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Faculty Center for Teaching Conferences

FCT can offer funds to help support a faculty member’s participation in a teaching conference or teaching-related workshop of a larger meeting.  Please contact Amy Hark if you are interested in attending a conference.  We ask that you provide the following information to support your request:
- name of conference/workshop
- location and date(s) of meeting
- a brief description of the conference (website link would be fine)
- a brief statement (no more than a paragraph) on how youenvision
attendance at this workshop impacting your courses or otherwise affecting your professional development.

Teaching Conferences 2011-2012 

A brief description of conferences highlighted by a member of the Muhlenberg Faculty - please send ideas for this page to Amy Hark.

I'm Tenured! Now What

  • Ewing, NJ  May 17, 2012  10:30am - 1:30pm

The advancement of women to senior academic ranks and leadership remains a major challenge at many colleges and universities. An increasing number of women have obtained doctoral degrees, and many choose an academic career, yet many "get stuck in their rank" after tenure. This talk focuses on the challenges, opportunities, and strategies beyond tenure. The differences in expectations, processes, and guidelines between achieving tenure and getting promoted to the next rank through full professor will be discussed. Planning activities toward promotion will be stressed.

 

Now Accepting Proposals for the conference, deadline for Proposal Submission is November 28, 2011. For over 30 years, Lilly Conferences have been offering an opportunity for individuals from a variety of disciplines to gather and discuss important issues related to teaching and student learning. Conference Themes this year include: Advancing Active Learning; Creating a Community of Learners; Preparing Future Faculty; and Teaching Responsibly (and Well) with Technology. Conference link:http://lillyconferences.com/dc

 

12th Annual "Reacting to the Past" Institute at Barnard College

  • New York, NY June 7-10, 2012

The 12th Annual Institute will be held June 7-10, 2012 at Barnard College in New York, NY. Visit the institute page for program and registration details. The program features two cycles of game workshops that allow participants to experience two different "Reacting to the Past" games over the course of the institute.  At registration, faculty participants should choose one game for Thursday-Friday and a second game on Saturday-Sunday.  The program also includes a series of concurrent sessions focusing on the RTTP pedagogy, game management, and liberal education more generally.

 

2012 POGIL Northeast Regional Workshop

  • Hamden, CT July 10-12, 2012

The POGIL Project is now accepting applications for its 2012 slate of six workshops, designed to inspire and strengthen your teaching. Whether you are an experienced POGIL practitioner, new to the methods, or somewhere in between, these workshops will provide a wealth of opportunities to gain new insights, grow professionally, and take home tangible skills. In addition to a sequence of workshop sessions specifically designed for those new to POGIL, there are also a number of new components to support those with previous POGIL experience. Participants will not only learn how to be a more effective classroom facilitator, but also have the opportunity to practice writing their own activities and to learn how to give quality feedback.

Reacting To The Past Game development conference

  • Mt. Pleasant, MI July 19-21, 2012

Sponsored by Central Michigan University and part of the "Reacting to the Past" Consortium sponsored by Barnard College. At the conferences, faculty and administrators learn about the curriculum by participating in intensive workshops featuring "Reacting" games.  In addition to game sessions, plenary and concurrent sessions allow participants to engage in discussions of a more general character on student motivation, teaching, liberal arts education, and the problems and possibilities of the “Reacting” pedagogy.this will be the first conference devoted to designing games for the pedagogical method "Reacting to the Past". Participants will play two Reacting-style games that are currently in development, discuss game design principles and processes, and work to expand and explore ideas for new games.