1. As a Jesuit institution, Fairfield has a particular commitment to Directions to Fairfield University:
teaching and learning. In the tradition of Ignatius of Loyola, found- By car: Via I-95 from New York, Exit 22, turn left onto Crossing the Disciplinary Divide:
er of the Jesuits, Fairfield faculty take seriously cura personalis, the Round Hill Road. Cross Barlow Road to entrance on right.
Innovative
teaching and care of the whole person. In this spirit, our activities Follow signs to Charles F. Dolan School of Business.
integrate intellect and affect in the service of others.
Via I-95 from New Haven/Boston, Exit 22, turn right onto
We hope you can join us for exploration and discussion in this,
Pedagogy
North Benson Road. At traffic light, turn left on Barlow
our tenth annual summer conference, Crossing the Disciplinary
Road, pass entrance to Jesuit residence and turn right at
Divide: Innovative Pedagogy & Course Redesign X.
next entrance. Follow signs to Charles F. Dolan School
Conference & Course
of Business.
Via Merritt Parkway (Route 15), Exit 44, proceed south on
Schedule at a Glance Black Rock Turnpike (Route 58) two miles to Stillson Road
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
3:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. ..................Registration, check-in
(Route 135) and turn right. Bear left onto North Benson
Road to main entrance on right. Follow signs to Charles F.
Dolan School of Business.
Redesign X
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ............Welcome reception By plane: Bradley International Airport (Hartford) or
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. .............Buffet dinner New York City (GoShuttle or Red Dot van/limousine
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. .................Opening presentation service available to/from LaGuardia, JFK, Newark, and
Bradley airports).
Thursday, June 3, 2010
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. ......................Continental breakfast By train: The University is one hour from New York City’s
Grand Central Terminal, 10 minutes from Bridgeport’s
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ...............Welcome and keynote address
Amtrak station, and 5 minutes from Fairfield’s Metro-
with Dr. Therese Huston
North commuter rail station.
10:45 a.m. – Noon .................Sessions
Noon – 1 p.m. .......................Lunch Comments from previous participants:
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ..................Concurrent Sessions “So practical and full of insights I can use in the class-
room.”
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. .............Concurrent Sessions
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. ......................Free time “Talk about bang for your buck: Great sessions, receptions,
all of it.”
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. .......................Reception
“Thanks much. Teaching is so lonely at times. It is wonder-
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ..................Dinner
ful to be validated, to know that others are so caring and
Friday, June 4, 2010 experimental.”
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. ......................Continental breakfast
Conference Sponsored by:
Wed. June 2 –
Fri. June 4, 2010
9 a.m. – Noon .......................Sessions Center for Academic Excellence, Fairfield University
Noon – 1 p.m. ........................Lunch www.fairfield.edu/cae
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ..................Sessions The Center for Academic Excellence gratefully acknowl-
2:15 p.m. – 3 p.m. ..................Plenary raffle give-aways & closing edges the support of the Davis Educational Foundation.
For further information:
Cynthia B. Delventhal, Program Assistant
Center for Academic Excellence
1073 North Benson Road (Library 106)
Fairfield, CT 06824 USA Fairfield, Connecticut
(203) 254-4000, ext. 2876 www.fairfield.edu
cae@mail.fairfield.edu
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2. Conference
Overview
Presenters are urged to specify what will happen to involve partici-
pants actively in sessions and not solely present material. All disciplines
are welcome. As prior participants have said, the broad array of subjects
enlivens the exchange of ideas.
