Conferences
TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES
Additional information is
available for many of the conferences listed below. Please contact Chaudron
Gille
at cgille@gsc.edu or Sue
Gittens at sgittens@gsc.edu.
Announcements of educational research conferences can also be sent here.
MERLOT (Multimedia Education
Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) is a community of educators dedicated
to the pursuit of scholarship and enrichment of learning through the sharing and
distribution of high quality, peer reviewed digital content. It includes a
searchable index of peer-reviewed online content in several discipline areas.
Interactive workshops are available that cover the basics of searching MERLOT
and other services and features.
http://www.merlot.org/
July 21-24, 2008 - The Apple Digital Campus
Leadership Institute will be held at Georgia College and State University in
Milledgeville, GA. The focus of the Institute is on concepts designed to help
all leaders iDream, envisioning ways to use innovation and enhance the learning
experience. This year's theme, "Beyond The
Classroom.....To the Campus and The World" will take the
participants beyond "rebroadcasting lectures" using innovative ways to enhance
the learning experience. http://adcli.gcsu.edu/
October 19-22, 2008 - The 2008 CIT Conference on Information
Technology will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. This conference offers a
diverse program and cutting-edge exposition exploring the intelligent
application of information technology in community and technical colleges.
The Call for Proposals is due March 21, 2008.
Program tracks are as follows: Emerging and Future Educational Technology;
Teaching and Learning; Student and Community Services;
Leadership and Organizational Development; Enterprisewide Systems and
Infrastructures; Workforce Partnerships and Collaborations; and
Math, Science, Allied Health, and Vocational Education.
www.league.org/2008cit
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July 20-22, 2008 - The Summer Institute for Academic Deans and
Department Chairs will be held in Asheville, NC. This year the
Institute will give participants the opportunity to engage with colleagues, as
well as examine trends and practices that deal with the issues they face. It is
designed to promote discussion of current challenges and provide successful
strategies in the curriculum and co-curriculum. Participants will also have the
opportunity to share the trials and successes related to the role of academic
deans and department chairs. So if you want to hear new ideas, receive fresh
energy, learn valuable information and acquire some much-needed inspiration, you
will want to attend this Institute.
http://www.sc.edu/fye/events/d&d/index.html
December 6-9, 2008 - The 2008 Annual Meeting for the Commission on
Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools will be held
at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, TX. This year's focus will be
"Critical Issues in the 21st Century: Leadership, Access,
Measurement, Accountability, and Outreach". The conference will
examine changes in quality assurance practices in the Southern region and
feature a variety of case studies that focus on institutional improvement in
academia. The Commission invites well-developed proposals that exemplify good
practices and innovation in higher education.
Proposals are due March 28, 2008.
http://www.sacscoc.org/aamain.asp
It is becoming more evident that
the way we interact, teach, and manage differs greatly across cultures, across
genders, even across age differences. The Summer Institute for
Intercultural Communication has maintained its reputation for excellence,
assembling some of the best-known scholars and practitioners in the field who
share a commitment to providing a high-quality learning experience for Institute
participants.
http://www.intercultural.org/siic/siic.html
October 16-18, 2008 - The AAC&U Network for
Academic Renewal Conference will be held in Long Beach, Calif. This
year's focus, "Diversity, Learning, and Inclusive
Excellence: Accelerating and Assessing Progress", will highlight
curricular, co-curricular, and institutional models that enable higher education
leaders to develop, implement, assess, and continually learn from the experience
of fostering diverse learning environments. The conference aims to help campuses
take diversity efforts to the next level of comprehensive, coordinated action,
where educational benefits for all students and for the institution more
broadly, can be demonstrated in meaningful ways.
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/diversityandlearning/index.cfm
Online Conferences:
Join the Innovations Online Conference and experience Innovations at you
convenience!!! The League introduces an extraordinary virtual opportunity
to connect with the professionals, partners, and leaders of community college
innovations and programs from around the world.
http://learningtimes.net/conferences.shtml
June 12-15, 2008 - The POD International Consortium
for Educational Development Conference will be held on the site of the
Olympic Village of the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics. At this conference,
you'll be informed and inspired by international experts and have the
opportunity to build professional relationships with knowledgeable peers. The
sessions will offer thought-provoking ideas on the research theory, and practice
of educational development world-wide. Proposals are due December 7, 2007 for
pre-conference workshops and January 7, 2008 for concurrent sessions,
roundtables and poster sessions.
http://www.iced2008.org/
July 13-16, 2008 - The Second Annual
Conference on Best Practices in Institutional Effectiveness: Getting Assessment,
Accountability and Outcome Evaluation right the First Time will be held
in Savannah, GA. This interactive conference will provide participants with
proven step-by-step processes to accomplish effective outcome assessment. Those
attending will understand not only how to help identify and measure outcomes,
but how to educate their institution on the process, track and use results. For
three or more participants from the same college, there is a group discount.
http://www1.cpcc.edu/applied-research/2008-best-practices-in-ie-conference
September 29-October 1, 2008 - The National Symposium
on Student Retention will be held at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock
Arkansas. This conference is interested in sharing current research and
strategies which support student success throughout the entire Student Retention
Lifecycle supporting student success from enrollment, through year to year
retention, to completing a course of study that leads to graduation. Themes
to be addressed are: Highlight emerging research; Showcase successful,
effective programs; retention strategies and best practices; Promote
opportunities for dialog, networking, and shared understanding; and
Identify useful research and resources.
http://csrde.ou.edu/web/symposium/
October 3-4, 2008 - The 2008 Georgia Conference on
Information Literacy will be held at the Coastal Georgia Center in
Savannah, GA. This conference will address issues across disciplines through
workshops and presentations focusing on Defining information literacy in a
digital age; Effective means of developing information literacy skills in
learners; Partnerships between librarians and classroom teachers to teach
students research skills; Information literacy across the disciplines;
Assessment of information literacy initiatives; and Intellectual property,
copyright and plagiarism in the digital age.
http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolit.html
October 22-25, 2008 - The 2008 POD/NCSPOD
Conference: Weaving Patterns of Practice will be held in Reno, Nevada. This
year's conference represents the weaving together of two organizations - The
Professional and Organizational Development Network (POD) and The National
Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development (NCSPOD) to explore
the ways in which various kinds of institutions can collaborate to offer high
quality post-secondary education. The focus will reflect how both POD and NCSPOD
see their patterns of practice persist across time and those that will emerge.
