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  • 2024 Conference: Call For Proposals

    CALL FOR PROPOSALS 

    Academy of Teaching Spring Conference 2024:

    Celebrating Creativity in the Classroom

      

    Tuesday, May 7

    8:30 am – 3:00 pm

    The Blackwell Inn & Conference Center, 2110 Tuttle Park Place

    The Academy of Teaching invites members of the Ohio State teaching community to submit proposals for its Annual Conference on Excellence in Teaching & Learning. The deadline for submissions has been extended to: Friday, March 1 (end of day). 

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    CONFERENCE THEME: 

    This year’s theme is “Celebrating Creativity in the Classroom.” From designing entire courses and individual assignments to delivering content and assessing student work, teaching is inherently creative. Likewise, student learning is the embodiment of creative activity, seen in the wide range of thinking, actions, and products students generate during a given term. More than simply a strategy for staving off classroom boredom, creativity is essential to the kinds of innovation and problem solving that defines the educational mission.  

    Preference will be given to proposals that emphasize active engagement with the audience over more passive presentation styles. Proposals might consider the following possible topics (among others): 

    • Course designs that explicitly position creativity at their center (thematically, as area of research and study, as a core tenet of instructor’s teaching philosophy)  
    • Imaginative applications of Artificial Intelligence (Large Language Models, AI art generators, etc.) in the classroom  
    • Innovative approaches to integrating culturally responsive teaching practices that meet the needs of an ever-changing student population 
    • Creative approaches to assessment, evaluation, and/or grading  
    • Novel applications of technology in the classroom. 

    PRESENTATION FORMATS:
    The conference schedule will consist of multiple concurrent 50-minute sessions. When you submit your proposal, you will have a few options for presentation formats:  

    1. A standalone 20-minute presentation. (These presentations typically feature individuals or small groups of 2-3; when scheduling, conference conveners will pair you with another 20-minute session with a similar theme) 
    2. A roundtable of 50 minutes w/several presenters (These presentations typically feature larger groups of 4 or more presenting on a central theme or topic) 
    3. In addition to longer presentations, we invite submissions for “Take My Teaching Tip, Please!”—shorter presentations highlighting the practical dimensions of teaching. if you’ve got a great idea for a teaching activity, a snappy assignment, or an effective way of facilitating student collaboration in group projects, this is the place for you!  A slightly new format this year, “Take My Teaching Tip, Please!” presentations will be judged by a panel, the winning presenter receiving a modest prize. Additionally, given the shorter, timed format of this presentation type, conference conveners will offer to consult with presenters before the conference. These presentations should adhere to the following guidelines: 
    • Lightning Round Presentations should focus on topics related to teaching and learning practice (e.g., novel assignment designs, innovative approaches or methods, and the like)  
    • Presentations should be 3-5 minutes in length  
    • Presentations should include visuals and/or other media that can be incorporated into a common slideshow  

    PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: 

    SUBMIT PROPOSALS HERE (Links to a short Qualtrics form)

    DEADLINE: Please submit your proposal no later than February 16 at 5 p.m.   

    FORMAT: The following information will be needed to complete the form:  

    • Presentation Title  
    • Presenter: Name, academic unit(s), and email address  
    • Presentation Type: 20-minute individual, 50-minute multi-person panel, or “Take My Teaching Tip, Please!” talk  
    • Specific learning outcomes for the session, grounded in research and scholarship germane to teaching practices in your field or teaching and learning more generally (i.e., What takeaways will you offer the audience, and what sources help contextualize your perspective?).  
    • Draft outline of how you will spend your time, including specifics on audience engagement/active learning 
    • Summarize the purpose/value and content of your session as well as any evidence (scholarship, assessments) to support your claims. Also, briefly address how your session connects to the theme of the conference. The abstract will serve as the description used to help participants decide which sessions to attend and should be worded as such. Please write in the third person. Limit: 250 words. 
  • Academy of Teaching Fall Breakfast with Patrick Louchouarn

    The Academy of Teaching will be hosting a faculty breakfast with Patrick Louchouarn, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty in the Office of Academic Affairs, on Tuesday, September 19 in the Grand Lounge of the Faculty Club. The buffet will open at 8:30 a.m., and as we eat, Dr. Louchouarn will engage us in conversation.

    The Agenda is as follows:

    8:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast

    9 a.m. Welcome and introduction of new members: [do we know who would be doing this?]