Registration
Information
Conference fee: $350 ($300 each for 2 or more participants
Goals Conference Presentation Formats from the same institution) includes:
The problems of the real world, as with its opportunities, come You may propose either a formal 25-minute presentation of your own
• two nights lodging* in Fairfield’s townhouse
not in neat, disciplinary packages but as highly unstructured chal- work (including time for discussion) or an idea for a panel discussion. We
lenges to human thinking. Whether solving the global economic complex (two people per townhouse in
try to make space on the agenda for all theme-related topics. Again, please
crisis, global warming, sustainable development, or helping students ensure that your proposal clarifies the ways in which participants will be separate bedrooms)
sort out work, relationships and their life projects—people need involved in the session. • food (six meals)
wildly varied and complementary learning experiences. Criteria for proposal selection: • receptions
Building on last year’s conference focus on the national integra- • Clarity of plan for actively engaging participants in achieving • conference materials
tive learning movement1, we seek work that specifically aims at learning objectives * Housing is guaranteed for the first 50 participants.
interdisciplinary thinking, cross-disciplinary collaborations and inte-
• Practicality and usefulness of handouts, links or other take-away
grated solutions to complex problems. Particularly welcome is work Fee excluding housing: $250
resources
that builds on the AAC&U’s 15 meta-rubrics2 for knowledge, abili-
ties and values deemed essential to all institutional missions. • Relevance to conference theme
Bottom line: we want the most powerful practices to help stu- Based on proposals received, we organize talks into concurrent
sessions, or panels. Name
dents make intentional connections across varied disciplines and in
personal, professional and civic life as they: Keynote Speaker Title/Department
• Connect skills and knowledge from multiple sources Dr. Therese Huston is the founding director of the Center for
and experiences Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Seattle University. Her new book,
Teaching What You Don’t Know has already reached many faculty with its School
• Put together ideas from different courses
• Make connections across core disciplines practical strategies and its undergirding of solid research. Her other works
focus mainly on faculty mentoring, morale, and retention. Therese earned Address
• Apply theory to practice in new situations or settings
her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at Carnegie Mellon University and her
• Include diverse and even contradictory points of view B.A. in psychology from Carleton College. Each spring, she facilitates a E-mail
• Understand issues and positions contextually writing retreat on the scholarship of teaching and learning, and she regu-
We especially encourage bridge-building proposals that cross larly consults with faculty and administrators to identify sustainable ways
not only subjects or units but help faculty and/or professional staff to improve what we do as teachers and learners. Therese lives in Seattle
learn about content and skills outside their specialties. As keynoter with her husband and her dog in a big house with a great porch. When the Send presentation or panel proposals of 350 words or less,
Therese Huston shows in her book Teaching What You Don’t Know, weather is agreeable, she enjoys running and cycling, and when the weather including a 50 word abstract, to cae@mail.fairfield.edu by
when we share “the fervor of the uninformed” students learn how to is fussy, she runs anyway. On any given day, she loves to bake and do yoga. Mon., May 10, 2010.
Why
become expert learners themselves and how to think outside the box
in any situation. Acceptances will be sent by Fri., May 14, 2010.
As with last year, while all submissions are welcome, we espe-
cially encourage team and cross-disciplinary presentations. a conference on pedagogy at Fairfield? All participants, including presenters, must register by
Participants In June 2001, in response to a suggestion from a support- Mon., May 24, 2010.
ing foundation, Fairfield hosted its first summer conference
This conference is for anyone interested in creative teaching
on Technology, Pedagogy & Course Redesign. Eventually, we
methods to enhance learning in higher education. In recent years, it
changed the conference title to emphasize pedagogy, putting
has attracted college educators from all over the country and abroad,
teaching methods first.
as well as administrators, foundation representatives, and members
In 2003, Fairfield founded its Center for Academic Excellence,
Mail registration and check payable to Fairfield University
of the broader community involved in university teaching.
with a mission to provide faculty development and eventually (sorry, we cannot accept credit cards) to:
1Huber, M. T., & Hutchings, P. (2004). Integrative Learning: Mapping the Terrain.
professional and organizational development across the campus. Center for Academic Excellence
Washington, DC: American Association of Colleges & Universities. http://www.aacu.org/
integrative_learning/ Schneider, C. G. (2005). Making Excellence Inclusive: Liberal Education Through workshops, consultations and other offerings, the Center DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Rm. 106
& America’s Promise. Liberal Education, 91(2), 6-17. encourages innovation and scholarship in teaching and learning, Fairfield University
2Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education [VALUE] http://www.aacu.org/
value/metarubrics.cfm and convenes this conference annually. 1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824-5195 USA