help participants apply what they learn to their own colleges and universities. Note that the shorter sessions will probably not allow for the development of more than one major idea or concept.
Overheads and/or flipcharts and markers will be available for concurrent sessions at the request of presenters. NO LCD projectors or laptops will be provided for concurrent session.
Roundtables (60-minutes) proposals due Friday, January 7,2008. Intended for 5-10 participants sitting around a table, roundtable discussions provide an opportunity to discuss informally a concept, approach, program, issue, or short case/reading. This format is ideal for getting to know people who may be facing issues similar to yours, for exploring new ideas, and sharing practices.
No audio-visual equipment is available for roundtable sessions because they are intended to be discussions.
Poster Sessions proposals due Friday, January 7, 2008. Poster sessions provide an ideal format for presenting your research, program, or work-in-progress in a series of one-on-one discussions with colleagues. The posters themselves can be free-standing, tri-fold boards, or you can pin sheets of paper to a bulletin board that will be available for each presenter. The poster format features the visual as a conversation starter, with the big ideas in large print. Handouts can be used to provide more details. Feel free to use graphics or objects, where appropriate.
No audio-visual equipment is provided. Each presenter will have some table space.
Criteria for Selection Each proposal will be blind peer-reviewed for acceptance at the conference using the following criteria:
Clarity of session objectives/learning outcomes
Contribution to scholarship, new or innovative practice, and evaluation and enhancement of educational development
Opportunities for conference participants to engage actively in the session by doing, talking and reflecting to learn ideas that they can apply at their own colleges and universities.
Appeal to a wide range of institutional contexts
Relevance to the theme of the conference: Towards a Global Scholarship of Educational Development
In preparing proposals, try to present educational development ideas and practices that will appeal to a broad audience and a variety of colleges and universities and international contexts. Avoid sessions that will have a very limited or narrow appeal: for example, Educational Development in Sichawachie will probably be of interest to only a very small number of conference participants (who have been to Sichawachie). It is better for focus on a particular practice that will have broad application in many situations-not only in Sichawachie.
Audience and Presentation English will be the presentation language of the ICED2008 conference, but remember that participants will come from many parts of the world. English may not be the first language of many of those who attend your presentation. Where possible avoid using written or spoken statements that have meaning in ordinary local conversation (i.e., slang, colloquialisms, jargon) but may be confusing to people from other parts of the world.
In addition, the following general suggestions will help you prepare your presentation (assuming your proposal is accepted): Speak slowly and clearly.
Engage your audience by speaking to them, and with them, rather than just reading from your prepared text.
Allow lots of time for questions and interaction.
Think of your session as an opportunity to receive feedback, rather than merely telling people about what you have found or the ideas you have.
Check with your audience from time to time to see if they are able to understand what you are saying.
Be sure to explain all acronyms and institutions or organizations specific to your country or situation.
Click here to access the online proposal submission form.
The program chair acknowledges use, with appropriate modification, of documentation from the ICED 2006 conference and the POD Network in Higher Education 2007 conference.
For more information: http://www.iced2008.org
What the Best College Teachers Do
June 18-20, 2008
New York City, NY
We are pleased to announce our 12th annual International Summer Institute, *What the Best College Teachers Do*. This is a three-day institute based on my book, What the Best College Teachers Do (Harvard University Press, 2004) and features some of the subjects of the 15-year study of excellence in college education. It will be held in the scenic suburbs of New York City, approximately 12 miles west of Manhattan, and will begin at 11 am on *June 18, 2008, and end in the early afternoon on June 20, 2008*. Some of the featured outstanding teachers this year include Charlie Cannon, Professor of Design, Rhode Island School of Design and Columbia University;
Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies, Princeton University; Mary Ann Hopkins, Associate Professor of Surgery, New York University; Jeanette Norden, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University; and Ann Woodworth, Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, and Associate Professor of Theatre, Northwestern University.
The *EARLY early bird deadline is March 15, and the *early bird deadline is April 7.
You can find full details and application forms at: www.bestteachersinstitute.org
Call 973-847-9049, or write marshabain@optonline.net with any questions.
Transforming Higher Education Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
33rd Annual International Improving University Teaching Conference
July 29 to August 1, 2008
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
The Themes:
* What classroom conditions foster the most meaningful learning?
* Are there pedagogical strategies that have greater power for transformation than others?
* What are the disciplines' opportunities for transformative learning experiences?
* How can we fairly assess transformative learning?
* To what degree is transformation learning driven by instructor personality?
* How can institutions embrace transformational learning as part of the mission?
