Apologies for cross posting Colleagues may be interested - the dark background has been removed this time, for which many apologies, so it should be readable! Happy New Year Mick _____ From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Beth Marquis Sent: 09 January 2012 14:27 To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Subject: [Issotl-discuss] ISSOTL Conference 2012 - Proposal Submissions NowOpen! Apologies for cross-posting... 9th Annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Conference October 24-27, 2012 Hamilton Convention Centre & Sheraton Hamilton Hotel Hamilton, Ontario, Canada http://issotl12.com Hosted by the Centre for Leadership in Learning, McMaster University Call for Proposals _____ You are invited to join the 9th annual conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. At this event, international scholars and educators will come together to share recent work and to discuss how our collective efforts will transform the future of higher education. The conference will feature workshops facilitated by leading scholars in the field, distinguished international plenary speakers, panel presentations, individual paper and poster presentations, and ISSOTL's signature Conference Commons for informal idea-sharing and networking. Please join us! The theme of the 2012 conference is Research on Teaching & Learning: Integrating Practices. This theme encompasses several potential topics or threads, including (but not limited to): * Integrating SOTL into institutional cultures * Integrating student voices in the theory & practice of SOTL * Integrating SOTL research results and classroom teaching practices * Integrating diverse disciplinary approaches to teaching, learning & SOTL * Integrating theory & practice in SOTL * Integrating diverse, international perspectives on and practices of SOTL * Integrating leadership, academic development & SOTL * Integrating professional learning & Higher Education Submissions are now being accepted. We welcome proposals for papers, panels, posters and pre-conference workshops, particularly those related to the conference theme. Proposal guidelines and a link to the online submission form can be found at: http://issotl12.com/call-for-proposals/. Dates & Deadlines _____ * Abstract submissions accepted: January 9-March 15, 2012 * Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2012 * Participation confirmation due for all presentations: June 15, 2012 Call for Proposal Reviewers _____ We invite you to volunteer to review approximately 5 abstracts (500 or 1000 words) for this conference. As a reviewer, you are also able to submit a proposal for a conference session. Abstracts will be available online on or before March 21, 2012 and you will be required to complete your reviews by May 4, 2012. If you are willing to serve as a reviewer, please let us know by January 31, 2012, and include your name and institutional affiliation in your correspondence. This information will appear in the conference program and on the website. Please also identify yourself as an experienced or a junior reviewer. (For the purposes of this conference, experienced reviewers are those who have conducted 15 or more reviews of teaching & learning research-related materials in the past 5 years.) To volunteer to serve as a reviewer, or to ask questions about the review process, please contact: Beth Marquis Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Telephone: 905-525-9140 ext. 27667 Questions? _____ For additional information, please visit: http://issotl12.com or contact Beth Marquis ([log in to unmask]). To learn more about the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, see: http://issotl.org. _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4731 - Release Date: 01/08/12 'In the top three in the People and Planet green league table; committed to sustainability' This email is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error please notify the sender and delete it from your computer. The University of Gloucestershire is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 06023243 Registered office: The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH Please consider the environment before printing this email.