Proposals
Call for Proposals
You are invited to participate in the 2010 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference. The conference will take place April 8 and 9th, 2009 on the Broken Arrow campus of Northeastern State University. Join faculty-scholars who will discuss teaching and learning topics ranging from using technology to cooperative learning. Opportunities to meet and talk to the presenters are provided throughout the conference. Join us as we celebrate innovative educators from Oklahoma Higher Education institutions.
All proposals will be submitted online using the form found on this page. Please carefully read the information presented here in order to avoid delays and to give proposals the best opportunity for acceptance. All proposals will go through a blind, peer-review process by the Conference Review Board consisting of faculty knowledgeable about the scholarship of teaching and learning. Proposals that simply discuss a teaching idea or practice without research and evidence to document the results are not appropriate for this conference.
Purpose
The purpose of the conference is to provide to those interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning an evidence-based path for the improvement of teaching effectiveness and student learning outcomes.
Dates and Deadlines
November 20, 2009 Call for proposals announced and Abstract submission period opens
February 7, 2010 Abstract submission deadline
February 13, 2010 Notification of review of abstract results
February 20, 2010 Deadline for presenters to confirm participation
March 15, 2010 Deadline for finalized abstract for conference program and
proceedings
April 7, 2010 Pre-Conference Activities begin
April 8, 2010 Conference Begins
April 9, 2010 Conference ends
April 15, 2010 Conference Proceedings published online
Our theme this year isMaking Innovative Teaching Matter. The strands for the conference are:
The following conference tracks comprise the concurrent sessions:
1. Research projects about specific teaching and student learning (in classroom, online, or blended contexts) in a higher education context and the research questions, methodologies, evidence, analyses, results, implications, and applications.
2. Non-research analysis or synthesis of the nature, role and meaning of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL); its integration or recognition in an academic cultures; how to initiate and develop projects; ways to promote, foster and support those engaging in such scholarship; how SoTL can directly improve student learning outcomes; how SoTL has transformed an academic community/culture; the connects between SoTL and other forms of scholarship; the problems and benefits of international collaboration in doing SoTL, and many other possibilities.
Session Formats
Conference Presentation
Presentation sessions will be limited to 40 minutes in length and should involve active learning techniques. Presentations should be used to present research findings based in the tradition of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
More information, including submitting a proposal, regarding the conference presentation format can be found here.
Panel Discussions
Panel discussions are organized and facilitated for conversation about a topic among panelists and between panelists and audience. Panel discussions are not individual paper presentations. Panel discussions are scheduled for 40 minutes. More information, including submitting a proposal, regarding the panel discussion format can be found here.
Graduate Student Poster Session
The poster session allows graduate students form Oklahoma institutions to present central topics or questions being examined, observed or conclusions drawn thus far, as well as further questions you hope to explore in the field of Teaching and Learning. The information presented will serve as a basis for further discussion for conference participants stop to talk with you about your work. More information, including submitting a proposal, regarding the poster session format can be found here.
Moderators for the presentation and panel sessions will be provided to presenters. Presenters will be contacted by moderators prior to the conference to discuss introductions and the content of the presentations. At each session, a moderator will begin and end the session on time, introduce the presenter(s) and the session topic, and distribute and collect session assessment forms to the attendees.
Evaluation of Proposals
Each proposal will be reviewed by three reviewers who will recommend one of three options: 1) acceptance of the proposal, 2) revision of the proposal, or 3) rejection of the proposal. Reviewers will provide comments for improvement, suggestions for recommended revisions, or rationales for why proposals were rejected. Comments will be given to the submitters of the proposals.
Acceptance of Proposals
The result of the review process will be provided to submitters within two weeks of reception of the proposals. Presenters of all accepted proposals must give confirmation to the conference director (brittaij@nsuok.edu) by January 15, 2010 that they will present at the conference in April 2010.
Presenters are responsible for their own conference registration and fee, travel and lodging.
Presenters must supply finalized abstracts of their presentations by February 28, 2010 to the Conference Director (brittaij@nsuok.edu). Abstracts will be used in the Conference Program Booklet and in the Conference Proceedings. The format for the abstract is as follows:
• Presentation topic and names/schools of presenters
• Abstract text: 100 – 150 words
• Content: summarize content of the presentation, including its objectives and learning outcomes for the audience. Provide any relevant resources such as book or article titles and web sites.
Presenters are asked to fully participate in the entire conference and attend sessions and events.
Presenters whose registration fee is not received by February 28, 2010 may not be included in the conference schedule of sessions and program booklet.