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ISSOTL 2008: "Celebrating
Connections: Learning, Teaching, Scholarship" October 16-19 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
We are excited to welcome proposals
for the 2008 International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching
& Learning (ISSOTL) Conference! Together, ISSOTL, the University
of Alberta and Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, Alberta, invite
you to share your passion about inquiring into and understanding
teaching and its relationship to student learning with scholars from
across the globe. We invite you to make connections, engage in
discussion, reflect, and share your discoveries.
The International Society for the
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning presents us with a unique
opportunity to bring together scholars from around the world, so we
can better explore the interconnections between teaching, learning
and scholarship. Together, we invite you to share in the wisdom and
insights that have been gained through your own research and
inquiry. This conference then is not only a celebration
of connections, but a celebration of the people that make these
connections happen. Together, we hope to take the scholarship of
teaching and learning to new heights of recognized excellence.
To this end, we need your active involvement, your collaboration and
support, and a renewed and deepened commitment to excellence in the
scholarship of teaching and learning.
Presentation
Themes
During the 2008 Conference, we
invite you to explore the connections between groups, disciplines,
processes, organizational strategies, ideas, and
innovations.
Proposals can be submitted in which
scholars from across the disciplines can report on their scholarly
inquiries into teaching and learning within and across their
disciplines. As well, scholarly and critical accounts of the idea of
the scholarship of teaching and learning will be
welcomed.
In relation to the theme of the
conference (Celebrating Connections) proposals can be submitted
related to one or more of the following four topic areas (example
questions are included for each area):
1. Connecting with Each
Other
- How can we become better connected to our learners? Who are
our learners? Are our learners changing? If so, how can we remain
connected? How do we engage learners?
- How can we foster connections within and across various
disciplines? How can we foster cross-disciplinary
conversations? How can we build communities of
practice?
- How can we better connect the people who are central to the
scholarship of
teaching and learning to each other (E.g.
Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, etc.)?
- How can we connect and collaborate with graduate students
about teaching as a form of scholarship?
- How can we become better connected to our local, national
and international
communities (E.g. Fostering community
involvement, outreach, technology, service learning, public
engagement)?
2. Connecting through Process,
Strategies & Policy
- What evidence is there of successful processes that support
faculty in their efforts to embrace the scholarship of teaching
and learning?
- What evidence is there of how our universities, colleges,
classrooms, and learning spaces can be structured to foster
connection among learners?
- How can the scholarship of teaching and learning inform
institutional, local, and national policies?
3. Connecting through Ideas,
Discoveries, Inquiry & Innovation
- What emerging ideas, discoveries and areas of inquiry can
help inform and foster the enhancement of teaching and student
learning?
- Where is theory currently being actively connected to
practice? How can we integrate research and discovery into
our teaching practices?
- What insights have been gained through our experience in
disciplinary and trans-disciplinary learning that can help inform
the scholarship of teaching and learning?
- How can technology be used to enhance the scholarship of
teaching and learning? What are effective pedagogies and
instructional strategies that can be used to
integrate
technology into educational practices?
4. Connecting with Our Past & Thinking about
Our Future
- What evidence of success do we have of our previous efforts
to improve the quality of our teaching and learning environments
and our students’ learning?
- Critically reflecting on your own experience, is the
scholarship of teaching and learning now beginning to receive the
recognition it deserves on college and university campuses?
- What have been your greatest successes with respect to
fostering the scholarship of teaching and learning? How can these
best be celebrated?
- What are the most significant challenges still facing the
scholarship of teaching and learning? How can these challenges
begin to be addressed?
- Where are the areas of opportunity with respect to
fostering the scholarship of teaching and learning on college and
university campuses? Who are the driving forces? How can we
begin to explore these areas of opportunity?
- What are our ultimate goals with respect to fostering
scholarship of teaching and learning? What are our markers
of success? How will we know when we’ve reached these?
Types of Presentations
Single Paper ~ Presentation &
Dialogue
We welcome proposal submissions
for single paper presentations. We hope to encourage as much
critical dialogue among conference participants and presenters as
possible. When presenting, please ensure that the organization of
your presentation allows and gives adequate time for
discussion. Each presentation will have a maximum of 30
minutes (including time for questions and discussion). The
programme committee will group single presentations into sessions
of 2 with a total presentation time of 60 minutes; or sessions
of 3 with a total time of 90 minutes. There will be a
designated facilitator/chair.
International Panel
Submissions
We invite organized international
panel submissions. The goal is to provide panelists and
audience with the opportunity to exchange perspectives, engage in
discussion and learn from each other’s uniquely global
experiences. International panels are encouraged to have two or
more countries represented per panel.
