FACETS Opportunities

The FACETS team invites 2004 and 2005 participants to consider writing for publication in journals in your discipline and in teaching-learning journals.
(download a list of journals: journal listing)

We also invite you to submit proposals to present at the very prestigious International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 14th to 16th, 2005.

This conference is hosted by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the University of British Columbia, and Malaspina University-College

Conference Web-site:
http://www.issotl.indiana.edu/ISSOTL/index.htm

Conference proposals are being accepted until June 1st, 2005

Please check the web-site for conference submissions
http://www.issotl.indiana.edu/ISSOTL/abstractsub.htm

The FACETS team presented at CASTL in Atlanta before Spring break this year and we know that any of you would do excellent presentations that would be better, in many, ways, than some that we saw there.

If you write for publication or submit to a conference to present, please let Professor Susan Gingrasso know.

ISSOTL Conference Themes:

1) Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
   (a) Preparing for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
   (b) Doing the work of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
   (c) New directions in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

2) Understanding Methods of Inquiry
Proposals that investigate, for example, effective methodologies, data analysis, interpretation of findings, ethical issues, dissemination practices, and methods of sharing findings.

3) Sharing Evidence of Effective Learning
Proposal that address, for example, the effects of our teaching and learning philosophies and practices.

4) Fostering Advocacy and Leadership
Proposals that point, for example to emerging policy directions, collaborative networks, evidence of institutional commitment to the scholarship of teaching and learning in strategic research plans or leadership action plans.

Presentation Formats:

Single Paper
Single papers may have multiple authors. Each paper will have a MAXI MUM of 15 minutes for presentation .The program committee will usually group single papers into panels of three with a total presentation time, including questions, of 60 minutes. One of the presenters will be designated as a facilitator.

Poster
Display stations will be set up where presenters can exhibit a variety of work. The presenter must be present during the period assigned for discussion. Posters may have multiple authors.

Organized Panel
Organized panel sessions are 60 minutes long, will consist of two or three presenters one of whom will usually serve as a facilitator (a separate chair is acceptable). Panel abstracts will be evaluated individually as well as collectively. Proposals for organized panels should be submitted by the panel organizer and must include an abstract describing the rationale for the panel as a whole AND an individual summary and abstract for each presentation.

Workshop
A workshop is 60 minutes long and must focus on an interactive development and discussion of ideas (rather than on paper presentations). A convener must be specified. One or two additional co-conveners may be specified. The proposal for a workshop should be submitted by the convener and must include an abstract and summary outlining the purpose of the session.

Roundtable
Roundtables will meet at mealtimes and provide a chance for unstructured exchanges around a specified topic. One or two additional co-conveners may be specified. The proposal for a roundtable should be submitted by the convener and must include an abstract and summary outlining the purpose of the session.