* What effect do digital natives and the new media culture have on classroom expectations, behavior, teaching, and learning?
The Formats:
Expert Panel Sessions
These sessions are lead by self-selected teams of 3 to 5 senior faculty and/or administrators whose experience in higher education give them a unique perspective on the challenges and possible solutions facing universities today.
Round Table Discussions
These sessions are 30 minutes in length and allow the presenter to talk for about 15 minutes on their topic followed by discussion and sharing with small groups of conference participants sitting around the table.
Paper Discussion Panel Sessions
These sessions are comprised of individuals who have submitted both an abstract and, upon acceptance, a completed paper. Committee members group the papers into sessions of 3 to 5 panelists whose papers reflect a common conference theme or sub-topic.
Workshops
All IUT workshops emphasize hands-on, experiential learning, guaranteeing participants walk away with ideas and skills they can apply in their classrooms. The longer 3 hour pre-workshops will be scheduled for Tuesday, July 29th, before the conference opening dinner that same evening. Workshops held during the conference can be 40 or 90 minutes in length.
Digital Showcase
This multimedia version of a poster session enables participants to show their work in a multimedia, digital format (slide show, movie, etc) that showcases their teaching methods, their student's work, or research. The Advisory Board Award will go to the presentation that best reflects the conference theme. There will also be a "People's Choice" award that is judged on the basis of the most votes cast by the conference participants.
Poster Sessions
While the poster session is open to all, we strongly encourage new faculty and graduate students to use this opportunity to present their work at an international conference. A new twist has been added this year with the judging of the posters. The Advisory Board Award will go to the presentation that best reflects the conference theme. There will also be a "People's Choice" award that is judged on the basis of the most votes cast by the conference participants.
Mark your calendar and join us at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland for another exciting and engaging conference!
For more information: http://www.iutconference.org
Call for Applications: SENCER Summer Institute 2008
August 8-11, 2008
Santa Clara University, California
Application Deadline: March 3, 2008
SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) is a National Science Foundation-supported faculty development and science education reform project that has been called "the most important educational reform initiative in general and higher education." SENCER improves science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education by focusing on real world problems and, by so doing, extends the impact of this learning across the curriculum to the broader community and society.
The SENCER Summer Institute (SSI) is an annual, intensive, residential, team-based learning opportunity for educators, academic leaders, and students. The SSI features a rich mix of plenaries, workshops, and concurrent sessions that focus on not only what students should learn, but how that learning might be accomplished. SSI 2008 will be held from August 8-11 at Santa Clara University (CA), with Pre-Institute Workshops open to all participants on August 7.
Participation is by invitation only, and all interested in attending must submit an application by March 3, 2008 for consideration. More information about SSI 2008 and applications for team and individual participation are available at http://www.sencer.net/Institutes/summerinst08.cfm
Please correspond with Danielle Kraus, SENCER Associate Director, if you have questions or need further information (danielle.kraus@sencer.net).
Exploring the Role of Higher Education in the 21st Century:
Thinking Globally, Teaching Locally
August 21, 2008
Elon University
Proposal submissions for Elon’s 5th annual Innovation in Instruction Conference (August 21, 2008) are due by 5pm on Tuesday, April 30th. Details are below.
The conference’s plenary speaker will be Dr. Mike Wesch, a cultural anthropologist from Kansas State University. Wesch will address the crisis of significance in higher education, exploring how interactive media are changing the nature of learning and teaching.
Wesch and the Digital Ethnography Working Group, a team of undergraduates at Kansas State, have garnered much attention in both the academic press and the popular media for innovative projects posted on YouTube. “Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us” (http://youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE) has been viewed more than 5.1 million times over the past year (winning a Wired Magazine “rave” award in 2007, among other accolades), and “A Vision of Students Today” (http://youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o) has been viewed almost 2 million times in the last six months.
Wesch also has developed the “World Simulation” (http://mediatedcultures.net/worldsim.htm), an interactive exercise (designed for cultural anthropology courses of 200-400 students) that “allow(s) students to actually experience how the world system works and explore some of the most important questions now facing humanity such as those of global inequality, globalization, culture loss, environmental degradation, and in the worst case scenario, genocide.”
More information about Dr. Wesch is here: http://www.ksu.edu/sasw/anthro/wesch.htm
We encourage you to submit a proposal for Elon University’s 5th annual conference on innovation in college/university teaching and learning. This year’s conference will explore the role of higher education in the 21st Century.
