Call for Proposals

The Association of Atlantic Universities Teaching Showcase brings together faculty members, instructors, graduate teaching assistants, and others who work to ensure excellence in teaching practice at universities in the Atlantic Region. It provides a forum to reflect on teaching practice, discuss issues related to university teaching and learning, and share teaching strategies. With this purpose in mind, the 2006 Teaching Showcase Committee invites proposals for sessions on issues, programs, methodologies, or techniques related to the conference theme.

Session Description

All showcase sessions are 50 minutes and are intended to be interactive – fully involving the participants in some exercise or activity and providing opportunity for discussion. The use of audio visual equipment in the conduct of sessions can be accommodated if requested upon submission of a proposal.

Session Themes

The Showcase schedule is organized according to the following seven themes:

1. Teaching Technologies: From Science Fiction to Reality – strategies and best practices for teaching with technology
2. Shifting Stories: The Impact of Internationalization – ideas and experiences in integrating culturally diverse student populations and for internationalizing the curriculum for both international and local students
3. Upcoming Editions of the Teaching Story: Professional Development of Graduate Teaching Assistants – descriptions of programs and activities that help prepare graduate students to become involved in teaching or teaching-related activities
4. From Vision to Voice: Stories of Innovative Practice in Teaching – accounts of programs and faculty development practices designed to have an impact on the culture of teaching in universities
5. Merging Authorship: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – reports about merging teaching and research by applying academic research processes to validate teaching practice
6. Fact vs. Fiction: Who are our Learners? – insights into the changing demographics of our student population and the resultant implications for teaching
7. Anthology – sessions on teaching and learning that do not fit into one of the six identified categories. In this session, both traditional and non-traditional approaches to the structure and delivery of sessions are welcomed. Creativity and uniqueness are encouraged.

Guidelines for Submitting Session Proposals

Deadline

Please submit your proposal according to the below template.

Proposal Template

1. Presenter name
2. Position
3. Institution, school/faculty, and department or unit/office
4. E-mail address
5. Mailing address
6. Telephone
7. Fax
8. Co-presenter(s) name (if applicable)
9. Co-presenter(s) position
10. Co-presenter(s) institution, school/faculty, and department or unit/office
11. Session title
12. Session theme (see list of seven Session Themes above)
13. Abstract (150-200 words as you would like it to appear in the Showcase guide)
14. Description of how the session will be interactive
15. Audio-visual requirements (data projector, DVD/VHS player and monitor, overhead projector, Internet connection, flipchart and markers, etc.)

The WordPerfect and Microsoft Word documents below are provided to assist you in preparing your proposal.

	Proposal Template.wpd (WordPerfect)
	Proposal Template.doc (Microsoft Word)

Submission of Proposals

Proposals may be submitted via e-mail, fax, or mail.

If you plan to submit your proposal electronically by e-mail, please rename your proposal file as per the following sample:

Lastname Firstname.wpd/doc

Those whose session proposal has been accepted for Showcase will be invited to submit a paper for publication in the 2006 volume of the Atlantic Universities' Teaching Showcase Proceedings. The Proceedings provide an opportunity to disseminate the scholarship shared during the Showcase in a format that is accessible to a broader audience and that is more formally recognized in our academic communities. Details about submitting a manuscript for the Proceedings will be available upon notification of acceptance of a Showcase session proposal.