Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference at Eastern Michigan University

SOTL Academy 2009: Taking a Closer Look

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

http://www.emich.edu/sotlacademy

Call for Proposals Due Date: December 1, 2008 Conference Dates: May 18-19, 2009

The SOTL Academy 2009 invites proposals for presentations of work in the area of the scholarship of teaching and learning. This conference seeks to bring together all members of the academy engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL). Applications are encouraged from experts and novices in this field, at all career stages. This national conference will provide a forum for presenting new SOTL work, for sharing reflections on SOTL and its role within the academy, and networking with others engaged in this enterprise.

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning seeks to restore teaching to its proper place of importance in the academy by building a scholarship around teaching and learning. The goal is to encourage faculty to use their own classrooms (or programs) as sites for research to rigorously explore student learning, and then to go public (at conferences such as this one, and in web- and print-based publications) in order to enable others to build on the work they are doing.

Specific tracks/strands will focus on the following themes, among others:

•Sharing SOTL research: methodologies, works in progress, emergent findings •Shaping the liberal arts curriculum through the scholarship of teaching and learning •Negotiating the role of SOTL in academic careers, including for graduate students and future faculty "Exploring the use of various course delivery formats using classroom research."

•Building and sharing theories of student learning •Creating models for building campus leadership and/or collaboration in SOTL The list above is intended to be illustrative but not in any way to be limiting. We are interested in a wide range of proposals. If you have questions regarding a proposal, please contact the conference directors.

Session Formats

•Panel Discussion

60-90 minute presentation by a panel of 3-5 colleagues on a topic of general interest.

•Workshop

45-60 minute interactive presentation.

•Individual Paper

15-20 minute presentations that will be grouped with other presenters for discussion.

•Round Table

30 minute, informal, small group discussions. Ideal forum for presenting works in progress.

•Poster Session

For more information or to submit a proposal, please go to http://www.emich.edu/sotlacademy