CALL FOR PROPOSALS
18th ANNUAL GEORGIA CONFERENCE ON
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY TEACHING
FEBRUARY 11-12, 2011
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, KSU CENTER
We invite you to submit proposals for workshops, symposia, and paper or poster presentations for the 18th
annual Georgia Conference on College & University Teaching. Proposal topics might include: innovative
pedagogy, particularly research based innovations that focus on student-centered learning; course and
program assessment; teaching ethnic and cross-cultural diversity; teaching with technology; interdisciplinary
teaching; and mentoring of students and faculty.
Proposals are invited from all areas of post-secondary teaching that are focused on teaching undergraduate
and graduate students. We are seeking interactive, lively presentations that exemplify rather than simply talk
about creative teaching and advancing student learning. Preference will be given to proposals that emphasize
practical, research-based approaches that can be adapted by participants from a variety of disciplines for
immediate use in their college/university classes or academic programs. We do not encourage proposals
that are solely focused on teaching and learning in a single discipline or research focused on K-12
teaching and learning. In both content and title, proposals should address how an innovative
technique developed in the context of one discipline can be adapted to other disciplines.
ATTENDANCE & PRESENTATION
Anyone submitting a proposal must plan to register for and attend the conference to make the presentation if
the proposal is accepted. Faculty presenters will be given a reduced conference registration rate of $80 and
student presenters will be given a reduced registration rate of $30. All presentation rooms will have
computers, projection capabilities, and Internet access.
Submitting a proposal represents a commitment to make the presentation at the conference if it is
accepted. Persons with accepted proposals must participate at the assigned scheduled time during the
conference or make an arrangement for someone else to make the presentation. Individuals with
constraints with respect to the scheduling of the day or time of their presentation must indicate those
limitations when the proposal is submitted.
TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, February 11, 2011
8:00 a.m.
Registration
9:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 a.m.
Opening Plenary Session,
12:00 p.m.
Lunch (included with registration fee)
1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
5:00 p.m.
Poster Session and Wine & Hors D'oeuvres Reception (free for Participants)
Saturday, February 12, 2011
8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (included with registration fee)
9:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 a.m.
Closing Plenary Session and Conference Door Prize Distribution
PLEASE SHARE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH
INTERESTED COLLEAGUES
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
PROPOSAL CATEGORIES
 SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS: Symposia usually include several presenters addressing various
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aspects of the session topic. Workshops involve one or more presenters and are highly interactive,
including hands-on activities for participants. All symposia and workshops will be scheduled for 60 min
time slots.
PAPERS: Authors may also submit abstracts of papers for presentation at the conference. Papers will
be allocated 20 minutes for presentation.
POSTER (TABLE TOP) PRESENTATION: Poster presentations are designed for topics that may be
extremely specialized, highly creative, or plainly informative but not suitable for conventional
conference presentation. Presenters accepted for the poster session will be sent guidelines for their
format.
GENERAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS
Proposals must be submitted by e-mail as a Word or RTF attachment to Bill Hill, Director of Academic Affairs
Special Projects, at bhill@kennesaw.edu. All proposals must include a copy of the proposal cover sheet
which is available at the conference Web site: www.kennesaw.edu/cetl/conferences/gaconf/2011.html
All submissions must be 12 point font and double-spaced. Submission formats and lengths for each type
of proposal are as follows:
o Paper and Poster Proposals: Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words.
o Symposia Proposals: Please submit an overall abstract of no more than 250 words summarizing the
session. For symposia involving several presenters, please also provide a maximum 250-word abstract
describing each presenter’s contribution.
o Workshop Proposals: Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words summarizing the session. The
abstract should clearly address how workshop participants will be engaged in hands-on activities.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Submissions must be received by midnight on Friday November 5, 2010.
Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be e-mailed to the submitter no later than November 22, 2010. For
more information about the 2011 conference or proposal submission process, please contact Bill Hill
(770-423-6410; bhill@kennesaw.edu).
E-mail all proposals to the Program Chairperson:
Dr. Bill Hill
Director of Academic Affairs Special Projects
Kennesaw State University
e-mail: bhill@kennesaw.edu
Proposal Cover Sheet
18th ANNUAL GEORGIA CONFERENCE ON COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY TEACHING
Proposal Submission Deadline: Midnight on Monday, November 1, 2010
ALL PROPOSALS MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL COVER SHEET.
NOTE: All communication will be with the submitter of the proposal.
Proposal Category (CHECK ONE):
_____ Symposium/Workshop (60 min)
_____ Paper proposal (20 min)
_____ Poster (1 hr)
Title (10 Word Limit):
__________________
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Participants/Authors (Please list in order of presentation in the session or authorship on paper):
1.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Office Phone
Email Address
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Professional Affiliation (Academic Dept. and Institution)
2.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Office Phone
Email Address
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Professional Affiliation (Academic Dept. and Institution)
PLEASE COPY THIS PAGE IF SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL CO-AUTHORS/CO-PRESENTERS IS NEEDED
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
Person Submitting the Proposal (All correspondence will go to this person):
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Office Phone
Email Address
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Professional Affiliation (Academic Dept. and Institution)
Session Scheduling Constraints (e.g., day and time):
Accommodation Request:
Kennesaw State University is a four-year institution of the University System of Georgia, and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Program Institute. Any individual who requires assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act for participation in this
conference should request specific accommodation needs below.
Name:
Submission Checklist:
_____ Completed proposal cover sheet.
_____ Session abstracts