The conference will tackle diverse disciplines and populations from both
organizations to seek to bring them together; and will discuss how educators
remain whole and strong.
http://www.podnetwork.org
November 8-10, 2008 - The 15th National Conference on
Students in Transition will be held in Columbia SC. Since students
face significant transitions from the beginning of their undergraduate
experience through graduation, college educators are challenged to provide
support for their entire undergraduate careers. Because of this challenge,
conference participants will share the latest concepts, ideas, research results,
assessment strategies, and institutional initiatives - all with a focus on
student success and learning throughout the college experience.
Proposals must be received by June 30, 2008.
www.sc.edu/fye/events/sit
November 8-10, 2008 - The 15th National
Conference on Students in Transition will be held in Columbia, SC.
Conference participants will share the latest concepts, ideas, research results,
assessment strategies, and institutional initiatives - all with a focus on
student success and learning throughout the college experience. Proposals are
invited which highlight student groups that might have unique transition
experiences. Theme tracks for this conference are: Sophomore Issues; The
Transfer Student Experience; The Senior Year; and The First Year.
Proposals are due June 30, 2008.
http://sc.edu/fye/events/sit/#top
November 6-8, 2008 - The Association of American
Colleges and Universities is seeking proposals for its
"Engaging Science, Advancing Learning: General Education, Majors and the New
Global Century" conference to be held in Providence, RI.
The conference will explore the place and practice of science in college
learning for the 21st century. Participants will work on ways to accelerate
hands-on learning in science, both in general education and in majors,
especially reforms that put critical inquiry, undergraduate research, and social
responsibility at the center of the educational experience.
The deadline for submission of proposals is April 16,
2008.
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/engaging_science/index.cfm
February 26-28, 2009 - The AAC&U Network for Academic
Renewal Conference will be held in Baltimore, MD. This year's focus is
entitled, "General Education, Assessment, and the
Learning Students Need". This conference will help campuses align
General Education vision and action, including action to assess and strengthen
students' cumulative learning. The four conference tracks are organized around
one or more "big questions" related to philosophical and practical challenges
facing campuses today and an expectation of evidence - the ability to show
"what's working" and why. Deadline for
submission of proposals is August 1, 2008.
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/generaleducation/index.cfm
March 11-13, 2009 - The SoTL Commons Conference for
the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning will be held at Georgia Southern
University in Statesboro, GA. This conference is intended to stimulate
pedagogical research in higher education, to advance the momentum of SoTL as a
key way to improve effectiveness and student learning outcomes, and to encourage
contacts, conversations, and collaboration concerning SoTL. This will be a
gathering of uncommon people for an uncommon experience of passionate, practical
human learning about the common process of teaching. Abstracts should be
submitted by the deadline of October 15, 2008.
http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/conference/2009/welcome.htm
November 6-8, 2008 - The Association of
American Colleges and Universities invites you to attend the Engaging
Science, Advancing Learning: General Education, Majors, and the New Global
Century Conference to be held in Providence, RI. This conference will
explore the place and practice of science in college learning for the
twenty-first century. The sessions will feature practices that engage students
with the power and centrality of science and with the global reach of science
and technology in addressing the world's urgent challenges. The opening keynote
speech, "Envisioning the Place and Practice of Science
Education" will be given by James Gentile, President of the Research
Corporation.
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/engaging_science/index.cfm
FREE WEBCASTS FROM THE TLT
GROUP ONLINE INSTITUTE.
There are several webcasts available; however, we would like to draw your
attention to "Online Office Hours: Motives & Options." Many faculty
members search for methods and tools to foster collaborative learning and better
communication among their students. Therefore, instant messaging
(IM) has emerged from the previous decade as both an untapped instructional
resource and a problem waiting in the wings. This FREE webcast session
will provide: an overview of instant messaging tools and features; introduction
to instructional techniques that use IM; and a summary of benefits and
drawbacks.
www.tltgroup.org/events/webcastsdemos/archives.htm
October 3-4, 2008 - The Georgia Conference
on Information Literacy will be held at the Coastal Georgia Center in
Savannah, GA. Information literacy is defined as the ability to know when there
is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and
effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand. Proposals are
invited across disciplines for workshops and presentations that will consider,
extend, or otherwise address information literacy in K-12 and postsecondary
settings. The deadline for submissions is April 15,
2008.
http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolit.html
Each summer the University System's World Regional Councils offer two
faculty development seminars in an international setting. The seminars are
designed to familiarize USG faculty with the country or countries visited,
introduce the local educational systems initiate integration about the countries
visited in the home curriculum, and open possibilities for collaborative faculty
research. The 2008 Faculty Development Seminars are sponsored by the World
Regional Councils for Africa and for Europe. The two seminars are as follows:
Artistic Expressions of Culture: The Literary, Visual and Performing Arts of
Nigeria; and Morocco and Spain: 1,000 Years of Migration,
Conflict, and Integration of Cultures.
http://www.usg.edu/oie/facstaff/development/seminars_awards.phtml
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