Proposal submission deadline: *EXTENDED* Thursday, March 15, 2012
Symposium dates: Wednesday–Thursday, May 16–17, 2012
Location: SFU Burnaby
Join other SFU educators as we explore some key teaching and learning initiatives, share recent work, and discuss how our collective efforts can transform the student experience. This year’s Symposium focuses on how faculty members and instructors are enhancing their students’ learning experiences through innovation and inquiry. You will discover strategies, tools, examples, and critical perspectives for leading change at SFU.
We invite proposals from SFU faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, tutor-markers, graduate and undergraduate students, instructional staff, and administrators that demonstrate how your teaching practice, research, and pursuit of scholarship in teaching and learning have benefited your students’ learning. Proposals involving student/faculty collaborations are encouraged.
SUBMISSION
You may submit proposals that reference or speak to the “Leading Change @ SFU” theme for consideration by the program committee for one or more of the following types of sessions: workshop, roundtable discussion or poster.
● Workshops should be action-oriented (60 or 75 minutes) and should be of interest and relevance to a wide audience. They should include a short presentation of research findings, illustration of theories and practices in teaching, or show-and-tell of tools and practices, and include activities for attendees to participate in.
● Dialogue/roundtable sessions (60 or 75 minutes) should, once the facilitator introduces the issues and lays out expectations, see participants grouped at roundtables to discuss and provide practical strategies to deal with these issues.
● Posters should present summary information about your work in a visual or text format in a way that is of interest to Symposium participants. You will be asked to talk about your poster during a late-day reception/networking session.
SUBMISSION REVIEW AND SELECTION
Submissions will be reviewed by the Symposium program committee. Criteria by which submissions will be assessed are available below to guide the development of your proposal. The Symposium organizers may approach applicants to request changes to their proposals to better fit Symposium needs.
CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION REVIEW AND SELECTION
● Clarity and coherence of submission
● Relevance to the Symposium theme
● Relevance and usefulness to the intended audience
● Presentation approach and level of participant engagement in the session
● Contribution to scholarship and/or new or innovative practice(s) in higher education
APPLICATION FORM AND DEADLINE
All session proposals must be submitted by Thursday, March 15, 2012. Please follow the submission guidelines as outlined in the application form. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will not be considered for presentation.
The application form (3 page pdf) is available at http://i.sfu.ca/DajeOy
To obtain a Word version of the form, please email tlcentre-registration@sfu.ca
Proposals may be submitted by:
● E-mail to christine_kurbis@sfu.ca with ‘Symposium Proposal’ in the subject line
● Mail to
Proposal - Symposium on Teaching and Learning 2012
c/o Christine Kurbis, Program Coordinator
Teaching and Learning Centre
Education Building 7560
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
● Fax to 778-782-4900