Directions to Fairfield University:By car: Via I-95 from New York, Exit 22, turn left onto Round Hill Road. Cross Barlow Road to entrance on right. Follow signs to Charles F. Dolan School of Business.

Via I-95 from New Haven/Boston, Exit 22, turn right onto North Benson Road. At traffic light, turn left on Barlow Road, pass entrance to Jesuit residence and turn right at next entrance. Follow signs to Charles F. Dolan School of Business.

Via Merritt Parkway (Route 15), Exit 44, proceed south on Black Rock Turnpike (Route 58) two miles to Stillson Road (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.

By plane: Bradley International Airport (Hartford) or New York City (GoShuttle or Red Dot van/limousine service available to/from LaGuardia, JFK, Newark, and Bradley airports).

By train: The University is one hour from New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, 10 minutes from Bridgeport’s Amtrak station, and 5 minutes from Fairfield’s Metro-North commuter rail station.

Comments from previous participants:“So practical and full of insights I can use in the class-room.”

“Talk about bang for your buck: Great sessions, receptions, all of it.”

“Thanks much. Teaching is so lonely at times. It is wonder-ful to be validated, to know that others are so caring and experimental.”

Conference Sponsored by:Center for Academic Excellence, Fairfield University www.fairfield.edu/cae

The Center for Academic Excellence gratefully acknowl-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 (203) 254-4000, ext. 2876 cae@mail.fairfield.edu

Innovative Pedagogy & Course

Redesign X

Wed. June 2 – Fri. June 4, 2010

30664_4/10

Fairfield, Connecticutwww.fairfield.edu

Crossing the Disciplinary Divide:

Conference Schedule at a Glance Wednesday, June 2, 2010 3:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. ..................Registration, check-in

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ............Welcome reception

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. .............Buffet dinner

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. .................Opening presentation

Thursday, June 3, 2010 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. ......................Continental breakfast

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ...............Welcome and keynote address with Dr. Therese Huston

10:45 a.m. – Noon .................Sessions

Noon – 1 p.m. .......................Lunch

1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ..................Concurrent Sessions

2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. .............Concurrent Sessions

4 p.m. – 5 p.m. ......................Free time

5 p.m. – 6 p.m. .......................Reception

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ..................Dinner

Friday, June 4, 2010 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. ......................Continental breakfast

9 a.m. – Noon .......................Sessions

Noon – 1 p.m. ........................Lunch

1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ..................Sessions

2:15 p.m. – 3 p.m. ..................Plenary raffle give-aways & closing

As a Jesuit institution, Fairfield has a particular commitment to teaching and learning. In the tradition of Ignatius of Loyola, found-er of the Jesuits, Fairfield faculty take seriously cura personalis, the teaching and care of the whole person. In this spirit, our activities integrate intellect and affect in the service of others.

We hope you can join us for exploration and discussion in this, our tenth annual summer conference, Crossing the Disciplinary Divide: Innovative Pedagogy & Course Redesign X.

Conference Overview Goals

The problems of the real world, as with its opportunities, come not in neat, disciplinary packages but as highly unstructured chal-lenges to human thinking. Whether solving the global economic crisis, global warming, sustainable development, or helping students sort out work, relationships and their life projects—people need wildly varied and complementary learning experiences.

Building on last year’s conference focus on the national integra-tive learning movement1, we seek work that specifically aims at interdisciplinary thinking, cross-disciplinary collaborations and inte-grated solutions to complex problems. Particularly welcome is work that builds on the AAC&U’s 15 meta-rubrics2 for knowledge, abili-ties and values deemed essential to all institutional missions.

Bottom line: we want the most powerful practices to help stu-dents make intentional connections across varied disciplines and in personal, professional and civic life as they:

• Connect skills and knowledge from multiple sources and experiences

• Put together ideas from different courses

• Make connections across core disciplines

• Apply theory to practice in new situations or settings

• Include diverse and even contradictory points of view

• Understand issues and positions contextually

We especially encourage bridge-building proposals that cross not only subjects or units but help faculty and/or professional staff learn about content and skills outside their specialties. As keynoter Therese Huston shows in her book Teaching What You Don’t Know, when we share “the fervor of the uninformed” students learn how to become expert learners themselves and how to think outside the box in any situation.

As with last year, while all submissions are welcome, we espe-cially encourage team and cross-disciplinary presentations.

Participants This conference is for anyone interested in creative teaching methods to enhance learning in higher education. In recent years, it has attracted college educators from all over the country and abroad, as well as administrators, foundation representatives, and members of the broader community involved in university teaching.

1Huber, M. T., & Hutchings, P. (2004). Integrative Learning: Mapping the Terrain. Washington, DC: American Association of Colleges & Universities. http://www.aacu.org/integrative_learning/ Schneider, C. G. (2005). Making Excellence Inclusive: Liberal Education & America’s Promise. Liberal Education, 91(2), 6-17.2Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education [VALUE] http://www.aacu.org/value/metarubrics.cfm

Conference fee: $350 ($300 each for 2 or more participants from the same institution) includes:

• two nights lodging* in Fairfield’s townhouse complex (two people per townhouse in separate bedrooms)

• food (six meals)• receptions• conference materials

* Housing is guaranteed for the first 50 participants.

Fee excluding housing: $250

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Title/Department

School

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E-mail

Send presentation or panel proposals of 350 words or less, including a 50 word abstract, to cae@mail.fairfield.edu by Mon., May 10, 2010.

Acceptances will be sent by Fri., May 14, 2010.

All participants, including presenters, must register by Mon., May 24, 2010.

Mail registration and check payable to Fairfield University(sorry, we cannot accept credit cards) to:

Center for Academic Excellence DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Rm. 106

Fairfield University1073 North Benson Road

Fairfield, CT 06824-5195 USA

Registration Information 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.

Conference Presentation FormatsYou may propose either a formal 25-minute presentation of your own

work (including time for discussion) or an idea for a panel discussion. We try to make space on the agenda for all theme-related topics. Again, please ensure that your proposal clarifies the ways in which participants will be involved in the session.

Criteria for proposal selection:

• Clarity of plan for actively engaging participants in achieving learning objectives

• Practicality and usefulness of handouts, links or other take-away resources

• Relevance to conference theme

Based on proposals received, we organize talks into concurrent sessions, or panels.

Keynote Speaker Dr. Therese Huston is the founding director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Seattle University. Her new book, Teaching What You Don’t Know has already reached many faculty with its practical strategies and its undergirding of solid research. Her other works focus mainly on faculty mentoring, morale, and retention. Therese earned her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at Carnegie Mellon University and her B.A. in psychology from Carleton College. Each spring, she facilitates a writing retreat on the scholarship of teaching and learning, and she regu-larly consults with faculty and administrators to identify sustainable ways to improve what we do as teachers and learners. Therese lives in Seattle with her husband and her dog in a big house with a great porch. When the weather is agreeable, she enjoys running and cycling, and when the weather is fussy, she runs anyway. On any given day, she loves to bake and do yoga.

In June 2001, in response to a suggestion from a support-ing foundation, Fairfield hosted its first summer conference on Technology, Pedagogy & Course Redesign. Eventually, we changed the conference title to emphasize pedagogy, putting teaching methods first.

In 2003, Fairfield founded its Center for Academic Excellence, with a mission to provide faculty development and eventually professional and organizational development across the campus. Through workshops, consultations and other offerings, the Center encourages innovation and scholarship in teaching and learning, and convenes this conference annually.

Whya conference on pedagogy at Fairfield?