Our students come to us from vastly different peoples, cultures, and perspectives. They leave us to face ever changing challenges and the opportunities of a new global age. As twenty-first century educators, we must not only help our students to read, write and calculate, but set their skills into larger frameworks of teaching and learning. Within the widening horizons of the “real world,” our work must be engaging, interactive, contextual. We must learn to think globally, while we teach locally.
Proposal submissions are due by April 30th at 5:00 p.m.
We seek proposals for interactive 75-minute sessions and for posters/demonstrations that highlight best practices and that offer insight into one of four conference tracks:
1. Bridging the Gap: Application of Skills and Content
How should we be preparing our students for their personal and professional lives as adults? This track supports proposals that address how higher education can prepare students to make an impact beyond the classroom. Potential topics: educating for democratic participation; balancing traditional liberal arts goals with professional needs; experiential education; and innovations and applications of technology.
2. Applying Research to Teaching
How can we translate research and theory into effective teaching practices? This track supports proposals that address the application of theory and research to teaching and learning. Potential topics: how basic learning principles can inform teaching; the neuroscience of learning; social and developmental aspects related to creativity, learning, motivation, and memory.
3. Assessing Student Learning
Increasingly, higher education is being held accountable for meeting the educational needs of the population. What are our goals? How do we know we are reaching our goals? This track supports proposals that address the role of assessment in higher education. Potential topics: current trends in assessment; limitations of assessment; assessing experiential and other non-traditional teaching methods.
4. Keep Your Mojo Working: Inspiring Yourself and Your Students
Even the most dedicated instructors have moments where they get discouraged, lose sight of the big picture, or even become bored with their teaching – and students have so many obligations and distractions competing for their attention. This track supports proposals that address how higher education can provide inspiration for faculty and students. Potential topics: developing your teaching philosophy; maintaining your enthusiasm across the semester (or years); stagnant periods in the semester; inspiring student enthusiasm for learning.
The proposal submission form and further details about the conference are available at http://idd.elon.edu/catl/conference/index.html
A committee of Elon faculty will select proposals for the conference program, with preference given for proposals that connect to the conference theme/tracks, that take advantage of the session format (interactive or poster/exhibit), and that reflect or model innovative practice.
Questions about the conference should be directed to Peter Felten, pfelten@elon.edu
The conference is co-sponsored by Instructional Design & Development (ID&D) and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) at Elon University.
2008 Conference Planning Committee
Amy Overman, Psychology
Anne Marx, Leisure and Sport Management
Ben McFadyen, ID&D and CATL
Kathryn Matera, Chemistry
Kathy Gallucci, Biology
Katie King, Psychology
Ketevan Kupatadze, Foreign Languages
Kim Epting, Psychology
Lynda Butler-Storsved, Health and Human Performance
Melody van Lidth de Jeude, Communications
Mina García Soormally, Foreign Languages
Peter Felten, CATL
8th Annual Lilly - Traverse City Conference on College and University Teaching
September 18 - September 21, 2008
Traverse City MichiganThe call for proposals for the 8th Annual Lilly - Traverse City Conference
on College and University Teaching will be closing on Monday, April 14 at
midnight. This year's conference will be held Thursday, September 18 through
Sunday, September 21, 2008.
Keynote speakers this year include Denise Green, Bill McKeachie, Laurie
Richlin, Debra Rowe, Norman Vaughn, and Todd Zakrajsek.
The conference theme is Millennial Learning: Teaching in the 21st Century,
and includes four major tracks: advancing active learning, teaching well
with technology, cultural competency, and sustainability/global climate change.
An integral part of the Lilly Conferences on Teaching and Learning is the
number of high-quality presentations on improving student learning. Come
share what has been successful in your classes and what you have discovered
about facilitating student learning.
Please visit the Lilly -Traverse City conference website for more
information about this conference: http://www.facit.cmich.edu/lilly
To submit a proposal before the deadline:
http://www.facit.cmich.edu/lilly/proposals.shtml
We hope you'll consider joining us in Traverse City!
Todd Zakrajsek - Conference Director
Sarah Scoby - Conference Coordinator
Innovative Partnerships for Student Learning
September 25, 26 & 27, 2008
Bloomington, Illinois
Submission Deadline is February 29, 2008
*Conference Goals *
* Feature exemplars of current practices in partnerships for student
learning from participating campuses.
* Identify barriers to the development and implementation of joint
programs and share resolution strategies.
* Illustrate the benefits that partnerships promote, not only for
the students, but for faculty, staff, and the community.
* Provide a scholarly forum for recent research on partnerships.
* Foster new partnerships among and within participating institutions.
