CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
*Call for presentations is now closed.
This year's conference will provide an opportunity for faculty from UAB, UA and UAH to hear excellent speakers on timely topics related to teaching with technology. In the tradition of the first Scholar's Institute, we will focus on faculty training and community building across the System. Our aim is to promote excellence in teaching in online, blended and classroom settings, using technology as a tool and focusing on how best to further effective learning.
We invite your proposal for an approximately 45 minute presentation (including any Q/A time) featuring technology and learning that would fit well with this year's theme of Learning in a Networked World. We are seeking a variety of presentation types including lectures, demonstrations, hands-on training, etc. from basic to advanced levels and have identified the following four key topical areas:
Learning Environments:
Emerging learning environments are creating new opportunities to employ technology as a means of enhancing pedagogy. This track will explore evolving learning environments, their design and development; and provide practical advice and best practices on teaching in these environments. This track will focus on areas such as participatory online and blended course models, virtual teams and affinity groups, communicating effectively online, building community, furthering 21st century literacy, designing and facilitating critical thinking, problem solving, knowledge creation, utilizing case studies, capstone projects, group assignments, managing online interaction, hands-on activity, groups, large classes, and small classes, and building learning environments for the future.
Learning Effectiveness:
As the use of technology in teaching becomes more prevalent on our campuses, we must assess achievement of learning outcomes. This track will focus on ways of assessing student learning, formative/summative evaluation, quantitative/qualitative approaches, alternative testing approaches, the role of a learning community in assessment/feedback, and evaluating the learning environment.
Learning Tools:
A constantly evolving range of computer-mediated tools and services are being harnessed to support curricular, administrative and pedagogic goals. This track will offer hands-on and demonstration sessions which explore the use, impact, opportunities, and potential of a variety of leading tools and techniques, such as gaming, mobile learning, simulations, e-portfolios, Camtasia, Wimba Voice Tools, Wimba Live Classroom, Second Life, clickers , classroom technology, Wikis, Blogs, Angel, Blackboard, learning objects, SCORM modules, and other current and upcoming technologies.
Getting Started: (for those new to this area)
Teaching with technology presents new opportunities for content delivery, student engagement, course efficiency and collaborative learning. However, these technologies present practical challenges, especially for faculty just getting started with limited time and/or experience with these tools. This track will offer practical advice on getting started, what technology should be used, when and why, efficient, and effective design methodologies (course maps, storyboarding, and using the syllabus as a guide to course design).