Conference: Improving Teaching and Learning through Reflective Practice (fwd)

[Kathy Chung]

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Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1995 14:31:46 EST
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Subject: Conference: Improving Teaching and Learning through Reflective Practice
 
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
 
The AAHE Teaching Initiative and The Pace University Center for Case Studies
in Education present:
 
IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING THROUGH REFLECTIVE PRACTICE: A Working
Conference for College Faculty
 
July 30-August 2, 1995
 
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
 
With interest in teaching on the rise, many faculty are eager to examine,
discuss, and reflect upon their teaching practice--and how to improve it.
Strategies for doing so include the development and discussion of cases
and narratives; the practice of classroom research and assessment techniques
for understanding more about student learning; the creation of teaching and
learning portfolios; and the establishment of faculty and student learning
communities. Such strategies for reflective teaching practice will be the focus
of a working conference to be held at the University of British Columbia in
Vancouver July 30 through August 2, 1995.
 
A WORKING CONFERENCE
Based on successful conferences the past two summers, this will be an intense,
action-packed, fun-filled, three-and-a-half day event, limited to 150
participants, led by knowledgeable and experienced facilitators employing
the principles of active, collaborative learning and reflective practice.
Participants will have an opportunity to explore in depth those aspects
of reflective practice that particularly interest them.
 
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
Participants will have a chance to:
 
-experience the power of cases and narratives to prompt reflection and
 discussion
 
-develop and enhance case teaching skills
 
-begin to write a case
 
-learn to use classroom research and assessment strategies
 
-learn to create a teaching portfolio and held students develop learning
portfolios
 
-explore strategies for creating learning communities that support reflective
teaching and learning
 
SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The conference begins at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, and ends after lunch on
 Wednesday, August 2. It will be held on the campus of the University of
British Columbia in Vancouver, one of North America's most beautiful and
most interesting cities. Monday afternoon and evening and Tuesday evening
will be free to allow participants to explore the city and the magnificent
surrounding area.
 
The conference fee is $450, exclusive of lodging and dinner on Monday and
Tuesday. The fee includes a reception and dinner on Sunday evening, breakfast
and lunch on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, refreshment breaks, and an
extensive set of materials. Discounts are available for campus teams or for
 members of AAHE. Lodging is available in university housing in the Walter
Gage Complex at rates ranging from $25 to $45 per person per night. For
registration materials contact:
 
Erin Anderson
AAHE Teaching Initiative
One Dupont Circle, Suite 360
Washington, DC   20037
 
Phone: 202-293-6440 x 42
Fax: 202-293-0073
Email:  AAHETI at capcon.net