* Disseminate electronically a collection of papers, web sites, and
other resources to share what is learned with institutions
nationally.
The Innovative Partnerships for Student Learning Conference is designed
to bring together faculty, administrators and students from all types of
higher education institutions as well as business and community members
to share innovative practices and research on partnerships to promote
learning. These partnerships are many and varied and can include valued
connections between the curriculum and co-curriculum or between
on-campus and off-campus experiences. Partnerships may also form between
two-year and four-year institutions both public and private.
*Conference Themes
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* The first year experience
* The transfer student experience
* Civic and community engagement
* General education
* Capstone experiences in the major
* Student-faculty/staff collaborations on disciplinary or
teaching-learning research
* Student Affairs and Academic Affairs collaborations
* University and corporate partnerships to advance student knowledge
* Partnering with student support networks (e.g. families) to
facilitate student development
* Fundraising initiatives that support efforts to improve student
learning
* Technology
* Other innovative partnerships that impact student outcomes
The conference, hosted by Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan
University and Heartland Community College, will be held on *September
25, 26 & 27, 2008 *in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois *(two hour drive
from Chicago---also bus, train, or regional jet from Chicago).*
http://www.partnershipsconference.ilstu.edu/
International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL)
Harrah's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
October 23-25, 2008
http://www.isetl.org
ISETL encourages college and university faculty and practitioners from all disciplines to develop, study, and apply learner-centered principles of teaching, learning, and assessment in innovative, yet effective and practical ways.
PRESENTATION TYPES
Interactive Teaching Sessions: Interactive teaching sessions are
focused on sharing, modeling and discussing higher education
teaching and learning, while allowing for interaction among session
participants.
Academic Research Sessions: Academic research sessions focus
on original research in which higher education teaching and learning
methods, materials and characteristics are assessed and evaluated.
Poster Sessions: Poster sessions are focused on individualized sharing
of teaching and learning methods and research addressing higher
education teaching and learning.
IMPORTANT DATES
Proposals Due: May 1, 2008
Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2008
Registration Fee Due: September 14, 2008
Conference Date: October 23-25, 2008
CONFERENCE WEB SITE
All conference details are available at: http://www.isetl.org
The Inaugural Conference on Classroom Response Systems: Innovations and Best Practices
November 15, 2008
Louisville, KY
With keynote speakers like iClicker inventor Dr. Timothy Stelzer and
Dr. Douglas Duncan, author of Clickers in the Classroom, the first-ever
conference on classroom response systems is sure to be a hit.
16 sessions led by faculty from Maine to California combined with a
very reasonable registration fee equals a likely sell-out.
Ensure yourself a seat in this November 15 conference by
pre-registering today!
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Mark your calendar for November 15 and make plans to join 300 other
university faculty in Louisville, Kentucky for Classroom Response
Systems: Innovations and Best Practices. Register now by visiting
www.delphi.louisville.edu/faculty/clicker_conf
Tell your fellow faculty members about this innovative development
opportunity by forwarding this message.
Culture Matters: Designing Learning Environments to Foster Cultural Awareness and Intercultural Competence
November 21-22, 2008
Bloomington, MN
It’s not too late to submit your concurrent session proposal for The Collaboration’s November 2008 conference, “Culture Matters: Designing Learning Environments to Foster Cultural Awareness and Intercultural Competence“. We’re seeking motivating, dialogue-provoking proposals that not only address the theme of the conference but disseminate and model effective practice, engage participants, and promote inquiry and problem-solving.
Visit The Collaboration Web site at http://www.collab.org/programsservices/November%20Conference%2008%20Call%20for%20Proposals.pdf for complete details on submitting your proposal and taking advantage of this unique professional development opportunity.
Cordially,
Janet Luna
The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(ISSoTL) has been contacted by a number of people who have been unable
to meet the March 17th deadline for submission of proposals. In an
effort to provide all scholars with an opportunity to share their
knowledge and research the ISSoTL Board and Conference Organizers have
agreed to extend the deadline to Tuesday, March 31st.
Please visit the conference website to submit your proposal and for
further information: http://www.indiana.edu/~issotl08/
Registration information will be posted on the conference website shortly.
We look forward to seeing you all here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in
October 2008!
Things to see and do in Edmonton:
http://www.edmonton.com/tourism/page.asp?page=18
Edmonton Art and Culture: http://www.movetoedmonton.com/living/artsculture/
Canada s Festival City 2007: http://www.festivalcity.ca/
Canadian Rockies: http://www.canadianrockies.net/