CTE Conference - Call for Proposals

SUNY Plattsburgh's 2013 Conference on Teaching and Learning:
Call for Proposals

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence (C.T.E.)

The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh's Center for Teaching Excellence announces a call for proposals for its 5th-annual conference on teaching and learning.

Celebrating Excellence in Teaching is this year's theme. We invite college and university faculty and professionals in all academic disciplines to participate in this exciting annual event, to be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the SUNY Plattsburgh Campus in Hawkins Hall.

• Deadline to submit proposals: January 1, 2013

Our annual conference has never failed to receive rave reviews from particpants. Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of this engaging academic event!

Submitting your proposal

We are looking for proposals for interactive workshops and presentations that contribute to the subject of teaching excellence in accord with the three tracks outlined below. Sessions run 60 minutes with between 15 and 30 attendees at each.

Topic tracks for presentations

Track One: Teaching 101
Proposals for this track should aim at helping the audience adopt excellent practices in college- level teaching. Topics could include foundational pedagogies, specific teaching techniques, such as lecturing, assignment building, grading, course design, and creating an effective teaching persona.

Track Two: Casual Attire Required
Proposals for this track should be designed for taking a humorous approach to the labor of teaching, not only as a methodology for teaching, but for the health and well-being of teachers everywhere. Sessions could be workshop or discussion format. Make us laugh!

Track Three: Teaching Beyond the Test
Proposals for this track should address the continuing national debate about the function and value of higher education. We would be interested in proposals that seek to stimulate constructive conversation in the sessions and reenergize a sense of dedication and excitement about our noble profession.

Selection Process

Submissions will be reviewed by the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, the CTE Task Force, and former presenters at the CTE conference. Presenters will be notified by January 31, 2013 of their acceptance. The committee will select proposals that demonstrate the greatest potential for contributing to the quality of the conference. Please note that, as a teaching conference, a high premium is placed on proposals that actively engage the attendees through discussion or hands-on modeling in workshop format. Excessive use of presentation software, such as Power Point, is discouraged.

Criteria for Evaluation

• Clarity of session relevance to theme
• Clarity of description of planned session activities
• Innovative quality of teaching strategies
• Evidence for success of strategies
• Appropriate references for background information
• Overall quality and audience appeal.

Instructions for proposal submittal

Submit proposals by no later than January 1, 2013. Submit via email to: kasperrb@plattsburgh.edu

Please provide the following information in Word document format:

1. Proposed session title
2. Primary Presenter: Name, Title, Institution, Address, Phone, Fax and Email
3. Co- Presenter(s) if applicable: Name, Title, Institution, Address, Phone, Fax and Email
4. Brief (100 words or fewer) bios of presenter(s)
5. Session Type: Workshop or Discussion Session
6. Description: No longer than 500 words, (including a 75-word description of the session for the conference program)
7. Audiovisual and/or tech requests

Contact Information

For more information about the Center for Teaching Excellence, please contact:

Becky Kasper, Ph.D., Director
SUNY Plattsburgh
301 Feinberg Library, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: (518) 564-3043
Fax: (518) 564-5100
E-mail: kasperrb@plattsburgh.edu