Are you interested in joining faculty from other colleges to learn and discuss about teaching in higher education? Below is a list of teaching-related conferences that are typically held annually. Explore the conference websites and find a conference that may interest you.
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Sloan-C Conference
http://www.sloan-c.org/conference/index.asp
Dedicated to issues of online learning, this conference brings together instructors
and professionals from around the world to discuss the instructional uses of asynchronous
learning.
Lily Conferences on College and University Teaching
http://lillyconferences.com/tc/default.shtml
These conferences are retreats that combine workshops, discussion sessions, and key
speakers with the opportunity to speak with fellow faculty members about excellence
in teaching and learning. Speaking to professionals around the globe, participants will
learn about such topics as integrating technology into the classroom, encouraging critical
thinking, and evaluating teaching.
Global Education Network (GEN) Conference
http://www.GENConference.org
Higher education conference focusing on International Perspectives in Education, call
open for papers and presentations, sessions address a wide variety of international
and global issues encountered at all educational levels.
Conference on Information Technology
http://www.league.org/league/partners/confer_profile.htm#cit
The League for Innovation's annual Conference on Information Technology (CIT) is the
premier showcase of the use of information technology to improve teaching and learning,
student services, and institutional management.
E-LEARN - World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher
Education
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/
This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of information
on research, development, and applications of all topics related to e-Learning in the
Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education sectors.
Bridging the Generational Divide: Working Together to Teach Millennial Students
http://www.collab.org/programsservices/conferences/conferences.html
The goal of this conference is to discover how faculty and staff are tackling
the issues and challenges that arise between generations, both between faculty and students
and among faculty themselves.
Teaching and Learning Conference
http://www.teachingconference.com/
This conference is about celebrating innovations in teaching and learning. Centered
on using technology and cooperative learning in the classroom, this conference provides
faculty with the opportunity to talk with other instructors about innovative teaching
methods.
eLearning- Distance Learning
http://www.itcnetwork.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=214#Registration%20Fees
This conference focuses mainly on distance learning strategies and how to successfully
use technology in the classroom. Presenters discuss a wide range of topics, including
what technology works, which doesn’t, and special techniques for teaching distance
learning. In addition, there are vendors available to showcase new technologies and
services that participants might be interested in using.
International Conference on Teaching and Learning
http://www.teachlearn.org/
Focusing on research and and practice in teaching and learning, this conference stresses
the importance of learning and motivation theory as applied to teaching in higher education.
The sessions are also concerned with innovative learning strategies that make use of
the Internet for face-to-face, hybrid, and online course developments.
International Conference for Post Secondary Leaders
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/community/chair/conference/2009/proposals09.html
The goal of this conference is to provide post-secondary educational leaders with programs
designed to help them develop the skills necessary for effective leadership. The presentations
are designed to be interactive and support the growth of the participants by presenting
relevant and practical information about the complex role of campus leaders.
Instructional Technology Conference
http://www.mtsu.edu/itconf/
Concentrating on practical presentations and hands-on workshops, this conference aims
to provide participants with a place to discuss and share experitise on educational
technology. It’s goal is to demonstrate how technology can be used to immerse
students in the learning process.
Intersections: Emerging Commonly Accepted and Best Practices Higher Education
http://net.educause.edu/mwrc09
This conference allows participants to connect with others about successes and challenges
in the classroom dealing with technology, information resources, teaching and learning,
and management. It is a place for instructors and administrators to come together and
learn what is happening in the profession and at other institutions.
EDUCAUSE
http://www.educause.edu/
Centered around issues in information technology, the EDUCAUSE conference allows participants
to expand their networks and resources, learn more about advancing information technology,
collaborate with peers, and gain critical insights about teaching and learning, eresearch,
and escholarship.
Shaping Faculty Roles in a time of Change
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/faculty/index.cfm
This conference invites graduate students, early career faculty and later career faculty,
both part and full time, to come together and discuss a “more inclusive vision
of faculty.” The goal is to prepare faculty for the future expectations, roles,
and responsibilities that will be discussed during the conference’s presentations.
The SoTL Commons
http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/conference/
The aim of this conference is to bring together faculty working on SoTL or who simply
want to improve student learning outcomes in higher education. It allows faculty who
share the same values (that college teaching is intellectual work) to come together
and converse, share ideas, and collaborate on various SoTL topics.
The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning Spring
Conference
http://www.collab.org/programsservices/conferences/conferences.html
Bringing together staff from all areas, this conference aims to discuss issues of teaching
and learning. The theme for each conference provides a more specific area of concentration.
The Teaching Professor Conference
http://www.teachingprofessor.com/conference
At its core, the conference believes that every educator who cares about teaching and
learning knows that the keys to success to success are education, engagement, and inspiration.
This conference aims to bring educators together to collaborate with nationally recognized
teachers and scholars in order to educate, engage, and inspire them.
International Conference on Teaching and Leadership
http://www.nisod.org/conference/
This conference aims to bring together faculty, staff, presidents, and other administrators
to celebrate teaching and leadership excellence. Through workshops and small discussion
groups, participants will learn about innovative teaching topics from across a wide
range of disciplines.
Distance Teaching and Learning
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/
Recognized internationally for its quality, this conference provides participants with “current
resources, research, and best practices from around the world that are relevant to the
design and delivery of distance education/training.”
Sloan-C Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning
http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org
This conference focuses on blended learning in higher education. The goals are to bring
faculty, administrative leaders, and instructional designers together to discuss effective
practices and assessment strategies, as well as the opportunity to network with other
universities.
International Conference on The First-Year Experience
http://www.sc.edu/fye/events/international/
The International Conference on The First-Year Experience provides a setting for sharing
ideas, concepts, resources, assessment tools, programmatic interventions, and research
results focused on the first year of college/university.
Annual MERLOT International Conference-Teaching and Learning in a Networked
World
http://conference.merlot.org
The MERLOT International Conference is designed to foster learning, innovation and practice
in the use of information, instruction, and communications technologies in higher education.
It is a venue for educators, administrators, and technologists who have interests and
expertise in technology-enabled teaching and learning and who recognize the need to
remain current in this rapidly advancing field of educational practice and theory. .
