Faculty can be as scholarly about their teaching practices as they are scholarly about their disciplinary research. An upcoming conference supports the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Please see the call for proposals below.
From Dr. Diana Sturges Conference Chair sotlcommons@georgiasouthern.edu
I invite you to submit a proposal for the Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning Commons Conference (SoTL Commons) hosted by the Center
for Teaching at Technology at Georgia Southern University. The conference
brings together people engaging in SoTL and anyone wanting to improve student
learning outcomes in higher education today. The conference epitomizes that
college teaching is intellectual work that is enhanced both by disciplinary
scholarship and the scholarship on teaching the disciplines(SoTL).
The 8th SoTL Commons Conference will be held in Savannah,
Georgia, United States, March 25 - 27, 2015.
Proposal submission opened September 8, 2014 and will close November 15, 2014 and is available at http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/
The conference will include several tracks: teaching with technology; online learning; assessment of student learning; academic and professional development; learning theories and pedagogy and student led SoTL research.
You can find more information about the conference on a. the conference website http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/conferences/sotlcommons/
b. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sotlcommons
c. Twitter: https://twitter.com/sotlcommons
To register for the conference, go to
Keynote speakers include:
T. Dary Erwin
Professor of Leadership and Psychology, School of
Strategic Leadership Studies James Madison University
James Rhem
Executive Editor
The National Teaching and Learning FORUM
Delena Bell Gatch
Associate Professor of Physics and Interim Director of
Assessment Georgia Southern University
The conference’s venue, Coastal Georgia Center, is
located within walking distance to the historic downtown, the City Market and
River Street. Come enjoy Savannah when it is most beautiful - in the spring, as
azaleas and dogwoods bloom and the temperatures stay comfortable in the low
70s. The city offers activities for everyone to enjoy: shopping, dining, boat
cruises and horse carriage tours and was voted the second friendliest city in
US by Conde Nast Traveler's Annual Readers' Choice Survey.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Dr. Diana Sturges Conference Chair sotlcommons@georgiasouthern.edu
