We are pleased to announce the 17th Annual ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Teaching and Learning Conference is now open for proposal submissions.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ welcomes university and college educators to the 17th Annual Teaching & Learning ConferenceÌý´Ç²ÔÌýThursday, June 10, 2021 (please note the new early summer date to allow for conference ideas to percolate all summer long). This free,Ìýfully-virtual conference is sponsored jointly by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL)Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýTeaching and Learning Technologies (TLT).ÌýProposal submissions are now open.
Conference Theme:Â Teaching & Learning Beyond the Pandemic
As we look beyond the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our institutions and classrooms, we envision a world that has both changed in radical ways and also still retains many longstanding challenges. Our collective and personal experiences during this past year and a half, as educators and human beings, may leave us better positioned to reimagine that future world together. In what ways might we and our students cultivate meaning, purpose, and connection that reignite our passion for teaching and learning after the widespread burnout of COVID? How can we leverage the momentum of 2020 toward racial equity to continue to iterate toward more welcoming and just courses in which historically underrepresented or otherwise disadvantaged students can truly excel? And, as climate-related disruptions become increasingly frequent, how can we leverage our recent experience to create more resilient and more sustainable courses and institutions?
We invite proposals for two session types:
- 60-minute evidence-based, interactive virtual workshops
- 30-minute virtual presentations highlighting an innovative pedagogical strategy and evidence of its impact
Proposal submissions are now open. The submission deadline for this year’s conference is Wednesday, March 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST, and presenter slots are limited. For questions, please contact Kelsey Bitting (kbitting@elon.edu).
Plenary Speaker: Professor James Lang
James M. Lang is a Professor of English and the Director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is the author of five books, the most recent of which are  (Jossey-Bass, 2016)  (Harvard University Press, 2013), and  (Harvard UP, 2008). His latest book,Ìý, was published by Basic Books in late 2020.
Lang writes a monthly column on teaching and learning for ; his work has been appearing in the Chronicle since 1999.Ìý His book reviews and public scholarship on higher education have appeared in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including the ,Ìý, and .Ìý He edits a series of books on teaching and learning in higher education for West Virginia University Press; he co-edited the second book in the series,Ìý (2018).Ìý He has conducted workshops on teaching for faculty at more than 100 colleges or universities in the US and abroad, and consulted for the United Nations on the development of teaching materials in ethics and integrity for college faculty.Ìý In September of 2016 he received a Fulbright Specialist grant to work with three universities in Colombia on the creation of a MOOC on teaching and learning in STEM education.Ìý He has a bachelor’s degree in English and philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, a master’s degree in English from St. Louis University, and a doctorate in English from Northwestern University.