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Call for Proposals

Eighth Annual TRU Teaching Practices Colloquium

The deadline for submissions is Monday December 5th.

Proposals can be submitted on-line at: https://kamino.tru.ca/tpc/register.html.

All presenters must register for the TPC.

The Teaching Practices Colloquium of TRU invites you to take part in the Eighth Annual Conference to take place Monday, February 20, 2012 from 8:30- 4:30.

Mark your calendars! The colloquium provides a forum for faculty to share scholarly teaching practices and approaches which foster effective learning in a post-secondary setting.

2012 Theme: High Impact Practices

Decades of research show that participating in high-impact educational practices correlates with higher levels of student performance and satisfaction with their educational experience. High impact practices are teaching strategies that foster deep learning and gains in personal growth through providing opportunities for academic challenge, collaborative learning and student-faculty interaction.

Do you use a high-impact practice in your program or courses? Do you practice any of these or have you developed others?

  • Seminars and learning experiences that emphasize critical inquiry, frequent writing, information literacy, or collaborative learning?
  • Learning communities where students share challenging learning experiences across courses or disciplines?
  • Writing-intensive courses where students produce and revise various forms of writing for different audiences and improve skills in reasoning, information literacy and communication
  • Collaborative assignments and projects that focus on sharing experiences and learning to work and solve problems as team members
  • Undergraduate research involving students investigating leading-edge questions in your discipline in an active and systematic format.
  • Diversity and global citizenship studies where students explore cultures, life experiences and worldviews different from their own.
  • Service learning emphasizing experiential learning with community partners.
  • Capstone courses or projects for final-year students focusing on integration, application, research, or producing portfolios of their program experiences.
We hope you will share your high-impact educational practices with us at the 2012 Teaching Practices Colloquium.

Proposals should focus on pedagogies, practices, or innovations related—broadly or directly—to this year’s theme.

You are invited to propose a 20 minute presentation, a 50 minute workshop, a panel discussion, or a poster presentation reflecting the theme.

  • Presentations should provide a description of your research, a technique or teaching practice and be limited to 20 minutes to allow time for questions.
  • Workshops should include an interactive component that will engage participants in the technique or concept being presented.
  • Panel discussions should include a variety of perspectives or voices, and may also engage participants.
  • Posters will be on display the entire day, and require your presence for one hour during the lunch break

The deadline for submissions is Monday December 5th.

Proposals can be submitted on-line at: https://kamino.tru.ca/tpc/register.html.

All presenters must register for the TPC

Questions related to proposal submission can be directed to TPCabstracts@tru.ca

The online Proposal Format will include:
  • Title of presentation (in fewer than ten words)
  • Type of presentation (short presentation, workshop, panel, or poster)
  • Abstract (to be included in program)—see below
  • For workshops only- a short statement (50 words or less) describing the interactive component of your workshop
  • Theme Statement— brief statement (50 words or less) of how your presentation reflects this year’s theme.
  • Room requirements—any audio-visual, technical, or other special requirements
  • Contact Information—phone number, e-mail address of contact person for your proposal
  • Presenters—names and departments for all presenters and/or panel members
Abstract Include a brief description of the practice, concept, or approach to be presented, the structure of the session, the nature of the interactive element, and what participants will learn by the end of the session. Word your abstract from the perspective of the participants. This abstract will appear in the conference program should not exceed 300 words, and must reflect the session activities. For more information, visit www.tru.ca/tpc.html. To register for this years conference visit http://www.tru.ca/tpc/registration.html.