EVENTS IN ACADEME – FALL & WINTER 1999-2000
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Topics: General
, Teaching, Distance Education, Faculty, Information Technology, Assessment
GENERAL
September 10 "National Symposium on Undergraduate Education", Millikin University, in Decatur, IL Contact: Beth Stringer (217) 424-5074; Fax: (217) 424-5065 Email: Bstringer@mail.millikin.edu
September 12 – 14 "Continuous Improvement Symposium", AACSB – The International Association for Management Education in Minneapolis, MN Contact: AACSB 600 Emerson Road, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63141-6762 Phone: 314-872-8507 ext. 245; Fax: 314-872-8495
March 30-April 2 "International Mentoring Association," conference in New Orleans, LA Contact: I.M.A., Conference and Seminars, Western Michigan University 1201 Oliver Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5161 Phone: (616) 387-4174; fax: (616) 387-4189
TEACHING Top
September 23–25 "Challenge/Response: Rethinking Key Issues in College Teaching" in Elon College, NC Contact: Fred Rubeck, E-mail: rubeck@numen.elon.edu
October 1 - 2 "Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning" Miami University and International Alliance of Teacher Scholars in Boston, MA Contact: 800-718-4287 Email: lilly@iats.com Web site: www.iats.com
October 6 - 8 "IDEA Seminar: Rethinking the Learning/Teaching Process" Kansas State University in Baltimore Contact: Conference Registration Office, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 Phone: (785) 532-5569 Email: info@dce.ksu.edu
October 14 - 17 "Faculty Development in International Business" workshop, Duke University in Durham, NC Web site: www2.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/ciber/events.htm
October 28 - 30 "Southwest Seminar for Great Teaching: Education as Liberation", El Paso College at Sage Brush Inn, Taos, NM Contact: Faculty Development Office, El Paso Community College, P.O. Box 20500, El Paso. TX 79998 Phone: (915) 831-2201; fax: (915) 831-2738 Email: anae@epcc.edu
November 5 "Challenges to Teaching and Learning" conference, Connecticut Consortium for Enhancing Learning and Teaching, at University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT Contact: Wesley C. Winterbottom Gateway Community Technical College, 88 Bassett Road, North Haven, CT 06473 Phone: (203) 234-3303
November 18 - 21 "Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning", Miami University & International Alliance of Teacher Scholars, in Oxford, OH Contact: (800) 718-4287 Email: lilly@iats.com Web site: www.iats.com
January 5 - 8 "Creative Teaching," conference, Academy for Creative Teaching and WACRA in Lucerne, Switzerland Contact: ACT-WACRA, 23 Mackintosh Avenue, Needham, MA 02492-1218 Phone: (781) 444-8982; fax: (781) 444-1548 Email: wacra@msn.com or smithdm@rh.edu
January 27 "The Answer to the Fury and Failure in America's Schools: The Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method!" seminar, Aesthetic Realism Foundation in New York Contact: Lois Mason, A.R.F., 141 Greene Street, New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 777-4490; fax (212) 777-4426 Web site: www.aestheticrealism.org
April 7 - 9 "Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning," Miami University and International Alliance of Teacher Scholars in Towson, MD Contact: (800) 718-4287 Email: lilly@iats.com Website: www.iats.com
April 12 - 15 "Teaching, Learning, and Technology: Challenges for Creating Sustainable Change in the New Millennium," conference, Florida Community College at Jacksonville at Radisson Riverwalk Hotel, Jacksonville, FL Contact: Jack Chambers or Jeana Davis Phone: (904) 633-8445 (904) 632-3088
November 3 - 6 "Distance Learning in Higher Education: New Policies, Partnerships, and Practices," annual meeting, Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, at Portland Marriott Downtown Hotel, Portland, OR Contact: Pat Shea, W.C.E.T., 1540 - 30th Street, P.O. Box 9752, Boulder, CO 80301-9752 Phone: (303) 541-0302; fax: (303) 541-0291 Email: pshea@wiche.edu Web site: www.wiche.edu/telecom/events/annualmeeting
