From brittaij at nsuok.edu Thu Jan 24 08:50:19 2008 From: brittaij at nsuok.edu (James "Jym" Brittain) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:50:19 -0600 Subject: [Okfdc] Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference Call for Proposals and Registration Message-ID: <009f01c85e98$70860390$51920ab0$@edu> Greetings, I would appreciate it if you could forward the message below to faculty you feel might be interested in attending or presenting the Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference in April. We had discussed holding a Faculty development track at the Spring meeting of the Oklahoma Faculty Developer?s Consortium, which will take place at the conference mentioned below. Are we still interested in moving forward with this idea? Please submit your presentation proposals to www.teachingconference.org Thank you! Jym cid:image001.jpg at 01C70705.D2AF4040 James ?Jym? Brittain Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty member, College of Education Northeastern State University 600 North Grand Ave., NET 618 Tahlequah, OK 74464 voice: 918.444.5859 fax: 918.458.2382 cell: 918.207.8743 http://ctl.nsuok.edu This electronic mail transmission ("EMT") and any attached documents may contain confidential and privileged information. Such information is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom this EMT was intended to be sent. Any printing, disclosure, reproduction, distribution or taking of action based on the information herein by other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you believe you have received this EMT in error, please notify me the sender by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. From: James "Jym" Brittain [mailto:brittaij at nsuok.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:19 AM Subject: Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference Call for Proposals and Registration Call for Proposals and Registration Extension The Call for Proposals for the 2008 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference has been extended to February 10, 2008. 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. Warm Regards, Jym James ?Jym? Brittain Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty member, College of Education Northeastern State University 600 North Grand Ave., NET 618 Tahlequah, OK 74464 voice: 918.444.5859 fax: 918.458.2382 cell: 918.207.8743 http://ctl.nsuok.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okfdc/attachments/20080124/794a7185/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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