Conference on Teaching and Learning

Call for Proposals

Specifications and Criteria for Various Presentation Types Joint 2019 Process Educators’ and South Alabama Conference on Teaching and Learning

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GENERAL GUIDELINES

All proposals must be submitted through the conference submission portal and will include:

Author details
Type of presentation (Symposia, Workshop- Practitioner Oriented, Workshop- Scholarship Oriented, Poster, Research Paper)
Mode of delivery (Face-to-Face, online)
Title of presentation
Abstract/Description of the Submission (100-150 words)
Participant Outcomes
Topic Area (Universal Design, Online Technology, Learner Empowerment, Collaborative Learning, Innovations in Learning, Curriculum Design)

Evaluation criteria for all submissions include:

Topic impacts Scholarship of Teaching and Learning or educational practices
Topic aligns and supports the conference themes/goals

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH SUBMISSION TYPE:

SYMPOSIA

As an innovation in 2019, the Conference will offer a 90-minute venue for a group to come together and design a symposium to address an aspect of Reaching all Learners: Universal Design and Engagement. These sessions will take place on the final day of the Conference and should assist in bringing closure to the conference experience.

Submission materials should include:

100-150 word abstract
description of learning outcomes
description of the forum in which the Symposium will occur
profile lead and supporting personnel involved in the Symposium
list of transformational outcomes envisioned for the Symposium
schedule of Symposium activities
*Upload to the submission portal in a single pdf.

Additional criteria for symposia:

Focus on a particular educational practice with multiple perspectives
Effective closure for conference participants
Supports ongoing efforts by the Academy or challenges the Academy to expand its mission
Expertise of the Symposium team

WORKSHOP- PRACTITIONER ORIENTED

Organizers are looking for 90 minute professional development workshops that model transformational learning of teaching/learning practices. Workshops should be able accommodate up to fifty participants in a room with six to eight participants per table. Workshop proposals need to articulate transformational learning outcomes and model the practices being conveyed.

Submitted materials should include:

100-150 word abstract of the workshop
transformational learning outcomes
facilitation plan for the workshop
description of previous experience doing faculty development
*Upload to the submission portal in a single pdf.

Additional evaluation criteria for practitioner workshops:

Workshop outcomes are specified and can be met within time available
Innovative practices and techniques are clearly articulated
Facilitation plan should include sufficient documentation on how this workshop can be replicated by others
Prior experience of the workshop facilitator(s) in doing faculty development

WORKSHOP- SCHOLARSHIP ORIENTED

Scholarship-oriented workshops are intended to stimulate a research mindset across all Academy members and to expand Academy research program. Workshops will be offered for up to fifty participants in a room that can accommodate six to eight participants per table. Submitted proposals for these workshops need to articulate what type of research activity the participants will be doing.
Submitted materials should include:

100-150 word abstract
description of learning outcomes
one page description of the research program that the workshop activity supports
bibliography of literature that is leveraged in the workshop
outline of research activity, including inquiry questions to be investigated
description of opportunities for collaboration that could come out of this research activity
*Upload to the submission portal in a single pdf.

Additional evaluation criteria for scholarship-oriented workshops

Research activity is scoped appropriately for 90 minutes
Meaningful results or enhanced research practice by participants
Participants will realize new scholarship opportunities
Workshop results that align with Academy research program

POSTER

The Poster Sessions at the Process Education Conference are a venue for sharing specific innovations that apply certain principles of Process Education. Clearly identify your innovation, scholarship, work in progress, or institutional change to ensure it fits into the context of Process Education and the conference theme. You can prepare handouts or other resources for participants who visit your poster.

Submitted materials should include:

100-150 word abstract
description of learning outcomes

Additional criteria for posters:

Shares innovation, scholarship, work in progress, or institutional change that attracts participant interest and stimulates lively discussion
Added value to the participants
Relevance to conference theme
Quality of the design of the poster
Evidence of impact

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted manuscripts, which need to address issues relevant to educational practices in a process education environment, must include the following elements: (Max length limited to 4,000 words, 7 pages)

100-150 word abstract (which can replicate the description of the presentation)
Introduction section describing motivation, inquiry questions, and context for the work
Main body of the manuscript, divided into appropriate sections, where all figures and tables are in grayscale and
embedded within the manuscript
Conclusion or summary section following the main body
List of references in APA format
As appropriate, acknowledgments, appendices, and a glossary of words/symbols

Additional evaluation criteria for papers:

Presentation Quality: clear, concise, self-contained, and follows guidelines
Professional Scholarship: thesis, grounded in previous scholarship, evidence and significant findings
*Upload to the submission portal in a single pdf.