[Okfdc] Call for proposals - 2009 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference

Tue Nov 18 16:07:11 CST 2008

Call for Proposals

You are invited to participate in the 2009 Oklahoma Higher Education
Teaching and Learning Conference. The conference will take place April 2nd
and 3rd, 2009 on the Broken Arrow 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.

All proposals will be submitted online using the form found on this page.
Please carefully read the information presented here in order to avoid
delays and to give proposals the best opportunity for acceptance. All
proposals will go through a blind, peer-review process by the Conference
Review Board consisting of faculty knowledgeable about the scholarship of
teaching and learning. Proposals that simply discuss a teaching idea or
practice without research and evidence to document the results are not
appropriate for this conference.

Purpose

The purpose of the conference is to provide to those interested in the
scholarship of teaching and learning an evidence-based path for the
improvement of teaching effectiveness and student learning outcomes. 

Dates and Deadlines 

October 20, 2008 

Call for proposals announced and Abstract submission period opens

December 1, 2008 

Abstract submission deadline 

December 15, 2008 

Notification of review of abstract results 

January 1, 2009

Deadline for presenters to confirm participation 

February 28, 2009

Deadline for finalized abstract for conference program and proceedings

April 2, 2009 

Conference begins 

April 3, 2009 

Conference ends 

April 15, 2009 

Conference Proceedings published online 

Our theme this year is Embrace Connections, Enhance Teaching, and Envision
Learning. The strands
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m_1>  for the conference are:

Strand #1: Embrace Connections: Developing Global Communities in Higher
Education, examples include but are not limited to:

.         Service Learning

.         Student Engagement

Strand #2: Enhance Teaching: Pedagogy in Teaching, examples include but are
not limited to:

*	Improving Teaching
*	Professional Development
*	Implementing Technology 
*	Integration of Digital Resources (software and websites)
*	Creative engagement

Strand #3: Envision Learning, examples include but are not limited to:

*	Widening Student Participation

.         Subject Specific Strategies and Application

.         Impact of Emerging Technologies

Tracks

The following conference tracks comprise the concurrent sessions:

1.	Research projects about specific teaching and student learning (in
classroom, online, or blended contexts) in a higher education context and
the research questions, methodologies, evidence, analyses, results,
implications, and applications. 
2.	Non-research analysis or synthesis of the nature, role and meaning
of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL); its integration or
recognition in an academic cultures; how to initiate and develop  projects;
ways to promote, foster and support those engaging in such scholarship; how
SoTL can directly improve student learning outcomes; how SoTL has
transformed an academic community/culture; the connects between SoTL and
other forms of scholarship; the problems and benefits of international
collaboration in doing SoTL, and many other possibilities.

Session Formats 

Conference Presentation

Presentation sessions will be limited to 40 minutes in length and should
involve active learning techniques. Presentations should be used to present
research findings based in the tradition of the Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning.
More information, <http://www.teachingconference.org/?q=node/26>  including
submitting a proposal, regarding the conference presentation format can be
found here.

Panel Discussions 

Panel discussions are organized and facilitated for conversation about a
topic among panelists and between panelists and audience. Panel discussions
are not individual paper presentations. Panel discussions are scheduled for
40 minutes. More information, <http://www.teachingconference.org/?q=node/12>
including submitting a proposal, regarding the panel discussion format can
be found here.

Graduate Student Poster Session

The poster session allows graduate students to present central topics or
questions being examined, observed or conclusions drawn thus far, as well as
further questions you hope to explore in the field of Teaching and Learning.
The information presented will serve as a basis for further discussion for
conference participants stop to talk with you about your work. More
information, including <http://www.teachingconference.org/?q=node/10>
submitting a proposal, regarding the poster session format can be found
here.

Moderators for the presentation and panel sessions will be provided to
presenters.  Presenters will be contacted by moderators prior to the
conference to discuss introductions and the content of the presentations. At
each session, a moderator will begin and end the session on time, introduce
the presenter(s) and the session topic, and distribute and collect session
assessment forms to the attendees. 

Evaluation of Proposals

Each proposal will be reviewed by three reviewers who will recommend one of
three options: 1) acceptance of the proposal, 2) revision of the proposal,
or 3) rejection of the proposal. Reviewers will provide comments for
improvement, suggestions for recommended revisions, or rationales for why
proposals were rejected. Comments will be given to the submitters of the
proposals.

Acceptance of proposals

The result of the review process will be provided to submitters within two
weeks of reception of the proposals. Presenters of all accepted proposals
must give confirmation to the conference director (brittaij at nsuok.edu) by
January 1, 2009 that they will present at the conference in April 2009.
Presenters are responsible for their
<http://survey.nsuok.edu/Survey.aspx?s=bc111e1015b7432786fedf911bf4effb>
own conference registration and fee, travel and lodging. 

Presenters must supply finalized abstracts of their presentations by
February 28, 2009 to the Conference Director (brittaij at nsuok.edu). Abstracts
will be used in the Conference Program Booklet and in the Conference
Proceedings. The format for the abstract is as follows:

*	Presentation topic and names/schools of presenters
*	Abstract text: 100 - 150 words 
*	Content: summarize content of the presentation, including its
objectives and learning outcomes for the audience. Provide any relevant
resources such as book or article titles and web sites.

Presenters are asked to fully participate in the entire conference and
attend sessions and events. 

Presenters whose registration
<http://survey.nsuok.edu/Survey.aspx?s=bc111e1015b7432786fedf911bf4effb>
fee is not received by February 28, 2009 may not be included in the
conference schedule of sessions and program booklet.

Warm Regards,
Jym 

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James "Jym" Brittain, M.S.
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
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