International panel submissions
require:
- 2 or 3 panel members/presenters representing two or more
countries
- Facilitator ~ Facilitates panel discussion. Cannot be a
presenter.
- Panel organizer ~ Submits proposal. A presenter or
facilitator may serve as the panel organizer.
Proposals must include an
abstract, which provides: (1) a description of the central topic
being discussed and its relevance and (2) a brief
outline/description of each perspective being represented.
The total presentation time for a panel of 2 presenters is 60
minutes; for a panel of 3 presenters, 90 minutes (including time
for questions and discussion).
Workshop/Working Session
We invite proposal submission for
workshop/working sessions. A workshop of 90 minutes long
focuses on interactive development and exploration of ideas
(rather than on presentations). The proposal should identify
the workshop “leader” and where appropriate, co-facilitator(s)
(maximum 3 presenters in total). It is expected that
workshops should ensure active participation and engagement by the
audience.
Poster
A designated session will enable
poster presenters to share their scholarly work in person.
The poster session allows a more interactive forum for
communication and collaborative discussion. The poster
presenter must be present during the period assigned for
discussion.
Criteria for Proposals
The criteria by which all proposals
will be assessed are provided below and should be used to guide the
development of your submission. The criteria draw on feedback
from the earlier ISSOTL conference reports and from criteria used by
the MountainRise Journal, and the Carnegie Academy for the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
- Goals and Preparation
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Are
the goals of your inquiry clear?
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Have you identified important question(s) in the
field?
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Have you demonstrated an understanding of existing
scholarship in the field?
- Methods
- Outcomes
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Is
there evidence that your goals have been achieved?
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Have you demonstrated how your work has contributed to an
understanding of, or practice in, the field?
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Have you considered how your work opens up additional areas
for further investigation?
- Reflective Critique
- Audience Engagement
Each proposal will be reviewed by
three international scholars. The proposals will be rated:
Accept or Reject. The committee’s decision will be final. The
program committee may edit submissions with respect to both length
and grammar.
More About Your Hosts
University of Alberta (U of A)
Founded in 1908, the U of A is
Alberta’s oldest and largest research university. With an
enrolment of over 36,000, it is among the five largest
universities in Canada. The main campus covers 50 city blocks with
over 90 buildings directly across the North Saskatchewan River
from downtown Edmonton. The U of A is home to the Faculties
of Arts, Science, Engineering, Medicine and Dentistry, Law,
Education, Agriculture, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Business, and Physical Education as well as Pharmacology and
special programs such as the Campus Saint-Jean and the Faculty of
Native Studies.
Grant
MacEwan College
With an enrollment of over 11,000
students, MacEwan is Alberta’s largest college. Its main campus
comprises 5 city blocks in downtown Edmonton. Three satellite
campuses are located throughout the city. MacEwan describes
itself as a comprehensive college offering a mix of certificate,
diploma, university transfer, applied and baccalaureate degree
programs. Major faculties include the Performing Arts, Business,
Arts and Science, Health and Community
Studies.
Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton is the capital of
Alberta, a Canadian province. It is the northernmost North
American city with a metropolitan population over one million.
Covering an area larger than Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto or
Montreal, Edmonton has one of the lowest population densities in
North America (about 9.4% that of New York City). Edmonton is a
cultural, government and educational centre. It plays host to a
year round slate of world-class festivals, earning it the title of
“The Festival City”. It is home to North America’s largest mall
and Canada’s largest historic park.
International Society for the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
This will be ISSOTL’s
5th international conference and the second to be held
in Canada. The International Society for the
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning serves
faculty members, staff, and students who care about teaching and
learning as serious intellectual work. The goal of the Society is
to foster inquiry and disseminate findings about what improves and
articulates post-secondary learning and
teaching.
We look forward to receiving your
proposal!
Future ISSOTL
Conferences
| ISSOTL
2009 |
ISSOTL
2010 |
Bloomington, Indiana,
USA October 22-25 |
United
Kingdom |
Past ISSOTL
Conferences
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ISSOTL 2006 Conference
Chair Randy Bass |
2007:
"Locating Learning: Integrative Dimensions in the Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning" in Sydney,
Australia (July 2-5, 2007)
2006: "Making a Greater Difference: Connecting to
Transformational Agendas" in Washington, DC, USA (November
9-12)
2005 "Commitment, Community,
and Collaboration" in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(October 14-16)
2004 "The Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning: Perspectives, Intersections, and Directions" in
Bloomington, Indiana, USA (October 21-24)
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