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.
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CONFIRMED PRESENTERS (AS OF FEBRUARY 5, 2013) Concurrent Sessions Presenter Name |
Title |
Country |
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Shakeer Abdullah |
Implications of Muslim Beliefs on Teaching & Learning |
USA |
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Kenneth Keith |
Culture and Teaching: Implications from Psychology |
USA |
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Jared Keeley |
Evidence for Excellent Teaching Across Nations |
USA |
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Maria Witte & James Witte |
Culture & Learning Styles |
USA |
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Ian Kinchin |
Visualizing Knowledge Structures |
UK |
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Qi Sun |
Learning for Transformation in an International Context |
China |
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Emad Ismail |
Cultural Contexts: The Middle East |
Egypt |
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Vesna Kovac |
New Educational Policy in Croatia |
Croatia |
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Ted Sommerville |
PBL & South African Medical Education |
South Africa |
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Mari Karm & Anu Sarv |
Faculty Conceptions of Teaching |
Estonia |
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Jeannette Diaz |
How to Develop Globalization "Modules" |
USA |
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Ginger Wickline |
Crossing Borders: Structured Social Interactions Encourage American & International Students’ Intercultural Competence |
USA |
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Regan Gurung |
SoTL Across Cultures |
USA/India |
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Peter Giordano |
Confucious & Buddha in the College Classroom |
USA |
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Workshop Sessions Presenter Name |
Title |
Country |
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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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