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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Global Perspectives Symposium Call for Papers 02-05-13

Auburn University announces the Global Perspectives on College and University Teaching Symposium to be held at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center. The Symposium will occur over three days (April 7-9, 2013) and include a combination of workshops, plenaries, panel presentations, concurrent and poster sessions, and roundtable discussions. Ben Wildavsky, author of The Great Brain Race, will be the plenary speaker. A number of presidents/rectors of international universities will participate in panel and follow-up breakout discussions on current and future higher education issues in their home institutions and nations and meet with Symposium participants.

CALL FOR PAPERS

What we call college and university teaching exists in myriad multidimensional forms throughout the world, but we all strive to educate students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values necessary to be productive members of their respective societies. The globalization of higher education, however, has created universities where national boundaries are irrelevant and where the movement of students, teachers, ideas, and instructional methods cross physical, cultural, and pedagogical barriers. Our Symposium hopes to address the impacts of globalization on teaching and learning, and will offer a series of plenaries, panel presentations, concurrent and poster sessions, roundtable discussions, and social activities to provide participants opportunities to share, learn, and network with other teachers, students, scholars, and academic leaders from around the world.

It is expected that the Symposium will draw an international audience of college and university teachers, graduate students, faculty developers, and academic leaders. Conference presentation proposal submission and registration forms, as well as additional Symposium information, can be found at: http://wp.auburn.edu/biggio/symposium2013/

TIMETABLE FOR SUBMISSIONS

All proposals must be submitted via the Symposium website by March 1, 2013.

CONFIRMED PRESENTERS (AS OF FEBRUARY 5, 2013) Concurrent Sessions
Presenter Name


Title


Country


Shakeer Abdullah
Implications of Muslim Beliefs on Teaching & Learning
USA
Kenneth Keith
Culture and Teaching: Implications from Psychology
USA
Jared Keeley
Evidence for Excellent Teaching Across Nations
USA
Maria Witte & James Witte
Culture & Learning Styles
USA
Ian Kinchin
Visualizing Knowledge Structures
UK
Qi Sun
Learning for Transformation in an International Context
China
Emad Ismail
Cultural Contexts: The Middle East
Egypt
Vesna Kovac
New Educational Policy in Croatia
Croatia
Ted Sommerville
PBL & South African Medical Education
South Africa
Mari Karm & Anu Sarv
Faculty Conceptions of Teaching
Estonia
Jeannette Diaz
How to Develop Globalization "Modules"
USA
Ginger Wickline
Crossing Borders: Structured Social Interactions Encourage American & International Students’ Intercultural Competence
USA
Regan Gurung
SoTL Across Cultures
USA/India
Peter Giordano
Confucious & Buddha in the College Classroom
USA
Workshop Sessions Presenter Name


Title


Country


Carol Archer & Stacey Nickson
The Culture Bump Experience
USA

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We have made every effort to keep conference fees as low as possible and registration and hotel booking can both be made through the conference website. To get the special conference rate at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center be sure to mention the Global Perspectives Symposium. Sorry, there are no single day fees. Employees of Auburn University and students may attend at discounted rates and must register in order to attend this event.

BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT A DISCOUNT AT REGISTRATION OR AT THE SYMPOSIUM

Groccia, J.E., Alsudairi, M.A.T., & Buskist, W. (Eds.). (2012).

The handbook of college and university teaching: A global perspective. Los Angeles: Sage Publishing.

Wildavsky, B. (2010).

The great brain race: How global universities are reshaping the world. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you require any further information or assistance, please contact the Biggio Center at

biggio1@auburn.edu or call (+1) 334-844-8530.

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