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Semi-annual Conferences
The Collaboration presents two major conferences each year, each of which brings together faculty, student affairs personnel, administrators, and staff to discuss issues of teaching and learning. These events, held in November and February in Bloomington, Minnesota, feature keynote speakers of national and international renown as well as presenters from Collaboration institutions.
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February 13–14, 2009, Collaboration conference
"The Learning Educator: Fostering Our Own Development
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PREVIOUS CONFERENCES:
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CONFERENCE
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| February 2008 |
"Critical
Thinking in the Age of the Internet" View the conference program (.pdf). View the handout for Stephen Brookfield's concurrent session, "Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking for Students" |
Stephen Brookfield, Distinguished
University Professor at the University of St. Thomas.
Randy Bass, Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning Initiatives at Georgetown University and Executive Director of Georgetown's Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS). |
| November 2007 |
"Promoting
Deep Learning: Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Creativity, and
Engagement in College" View the conference program (.pdf) View the handout for Ken Bain's concurrent session, "The Promising Syllabus" |
Ken Bain, Vice Provost for
Instruction and Director of the Teaching and Learning Center,
Montclair State University Jeanette Norden, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University |
| February 2007 | "Transforming Student Learning for a Global Society" |
Janet Bennett Executive Director, Intercultural Communication Institute Caryn McTighe Musil Senior Vice President, Association of American Colleges and Universities Musil Plenary Slides (From Global Rhetoric to Global Citizens).ppt |
| November 2006 | "Motivating Students for Better Retention, Learning, and Achievement" |
Kathleen Cushman,
Writer, What Kids Can Do, Inc./Next Generation Press Marilla Svinicki, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin Vincent Tinto, Professor of Education and Psychology, Syracuse University
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| February 2006 | "Building a Learning-Centered Institution" |
John Tagg,
Associate Professor of English, Palomar College
Jillian Kinzie,
Associate Director of the NSSE Institute and the Indiana University
Center for Postsecondary Research |
| November 2005 |
"Diversity Here and Now: Holistic and Sustainable Approaches to Multicultural Learning" |
Illusion Theater,
Minneapolis, Minnesota Claude Steele, Lucy Stern Professor of Psychology, Stanford University |
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| February 2005 | "Assessment: Informing Teaching, Learning, & Institutional Change" |
Devorah Lieberman, Provost and Vice President of Academic
Affairs at Wagner College.
Peggy Maki, Higher education consultant |
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| November 2004 |
"Learning Through Discovery: The Power of Inquiry in the
Construction of Knowledge" View the conference program (.pdf).
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Michael Dickmann, Professor of
Educational Leadership and Doctoral Studies at Cardinal Stritch
University John Barell, Professor, Emeritus at Montclair State University and Consultant for The American Museum of National History |
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| February 2004 |
"Teaching for Wisdom: Achieving Higher Order Thinking in Our Graduates" View the conference program (.pdf).
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Thomas Balistrieri, Director of
Student Development and Counseling at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
John Zubizarreta, Professor of English and Director of Honors and Faculty Development at Columbia College |
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| November 2003 |
"The New Basics: What Students Need to Know Now"
View the conference program (.pdf).
FOR MEMBERS ONLY: View Marcia Mentkowski's PowerPoint presentation "Learning That Lasts: Educating for the New Basics" (.pdf) |
Alan Guskin,
Co-director and Senior Scholar, Project
on the Future of Higher Education Marcia Mentkowski, Director of Institutional Research and Evaluation at Alverno College and author of Learning That Lasts |