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Here is a short list of the upcoming conferences, along with websites, that are available which you might find useful and enlightening to attend.
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ISSOTL11 : "Transforming the Academy Through the Theory and Practice of SOTL"
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA) October 20-23, 2011
The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (ISSOTL ) serves faculty members, staff, and students who care about teaching and learning as serious intellectual work. The goal of the Society is to foster inquiry and disseminate findings about what improves and articulates post-secondary learning and teaching.
We cordially invite you to join us at the 8th annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, which will convene in the beautifully scenic, academically rich, and culturally diverse city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA) on October 20-23, 2011. International scholars, researchers, and educators will come together to share recent work and discuss how our collective efforts will impact the future of higher education.
View Program at a Glance View Detailed Program Registration information
5th Annual Critical Thinking Conference: Critical Thinking and Civil Discourse
Legacy Room in the Dreyfus University Center/UW-Stevens Point
Friday, October 21, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Individuals who work with students at every educational level are eager to help them find ways to engage in respectful and productive conversations with those who disagree with them. This instructional objective has assumed increasing urgency as the often intemperate debate around recent political events has cast into sharp relief the need to reclaim civil discourse as a central ideal of responsible citizenship.
Registration is free and lunch is provided. Registration for the conference is available through email. Please email caese@uwsp.edu with your name, home campus, department and email address.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.
Please feel free to direct any questions to Dona Warren - dwarren@uwsp.edu
This conference is made possible by an OPID grant and support from UWSP's Center for Academic Excellence and Student Engagement.
2011 Assessment Institute
Westin Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
October 31 - November 1, 2011
KEYNOTE PANEL:
Cecilia L. Lopez,
City Colleges of Chicago
Thomas A. Angelo La Trobe University,
Australia
Trudy W. Banta Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Peter T. Ewell National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
George D. Kuh National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Jeffrey A. Seybert Johnson County (KS) Community College
| Early Bird Registration: Registering on or before September 15, 2011 | |
| Early Bird Individual: |
$275.00 ea. (October 30 - November 1, 2011) |
| Early Bird Group: | $265.00 ea. (October 30 - November 1, 2011) |
| Â | Group = three or more persons from the same organization registering with single payment) |
| Regular Registration Rates: Registering after September 15, 2011 | |
| Individual: | $290.00 ea. (October 30 - November 1, 2011) |
Group: |
$280.00 per person (October 30 - November 1, 2011) |
| Â | Group = three or more persons from the same organization registering with single payment) |
| Institute Luncheon | |
| Institute Luncheon: | $30.00 ea. (October 31, 2011) |
Registrations will be accepted until October 10, 2011 on a first-return basis. There will be a service fee of $15 for all cancellations made prior to October 17, 2011. There will be no refunds of any kind after October 17, 2011.
The Westin Indianapolis (Institute Site) -
Rooms are reserved at The Westin Indianapolis, 50 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The number of Institute rooms is limited. Currently, reservations can be made by calling 1-317-262-8100. Be sure to identify yourself as attending the 2011 Assessment Institute to be eligible to receive the conference rate. The hotel deadline to obtain these rates is September 30, 2011.
For further information, please copy and paste this website:
http://planning.iupui.edu/institute
UW-Green Bay Faculty Development Conference: The Balancing Act: Being a Productive Scholar and Dedicated Teacher
UW-Green Bay
January 20, 2012
Keynote Speaker: Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Ph.D.
She is the Executive Director of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Her scholarship has focused on interracial families, biracial identity, and the politics of racial categorization. She is author of two important books: Beyond Black and Raising Biracial Children, as well as over two dozen articles and book chapters on multiracial youth. After Dr. Rockquemore became a tenured professor, her focus shifted to improving conditions for pre-tenure faculty by creating supportive communities for writing productivity and work/life balance. Her award-winning work with under-represented faculty led to the publication of her most recent book: The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul. Dr. Rockquemore provides workshops for faculty at colleges across the U.S., writes an advice column for Inside Higher Ed , and works with a select group of faculty each semester in the Faculty Success Program.
Please check back for more information as it becomes available.
2012 CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION PEDAGOGY
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
February 8-10, 2012
The conference hotel is:
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061
The special conference room rates are $95.00 (plus taxes)
for a single and $115.00 (plus taxes) for a double
occupancy. Reference the Conference on Higher Education
Pedagogy to receive these special rates.