    9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks: Patrick Louchouarn, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty

    9:30 a.m. Q&A Session

    10 a.m. Adjourn

  • Welcome to our Newest Members!

    We welcome into the Academy of Teaching this year’s recipients of the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer, respectively.

    2023 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching 

    • Sheikh Akbar, Materials Science & Engineering
    • Steven Brown, Philosophy
    • Amy Brunell, Psychology (Mansfield)
    • Christin Burd, Molecular Genetics
    • Lin Ding, Teaching & Learning
    • Theodora Dragostinova, History
    • Ashley Perez, Comparative Studies
    • Stephen Quaye, Educational Studies
    • Vincent Roscigno, Sociology
    • Abdollah Shafieezadeh, Civil, Environmental & Geodetic Engineering

    2023 Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer 

    • Steven Bengal, Psychology
    • Lijuan Bi, Mathematics (Newark)
    • Ted Clark, Chemistry & Biochemistry
    • Molly Downing, Education & Innovation
    • Jenny Sheldon, Mathematics
    • Patrick Sours, Civil, Environmental, & Geodetic Engineering
  • Register for The Academy of Teaching 2023 Spring Conference

    We look forward to your attendance at the The Academy of Teaching 2023 Spring Conference, Challenges and opportunities: Anticipating the future(s) of pedagogy, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Blackwell Inn.This year’s theme, “Challenges and opportunities: Anticipating the future(s) of pedagogy,” explores the question of what comes next in the world of teaching and learning in higher education. What new tools, techniques, and methodologies will we adopt or adapt as we face an uncertain future? Whether it’s in one year, five years, or even longer, what do we imagine will emerge as key critical issues affecting the practical, technological, ethical, and philosophical aspects of our craft? Space is limited, and we ask that you register by April 10.

    Register here
  • Call For Proposals

    CALL FOR PROPOSALS 

    Academy of Teaching Spring Conference 2023:

    Challenges & Opportunities: Anticipating the Future(s) of Pedagogy

      
    Wednesday, May 10, 2023
    8:30 am – 3:00 pm
    The Blackwell Inn & Conference Center, 2110 Tuttle Park Place

    The Academy of Teaching invites members of the Ohio State teaching community to submit proposals for its Annual Conference on Excellence in Teaching & Learning. This year’s theme, “Challenges and opportunities: Anticipating the future(s) of pedagogy,” explores the question of what comes next in the world of teaching and learning in higher education. What new tools, techniques, and methodologies will we adopt or adapt as we face an uncertain future? Whether it’s in one year, five years, or even longer, what do we imagine will emerge as key critical issues affecting the practical, technological, ethical, and philosophical aspects of our craft?

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    Proposals are currently being accepted for 20-minute presentations in the following suggested areas: 

    • Teaching in the era of COVID-19 (e.g., adopting practices of trauma-informed pedagogy in the classroom, how to demonstrate instructional flexibility, etc.)
    • The future of teaching with technology (e.g., the opportunities afforded by innovative new educational software, or the challenges associated with AI-based cheating)
    • Adapting to the new General Education curriculum (e.g., new course designs/re-designs)
    • The future of outreach and engagement (e.g., developing long-term, sustainable community partnerships in service-learning courses)
    • The future of instructional support (e.g., developing mentoring programs for new faculty, new approaches to training graduate teaching associates, etc.)

    In addition to longer presentations, we invite submissions for several Lightning Round presentations. Lightning Round presentations should adhere to the following guidelines: 

    •  Focus on topics related to teaching and learning practice (e.g., novel assignment designs, innovative approaches or methods, and the like)  
    • 3-5 minutes in length 
    • Supplemented with visuals and other media that can be incorporated into a common slideshow

    Proposal submission instructions:

    • DEADLINE: Please submit your proposal no later than February 24 at 5 p.m.
    • FORMAT: Please have the following information ready in order to complete the form:
      • Presentation Title
      • Presenter: Name, academic unit(s), and email address
      • Presentation Type: 20-minute or lightning round talk
      • Specific learning outcomes for the session (i.e., “Participants will…”)
      • Summarize the purpose/value and content of your session as well as any evidence (scholarship, assessments) to support your claims. Also, briefly address how your session connects to the theme of the conference. The abstract will serve as the description used to help participants decide which sessions to attend and should be worded as such. Please write in the third person. Limit: 200 words.

    SUBMIT PROPOSALS HERE