Faculty Development Center: Resources

Faculty Development Center

Upcoming Conferences

Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning: The Power of Online Learning - Opportunities for Tomorrow
October 28-30, 2009. Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA.

EDUCAUSE
November 3-6, 2009. Denver, Colorado, USA.

London International Conference on Education (LICE-2009)
November 9-12, 2009. London, the United Kingdom.

Transformative Learning Conference: Reframing Social Sustainability in a Multicultural World
November 18-20, 2009. Hamilton Princess Hotel, Hamilton, Bermuda.

International Conference on Hybrid Learning
December 9-11, 2009. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Instructional Strategies for Blended & Online Learning Conference
December 9 - 11, 2009. Scottsdale, AZ.

To teach well in the online environment, instructors need to explore new pedagogical options and craft learning activities that fit the medium. Instructional strategies that have evolved in classrooms and lecture halls typically have minimal success in online instruction. This conference will explore a new perspective for online strategies and the evolving role of the instructor and will review creative learning experience designs that reflect sound instructional principles and technological innovations.
Through a detailed review of online/blended learning environments, you will examine:

The evolving role of instructors

How to establish effective communication and interaction in the absence of face-to-face instruction

How to motivate students to learn

Pedagogical techniques that differ from traditional face-to-face techniques

How to create ideal learning experiences

Assessment techniques for measuring student achievement and learning

How higher order student learning outcomes can be assessed

Please Click Here to download a brochure in .pdf format.

The 22nd annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching
March 12 & 13, 2010. California Polytechnic State University, Pomona CA. USA.

Lilly Conferences are retreats that combine workshops, discussion sessions, and major addresses, with opportunities for informal discussion about excellence in college and university teaching and learning. Internationally-known scholars join new and experienced faculty members and administrators from all over the world to discuss topics such as gender differences in learning, incorporating technology into teaching, encouraging critical thinking, using teaching and student portfolios, implementing group learning, and evaluating teaching.
Featured Tracks:

Advancing Active Learning
Teaching Well with Technology
Engaging and Motivating Students
Promoting Diversity
Service/Experiential Learning
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Click Here to visit the conference page and for more details including registration.

EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2010
March 15-17, 2010. Chicago, IL - USA.
Please visit the EDUCAUSE website by clicking here for more information.

For workshops ranging from "Intro to Grant Writing" to "Developing a Budget" to check out EMU's Office of Research & Development.

Call for Proposals:

Intellectbase International Consortium Academic Conferences
Las Vegas, NV - USA
December 17-19, 2009
Submission Deadline: November 20, 2009

Full Papers, Research-in-Progress, Extended Abstracts, Workshops, Case Studies and Posters are invited!! All Conceptual and Empirical Papers are welcome.
Researchers are invited to exchange ideas, share experiences on research challenges, research findings and state-of-the-art solutions. Intellectbase International Consortium provides an open discussion forum for Academics, Researchers, Engineers and Practitioners from the following research disciplines: BESTMAPS - Business, Education, Science, Technology, Management,Administration, Political, Social etc.
All submitted papers are peer reviewed by the Reviewers Task Panel (RTP) and accepted papers are published in a refereed conference proceeding. Outstanding articles that are recommended to the Executive Editorial Board (EEB) have a higher chance of being published in one of the double-blind reviewed Journals listed on the Intellectbase International Consortium website: www.intellectbase.org

All submitted papers must be accompanied by a cover page identifying the date, location of the conference, every author(s) name, address, phone, e-mail, full affiliation, a 200 - 500 word Abstract and keywords. Please send your submission in Microsoft Word format.

For more information concerning Intellectbase International Consortium conferences and Journal publications, please visit the Intellectbase website at www.intellectbase.org.
For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Conference Chair at chair@intellectbase.org
Email all papers to: reviewers@intellectbase.org

Second Ubiquitous Learning Conference
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
5-6 December 2009.
First Submission Deadline: November 12, 2009.
Future deadlines will be announced on the conference website after this date.

The Ubiquitous Learning Conference is an interdisciplinary forum that investigates the uses of technologies in learning, including devices with sophisticated computing and networking capacities which are now pervasively part of our everyday lives - from laptops to mobile phones, games, digital music players, personal digital assistants and cameras. The conference explores the possibilities of new forms of learning using these devices not only in the classroom, but in a wider range of places and times than was conventionally the case for education.
Ubiquitous learning is made possible in part by the affordances of the new, digital media. What's new about it? What's not so new? What are the main challenges of access to these new learning opportunities? These are among the key themes and concerns of the Conference.
Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, may be found at the Conference Website

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