Proposals are two pages in length for
research and practice sessions and
abstracts only for poster sessions.
Accepted proposals serve as the final
papers and are printed as such in the proceedings
Research sessions inform participants of the design,
implementation, and results of empirical research focused on teaching and learning in higher education.
Practice sessions are focused on sharing, modeling and
discussing higher education teaching and learning, while
allowing for interaction among session participants.
Poster sessions provide an opportunity to present and
discuss scholarly research and/or practice in an informal
scholarly environment.
Session proposals are due online on or before October 2 at
www.cider.vt.edu/conference.
There is no registration fee; however, presenters and attendees must register. Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and continuous break food on both days, and a hard copy of the conference proceedings.
Register online at: www.cider.vt.edu/conference/
Proposals are due October 2, 2011
Registration Deadline is January 15, 2012
For further information regarding the call for proposals, registration, etc., please copy and paste this link:
http://www.cider.vt.edu/conference/
31st Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
February 17 - 21, 2012
Please copy and paste this link to obtain information regarding call for proposals:
http://sc.edu/fye/annual/proposal.html#Information
Proposal Submission Deadline is October 17, 2011.
Featured Speakers:
DeWayne Matthews: He is vice president for policy and strategy of the Lumina Foundation for Education. Matthews has served in a variety of higher education leadership roles, including senior adviser to the president and vice president of the Education Commission of the States (ECS), director of programs and services for the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and executive director of the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education. He has been a legislative staff member, faculty member, and university trustee, and has worked with international organizations and higher education institutions in Mexico, Canada, Japan, Spain, Chile, and other countries.
Charles Blaich: is the director of the Center of Inquiry at Wabash College and the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Connecticut in 1986. Blaich taught at Eastern Illinois University from 1987-1991 and joined the faculty at Wabash College in the fall of 1991. In 2002, he assumed his current position at the Center of Inquiry. Along with researchers at the University of Iowa, University of Michigan, and Miami University, Blaich designed and implemented the Wabash National Study in 2005. Forty-nine colleges and universities are participating in this longitudinal research project on the practices and conditions that support student learning. In 2011, he became the director of the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS), which includes 130 private colleges and universities that share survey and institutional data for the purpose of improvement. Blaich's recent publications include "From Gathering to Using Assessment Results: Lessons for the Accountability Movement from the Wabash National Study," "Some Complexities in the Effects of Diversity Experiences on Orientation Toward Social/Political Activism and Political Views in the First Year of College," and "Why is Closing the Loop So Hard? And What Can be Done to Change That?
Hotel accommodations available at:
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
600 East Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Reservations: (210) 224-1234 or 800-233-1234
Hotel reservation deadline: January 24, 2012
Room rate: $189 single/double occupancy plus tax; $214 triple occupancy plus tax; $239 quadruple occupancy.
Room rate includes wired or wireless internet access in guest rooms
Conference rate expires on January 24, 2012. Specify "National Resource Center/Annual First-Year Experience Conference" when making reservations.
Make your reservations early. Once the room block is filled, we cannot guarantee the conference room rate will be available. Reservations must be made by January 24, 2012 to receive this special rate. After this date, reservations are accepted on a space available basis and may not be available at the conference rate.
American Airlines is offering a convention discount of 5% off the lowest applicable published airfare. To make a discount reservation, please call our Meeting Services Desk at (800) 433-1790 from anywhere in the United States or Canada or go to www.AA.com and refer to Promotion Code 3222AU.
There will also be a separate ticketing charge of $20.00 USD for tickets purchased via the phone or $30.00 USD for tickets purchased at the airport. This amount is subject to change. At this time, there is no ticketing fee for reservations made and ticketed on www.AA.com. The percentage discount can be booked online at www.AA.com for American Airlines and American Eagle flights only.
28th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
Aug. 8-10, 2012
Monona Terrace Convention Center
Madison, WI
Share your research and expertise. Network with other professionals in your field. Demonstrate your successful course or training materials. Distill essential knowledge/skills. Lead sessions on the planning and management of distance education/training programs. Guide interactive discussions with your colleagues.
Estimated costs are:
Conference fee
Hotel rates
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Call for Proposals to Present will open in late November 2011
Check back for future updated information as it becomes available.
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