November 11 - 12 'Delivering Online Courses to Adult Students: Options for Effective Design and Implementation," seminar, College Board at Boston Back Bay Hilton Hotel Contact: Office of Adult Learning Services, College Board, 45 Columbus Avenue, New York, NJ 10023 Phone: (212) 713-8002; Fax: (212) 713-8316 Email: oals@collegeboard.org Web site: www.collegeboard.org
December 2 "Online Testing: Assessment and Evaluation of Distance Learners," satellite conference, PBS Adult Learning Service, Contact: (800) 257-2578 Website: www.pbs.org/als
December 9 - 12 'Delivering Online Courses to Adult Students: Options for Effective Design and Implementation," seminar, College Board at Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf Hotel, San Francisco Contact: Office of Adult Learning Services, College Board, 45 Columbus Avenue, New York, NJ 10023 Phone: (212) 713-8002; Fax: (212) 713-8316 Email: oals@collegeboard.org Web site: www.collegeboard.org
November 19 - 20 "How Learning Happens: Making Connections, Constructing Knowledge, Building Communities" conference, Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning at Radisson Hotel-South in Bloomington, MN, Contact: (651) 690-6333 Email: collab@stkate.edu Web site: www.collab.org
February 17 - 18 "Sustaining Innovation: Content and Pedagogy for a New Century," faculty development conference, Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning at Double Tree Park Place Hotel, Minneapolis, MN, Contact: Collaboration, Mail Stop 4038, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105 Phone: (651) 690-6333 Email: collab@stkate.edu Web site: www.collab.org
October 7 "Exemplary Models for Web-Based Learning" satellite conference, PBS Adult Learning Service, Contact: (800) 257-2578 Web site: www.pbs.org/als
October 8 - 10 "Asynchronous Learning Networks: The Art and Practice of Online Learning" conference, University of Maryland and other sponsors in College Park, MD Contact: Michelle Beckner Phone: (703) 902-1257; fax: (703) 821-3247 Email: mbeckner@circsol.com Web site: www.aln.org/alnconf99
October 21 - 24 "The Role of Universities in Future Information Societies: the University" conference, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ Contact: (520) 523-8063 Web site: www.nau.edu/rufis99
October 25 - 30 "WebNet '99: New Technologies, Education, Web Business", international conference, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education in Honolulu, HI Contact: (804) 973-3987; fax: (804) 978-7449 Email: info@aace.org Web site: www.aace.org/conf/webnet
October 28 - 30 "Emerging Issues in Business and Technology" conference, Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL Contact: Dale Schofield at Phone: (877) 978-1555 Email: micmpd@wiu.edu
November 11 - 12 "Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships: Educating the University Community in a Dynamic Information Environment" symposium, University of Iowa Contact: Barbara I. Dewey, Director of Information and Research Services, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA 52242 Phone: (319) 334-5871; Fax (319) 335-5900 Email: barbara-dewey@uiowa.edu Web site: www.lib/uiowa.edu/symposium99
November 14 - 17 "Computers on Campus" conference, University of South Carolina at Adam Mark Hotel, Columbia, SC Contact: University of South Carolina, Division of Regional Campuses and Continuing Education, 937 Assembly Street, Suite 108, Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: (803) 777-9444
November 18 "The Future of Online Student Services" satellite conference, PBS Adult Learning Service Contact: (800) 257-2578 Web site: www.pbs.org/als
February 3 "Virtual Universities: Online and On-Target?," satellite conference, PBS Adult Learning Service Contact: (800) 257-2578 Web site: www.pbs.org/als
April 6 "How to Customize an Online Course," satellite conference, PBS Adult Learning Service Contact: (800) 257-2578 Web site: www.pbs.org/als
November 7 - 9 "Assessment Institute: Have We Made a Difference? And What About the Future?, Indiana University - Purdue University in Indianapolis, IN Contact: Trudy W. Banta, Indiana University - Purdue, 355 N. Lansing Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2896 Phone: (317) 274-4111; Fax: (317) 274-4551 Email: tbanta@iupui.edu