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4th Annual Teaching for Learning Conference

Sessions

Session Types

INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Presentation time: 50 minutes

These sessions usually include a single presentation or panel discussion combined with engaging methods to involve participants in an active learning process.

RESEARCH DISCUSSIONS

Presentation time: 15 minutes + 10 minutes Q & A

These sessions are intended to feature original research, work in progress, or evaluations of pedagogical practices, instructional projects, or use of technology. Theoretical proposals that show promise of enhancing participants’ understanding and practice of effective teaching and learning principles will also be considered. The nature of the research or evaluation may be qualitative or quantitative, but the emphasis should be on evidence of quality enhancement. Preference will be given to proposals that show promise of providing practical, actionable information for conference participants.

ROUNDTABLES

These sessions are designed to allow maximum interaction in informal, small-group discussions focused on a single topic. Typically, the presenter will be showcasing materials or information with a group of about 8-10 participants. Handouts are helpful.

Presentation time: 20 minutes (Presented twice)

POSTERS

Total time: 50 minutes

Present your promising ideas on a well-designed poster and engage in one-on-one discussions with conference participants. The poster session provides an ideal format for presenting theories, practices, and research in the initial stages of development. Handouts are helpful.

ED TALKS

Total time: 10 minutes (structured as a Mini-Plenary Talk)

Got a powerful idea, experience, or practice that you can communicate in 10 minutes? Want to reach everyone in the conference? Then an ED Talk is the right choice for you.

Conference Tracks

  • Access. How can we eliminate or reduce barriers to higher education for our students while, at the same time, enhancing the student learning experience? (Barriers may include cost, time, place, policy, mindset, and culture.) How can we create challenging and welcoming learning environments for all students? How can we draw upon our differences and cultural strengths to maximize student contributions to the curriculum?
  • Pedagogy. How does your research or approach to teaching support the student learning journey? Have you piloted and evaluated a new approach that you can share with others? Have you developed a praxis to support your teaching practice? How does this interplay between theory and practice support the learning journey? Throughout your experiences in engaging learners, what have you discovered along the way?
  • Evidence of Learning. How have you addressed assessment of (and for) student learning in your teaching practice? What innovative ways are you using assessment to understand the effectiveness of teaching and learning, programs, and institutional goals? How have you improved your approach to assessing students’ learning, and to providing them with feedback on their performance, so they can develop metacognitive skills, resilience, and an ability to self-regulate?
  • Student Success. How have you addressed student retention and persistence through your course design, program curriculum, or teaching practice? What strategies support the first-year experience? How do you help students develop a growth mindset in order to have a more resilient approach to their college experience? What other ways can we think about student success?
  • Teaching with Technology. How has educational technology enhanced your teaching practice? How has the use of technology enhanced your students’ learning? What has this meant for your students’ higher education experience? What are some lessons you have learned when teaching with technology?
  • Faculty Development. What are some innovative ways that you are supporting faculty on your campus? What faculty development programs are you implementing, and what have been the challenges or successes? What are some lessons learned as a faculty developer? What issues/problems have come up on your campus, and how have you solved these?
  • Open Educational Resources (OER). How has OER impacted the design of your curriculum, or enhanced your teaching practice? What strategic partnerships have been beneficial to cultivate in developing OER? What are some of the lessons that you've learned in implementing OER? How has utilizing OER been beneficial to students?